Fish Lake

Fish Lake in Benson County is a lake in Benson County, North Dakota, and covers about 226.1 acres, reaches about 35.2 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 2,529.4 acre-feet.

There is enough room for fish to move at Fish Lake in Benson County, so compare a protected side with a windblown bank before settling on one depth.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Fish Lake in Benson County include Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.

On this 226.1-acre water, try this for walleye: work a jig and minnow, a live-bait rig, or a small crankbait along points and the first drop.

On a careful pass over this midsize, open lake in Benson County, try this for yellow perch: keep a small jig tipped with a minnow or worm close to the bottom on a flat beside deeper water.

For the first look at this midsize, open lake in Benson County, try this for northern pike: cover weed edges and shallow points with a spoon, spinnerbait, or minnow-shaped lure.

How to Read the Water

During a slow pass across this midsize, open lake in Benson County, use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket.

Season by Season

Around this Benson County lake with open water, in spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace.

A Simple Tackle Plan

To narrow down this midsize, open lake in Benson County, a medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles most jigs and small casting baits; add a stronger outfit and a proper leader when northern pike are the target.

While learning this midsize, open lake in Benson County, record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.