Ghost Lake is a lake in Stutsman County, North Dakota.
Ghost Lake is a lake in Stutsman County, North Dakota, and covers about 174.8 acres, reaches about 11.9 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 1,748 acre-feet.
At Ghost Lake, a point, weed edge, or small drop is more important than simply covering the whole shoreline. With little deep water in Ghost Lake, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Fish listed for Ghost Lake include Yellow Perch.
On this 174.8-acre water, 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.
Near the 11.9-foot deep point, start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.
During a slow pass across this midsize, shallow lake in Stutsman County, 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.
During an opening pass on this midsize, shallow lake in Stutsman County, a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle.
When testing depth on this midsize, shallow lake in Stutsman 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.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.