Hartley Lake is a lake in North Dakota, near Bottineau County.
Hartley Lake is a lake in Bottineau County, North Dakota, and covers about 217.9 acres, reaches about 24.2 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 2,926.7 acre-feet.
Several patterns can work at once on Hartley Lake, especially when wind separates clear water from dirty water.
Fish listed for Hartley Lake include Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.
On this 217.9-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.
Near the 24.2-foot deep point, 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.
When breaking down this midsize, open lake in Bottineau County, try this for northern pike: cover weed edges and shallow points with a spoon, spinnerbait, or minnow-shaped lure.
To narrow down this midsize, open lake in Bottineau County, do not let the deepest number control the whole day; nearby cover, firm bottom, and food usually matter more than the deepest hole by itself.
When testing depth on this midsize, open lake in Bottineau County, shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.
While learning this midsize, open lake in Bottineau 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.
On a careful pass over this midsize, open lake in Bottineau 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.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.