Lake Thomas is a lake in North Dakota, near Bottineau County.
Lake Thomas is a lake in Bottineau County, North Dakota, and covers about 194 acres, reaches about 15 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 984 acre-feet.
Lake Thomas can be broken down in a few passes: shallow cover, the first break, and the deepest useful water.
Fish listed for Lake Thomas include Yellow Perch.
On this 194-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.
Before changing spots on this midsize, shallow 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.
In Bottineau 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.
While checking this midsize, shallow lake in Bottineau 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.
Within this shallow water 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.