Nelson Lake is a lake in Sargent County, North Dakota.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Nelson Lake in Sargent County is a lake in Sargent County, North Dakota, and covers about 20.2 acres, reaches about 20 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 202 acre-feet.
On a water as small as Nelson Lake in Sargent County, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity.
Fish listed for Nelson Lake in Sargent County include Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.
On this 20.2-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 small, open lake in Sargent 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.
While working this small, open lake in Sargent County, try this for northern pike: cover weed edges and shallow points with a spoon, spinnerbait, or minnow-shaped lure.
Across this open water in Sargent County, black Crappie, and Bluegill have also been stocked here; that proves fish were released, but it does not promise that they are still common or easy to catch.
Within this small Sargent County lake, 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.
Before changing spots on this small, open lake in Sargent County, spring runoff can add color and pull fish toward fresh water; green weeds and the first drop become stronger summer targets; in fall, follow bait toward points and shallow flats, while winter rewards a slower search.
Within this small Sargent County lake, 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.
To narrow down this small, open lake in Sargent 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.