Niagara Dam is a reservoir in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
Niagara Dam is a reservoir in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, and covers about 14.4 acres, reaches about 22 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 112 acre-feet.
Niagara Dam is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.
Fish listed for Niagara Dam include Black Bullhead, and Northern Pike.
On this 14.4-acre water, try this for northern pike: cover weed edges and shallow points with a spoon, spinnerbait, or minnow-shaped lure.
Near the 22-foot deep point, try this for black bullhead: soak a worm or small piece of cut bait on the bottom in quiet water after sunset.
In Grand Forks 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.
Across this small Grand Forks County reservoir, 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.
After choosing a bank on this small, open reservoir in Grand Forks 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.
To narrow down this small, open reservoir in Grand Forks 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.