Rueb-Eszlinger is a lake in McIntosh County, North Dakota.
Rueb-Eszlinger is a lake in McIntosh County, North Dakota, and covers about 236.8 acres, reaches about 12 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 1,894.4 acre-feet.
There is enough room for fish to move at Rueb-Eszlinger, so compare a protected side with a windblown bank before settling on one depth.
Fish listed for Rueb-Eszlinger include Yellow Perch.
On this 236.8-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 12-foot deep point, make one shallow pass and one deeper pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break.
In McIntosh 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, shallow lake in McIntosh 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.
After choosing a bank on this midsize, shallow lake in McIntosh 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.