Short Creek Dam is a reservoir in Burke County, North Dakota.
Short Creek Dam is a reservoir in Burke County, North Dakota, and covers about 118 acres, reaches about 27.6 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 1,032.8 acre-feet.
At Short Creek Dam, a point, weed edge, or small drop is more important than simply covering the whole shoreline.
Fish listed for Short Creek Dam include Bluegill, Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.
On this 118-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.
Before changing spots on this midsize, open reservoir in Burke 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.
During an opening pass on this midsize, open reservoir in Burke County, try this for northern pike: cover weed edges and shallow points with a spoon, spinnerbait, or minnow-shaped lure.
Within this midsize Burke County reservoir, try this for bluegill: use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
Across this North Dakota reservoir of midsize size, start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.
Within this midsize reservoir in Burke County, early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.
On this midsize Burke County reservoir, 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.
Around this midsize reservoir in Burke 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.
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.