West Easter Lake is a lake in Stutsman County, North Dakota.
West Easter Lake is a lake in Stutsman County, North Dakota, and covers about 322.6 acres, reaches about 16 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 3,226 acre-feet.
Several patterns can work at once on West Easter Lake, especially when wind separates clear water from dirty water.
Fish listed for West Easter Lake include Yellow Perch.
On this 322.6-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 16-foot deep point, 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.
During a slow pass across this midsize, shallow lake in Stutsman 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.
When testing depth on this midsize, shallow lake in Stutsman 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.
At West Easter Lake, 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.