Whitman Dam is a reservoir in Nelson County, North Dakota.
Whitman Dam is a reservoir in Nelson County, North Dakota, and covers about 147.5 acres, reaches about 20.8 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 1,304.8 acre-feet.
At Whitman Dam, a point, weed edge, or small drop is more important than simply covering the whole shoreline.
Fish listed for Whitman Dam include Black Crappie, Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.
On this 147.5-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.
During a slow pass across this midsize, open reservoir in Nelson 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 midsize, open reservoir in Nelson County, try this for northern pike: cover weed edges and shallow points with a spoon, spinnerbait, or minnow-shaped lure.
Around this midsize reservoir in Nelson County, try this for black crappie: fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
On this midsize Nelson County reservoir, other targets listed here include Muskellunge; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.
To keep things simple on this midsize, open reservoir in Nelson County, 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.
Within this midsize Nelson County reservoir, in spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace.
Within this midsize Nelson 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, or muskellunge are the target.
Across this Nelson County reservoir with open water, 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.