Cauldwell Lake, North Dakota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Cauldwell Lake in Rolette County, North Dakota. The surface lies 2,208 feet up. With some 93 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. You are looking at roughly 5.4 miles of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. It sits higher than most water we list in North Dakota. Start from Bottineau, 15 miles down the road. The nearest city of size is Winnipeg, 153 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Cauldwell Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Rolette County include bluegill, northern pike and white bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Cauldwell Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 65°F and January near 1°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It sets the rhythm of the year at Cauldwell Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Bittner Lakes is 0.7 miles distant. None of that is settled for Cauldwell Lake in what we hold.