Fishing at Deloraine Reservoir, Bottineau County, North Dakota

• Overview

  Deloraine Reservoir is a Bottineau County water, in North Dakota. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. It runs to roughly 84 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Around 2.7 miles of margin, front to back. Deloraine is the closest place, 5.1 miles off. It is 155 miles to Winnipeg, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Deloraine Reservoir

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Fish documented in Bottineau County include bluegill, brown bullhead, northern pike, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Deloraine Reservoir rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 66°F and January near 2°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That shapes the year on Deloraine Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Stovin Lake at 5.3 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Deloraine Reservoir.