Fishing Flossie Lake in Bottineau County, North Dakota

• Overview

  Flossie Lake sits in Bottineau County, out in North Dakota. Elevation runs to 2,133 feet. It runs to roughly 94 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. About 2.1 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It is among the larger waters listed here for Bottineau County. Some 9.2 miles away sits Deloraine, the nearest settlement. Then Bottineau, 16 miles, and Boissevain, 23 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Flossie Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Bottineau County list bluegill, brown bullhead, northern pike, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Flossie Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 2°F in January and 65°F in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Expect Flossie Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Goldie Lake at 0.7 miles is the nearest alternative. What applies at Flossie Lake may have changed since it was mapped.