Fishing Partridge Lake in Bottineau County, North Dakota

• Overview

  The Bottineau County entry here is Partridge Lake, in North Dakota. The surroundings are pine and birch. With some 86 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 2.1 miles, small enough to learn in a day. You are 13 miles from Deloraine. The big place round here is Winnipeg, 155 miles distant. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Partridge Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Bottineau County include bluegill, brown bullhead and northern pike. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Partridge Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 2°F to 65°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Partridge Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Sharpe Lake is 1.2 miles distant. What applies at Partridge Lake may have changed since it was mapped.