Timber Lake Fishing near Deloraine, North Dakota

• Overview

  Timber Lake is a Bottineau County water, North Dakota side. It stands 2,369 feet above sea level. At 16 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Bottineau County list. For a base, Deloraine sits 12 miles out. The nearest city of size is Winnipeg, 159 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Timber Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Bottineau County include bluegill, brown bullhead, northern pike, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Timber Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 65°F on average, January about 2°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Timber Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Mapping flags this water as intermittent: it can be dry for part of the year, so check before travelling. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Horseshoe Lake is 0.7 miles off. Confirm before you fish Timber Lake.