Fishing Cool Lakes in Rolette County, North Dakota

• Overview

  Within Rolette County, North Dakota, you have Cool Lakes. The bank is 2,165 feet above sea level. With some 49 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Nearest town is Belcourt, 8.1 miles off. It is 137 miles to Winnipeg, the nearest city. Water in the same corner: Gravel Lake 0.9 miles away, Long Lake near enough 1 mile, Mill Lake 1.2 miles away, Walker Lake near enough 1.7 miles and Oak Lakes 1.8 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Cool Lakes

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Rolette County list bluegill, northern pike and white bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Take Cool Lakes a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 65°F, with January the cold end at about 1°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Cool Lakes fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Gravel Lake at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Cool Lakes.