Dill Slough Fishing in Sargent County, North Dakota

• Overview

  In North Dakota, Dill Slough falls inside Sargent County. It sits in pine and birch. Roughly 1,066 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Shoreline length is close to 4.6 miles, and each section fishes a little differently. It is among the larger waters listed here for Sargent County. For supplies, Oakes is 8.3 miles out. It is 74 miles to Fargo, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Dill Slough

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Sargent County records list bluegill and white crappie among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Dill Slough rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 71°F, with January the cold end at about 7°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Dill Slough runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Kraft Lake Boating Access is the mapped launch, some half a mile from here. The closest car park is half a mile away, so pack accordingly. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Nothing on Dill Slough should be assumed from this page alone.