Hemming Lake Fishing Guide, Bottineau County, North Dakota

• Overview

  The Bottineau County end of North Dakota holds Hemming Lake. Elevation runs to 2,205 feet. Around 156 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. It is among the larger waters listed here for Bottineau County. Bottineau is the closest place, 9.2 miles off. Shell Valley follows at 21 miles, then Deloraine at 21 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Hemming Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Bottineau County include bluegill, brown bullhead and northern pike. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Hemming Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 66°F and January about 2°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Hemming Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Deep Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Hemming Lake as something to verify.