Fishing at Jud Chrests Lake, Burke County, North Dakota

• Overview

  Jud Chrests Lake is a Burke County water, in North Dakota. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. The water measures roughly 20 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Burke County standards. You are 20 miles from Kenmare. The nearest city of size is Regina, 152 miles away. Also on the doorstep: Ward Lake roughly 2.1 miles, Helde Lake just 4.7 miles, Smishek Lake roughly 9.3 miles and Powers Lake just 13 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Jud Chrests Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Burke County, recorded fish include bluegill, white sucker and yellow perch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The near bank of Jud Chrests Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 5°F in January to roughly 66°F in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Jud Chrests Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Ward Lake is 2.1 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Jud Chrests Lake.