Lake Five Fishing Guide, Griggs County, North Dakota

• Overview

  You will find Lake Five in Griggs County, North Dakota. The surface lies 1,427 feet up. It runs to roughly 133 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The bank runs about 2.1 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Larimore at 40 miles is the nearest place to stop. Fargo is the closest city, 78 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lake Five

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Griggs County include bluegill, largemouth bass, yellow perch and northern pike. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Lake Five the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 69°F and January reads 5°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Lake Five.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lake Jessie is 6.2 miles off. Nothing on Lake Five should be assumed from this page alone.