Medicine Lake Fishing in Stutsman County, North Dakota

• Overview

  Medicine Lake is set in Stutsman County, North Dakota. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. It measures some 387 acres, and wind has room to build across it. The form is near circular, and the shelter is limited when it blows. Most waters listed here for Stutsman County are larger. Head to Jamestown, 20 miles away, for anything you forgot. Carrington is 24 miles and New Rockford 37 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Medicine Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Stutsman County list Iowa darter, pikeperch and black bullhead. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Medicine Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 69°F in July and bottom out at 6°F in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Anyone fishing Medicine Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Jim Lake sits 2.3 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Medicine Lake may have changed since it was mapped.