Round Lake Fishing in Pierce County, North Dakota

• Overview

  You will find Round Lake in Pierce County, North Dakota. The country here is pine and birch. The water covers some 46 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The bank runs about 1.3 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Pierce County list. For supplies, Rugby is 20 miles out. Beyond it, Harvey at 22 miles and Cando at 43 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Round Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read Round Lake before you fish it and the day goes better. Note where the bottom hardens and work back along it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 69°F and January at 6°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Round Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Petrified Lake at 1.1 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Round Lake.