Stone Lake Fishing in Ramsey County, North Dakota

• Overview

  Look for Stone Lake in the Ramsey County part of North Dakota. The bank is 1,437 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 115 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 1.6 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Supplies mean a trip to Devils Lake, 13 miles off. Beyond it, Cando at 18 miles and Fort Totten at 22 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Stone Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Ramsey County names white bass, striped bass, walleye and muskellunge. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Stone Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 68°F and January near 5°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Stone Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Dry Lake sits 2.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Stone Lake for certain.