Stony Lake Fishing Guide, Pierce County, North Dakota

• Overview

  Stony Lake sits within Pierce County in North Dakota. The country here is rolling bush. The water covers some 73 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. A shoreline of some 1.4 miles keeps the choices simple. It is a small entry by Pierce County standards. Rugby sits 16 miles from the bank. Fargo sits 180 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Stony Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. 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. Stony Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 69°F, with January the cold end at about 6°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Stony Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Kilgore Lake sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Stony Lake as something to verify.