Twin Lakes in Grand Forks County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Grand Forks County, North Dakota, you have Twin Lakes. Height above sea level is 1,453 feet. The water covers some 55 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The bank runs about 1.1 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Nearest town is Larimore, 13 miles off. Fargo is the closest city, 91 miles away. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Twin Lakes

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Grand Forks County include blackside darter, johnny darter, black bullhead and shorthead redhorse. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Twin Lakes the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 68°F and January at 3°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. From about mid April to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Twin Lakes regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lake Pickard, 1.7 miles away. Nothing on Twin Lakes should be assumed from this page alone.