Alberts Lake Fishing Guide, Marshall County, South Dakota

• Overview

  Alberts Lake is a Marshall County water, in South Dakota. It sits at 1,795 feet above sea level. At about 109 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. A shoreline of some 2.1 miles keeps the choices simple. Start from Britton, 13 miles down the road. It is 94 miles to Fargo, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Alberts Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Marshall County list bluegill, common carp, northern pike and smallmouth bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Alberts Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 9°F to 71°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. On average, mid April opens the water and late November closes it again. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Alberts Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Mallard Slough at 2.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Alberts Lake for certain.