Smallmouth Bass in North Dakota

10 waters with smallmouth bass, the lures working now, and recent stocking.

RIGHT NOW · NORTH DAKOTA

On Epping Dam, smallmouth bass are in a summer pattern — start with a Topwater. Open any water for its own live read.

Representative North Dakota water · every lake fishes its own conditions

North Dakota waters with smallmouth bass

What's working now

Current conditions on Epping Dam, a representative North Dakota water. Every lake fishes its own conditions — open one for its live read.

No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.

Smallmouth Bassbonewalked over deep rock at dawn

temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → walked over deep rock at dawn bone topwater

Source: In-Fisherman summer smallmouth topwater

Recent smallmouth bass stocking in North Dakota