Custer Mine

Fishing and stocking

Stocked through the 2026 season program: channel catfish and northern pike; 160 fish in the published allocation. One of 19 stocked waters on the McLean County record.

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program 2026 season

best window 10:48 pm-12:48 am solunar major today

2 species

160 fish allocated

What swims here

Channel catfish 1 allocation

Northern pike 1 allocation

Season program record

North Dakota Game and Fish Department publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations. The North Dakota season shape statewide: reported by year.

Agency feed checked yesterday.

Season	Species	Size	Fish
2026 season	Channel catfish	adult	100
2026 season	Northern pike	adult	60

When to fish Custer Mine

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:25 am-12:25 pm and 10:48 pm-12:48 am	4:43-5:43 am and 4:53-5:53 pm
Tomorrow	11:11 am-1:11 pm	5:58-6:58 am and 5:11-6:11 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Central Time (CDT).

What the record actually says

Stocked through the 2026 season program

Computed this evening, Oct 23

Gear for this water

For the catfish (channel catfish on the season program here)

Medium-heavy rod	7 ft medium-heavy, 15 to 20 lb line, sturdy reel
Circle hooks on a slip-sinker rig	2/0 to 5/0 circles on a Carolina rig; let them load up
Cut bait and prepared baits	fresh cut shad or chicken liver; scent is everything

For the muskie and pike (northern pike on the season program here)

Heavy casting rod	7.5 to 9 ft heavy with 65 to 80 lb braid; these fish punish light gear
Large bucktails and gliders	big profile baits; finish every cast with a figure-eight
Steel or heavy fluoro leader	non-negotiable; pike and muskie cut everything else

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Lake Audubon	5.2 mi	2026 season
Riverdale City Pond	8.4 mi	2026 season
Camp Loop Pond	11 mi	2026 season
Triangle Y Pond	12 mi	2026 season
Max City Pond	14 mi	2026 season

Records from North Dakota Game and Fish Department (official page). Placement from North Dakota Game and Fish Department coordinates. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: North Dakota fishing regulations.