Dorfman Lake
Fishing and stocking
Walleye water, stocked through the 2026 season program; 49,500 fish in the published allocation. One of 13 stocked waters on the McIntosh County record.
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What swims here
Walleye
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 | Walleye | fingerling | 49,500 |
When to fish Dorfman Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:17 am-12:17 pm and 10:40 pm-12:40 am | 4:35-5:35 am and 4:46-5:46 pm |
| Tomorrow | 11:03 am-1:03 pm | 5:49-6:49 am and 5:05-6:05 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 walleye (walleye on the season program here)
| Crawler harness | slow-trolled over flats and breaks once water warms |
| Medium spinning rod | 6.5 to 7 ft medium, 8 lb line; sensitivity beats power here |
| Jigging raps and blade baits | vertical over deep structure in the cold months |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pfeifle Lake | 4.7 mi | 2026 season |
| Lake Hoskins | 5.2 mi | 2026 season |
| Green Lake | 6.5 mi | 2026 season |
| Kislingbury Lake | 6.5 mi | 2026 season |
| Clear Lake | 8.1 mi | 2026 season |