Lake Ilo
Fishing and stocking
Walleye water, stocked through the 2026 season program; 75,600 fish in the published allocation.
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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 | 75,600 |
When to fish Lake Ilo
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:31 am-12:31 pm and 10:53 pm-12:53 am | 4:48-5:48 am and 4:59-5:59 pm |
| Tomorrow | 11:17 am-1:17 pm | 6:04-7:04 am and 5:17-6:17 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)
| Jig and minnow | 1/8 to 1/4 oz round jigs tipped live or plastic; drag the bottom slowly |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dickinson Dike | 33 mi | 2026 season |
| Dickinson Reservoir | 35 mi | 2026 season |
| Lake Sakakawea | 37 mi | 2026 season |
| Belfield Pond | 41 mi | 2026 season |
| Watford City Park Pond | 42 mi | 2026 season |