Larson Lake
Fishing and stocking
Stocked through the 2026 season program: yellow perch; 962 fish in the published allocation. One of 5 stocked waters on the Hettinger County record.
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What swims here
Yellow perch
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 | Yellow perch | adult | 962 |
When to fish Larson Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:30-11:30 am and 9:53-11:53 pm | 3:48-4:48 am and 3:59-4:59 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:16 am-12:16 pm and 10:40 pm-12:40 am | 5:02-6:02 am and 4:17-5:17 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 93% 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 Mountain Time (MDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked through the 2026 season program
Computed this evening, Oct 23
Gear for this water
For the panfish (yellow perch on the season program here)
| Live bait | waxworms, crickets, and redworms out-fish everything for bluegill |
| Small tubes and grubs | 1 to 2 inch plastics for crappie around brush |
| Long telescoping pole | reach the pockets without spooking the school |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Dam | 8.2 mi | 2026 season |
| Castle Rock Dam | 8.3 mi | 2026 season |
| Mott Watershed Dam | 9.3 mi | 2026 season |
| Blickensderfer Dam | 13 mi | 2026 season |
| Cedar Lake | 24 mi | 2026 season |