Lutz Dam
Fishing and stocking
Stocked through the 2026 season program: rainbow trout; 200 fish in the published allocation.
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What swims here
Rainbow trout
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 | Rainbow trout | 200 |
When to fish Lutz Dam
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:34-11:34 am and 9:57-11:57 pm | 3:52-4:52 am and 4:03-5:03 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:21 am-12:21 pm and 10:45 pm-12:45 am | 5:07-6:07 am and 4:22-5:22 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 trout (rainbow trout on the season program here)
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
| Ultralight spinning rod | 6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bowman-Haley Dam | 21 mi | 2026 season |
| Davis Dam | 25 mi | 2026 season |
| Cedar Lake | 30 mi | 2026 season |
| Easy Hill Dam | 43 mi | 2026 season |
| South Sandstone Reservoir MT | 44 mi | Jun 25 |