McGregor Dam

Fishing and stocking

Stocked through the 2026 season program: black crappie, bluegill, and 3 other species; 13,069 fish in the published allocation. One of 9 stocked waters on the Williams County record.

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program 2026 season

best window 10:55 pm-12:55 am solunar major today

5 species

13,069 fish allocated

What swims here

Black crappie 1 allocation

Bluegill 1 allocation

Rainbow trout 1 allocation

Walleye 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	Black crappie	adult	42
2026 season	Bluegill	adult	234
2026 season	Rainbow trout		1,400
2026 season	Walleye	fingerling	11,200
2026 season	White crappie	adult	193

When to fish McGregor Dam

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:32 am-12:32 pm and 10:55 pm-12:55 am	4:50-5:50 am and 4:59-5:59 pm
Tomorrow	11:18 am-1:18 pm	6:06-7:06 am and 5:16-6:16 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 panfish (black crappie on the season program here)

Small tubes and grubs	1 to 2 inch plastics for crappie around brush
Long telescoping pole	reach the pockets without spooking the school
Ultralight rod and small jigs	1/32 to 1/64 oz jigs under a float; 2 to 4 lb line

For the trout (rainbow trout on the season program here)

Dough bait rigs	floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell
Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth
Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points

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
White Earth Dam	12 mi	2026 season
Baukol-Noonan Dam	20 mi	2026 season
McLeod (Ray) Reservoir	20 mi	2026 season
Cottonwood Lake	23 mi	2026 season
Kota-Ray Dam	26 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.