OWLS Pond

Fishing and stocking

Stocked through the 2026 season program: rainbow trout, channel catfish, and 3 other species; 2,574 fish in the published allocation. One of 6 stocked waters on the Burleigh County record.

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program 2026 season

best window 10:46 pm-12:46 am solunar major today

5 species

2,574 fish allocated

What swims here

Rainbow trout 2 allocations

Channel catfish 1 allocation

Cutthroat trout 1 allocation

White bass 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	Channel catfish	adult	66
2026 season	Cutthroat trout	adult	110
2026 season	Rainbow trout		700
2026 season	Rainbow trout	adult	100
2026 season	White bass	adult	350
2026 season	Yellow perch	adult	1,248

When to fish OWLS Pond

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:23 am-12:23 pm and 10:46 pm-12:46 am	4:40-5:40 am and 4:51-5:51 pm
Tomorrow	11:09 am-1:09 pm	5:55-6:55 am and 5:10-6:10 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 trout (rainbow trout on the season program here)

Light spinning rod	5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches
Inline spinners	1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams
Drifted bait	single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom

For the catfish (channel catfish on the season program here)

Cut bait and prepared baits	fresh cut shad or chicken liver; scent is everything
Rod holders	catfishing is a waiting game; fish two rods where legal
Medium-heavy rod	7 ft medium-heavy, 15 to 20 lb line, sturdy reel

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
Cottonwood Park Pond	3.1 mi	2026 season
McDowell Dam	4.9 mi	2026 season
Little Heart Pond	8.8 mi	2026 season
Porsborg Dam	10 mi	2026 season
Fish Creek Dam	24 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.