Schlecht-Thom Dam
Fishing and stocking
Largemouth bass water, stocked through the 2026 season program; 457 fish in the published allocation. One of 4 stocked waters on the LaMoure County record.
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What swims here
Largemouth bass
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 | Largemouth bass | fingerling | 457 |
When to fish Schlecht-Thom Dam
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:15 am-12:15 pm and 10:38 pm-12:38 am | 4:32-5:32 am and 4:44-5:44 pm |
| Tomorrow | 11:01 am-1:01 pm | 5:47-6:47 am and 5:02-6:02 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 bass (largemouth bass on the season program here)
| Medium spinning or casting rod | 6.5 to 7 ft medium; 10 to 12 lb line |
| Stick worms and soft plastics | weightless stick worms around cover; Texas rig in wood |
| Spinnerbaits and squarebills | cover water along banks and riprap |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kalmbach Lake | 12 mi | 2026 season |
| Wilson Dam | 13 mi | 2026 season |
| Harr Lake | 19 mi | 2026 season |
| Miller Lake | 19 mi | 2026 season |
| Ost Lake | 20 mi | 2026 season |