Short Creek Dam

Fishing and stocking

Bluegill and yellow perch water, stocked through the 2026 season program; 5,964 fish in the published allocation.

Burke County · North Dakota · see it on the national map

program 2026 season

best window 10:54 pm-12:54 am solunar major today

2 species

5,964 fish allocated

What swims here

Bluegill 1 allocation

Yellow perch 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	Bluegill	adult	2,032
2026 season	Yellow perch	adult	3,932

When to fish Short Creek Dam

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:31 am-12:31 pm and 10:54 pm-12:54 am	4:49-5:49 am and 4:58-5:58 pm
Tomorrow	11:17 am-1:17 pm	6:06-7:06 am and 5:15-6:15 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 (bluegill 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
Baukol-Noonan Dam	11 mi	2026 season
Northgate Dam	23 mi	2026 season
McGregor Dam	29 mi	2026 season
White Earth Dam	37 mi	2026 season
Cottonwood Lake	41 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.