State Fair Pond

Fishing and stocking

Black crappie, bluegill, and 3 other species water, stocked through the 2026 season program; 1,534 fish in the published allocation. One of 7 stocked waters on the Ward County record.

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program 2026 season

best window 10:48 pm-12:48 am solunar major today

5 species

1,534 fish allocated

What swims here

Black crappie 1 allocation

Bluegill 1 allocation

Cutthroat trout 1 allocation

Rainbow trout 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	306
2026 season	Bluegill	adult	619
2026 season	Cutthroat trout	adult	95
2026 season	Rainbow trout		350
2026 season	Smallmouth bass	adult	164

When to fish State Fair Pond

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:25 am-12:25 pm and 10:48 pm-12:48 am	4:42-5:42 am and 4:53-5:53 pm
Tomorrow	11:11 am-1:11 pm	5:59-6:59 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 panfish (black crappie on the season program here)

Ultralight rod and small jigs	1/32 to 1/64 oz jigs under a float; 2 to 4 lb line
Live bait	waxworms, crickets, and redworms out-fish everything for bluegill
Small tubes and grubs	1 to 2 inch plastics for crappie around brush

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

Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Light spinning rod	5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches

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
Poynter's Pond	16 mi	2026 season
Glenburn Pond	20 mi	2026 season
Rice Lake	20 mi	2026 season
North Carlson Lake	24 mi	2026 season
Buffalo Lodge Lake	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.