West Spring Lake Pond

Fishing and stocking

Bluegill, channel catfish, and 2 other species water, stocked through the 2026 season program; 1,149 fish in the published allocation. One of 9 stocked waters on the Williams County record.

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program 2026 season

best window 10:57 pm-12:57 am solunar major today

4 species

1,149 fish allocated

What swims here

Bluegill 1 allocation

Channel catfish 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	Bluegill	adult	186
2026 season	Channel catfish	adult	102
2026 season	Cutthroat trout	adult	511
2026 season	Rainbow trout		350

When to fish West Spring Lake Pond

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:35 am-12:35 pm and 10:57 pm-12:57 am	4:52-5:52 am and 5:02-6:02 pm
Tomorrow	11:21 am-1:21 pm	6:09-7:09 am and 5:19-6:19 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 (cutthroat trout on the season program here)

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
Small jerkbaits	floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends

For the panfish (bluegill on the season program here)

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
Live bait	waxworms, crickets, and redworms out-fish everything for bluegill

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
East Spring Lake Pond	0.2 mi	2026 season
Epping-Springbrook Dam	10 mi	2026 season
Blacktail Dam	17 mi	2026 season
Kota-Ray Dam	22 mi	2026 season
McLeod (Ray) Reservoir	23 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.