Wood Lake
Fishing and stocking
Stocked through the 2026 season program: unmapped:pure muskellunge; 600 fish in the published allocation.
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What swims here
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 | unmapped:Pure Muskellunge | 600 |
When to fish Wood Lake
| 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 4:43-5:43 pm |
| Tomorrow | 11:01 am-1:01 pm | 5:48-6:48 am and 5:00-6:00 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
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Free Peoples Lake | 5.3 mi | 2026 season |
| North Lake Washington | 12 mi | 2026 season |
| Battle Lake | 12 mi | 2026 season |
| Devils Lake | 12 mi | 2026 season |
| Warsing Dam | 13 mi | 2026 season |