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North Dakota

Lake Alice

Lake Alice is a 10,837-acre North Dakota prairie lake in Ramsey County, where ice-out timing and wind set the largemouth season.

Surface
10,837acres
Primary species
Largemouth
§ 01Today on the water · Lake Alicevia Open-Meteo · 02:15 local
Air temp
66.9°F
Barometric
29.77″
↑rising 24h(+0.08)
Wind
12mph
from WNW
Moon
Waning Gibbous
day 19.4 · 77% lit

Air conditions sampled near the lake center, not measured on the water · refreshed ~15 min

§ 03Next 3 daysvia Open-Meteo · interpretation
  1. 31
    augMon

    Tougher window

    hi 80° · lo 57°

    Pick the calmest hour and stay flexible. Conditions push hard today; bite likely shrinks. Plan around the calmest gap.

    ── strong w wind · bite likely shrinks

  2. 1
    sepTue

    Watch the wind

    hi 76° · lo 56°

    Lean into wind-fed shorelines, all day. Wind drives bait position today; pick the shoreline taking it.

    ── stiff nw wind

  3. 2
    sepWed

    Watch the wind

    hi 83° · lo 54°

    Lean into wind-fed shorelines, all day. Wind drives bait position today; pick the shoreline taking it.

    ── direction shift overnight

§ 04Field notesNorth Dakota

Where it is

Lake Alice sits in Ramsey County, North Dakota, covering about 10,837 acres. Where the largemouth sit changes with the season, not the map.

Seasonal pattern

Spring. On Lake Alice the season is gated by ice-out; Ramsey County sits far enough north that largemouth stage and spawn late, compressed into a fast few weeks once the shallows finally warm.

Summer. Summer is the main event on this 10,837-acre prairie lake. Wind sets the day: exposed banks stir bait on one side while the lee stays calmer for working weed edges.

Fall. The window shortens quickly — a strong early-fall feed around remaining green weed, then a rapid taper as North Dakota cold arrives.

Winter. Ice ends the open-water season outright; largemouth sit out the long freeze deep and nearly dormant.

Key structure

  • Creek and cove mouths that funnel fish and bait
  • Weed edges and the clean lines along them
  • Inside turns where a bank changes angle
  • Submerged wood, brush, and laydown cover

The calendar decides which of these is worth time on a given day.

Forage

The forage base on Lake Alice is baitfish and panfish; largemouth stay with those schools as they shift.

Access

Public launch points exist around Lake Alice; verify current conditions and water levels through local sources before a trip.

Regulations

Check current state and local regulations before fishing; limits and seasons can change.

§ 05Sources & field guides

Field guides

Data & references

  • Today's conditions — Open-Meteo, refreshed every ~15 min
  • Moon phase — local astronomical calculation, no external API
  • Lake area, depth, structure — Identity, surface area, coordinates and county/state are from the ProjectD canonical waterbody index (snapshot conus-20260518-v1, group gnis:01029791). Maximum depth and regulation links were not available from an acceptable source and are intentionally omitted.
  • Regulations — verify current state and local regulations before fishing

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