Lake · Stutsman, North Dakota
Barnes Lake
At a glance
- Area
- 208 ha (513 acres)
Who lives here
- Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatusStocked · 2020 · Fish stocking: North Dakota Game and Fish Department (Fish Stocking Information)
- Walleye Sander vitreusStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: North Dakota Game and Fish Department (Fish Stocking Information)
- Yellow perch Perca flavescensStocked · 2023 · Fish stocking: North Dakota Game and Fish Department (Fish Stocking Information)
Not listed doesn't mean no fish.
Stocking
| Year | Species | Stage | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | Walleye | Fingerling | 29,700 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Walleye | Fingerling | 40,000 |
| Jun 19, 2024 | Walleye | Fingerling | 40,950 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Walleye | Fingerling | 36,750 |
| May 7, 2023 | Yellow Perch | Adult | 10,400 |
| May 7, 2023 | Yellow Perch | Adult | 98 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Walleye | Fingerling | 41,400 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | Walleye | Fingerling | 25,000 |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Yellow Perch | Adult | 3,309 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | Walleye | Fingerling | 49,800 |
| May 20, 2020 | Black Crappie | Adult | 100 |
| Apr 26, 2020 | Yellow Perch | Adult | 4,141 |
| Jun 20, 2019 | Walleye | Fingerling | 50,400 |
| May 23, 2018 | Black Crappie | Adult | 133 |
| May 23, 2018 | Black Crappie | Adult | 54 |
| Jun 25, 2017 | Walleye | Fingerling | 39,500 |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Walleye | Fingerling | 44,000 |
| Jun 22, 2016 | Walleye | Fingerling | 40,800 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 18 of 18.
Getting on the water
No public access site is listed for this water yet.
Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.
The rules
Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.
HuntGrid has no rules for this water yet.
Official regulations: North Dakota Game and Fish Department
What's biting
Not enough anglers have shared catches here lately. A species shows for a week once at least 5 anglers share catches of it.
From anglers who chose to share their catches in HuntGrid Fishing, each counted once, counts rounded to the nearest 5, published 3 days after the week ends and never changed. Never a spot, time or name.
About this page
Sources and licences:
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR); U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line® Shapefiles 2025: counties and states · Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. §105)
- Fish stocking: North Dakota Game and Fish Department (Fish Stocking Information) · North Dakota Game and Fish Department (used with permission)
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above, without a basemap. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.