Lake · Morton, North Dakota
Crown Butte Lake
At a glance
- Area
- 13 ha (32 acres)
Who lives here
- Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatusStocked · 2023 · Fish stocking: North Dakota Game and Fish Department (Fish Stocking Information)
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusStocked · 2023 · Fish stocking: North Dakota Game and Fish Department (Fish Stocking Information)
- Brown trout Salmo truttaStocked · 2017 · Fish stocking: North Dakota Game and Fish Department (Fish Stocking Information)
- Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatusStocked · 2025 · Fish stocking: North Dakota Game and Fish Department (Fish Stocking Information)
- Largemouth bass Micropterus nigricansStocked · 2025 · Fish stocking: North Dakota Game and Fish Department (Fish Stocking Information)
- Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykissStocked · 2024 · Fish stocking: North Dakota Game and Fish Department (Fish Stocking Information)
Not listed doesn't mean no fish.
Stocking
| Year | Species | Stage | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2025 | Largemouth Bass | Fingerling | 6,416 |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Channel Catfish | Adult | 100 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | Fingerling | 1,060 |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Channel Catfish | Adult | 155 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | Fingerling | 1,400 |
| May 7, 2023 | Black Crappie | Adult | 81 |
| May 7, 2023 | Bluegill | Adult | 423 |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | Fingerling | 1,060 |
| May 25, 2022 | Largemouth Bass | Adult | 190 |
| Oct 18, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | Fingerling | 1,000 |
| Apr 2, 2021 | Channel Catfish | Adult | 175 |
| Oct 6, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | Catchable | 1,040 |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Largemouth Bass | Fingerling | 2,550 |
| May 28, 2019 | Black Crappie | Adult | 50 |
| May 28, 2019 | Bluegill | Adult | 950 |
| May 8, 2019 | Bluegill | Adult | 350 |
| May 6, 2019 | Rainbow Trout | Catchable | 1,400 |
| Oct 11, 2017 | Brown Trout | Catchable | 443 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Rainbow Trout | Catchable | 750 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Rainbow Trout | Catchable | 1,400 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 20 of 20.
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
This water is too small for community summaries: on a small water a summary could point to someone's spot.
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.