Ok now it’s in the general section
There does not seem to be a lot of available Devils Lake information, so I posted this in the general section in the hopes of more viewers.
I am looking for some advice, on fishing this lake. I will be making my first trip up there next week.
Any posted or private advice would help.
PM’s
Is there a recomended/prefered map chip?
My favorite way to fish up there is to “hunt” the trees with jigs and #4 or 5 shad raps. Of course, now the scatter series seems like a perfect search tool. You gotta be willing to get the boat dirty and possibly a few scratches fishing this method, but man is it a riot watching fish strike. Beats the heck out of watching a bobber tied off to a tree. And honestly, there is very little competition in the trees. Few fisherman are willing to get dirty. I’ll PM you the areas we did best in.
Find the warmest water possible and pitch swimbaits and cranks. Once you find a concentration of fish, slip bobbers are down right deadly.
Go shallow, like 2 to 6 feet. Wind blown shorelines w/ trees and or emerging weedbeds. Shallow bays are a good too. Think like you’re bass fishing!
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Current breaks near bridges in 20-26 FOW has been pretty good for us this spring. Overall fishing is still slow but should be picking up with warmer weather and water. Went to six mile bay yesterday and by the bridge water was about 56.5 once the sun came out. Typically I fish out of East Bay as well pulling bottom bouncers and spinners or cranks near edges of weedbeds or in the trees/shoreline like mentioned above.
Since the season seems to be about 2 weeks behind, I’d bet the tactics shown in this IDO video would be going good.
http://www.idofishing.com/videos/viewvid.php/Number/984848/devils-lake-skinny-water-walleye
-J.
A couple more tips to consider. If you’re pitching cranks, consider a leader or heavier braid than you normally fish. Mixed in with the eyes are some really nice pike. And if you don’t want to donate $6-$8 worth of crankbaits every half hour, consider this.
Also, have a lure retriever handy or make one. Casting in those trees as Kooty mentioned is a blast, trying to snare a lure 7 feet below the surface on a branch is not. Nets with long handles work, or I use one of those extendable poles that most people use to hang Xmas lights, with some good netting material on the end, to get down deeper.
Be prepared to trailer to a less windy side of the lake. Driving across the middle is not recommended when the wind howls, and it always does.
Otherwise, fish different sections of the lake and explore. There’s no where on earth like DL. No other lake that you’ll make a cast toward an old shed, a flooded house, or twisted set of train tracks then return to the landing that was once somebody’s farmyard.
Bring the camera!!
ET
Thanks all
And keep em coming 
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Otherwise, fish different sections of the lake and explore. There’s no where on earth like DL. No other lake that you’ll make a cast toward an old shed, a flooded house, or twisted set of train tracks then return to the landing that was once somebody’s farmyard.
You, sir, have not been to the glacial lakes region of SD, or even other regions of ND that have had water levels come way up in the last 10-20 years.
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You, sir, have not been to the glacial lakes region of SD, or even other regions of ND that have had water levels come way up in the last 10-20 years.
True DAT!
I always tell myself while up near Waubay off on some of those sloughs/ponds which are now lakes that this must be like Devils Lake. After being on Devils Lake it’s almost like a big chunk of all of those Sd lakes would some how get hooked together and become one. Same type of fishing. I just wish I could figure out how to get into some jumbo perch in the middle of summer while on Devils. Going back the end of July again. 
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You, sir, have not been to the glacial lakes region of SD, or even other regions of ND that have had water levels come way up in the last 10-20 years.
I have but only in the winter. SD may have each of these scenarios on a few lakes combined, but not all in one. Throw in trolling down an old highway, fishing walleye while boat is tied to a tree, etc.
The amount of water in these areas of ND and SD is truely unbelievable, especially for those of us who grew up in the area.
ET
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