35 public boat ramps on published waters near Wahpeton.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Wahpeton; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Long Lake
Recorded in Long Lake: Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.
Surveyed depths in Long Lake reach 70 ft.
- 1Long Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Long Lake, ≈ 28.1 mi from downtown.
Swan Lake
Recorded in Swan Lake: Common Carp, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.
Surveyed depths in Swan Lake reach 40 ft.
- 2Swan Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Swan Lake, ≈ 29.4 mi from downtown.
Tenmile Lake
Recorded in Tenmile Lake: Common Carp, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.
Surveyed depths in Tenmile Lake reach 50 ft.
- 3Ten Mile Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Tenmile Lake, ≈ 33 mi from downtown.
Prairie Lake
Recorded in Prairie Lake: Black Crappie, Bluegill, Bowfin, and Brown Bullhead.
Surveyed depths in Prairie Lake reach 20 ft.
- 4Prairie Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Prairie Lake, ≈ 33.9 mi from downtown.
Clear Lake
Recorded in Clear Lake: Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Brown Bullhead.
Surveyed depths in Clear Lake reach 25 ft.
- 5Clear Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Clear Lake, ≈ 34.3 mi from downtown.
Lake Lizzie
Recorded in Lake Lizzie: Common Carp, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.
Surveyed depths in Lake Lizzie reach 60 ft.
- 6Lizzie Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Lake Lizzie, ≈ 37.2 mi from downtown.
- 11Crystal Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Lake Lizzie, ≈ 39.2 mi from downtown.
Lake Traverse
Recorded in Lake Traverse: Common Carp, White Bass, Bluegill, and Bigmouth Buffalo.
Surveyed depths in Lake Traverse reach 10 ft.
- 7Traverse Lake, #1 Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Lake Traverse, ≈ 37.6 mi from downtown.
- 12Traverse Lake, #2, Fish Camp Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Lake Traverse, ≈ 39.7 mi from downtown.
Pomme de Terre Lake
Recorded in Pomme de Terre Lake: Common Carp, Bluegill, Black Crappie, and Largemouth Bass.
Surveyed depths in Pomme de Terre Lake reach 20 ft.
- 8Pomme De Terre Lake (W) Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Pomme de Terre Lake, ≈ 37.7 mi from downtown.
- 10Pomme De Terre Lake (S), Tipsinah Mound Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Pomme de Terre Lake, ≈ 39 mi from downtown.
Stalker Lake
Recorded in Stalker Lake: Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Bowfin.
Surveyed depths in Stalker Lake reach 90 ft.
- 9Stalker Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Stalker Lake, ≈ 38.4 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around Wahpeton for the fish recorded at these stops — the bars on each card show when each one picks up.
FreshwaterSlowBluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Centrarchidae
12 in4 lb6 yr797 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowBrown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
Ictaluridae
24 in8 lb8 yr519 watersGame fish
FreshwaterBlack Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Centrarchidae
18 in5 lb6 yr700 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowBlack Bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Ictaluridae
24 in8 lb8 yr375 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr935 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowBowfin
Amia calva
Amiidae
40 in20 lb12 yr358 watersGame fish
















