Fishing Season is On

I haven’t written for awhile…been real busy with family, snow goose hunting, work, fishing, etc. etc. but I’m getting caught up now.  While I’m still getting texted pictures of big piles of snows, my mind is on open water and jigging. Devils Lake has been pumping out some nice fish the past couple weeks.  I’ve [...]

Walleyes Moving Up the Missouri River

I got a chance to sneak out today with Jon Mitzel from Dakota Country Magazine for a couple hours on the Missouri River on the edge of Bismarck.  Spent most of our time pitching jigs/crawlers with a little bit of cranking mixed in (which wasn’t effective).  Released around a dozen walleyes and about an equal [...]

Last Trip to Devils Lake in 2008

This past weekend marked my last major fishing trip of 2008 before the hunting season gets into full swing, and my second trip this month to Devils Lake. Fishing picked up right where it left off 2 weeks ago, and with the water temp down another 6 degrees (from 66 degrees to 60); the fish [...]

Chasing Walleyes on Devils Lake in September

Normally my falls are reserved solely for hunting.  With so much going on and so many outdoor options to choose from, it’s hard to really do it all.  Typically, I only take out the boat to fish a couple times after hunting starts.  This month, I already have 7 days scheduled on Devils Lake and [...]

Still Too Early for Fishing Around Bismarck

Spent about 4 hours on the Missouri River south of Bismarck, out of Fox Island. We fished a lot of spots and pitched jigs and ran some cranks.  We caught about a dozen smallies and only one 16″ walleye (although extremely healthy and thick). What surprised me the most was the amount of gizzard shad [...]

Early Fall for the Missouri River in ND

It’s hard to believe that it’s August and I’m already writing about fall fishing on the Missouri River.  The reality is the rising water levels in northern Lake Oahe in S. North Dakota is probably having a big effect.  There has been good fishing reported all summer long along the state line, and lately there [...]

Man Made Walleye Heaven

I caught up with an old high school friend from Fargo earlier this spring. Evidentially he found his way to the Nodak Outdoors forum during the spring snow goose season and we stayed in touch. We spent some time catching up on a couple short fishing trips across the region and he had many stories [...]

Missouri River Walleyes Still Going Strong

Missouri River Walleyes This can be a depressing time of year for walleye anglers who live along the Missouri River in North Dakota. By this time of year, the bigger fish have either migrated downstream to deeper water in Lake Oahe in South Dakota or they are holding in deeper water up by the Garrison [...]

Chasing Big Walleyes on Devils Lake

With so much going on during the spring and summer, it’s hard to take enough time to cover all the water you’d like to fish each year. But Devils Lake is one place I try to pencil in at least a trip or two each year. I had a really good spring on the Missouri [...]

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