North Dakota Fishing Guides

I am a North Dakota fishing guide with decades of experience on the water.   I fish a variety of rivers, reservoirs, and lakes to produce some of the best fishing North Dakota has to offer.   I also team up with other North Dakota fishing guides so we can accommodate larger groups.  These North Dakota fishing guides are top notch anglers, guys who can put you on fish like nobody else I know.

There is not much of an off-season up here in North Dakota.  Starting in the spring, we sample various areas of the Missouri River to find pods of active, good-sized fish.  This is some of the best kept secrets in walleye fishing circles, as it’s not unusual to boat dozens upon dozens of fish in the 3-5 lb. range.  We target these fish by vertical jigging, pitching jigs, and trolling cranks.  Cold fronts don’t have as much effect on the river as they do other lakes, so even Mother Nature can’t shut off the bite when it’s on.  Typically our spring season starts around March to April (depending on ice out and river clarity conditions).   Our North Dakota fishing guides will be able to determine where to target these fish during these conditions.

In the late spring to early summer, we move our operation down to the famous Lake Oahe.  This is some of my favorite fishing during the year as the action can be fast and furious, again boasting nice averages of fish.  Trolling is one of the key techniques when targeting fish during this time period.  The structure is long and narrow and it’s important to cover a lot of water in search of active fish.  When the trolling bite slows down, we switch to live bait rigs and spinners to coax the tight-mouthed fish.   Your North Dakota fishing guide will match the proper presentations with what the fish are responding to.

During the mid to late summer months, if the fish migrate further south into South Dakota on Lake Oahe; we switch our area up to Lake Sakakawea and Lake Audubon.  All tactics come into play during the summer months, and these tactics can change as fast as the wind.  These are bigger waters and we spend a great deal of time covering territory in search of active fish.   We typically will fish these areas until the bite slows down around mid to late August.  Bear in mind, there are a lot of lakes in the area that can turn on and we will switch determining what we feel is the most action.

When cool fall temperatures arrive, fishing can turn on all over the place such as the spring.  If you contact the North Dakota fishing guide during the fall, we’ll let you know where we’re basing out camp and our fishing.

When winter arrives, we spend most of our time fishing Lake Audubon, Lake Oahe, and various smaller lakes in the region.  It’s not unusual for us to fish 3-4 lakes a week in search of active walleyes, perch, crappies, and pike.  We have comfortable permanent ice houses to accommodate any group.

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