<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Bloemendaal Guide Service, LLC]]></title><description><![CDATA[We offer guided fishing trips to Lake Sakakawea and Devil's Lake in North Dakota as well as other areas along the Missouri River.]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/fishing-reports</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:19:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea - July 24]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bite is as hot as I've seen in a couple years right now, and the bread-and-butter, 18-20 inchers are back in full force! If that's all you need to know, go fish (or book a trip)! If you'd like the details, by all means, continue reading. The big concerns going into the year were the low water levels, the smaller average size of walleyes, and the difficulty getting them to bite. Those concerns are (mostly) alleviated, and I'll explain. Yes, water levels at 1828 elevation are the lowest...]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-july-24</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a63c03f48a090b99129838e</guid><category><![CDATA[2026]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:26:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_4a836cefac4046b4998491a7accad0db~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea - June 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lake Sakakawea is fully open for business…with the exception of a few boat ramps, more on that later. The chilly temperatures in May pushed the progressions forward a couple of weeks this year after on-schedule spawning, but we are now in the middle of a classic late spring or early summer pattern. Once we did get some warmer weather, it created the usual temperature gradients between the shallows and the depths which is necessary to congregate the fish and fire up a shallow casting bite. The...]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-june-7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a259d01750b8b39abbb6375</guid><category><![CDATA[2026]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:57:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_170ecbe3d6044003b0e12e947b368074~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea Preview 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we shake off the winter of 2026, it’s time to look at the data and see what’s in store for the "Big Lake" this season. Water Levels &#38; Access Current elevation is sitting at 1,827 , which is a bit of a throwback to the spring of 2023 when we dipped down to 1,823. What this means for you: Ramp access will be the primary hurdle early on.  Some of the ramps I typically rely on won’t be accessible until we get some runoff. The good news? The mountain snowpack is currently 80–90% of normal for...]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-preview-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c55a8c1f04cf599d61a591</guid><category><![CDATA[2026]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:57:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_4921d0f19bf14e4abe9e97ad78b4a8b7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_454,h_340,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea - August 9]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year seems to be a unique beast on Sakakawea, and this August, 2025's story seems to be developing. The first week plus of the...]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-august-9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68977a53ce404ed5f5e36126</guid><category><![CDATA[2025]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2025 16:59:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_f5ec4161522c46f4a205224a2fc40f7a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea - July 6]]></title><description><![CDATA[For those who like to say "the lake is on fire," that term would be fair now. When you find fish, they are flat out biting. Bottom...]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-july-6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686acef1ef41f05a455fbc99</guid><category><![CDATA[2025]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 20:07:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_3a6a94a3088f45069b0d81ad82607dda~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea - June 9]]></title><description><![CDATA[The post-spawn bite is in full swing now in many areas of the lake. We've been focusing on the bay bite for the last couple weeks, which...]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-june-9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6847049f7d890f01fad50028</guid><category><![CDATA[2025]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:14:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_44066528cd84413f9c3f3237aaa906b6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea - May 22]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's the headline: migratory fish movements ahead of schedule, lower lake bay bites still on hold due to cold weather. But the sun is...]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-may-22</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682fa0bc1130e3f93183d3e8</guid><category><![CDATA[2025]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 00:11:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_b87c75c2b4f045d0873f065d5793e95e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea Preview 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Per usual, we'll start off with water levels, which are good enough to avoid any worry. Current elevation is 1,832 (18 feet below full...]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-preview-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e47baa21a7b44b35f697a4</guid><category><![CDATA[2025]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 22:45:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_abc8b35179d34fdea420f0ab713bc133~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea - August 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[Going back to my post in June, the seasonal progressions of the lake have pretty much remained behind schedule almost all year. We did...]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-august-5-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66b0f7c7a29e93afafe54323</guid><category><![CDATA[2024]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:35:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_68e2315da3974126a8b7f8e7c60d5bea~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea - June 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[This lake is nothing if not an education in change. As bizarre as last year was, this year is the same thing in a different direction. To...]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-june-16-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">666f4e0ad01a71be3e97c4fa</guid><category><![CDATA[2024]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2024 21:06:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_0b03b43fc3b14435ae49ccb8ec53797d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea - May 18]]></title><description><![CDATA[While New Town has been going strong post-spawn for a while, other places really perked up here this week. As of writing, there should be...]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-may-18</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66490ccafd0d1ca39902ddc4</guid><category><![CDATA[2024]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 20:31:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_8f2d5cc67f574ac8922707ff058efdc1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea Preview 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[First off, water levels are starting off much better this year. We are sitting at 1835 feet elevation, which is about ten feet above last...]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-preview-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66059669c4874cabf32c7301</guid><category><![CDATA[2024]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:36:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_d46e30ae2aa04b3f8464e895af715aaa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea - October 8]]></title><description><![CDATA[Update required...I normally don't post twice this close together, but my website says "or any time there are major shifts in the bite,"...]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-october-8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6523283c41e0b61a8f7af4ea</guid><category><![CDATA[2023]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2023 22:13:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_aed270b8bccf46aaa95f594d439eafcf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea - October 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Things are happening, but they are taking place deeper than most people would like them to, and perhaps a little less consistently as...]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-october-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">651dfb8bdd816d9c035b9e2c</guid><category><![CDATA[2023]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:55:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_d17533b7af57457da7219432c305f50e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea - August 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[Getting back to normal would be my theme for early August. After my last post late June, we were still running way ahead of schedule....]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-august-5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64cedbeeb8ac1f8ad7245748</guid><category><![CDATA[2023]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2023 23:48:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_55bc78c29a2940a899394da391e1c97b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea - June 27]]></title><description><![CDATA[I normally write three or four fishing reports before things change as much as they have since the last one, but it's been a wild season....]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-june-27</link><guid isPermaLink="false">649b672105ab6ac972f5c699</guid><category><![CDATA[2023]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:36:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_e7b9385a8a784f6aafb2cf69c9f872e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea - June 6]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's hot...in more ways than one! The month of May in Garrison was four degrees above average, and the last eleven days of the month were...]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-june-6-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">647f95571df27a45fc447339</guid><category><![CDATA[2023]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 20:39:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_0296cd509ede42c0a38adbac143cd8fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea &#38; Missouri River - May 12]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bite finally got going in the last week or ten days on the Missouri river near Bismarck, and the post-spawn bite should be just...]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-missouri-river-may-12</link><guid isPermaLink="false">645ea7e17b6394a06b0e05bc</guid><category><![CDATA[2023]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 21:08:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpCzqqo4KNQ" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea Spring Preview - 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even though spring seems a long way from the shores of Lake Sakakawea right now, it's all I can think about! My goal, per usual, is to be...]]></description><link>https://www.bloemendaalfishing.com/post/sakakawea-spring-preview-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6420a55e0e3277b803acf44f</guid><category><![CDATA[2023]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2023 20:40:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e65e15_0e2b62d8b90f4209923bb5b106bbf405~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>brettbloemendaal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakakawea - 2022 Wrap-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the best seasons of fishing I've been a part of at lake Sakakawea is officially over. 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