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Lake Sakakawea Fishing Reports
Our goal is for at least weekly updates and/or any time there are major shifts in the bite and fish movement patterns. We also look to include not only first-hand information from our catches in the boat but also other local information we here about catches in and around the area, water temperature updates, and anything else we hear or see that is relevant to the fishing conditions in our areas. Fill out the contact subscribe form below, and new fishing reports will be delivered straight to your inbox.
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Sakakawea - June 16
We've been running up to Deepwater Bay on Lake Sakakawea for most of our client trips lately, and for the most part it's paid off. The...
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Sakakawea - June 6
The program is still about the same, it's just starting to get a little better for many spots on Lake Sakakawea. Some smaller males are...
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Sakakawea - May 24
We are starting to see walleyes biting further south the last few days, and that's a great thing! With the coming week of predicted...
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Sakakawea - May 15
Not a whole lot has changed. The cold snap early in the week stalled the water temperatures, and things backed up for a few days. Last...
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Sakakawea - May 9
We are starting to see signs of post spawn life here on Sakakawea. Different parts of the lake are in different stages, but there has...
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April Report & Wall Hanger Contest
The prespawn bite has been phenomenal on the Missouri River in North Dakota, and Lake Sakakawea started a hot big fish bite after ice out...
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March - Podcast & New Home Base
I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe during this very bizarre time we're living in right now. I don't know about you, but this...
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February 2020
It seems the groundhog may know what he's talking about this year. Lots of warm weather and a balmy forecast has people talking about an...
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2020 Fishing Preview and 2019 Recap
The year of 2020 is almost upon us, and reports of some really big walleye are already coming out of the tailrace below the Garrison Dam...
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Sakakawea - Oct 6-19
For the last report out of Sakakawea this year, I can tell you the biggest fish in the system are definitely on the bite, though the...
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Devils Lake - Oct 2-5
The weather sure feels like fall - or early winter - and the fishing is starting to catch up to that. All the bites the last few days...
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Devils Lake - Sep 26-Oct 1
The early fall bite is extremely strong right now, the only "challenge," if you want to call it that, is finding bigger fish. You can...
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Sakakawea - Sep 14-23
If I were writing this post four days ago, I'd be saying things are still a little slow, the fish are super deep, and you can get a few...
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Mille Lacs - Aug 26-29
Weather made for pretty difficult fishing. The first day was almost an entire rainout, and the last three were all 25-35 mph winds out of...
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Island Lake Reservoir - July 17-18
Did a little family-friendly fishing with some youngsters at a Island Lake Reservoir for a couple days. We got a decent amount of action,...
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Leech Lake - July 13-16
This trip was designed with muskie in mind, and we gave it the old college try for two and a half days, but we came up empty. The reports...
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Lake Sakakawea - June 25 - July 2
I've done some solo scouting trips and a little guiding out at Lake Sakakawea on the Missouri River in North Dakota over the last week....
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Lake Oahe - June 23-24
Oahe is in as good of shape as I've seen it in a few years. The numbers are better, and the size is as well. I fished both the Cheyenne...
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Devils Lake - June 6-10
I recently guided a group June 7-9 and did a little solo fishing (pre and post) on the 6th and 10th myself. As per usual with Devils...
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Central & Southern Iowa - May 25-26
The story in Iowa continues to be about rain, high water levels, and water clarity. We went to fish a trio of lakes within a couple hours...
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