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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 - 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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Missouri River - Platte, SD - May 17-18
Spent a couple days on the Missouri River on Lake Francis Case near Platte, SD. We fished the areas between Red Rock and Platte Creek but...
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Little River Reservoir - May 11
Did a little scouting trip this afternoon to this reservoir by Leon in Southern Iowa. There's a good amount of structure including rock...
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Big Creek - May 10
In trying to find a local Des Moines spot for walleye for the days where I'm not able to trek to the Dakotas, we may have found some...
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Clear Lake - May 4
We had an excellent day for our first open water outing chasing walleye. We went to Clear Lake where the bite was pretty strong on the...
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Open Water Fishing Preview 2019!
It's only late February, but it's time to start thinking about booking trips for 2019 because the ice will be gone before you know it,...
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A Video Recap of 2018
In case you'd rather watch than read, here's a a wrap up of the year including all of the highlights and lowlights of another year of...
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Devils Lake - Oct 17-19
We were hoping to get on a great fall bite at Devils Lake, but after an early snow blasting, night temperatures in the teens, and some...
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Devils Lake - Sep 29 - Oct 1
It's just hit October, parts of Devils Lake water temperatures are falling below 50 degrees, and the bigger fish are taking the hint! We...
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Gull Lake - Aug 25-26
Courtney was looking for her first opportunity to fish out on the boat, and while late August isn't usually the best time for that, we...
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Lake Sakakawea - Aug 17-19
It's the dog days of summer, but we still managed some great fish. The best day saw a limit of 19-25 inch fish with another big one...
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Devils Lake - July 19-21
What a wild trip! On day one we only had one walleye in the box most of the day along with a few pike and white bass pulling spinners and...
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The Elusive 30-inch Walleye!
It finally happened...July 20th of 2018...Devils Lake gave Brett his first 30-inch walleye! It came on a green Berkley Flicker Minnow...
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