You often hear veteran anglers and biologists refer to the current status of North Dakota’s fisheries as “the good old days.” Of course, that’s a general reference and each individual water is unique.

Walleye pro Cody Northrop, of South Heart, N.D., weighed in a two-day total of 50.91 pounds to win the Cabela's/Bass Pro Shops National Walleye Tour fishing competition held Thursday, Sept. 10, and ...

DICKINSON, N.D. We hadn't even hit the water, and already, this was turning into a memorable fishing trip in the very best sense of the word. The realization hit me when we drove into the Killdeer ...

Lake Sakakawea, with its majestic bluffs and rugged shorelines, is his home water. Despite the distance from Grand Forks, Laumb says he tries to make it west to Sakakawea twice a year. On this trip, ...

BISMARCK — Tyler Schlosser is using a weekend fishing tournament on Lake Sakakawea to remember a childhood friend who died from cancer and also raise money for research into the disease that killed ...

Lake Sakakawea's "big two" walleye tournaments are coming up the next two weekends. And, for the first time in a number of years, both have filled. The 38th North Dakota Governor’s Walleye Cup ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Every year in September, fisheries crews set gill and framed nets at various locations on Lake Sakakawea to get an idea of natural fish reproduction, or to see how this year’s ...

The first time I felt safe enough to check the ice thickness was Thanksgiving weekend. It wasn’t safe yet at 1.5 inches. A week later and it still wasn’t. In early December we had 50-plus degree ...