Lake Oahe Fishing Guide
Lake Oahe, ND Fishing Guide
The meaning of Oahe stands for a foundation or a place to stand on. If you ask me what Oahe means, it means lots of water, cool scenery, and tons of hungry and willing walleyes!
This system is the holding pen for the Missouri Rivers walleyes during the summer months especially. All those fish we see every spring and fall up here near Bismarck, are only a small portion of what stack up by the millions in certain stretches of Lake Oahe.
Honestly, at times it can feel like every walleye in the State of North Dakota is living here. Crankbaits and bottom bouncers with spinners and slow death are the lures of choice to cover this massive flowing body of water. Another couple of hidden gems on this portion of the Missouri River are the world-class Crappies and Northern pike!
Once you arrive at Oahe you will see the beauty of this landscape and it is simply breathtaking! I would love to take bring you out on this spectacular body of water!
HONEST LAKE OAHE FISHING REPORTS
ND Fishing Report- January 11th, 2026
I do have to admit, not guiding full time this winter is allowing me some opportunities I haven't been able to take advantage of for the last 10 winters. I spent time on both the frozen stuff this week and also the open stuff! Crazy that we have two open...
Ice Fishing Report-January 4th, 2026
I'm happy to report I hit the ice a few times this week! Definitely didn't light the world on fire, but did put some fish on the ice which was awesome. I spent two days on a couple of smaller lakes east of Bismarck. Both produced some fish. I wasn't...
Ice Fishing Report- December 28th, 2025
I took last Sunday off from the reports. Probably the first Sunday I haven't posted in like 10 years. I'm happy to report I finally popped a couple holes this winter! Unlike my previous winters, this one is definitely different for me. Going back to work...
Ice Fishing Report-December 14th, 2025
We are definitely getting the right ice making conditions! Reports across the region is 6 to 10 inches on most smaller bodies of water. I have yet to wet a line personally, but this next week I have plans to get out some. I have been talking to plenty of...
Ice Fishing Report-December 7th, 2025
Safe to say that the open water season is over. With that being said lots of folks will begin venturing out onto the frozen stuff. Like every year no ice is safe ice! I'm already hearing and seeing reports of people getting wet. Please use extreme...
ND Fishing Report-November 30th, 2025
For most of you are reading this, you are probably looking outside and seeing the white stuff gather on the ground. It happened fast this fall. Literally one day we were in a boat catching walleyes and the next day we were out shoveling snow. So for...