I'm not exactly ready for ice fishing quite yet. It's obviously getting closer and I have already started booking ice fishing trips, but we still have some open water days ahead. Looking at the long range forecast, I see some open water trips in my near future.It's...
Once again I'm happy to report the wind bite has been good. Lots of keeper size wind gusts ranging anywhere between 20 and 40 mph. You can get wind pretty much every day you step outside.Amazingly enough, I have been able to get on the water. It hasn't been easy to...
Well in my everyday battle of trying to drum up business for Mike Peluso Outdoors & Guide Service, I rely heavily on social media. So I'm as guilty as the next when it comes to technology and cell phones. I am however absolutely amazed at how fast word spreads on...
As I relocate back to Lake Sakakawea from 3 days over at Devils Lake, I'm finally seeing the changes of fall. They are calling for cooler temps which should rev up the walleyes to start the feedbag.I was pleasantly surprised with the fishing on Devils Lake. I actually...
Is it summer or is it fall? Is it morning or is it night? Do we feed on minnows or do we feed on crawlers? Should we be deep or should we be shallow? Should we stay or should we roam? All of these terms are what's going on with walleyes on Lake Sakakawea. Very...
I'm amazed at how many people stop me at gas stations, fish cleaning stations, boat ramps you name it to thank me for doing the ND Fishing Reports. It makes doing them on a regular basis totally worth it! So thank you to all of you who have personally thanked...
I'm just gonna call this a North Dakota big 3 fishing report since I've been scattered about. I've had the opportunity to fish all three systems in the last couple weeks.I'll start with Lake Sakakawea. Lots happening on this body of water. Fish seem to be spreading...
Fishing on Sakakawea right now is simply awesome! Whether your chasing our most popular fish the walleye, or the underutilized smallmouth bass, the bite on the Big Lake has been noting short of phenomenal.The water is slowly dropping and we are seeing a lot of young...
Kind of a dual fishing report, with a little more Lake Sakakawea in the mix. Although, once again Devils Lake is still holding strong! Actually, come to think of it, next week I'll be able to bring you a Missouri River Report as well. The postponement of the Big Muddy...
What a tremendous stretch of fishing on Lake Sakakawea this past week! We did have some heavy winds to deal with, but all in all the fishing was really good.Most of the fish we saw this week were your perfect eaters. We saw strong numbers of 14 to 18 inch fish with...
I said it earlier but this whole month and pretty much the whole month of August I will be back and forth between Devils Lake and Lake Sakakawea.I arrived to Devils Lake on Friday to fish with friends and the fishing was absolutely fantastic! Lots of fish roaming the...
In a funk, goofed up, fished out, messed up are all terms being used to describe Lake Sakakawea right now.I can't say I disagree with some of these descriptions. It is fishing and we do have a few things working against the lake right now.An over abundance of smelt,...
With my fishing adventures, I had the opportunity to head east for a few days to fish with friends and a former hockey teammate of mine on Devils Lake. But before I give you a Devils Lake report I start with a Lake Sakakawea one.For those of you that followed I did...
Goofy weather, lots of rain, wind, thunder have all played or taken its shot at Lake Sakakawea here the last week or so.The one thing I have to say is the Big Lake is resilient! To go through all those changes plus rising water with both rain and runoff and it's still...
Well, I figured I would hold out to send a Lake Sakakawea fishing report until right before July 4th. The 4th of July used to be the benchmark for the Van Hook Arm and the mid section of the lake. Lots have changed but a lot still remains the same. I just posted an...
Lake Sakakawea is one of those lakes where you just never know what is going to happen. If there is one thing to say about Lake Sakakawea is Lake Sakakawea can be very inconsistent by nature.Rules to live by while fishing this 180 mile stretch of moving water. Do not...
I had the chance to fish Devils Lake a couple dats here in the latest rounds of hurricane force winds we have been dealing with. I will say this, that wind we hate sure activates the nicer walleyes on both Devils Lake and Lake Sakakawea. In this case it was Devils.We...
As promised I said I would be able to bring you a wind, I mean fishing report from Sakakawea. The wind, um fishing has been ok to good on Sakakawea here as of late.The wind has played a huge part on where I have been fishing. I spent time on the east end, middle and...