With the winter we had I was hoping Mother Nature would have at least given us a little break this spring. Unfortunately she has other plans. As I am writing this report the Knife River, Heart River and all the smaller tributaries are roaring. The Knife is the number...
Lots happening here in the Bismarck, North Dakota stretch of the Missouri River. As of yesterday, the ice in town has finally moved out and I would anticipate Fox Island boat ramp being opened up in a day or two. As far as my guiding is going, we are getting on the...
Well I'm glad I took a little drive up river road north of Bismarck this morning. The picture I took is of the entrance to the Wilton Boat Landing. Rumor had it they opened up the Wilton Boat Ramp. The county of Burleigh has not been in there yet. However, the city of...
I did a video update of our current situation up here on the Missouri River near Bismarck. The snow isn't melting very fast which is a good and a bad thing. If you haven't seen the video go check it on my Facebook page or my YouTube page at @mike-peluso-outdoors. We...
So as I reported earlier in the week my ice fishing for the season is closed for the year. It was a banner season on Devils Lake. Definitely the best winter I've had in the last 5 years. I'm now turning my attention to the open water. Now normally I begin guiding...
This actually might be the last ice fishing report of the season. I only have one week left on the ice. As I look outside I could probably guide on the ice well into April. This last blizzard definitely is gonna make this final week an interesting one. Access as I...
For me the ice fishing season is ticking away. I have about 2 weeks left of guiding on Devils Lake. After I'm done on the ice my attention will immediately turn to the open water north of Bismarck near the tailrace and hopefully near town early April. Until then I...
I've personally had a goofy week up here on Devils Lake. With the storm events around us it definitely caused some interruptions. One of the interruptions was clients couldn't travel in to fish. So I definitely took a hit business wise with the weather. It's all part...
If you are around my age, you will remember the commercial of the donut maker. Alarm rings, he gets up, and says time to make the donuts. Well, that's me and ice fishing right now. Not a lot has been changing yet. The conditions are pretty much the same, and the bite...
Things are getting better and also getting worse as far as the ice /slush/snow is concerned. The warmer weather has settled the snow down. It has also created the slush pockets that will eat up your side by side if you are not careful. Take your time and travel in...
We finally got reminded what a good old fashioned cold snap feels like again earlier this week. The hard freeze did firm up a few areas on the lake. My fear however is this will be a short term fix with the 10 day forecast looking pretty nice. Amazingly the fish...
I took the mid week fishing report off this week. Some of the reason is things are just in stall mode in the ice fishing world. The conditions have not gotten better at all. In some cases it's gotten worse. Again, there are some slush pockets on Devils Lake that will...
I think I should rename these to fishing blogs or something like that? I feel at times it is mostly information to help give you you an idea of conditions etc etc. So once again not much has changed here in North Dakota as far as the ice, snow, slush and access for...
As we enter the second half of January, especially up here on Devils Lake. We will begin to experience a slow down of sorts in terms of bites. The depth finders will stay pretty busy with fish marks. However, the biters will tend to be fewer are farther between....
Things kind of have remained the same here in all across North Dakota. The weather has been pretty darn considering. I'm a little nervous about it, I'm guessing we will pay dearly for it eventually. Lake access and snow are still causing us headaches. On the warmer...
I'm happy to report my last fishing report didn't jinx the weather. We have had some remarkable good weather here up on Devils Lake. Crazy to think just a year ago up here we were setting blizzard records. My gut is telling me however, we are gonna probably pay for...
We have been really lucky with the weather lately here in North Dakota. I probably jinxed it for everyone, but honestly it's been pretty darn good. We still have a lot of snow and slush we are battling on a daily basis. Kinda just part of the game this season. I know...
No change for seen at the moment. I do believe we are dodging a huge huge bullet, missing the upcoming snow storm. Looks as though it will stay south. This is good new for the lakes around North Dakota and especially up here on Devils Lake. It's still a battle of snow...