Merry Christmas to everyone! As I write this fishing report, I feel like we have already had a long winter and it isn't even January yet. One can only hope for a break in the weather. A little warm up is on the way which will be nice. Unfortunately, we do have a ton...
I have a feeling this is going to be a long winter. Not because the fishing sucks, but because of the extreme weather we seem to be getting on the daily. The snow is piling up fast around North Dakota and I think it's gonna continue to do so. If anyone out there that...
I wish I could personally say I had a better report for everyone this Sunday. Unfortunately it's been a week of cancelations and shoveling. I do have clients in this afternoon, and we will be venturing back out onto Devils Lake in the morning. My guide partners have...
Here we go again! Just as I was getting into the swing of things, we get pounded by another major snow storm here in the Dakotas. Now instead of out searching for fish, I'm in a scramble to get the tracks on the side by side. I feel the tracks are gonna be a must this...
Finally have a few days on the ice guiding up here on Devils Lake. The cold snap definitely firmed up the ice and I'd say we have on average 10 plus inches all over the lake. Quite a few ridges out there, most are quiet at the moment, but with the snow they are...
A little late (sorry new phone) I was trying to get all my apps etc redownloaded. Took a little longer than I expected, but we are back up and running again and, look out! Fishing reports galore now again from Devils Lake. Ice conditions are better than I expected. We...
We have the perfect ice building weather starting this week. With that and so many out on the ice already finding success the ice fishing season is in full swing. For me, especially never knowing when the ice will be safe enough. I usually don't schedule anything...
We are getting closer to full time winter guide mode! My stuff really fires up for me December 9th. After that there is no turning back! With this recent little spurt of warm weather it really slowed me down wanting to venture out on ice. In fact, it got me to...
People are venturing out on the small ponds and a few areas up here on Devils Lake already. Ice isn't great, but we are seeing 3 to 6 inches of ice. The further north the more ice we are seeing. One of the problems we are seeing and are going to see early on...
I don't want to put the cart out in front of the horse, but ice fishing has started. I should be talking about the fishing on the river and if weather permits catching some really nice fish on Sakakawea or the Tailrace. Instead we will talk a little about ice...
I really don't want to be talking about ice fishing yet, but Mother Nature definitely had other plans for us up here in North Dakota. Hard for me to believe we were open water fishing a week ago in 70 degree weather and now we have 2 feet of snow on the ground. Of...
Hard to believe, but I'm pretty sure our open water days for the 2022 season are pretty much over with, especially if this snow hits us like they are saying. Unless you go to the Tailrace or Nelson Lake, it's safe to say you can start getting the ice fishing equipment...
So much has happened since my mid week fishing report. We had a close call on a new state record walleye. Some good numbers of fish have started to show themselves in the river, and yes it's deer hunting season. It's been a common theme since I was in grade school...
I can't believe the open water guide season may be coming to a close. The long range forecast isn't looking good. I'm holding out hope to possibly get some nice days toward the end of of November yet. I was fortunate enough to fish Sakakawea the last few days and also...
This weeks Mid Week Fishing Report is somewhat depressing, somewhat not. Depends on how we look at it I guess. Sakakawea remains the place to be this fall. Fish are showing up again in decent numbers but even better quality. Jig raps remain the key presentation, the...
The first half of this week we couldn't have asked for better fall fishing weather. For me, the week was spent both on the Missouri River and Devils Lake. Unfortunately, I was going to fish Lake Sakakawea later in the week, but Mother Nature said otherwise. I'll start...
A little change of pace for me being back up on Devils Lake. I'm not sure why I'm e em going to say this, but the wind has corporates the last 3 days up here and so have the fish! One of the cool parts of fishing this time of year anywhere for that matter is the lack...
Things are slowly getting better. These winds we had last week forced me to reschedule my guide trips at Devils Lake to this coming week, but I did however fish a couple days on the river near Bismarck. The water is low. Before you decide to follow and old trail make...