Missouri River Fishing Report-September 20th, 2026

Written by Mike Peluso

September 21, 2026

It’s that time of year for me to start probing the Missouri River near Bismarck.  Waters low and boat ramp access is sketchy at best.  It’s going to make for an interesting fall. 

I’m starting up my guide trips here actually a tad earlier this year.   Not sure how things will go, but it’s definitely fun to be back on the mighty mo. 

I haven’t been able to fish a ton quite yet.  I’ve been busy trying to get a really good and safe trail through the sand and logs that are really present right now.  

The little I did fish however, I was able to catch a few so I’m fairly optimistic to get going.  I’m also seeing lots of bait already and usually the walleyes are not very far away! 

We are going to experience some difficulty getting boats in.  A few ramps are already unusable and a couple are within inches of being unusable here shortly.  Losing the one ramp in Bismarck this spring has really changed things up.  It the old saying you never knew what you had until it’s gone.  

I haven’t dates available mostly during the week days now until freeze up.  If you want to save yourself the hassle of loading and unloading and trying to navigate get ahold of me!  The heavy lifting is already done! 

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