New John’s– Still lots of open spots with some decent ice available. I found up to 7 inches but many spots were less or open. Lots of open water by Heckers, East and West Park lakes.
Audubon– Nelson Bay had 6 inches on average but lots of this lake remains open.
Devils Lake– Again, depends on where you are going but some walkable ice around Minnewaukan. Pelican is the same. The north lakes like Irving and Alice have ice up to 7 inches but still open areas.
Things are in full swing out here on the Missouri River near Bismarck. The fish are making their way up river from Lake Oahe and the big girls are staging just south of Bismarck. If you like to pitch jigs, now is the time to do so. You can catch...
It's been an awesome week out here in Bismarck North Dakota getting back on the Missouri River fishing the open water again! Pretty warm weather helped melt some ice and dried some stuff out a little. We also saw some boat ramps open up and even a couple...
Holy crap the river is open! Not the entire river, but basically Bismarck north is wide open. As you may expect I was one of the early birds to get out on the water. Definitely feels good to know spring open water fishing is officially here. ...
