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2016 Fishing Waters Report
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<blockquote data-quote="Vollmer" data-source="post: 92087" data-attributes="member: 8014"><p><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><img src="http://gf.nd.gov/gnf/publications/magazine/2016/mar-apr/fishing-rpt-header.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit">What follows are driving directions and infrastructure information on the state’s managed waters, plus fish population remarks for the majority of North Dakota’s fisheries.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit">The number in parenthesis that follows each fishery is simply a code used by biologists to help identify those waters. The codes are also found on the maps to help readers locate waters in which they are interested.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit">The fishery outlooks provided by Game and Fish Department district fisheries supervisors are not all-inclusive reports, but rather peeks into each water’s fish populations to help frame angler expectations. With a record number of lakes scattered across North Dakota, fisheries biologists have yet to conduct thorough population assessments on many of the waters.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit">Any changes and updates on managed lakes appear on the <a href="http://gf.nd.gov/fishing/where-to-fish" target="_blank">Game and Fish Department’s website</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit">Most state public fishing waters have boat ramps. Lakes or rivers where no ramp exists are listed as “no ramp.” Check signs at each area for further restrictions.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><strong><a href="http://gf.nd.gov/fishing/where-to-fish" target="_blank">Regularly Updated Fisheries Statuses and Fish Stocking Reports</a></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><a href="http://gf.nd.gov/magazines/2016-fishing-waters-report/northwest-fisheries-district" target="_blank"><img src="http://gf.nd.gov/gnf/styles/webpage-teaser-thumb/public/nw-tmb.png?itok=lrUSjLr_" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span><br /> </span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><a href="http://gf.nd.gov/magazines/2016-fishing-waters-report/northwest-fisheries-district" target="_blank">Northwest Fisheries District</a></span></span><br /> </td><td><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><a href="http://gf.nd.gov/magazines/2016-fishing-waters-report/southwest-fisheries-district" target="_blank"><img src="http://gf.nd.gov/gnf/styles/webpage-teaser-thumb/public/sw-tmb.png?itok=JRk4XdR9" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span><br /> </span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><a href="http://gf.nd.gov/magazines/2016-fishing-waters-report/southwest-fisheries-district" target="_blank">Southwest Fisheries District</a></span></span><br /> </td><td><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><a href="http://gf.nd.gov/magazines/2016-fishing-waters-report/north-central-fishing-district" target="_blank"><img src="http://gf.nd.gov/gnf/styles/webpage-teaser-thumb/public/nc-tmb.png?itok=8We2uyhn" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span><br /> </span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><a href="http://gf.nd.gov/magazines/2016-fishing-waters-report/north-central-fishing-district" target="_blank">North Central Fishing District</a></span></span><br /> </td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><a href="http://gf.nd.gov/magazines/2016-fishing-waters-report/south-central-fisheries-district" target="_blank"><img src="http://gf.nd.gov/gnf/styles/webpage-teaser-thumb/public/sc-tmb.png?itok=rbElzSXN" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span><br /> </span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><a href="http://gf.nd.gov/magazines/2016-fishing-waters-report/south-central-fisheries-district" target="_blank">South Central Fisheries District</a></span></span><br /> </td><td><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><a href="http://gf.nd.gov/magazines/2016-fishing-waters-report/northeast-fisheries-district" target="_blank"><img src="http://gf.nd.gov/gnf/styles/webpage-teaser-thumb/public/ne-tmb.png?itok=-MrbJXoW" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span><br /> </span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><a href="http://gf.nd.gov/magazines/2016-fishing-waters-report/northeast-fisheries-district" target="_blank">Northeast Fisheries District</a></span></span><br /> </td><td><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><a href="http://gf.nd.gov/magazines/2016-fishing-waters-report/southeast-fisheries-district" target="_blank"><img src="http://gf.nd.gov/gnf/styles/webpage-teaser-thumb/public/se-tmb.png?itok=H1O5BDgD" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span><br /> </span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><a href="http://gf.nd.gov/magazines/2016-fishing-waters-report/southeast-fisheries-district" target="_blank">Southeast Fisheries District</a></span></span><br /> </td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><a href="http://gf.nd.gov/magazines/2016-fishing-waters-report/missouri-river-system-and-devils-lake-basin" target="_blank"><img src="http://gf.nd.gov/gnf/styles/webpage-teaser-thumb/public/river-tmb.png?itok=AZBaOWwS" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span><br /> </span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><a href="http://gf.nd.gov/magazines/2016-fishing-waters-report/missouri-river-system-and-devils-lake-basin" target="_blank">Missouri River System and Devils Lake Basin</a></span></span><br /> </td><td></td><td></td>