New fishing regulations

[tikkalover]

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — North Dakota Game and Fish announce updated fishing regulations for 2026-2028 seasons.

Apart of the regulation changes:

• Allows for the use of white sucker as legal live baitfish.
• Allows for the harvest of chinook salmon with the reinitiation of a snagging season.
• Allows for the harvest of salmon with archery and spearing equipment during the new snagging season.
• The requirement to register before participating in darkhouse spearfishing eliminated.
• White bass daily and possession limits increased to 30 and 60.

 

[Rut2much]

• White bass daily and possession limits increased to 30 and 60.

Oh my, will be nothing left of the hwy's from mpls to dvl.

 

[rodcontrol]

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — North Dakota Game and Fish announce updated fishing regulations for 2026-2028 seasons.

Apart of the regulation changes:

• Allows for the use of white sucker as legal live baitfish.
• Allows for the harvest of chinook salmon with the reinitiation of a snagging season.
• Allows for the harvest of salmon with archery and spearing equipment during the new snagging season.
• The requirement to register before participating in darkhouse spearfishing eliminated.
• White bass daily and possession limits increased to 30 and 60.

white suckers are not legal statewide

• 2-2-3.2.Red River and Bois de Sioux River (up to the first vehicular bridge or crossing on any of its tributaries), Lake Audubon, Devils Lake complex south of US Highway 2 and Stump Lake, the only legal live baitfish species are:
  • fathead minnows, creek chubs, brook sticklebacks and white suckers.
• 2-2-3.3.Lake Sakakawea, Lake Oahe, Missouri River and the Yellowstone River; up to the initial point where either a bridge spanning a tributary or a road crossing over a tributary is encountered, whichever occurs first - the only legal live baitfish species are:
  • fathead minnows, creek chubs, brook sticklebacks, white suckers and rainbow smelt.

 

[guywhofishes]

Oh my, will be nothing left of the hwy's from mpls to dvl.

in the streets of MSP right now....

 

[Sluggo]

Old limit for whiteys was 20 and 40. Wonder what diff 30 and 60 will really make for anything or anyone other than a few MSP folks.

 

[guywhofishes]

Old limit for whiteys was 20 and 40. Wonder what diff 30 and 60 will really make for anything or anyone other than a few MSP folks.

About 50%?