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Fishing North Dakota

EZFishing brings you North Dakota's most comprehensive list of fishing locations, providing interactive maps that show each location's GPS coordinates, nearby facilities (like restaurants, gas stations, marinas and fishing shops), their current and forecasted weather and, if available, their water conditions.

Registered users can rate fishing locations, post their personal/public notes and also tag them with information about fish species generally caught there as well as the most common and effective fishing techniques.

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North Dakota Fishing Resources

Fishing regulations and licensing, guides/outfitter services and local fishing clubs in North Dakota.

North Dakota Fishing Regulations

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North Dakota Fishing License

Purchasing a fishing license you are helping to preserve the environment and also ensure that future generations can enjoy fishing as you are. Among other things, your fishing license fees support fisheries and hatcheries management, education programs about fishing and conservation, protection of endangered species.

Here it is where you can get your fishing license.


Links to North Dakota Government Agencies

Here are a few websites of North Dakota's agencies involved in regulation and conservation.

North Dakota Fishing News

Check out what is the latest fishing buzz in North Dakota.

  • Indian girl trapped in life of cigarette rolling
  • The family gets 75 rupees ($1.50) for every 1,000 bidis rolled, totaling about $150 a month. That's enough for three meals a day, with a little fish or egg once a week. A few months ago, Ansari used loans to replace the home of tarps and sticks his family
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 3/18/2012 5:38:20 AM
  • Clinton returns to North Dakota
  • But during his keynote address at the North Dakota Democratic-NPL state convention, he said there is no successful society in the world without both a “vibrant private economy” and “an effective government” working toward a better future.
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 3/18/2012 2:53:41 AM
  • Grace Lobeck
  • Burial will be at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery ... She enjoyed all games…cards of all kinds, sports, spending time at the lake, fishing, and she didn’t miss many Bingo games. If there was a gathering of four people and there was ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 3/17/2012 11:47:34 PM
  • North Dakota blanks Denver 4-0 for WCHA title
  • North Dakota became first team to win three straight WCHA playoff championships. But the Fighting Sioux sure aren't finished with this season. Brock Nelson and Carter Rowney scored 46 seconds apart in the first period for North Dakota in a 4-0 ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 3/17/2012 10:50:18 PM
  • North Dakota blanks Denver 4-0 for WCHA title
  • North Dakota became first team to win three straight WCHA playoff championships. But the Fighting Sioux sure aren't finished with this season. Brock Nelson and Carter Rowney scored 46 seconds apart in the first period for North Dakota in a 4-0 ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 3/17/2012 10:35:59 PM
  • Jerry Haskins
  • He attended North Dakota State University for one year and then was united ... having been a recipient of a kidney from both of his daughters. Jerry enjoyed hunting and fishing with his son and grandkids. However, his most special times were spent with ...
  • Minot Daily News
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  • 3/17/2012 8:05:40 PM
  • 'I will be driving a truck, too'
  • talking about adjusting to a rural state like North Dakota. “This (the federal fish hatcheries) is a cost-effective program, and we intend to check into how the USFWS is managing its funding and work to make sure the hatcheries are adequately ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 3/16/2012 11:55:55 PM
  • North Dakota storms back to beat Minnesota 6-3
  • Mario Lamoureux scored twice during a five-goal third period for North Dakota, and the Fighting Sioux snapped back to stun Minnesota 6-3 Friday in the WCHA semifinals. Michael Parks and Brock Nelson scored 30 seconds apart to tie the game ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 3/16/2012 10:44:20 PM
  • North Dakota storms back to beat Minnesota 6-3
  • Mario Lamoureux scored twice during a five-goal third period for North Dakota, and the Fighting Sioux snapped back to stun Minnesota 6-3 Friday in the WCHA semifinals. Michael Parks and Brock Nelson scored 30 seconds apart to tie the game ...
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 3/16/2012 10:37:11 PM
  • Peter Jahner
  • He especially enjoyed fishing for trout in Idaho and walleye in North Dakota. He was a member of the Christ the King Catholic church and the local VFW. Pete is survived by his son, Paul (Anita) Jahner, Meridian, Idaho; his daughter, Jennifer ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 3/16/2012 1:11:40 PM
  • Hoeven touts Senate passage of new highway bill
  • Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said Friday the new federal highway bill passed by the Senate will provide record funding for North Dakota roads and bridges over the next two years. The highway bill still has to gain approval from the U.S. House. He said the ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 3/16/2012 11:45:46 AM
  • US consumer prices up because of higher gas costs
  • Consumers paid less last month for vegetables, dairy products, and meat, fish and eggs. Clothing costs dropped by the most in more than five years in February and airfares dipped. And natural gas prices dropped sharply last month and have declined nearly .
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 3/16/2012 6:45:07 AM
  • Fish change patterns just like the winter
  • An article in the January 2008 issue of the state Game and Fish Department’s magazine, North Dakota Outdoors ... warmwater species may also have something to do with winter fishing techniques and where fish are hanging out under the ice.
  • Jamestown Sun
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  • 3/16/2012 5:33:32 AM
  • Offshore oil a 'game-changer' for Falkland Islands
  • In less than a generation, the phosphate was gone, they had forgotten how to fish, and had to take in Australian inmates ... far more than the current revenues of $40 million, mostly from fishing and oil industry fees. Engineering and environmental ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 3/16/2012 4:29:07 AM
  • Oil near $106 as US denies plan to release crude
  • Oil prices rose to near $106 a barrel Friday in Asia after the U.S. denied reports it and Britain plan to release some their strategic crude reserves. Benchmark oil for April delivery was up 45 cents to $105.56 in electronic trading on the New York ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 3/15/2012 11:49:57 PM
  • Park projects approved
  • The Bismarck Park Board approved $48,776 in projects through its matching grant program Thursday. Larger projects funded included $10,0000 for a scoreboard for the Bismarck Youth Baseball, $5,000 for tree projects for the Bismarck Rotary Club; $3,722 for a
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 3/15/2012 4:54:46 PM
  • Mandan Commission considering offers for 22 acres
  • The Mandan City Commission on Thursday heard offers for two parcels — 22 acres— of city-owned land on Sunset Drive near the middle school along Interstate 94 and Exit 152, near where a future Walmart is planned. The commission plans to take action on ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 3/15/2012 3:43:11 PM
  • More record highs possible for the weekend; maybe snow by Tuesday
  • The thundershowers could further exacerbate dry conditions with lightning strikes, she said. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department also has implemented a burn ban for the Oahe Wildlife Management area that covers more than 16,000 acres on both sides of
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 3/15/2012 2:10:07 PM
  • Bismarck police chief candidates narrowed to five
  • The screening committee consists of Hunke, who is chairing it; Burleigh County Sheriff Pat Heinert; Col. James Prochniak of the North Dakota Highway Patrol; Jerry Kemmet, retired agent from the state Bureau of Criminal of Investigation; and Mike ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 3/15/2012 1:05:42 PM
  • Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery feeling budget pinch
  • GARRISON — After dodging a budget bullet a year ago, the national fish hatchery at the Garrison ... can continue the good work they’re doing in North Dakota,” Hoeven said. Power said the premier fishing in North Dakota now is a result of a ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 3/15/2012 12:22:45 PM
  • Water Easter egg hunt planned
  • A water Easter egg hunt will be held April 1 at the Bismarck State College Aquatic and Wellness Center. It will run from 2:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Children will be grouped into ages 4 and under and ages 5-7. Eggs collected in the water will be ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 3/15/2012 11:18:19 AM
  • Open fires banned on Oahe WMA
  • The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is prohibiting all open burning, including campfires, on the Oahe Wildlife Management Area along both sides of the Missouri River until further notice. Several counties  including Burleigh, Emmons and ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 3/15/2012 9:59:35 AM
  • Game and Fish speaker will talk about CRP on Monday
  • Greg Link of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department will speak about the Conservation Reserve Program on Monday at the Butler Machinery Company in Bismarck. The presentation, called “CRP: Past, Present and Future,” is free and open to the public and ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 3/15/2012 9:59:35 AM
  • North Dakota has a new state record lake trout
  • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota has a new state record lake trout. The state Game and Fish Department says Royce Johnston of New Town was fishing at the Garrison Dam Tailrace when he reeled in a 16-pound, 6-ounce lake trout. The 33-inch ...
  • Dickinson Press & Advertiser
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  • 3/15/2012 8:05:03 AM
  • Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery feeling the budget pinch
  • GARRISON — After dodging a budget bullet a year ago, the national fish hatchery at the Garrison ... can continue the good work they’re doing in North Dakota,” Hoeven said. Power said the premier fishing in North Dakota now is a result of a ...
  • Bismarck Tribune
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  • 3/15/2012 7:57:54 AM

North Dakota Guides/Outfitters

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North Dakota Fishing Clubs

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