LAKE SAKAKAWEA, ND (KXNET) – Salmon fishing is surging on Lake Sakakawea as late July and early August bring prime conditions for anglers targeting Chinook salmon in deeper waters. “The warmer ...

It looks like the big bite has arrived. All of Lake Sakakawea is turning out large numbers of walleye, with an assortment of pike and smallmouth thrown in. Greg Knutson at Andrus Outdoors reports the ...

MANDAREE, N.D. - A Montana man is presumed drowned in Lake Sakakawea after he fell out of a boat and crews unsuccessfully searched for him over the weekend, an official said. Authorities received a ...

Rodger Affeldt stood behind the counter of Cenex Bait and Tackle along Highway 37 and read aloud a list of boat accesses expected to be open this summer on nearby Lake Sakakawea. He was making a point ...

Fisheries managers say they hope the declining water levels that decimated smelt populations and reduced salmon numbers on Lake Sakakawea soon will be a thing of the past. According to Greg Power, ...

RIVERDALE, ND - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Garrison Project has released the 2025-2026 winter access policy for Lake Sakakawea and Lake Audubon. This year, there will be 116 ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Salmon fishing on Lake Sakakawea really takes off at the end of July and the first part of August every year. “The warmer temperatures of the summer have pushed the thermocline ...

Reports continue to be mixed throughout the area. Some report slower activity, while others report steady to hot fishing. The report on Lake Sakakawea, from those in the west, say the fishing is ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Garrison Project has released the 2025-2026 winter access policy for Lake Sakakawea and Lake Audubon. This year, there will be 116 areas and points ...