ND Outdoors: Salmon spawning at Lake Sakakawea

Fisheries biologists start the annual process in October because that’s when the salmon are ready to give up their eggs.

North Dakota Outdoors: Lake Sakakawea salmon spawning targets 300,000 fish for spring

In this weekend’s North Dakota Outdoors, Mike Anderson takes us to Lake Sakakawea, where fisheries crews and the Garrison Dam ...
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Game and Fish Department fisheries biologist offers Lake Sakakawea salmon outlook

This is the time of year anglers start targeting salmon on Lake Sakakawea, as Mike Anderson explains in this week’s segment of “North Dakota Outdoors.” Joining him is Game and Fish Department ...
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Half-empty or half-full?: The fishing town of Garrison struggles with Lake Sakakawea's low water and public perceptions

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 ...
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Salmon fishing heats up on Lake Sakakawea

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 ...
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Fall survey shows banner fish reproduction on Lake Sakakawea

In this segment of “North Dakota Outdoors,” host Mike Anderson takes us to Lake Sakakawea during this year’s fall fish reproduction survey. Fisheries supervisor Russ Kinzler says this year’s fall fish ...