North Dakota’s Best Fishing Destinations


Devils Lake


Devils Lake Fishing

Devils Lake is the largest natural body of water in North Dakota.  It is the premier vacation destination in the state.  You can find some of the finest fishing and hunting here, which will keep you busy for all 4 seasons of the year.  The lake is about 122,000 acres and most of it is not developed.  It is one of the premier multi-species fishing lakes in the country.


Lake Sakakawea


Lake Sakakawea Fishing

Lake Sakakawea is one of the three largest man-made reservoirs in the nation.  The lake has a surface area of about 368,000 acres and is 178 miles long with depths ranging from 70 to 175 feet in the main channel.  The lake offers many opportunities for boating and fishing.


Red River of the North


Red River of the North Fishing

Red River of the North is a very long river with some outstanding fishing opportunities in many different sections of the river.  It covers 550 miles while it flows from Breckenridge, Minnesota to Lake Winnipeg in Canada.  This river also forms most of the border between Minnesota and North Dakota and then crosses into Canada.

Red River of the North is known as one of the best destinations for catching trophy-sized channel catfish.  The river is home to over 70 species of fish, but the fish that most anglers will be targeting are catfish, walleye, northern pike and smallmouth bass.


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