howsthebite · North Dakota
How's the bite in North Dakota today?
1waters tracked
0at 7 or better
0without a gauge
| Index | Water | Temp | Level | Best window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Picky | Devils Lake | — | 1450.08 ft | 3:38 AM–5:38 AM |
Rebuilt 8:00 AM · every reading carries its station on the water's own page.
Before you go
A North Dakota fishing licence runs $27 a year for residents. NDGF sets the rules and is the one that counts.
What a North Dakota fishing licence costs, and who is exempt → The days you can fish North Dakota without a licence →What you may keep
ND G&F sets a size or bag limit for 13 species here — 12 with at least one area open today. Where a species is open in one water and closed in another, its own page says which. Each page carries the agency's own figures, the date they were read, and what is still unsettled.
- Bluegill
- Burbot
- Channel catfish
- Combined trout (brown, cutthroat, lake, rainbow and tiger hybrid)
- Crappie (black and white)
- Largemouth and smallmouth bass
- Muskellunge (pure or hybrid)
- Northern pike
- Paddlefish (snagging only) closed today
- Salmon (chinook)
- Walleye, sauger and saugeye
- White bass
- Yellow perch
Can you eat what you catch?
That call belongs to North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) — advisories name specific lakes and rivers for mercury rather than applying statewide. We link the source instead of paraphrasing health advice.
NDDEQ consumption advisories →