Fishing
*Indian Hills Resort: Anglers are finding good numbers of small walleye. You’ll want to sort through the catch for those keepers, which are there when putting in time on the water. Try 15 to 30 feet using Lindy rigs or spinners and bottom bouncers and leeches or nightcrawlers along the south shore.
*Van Hook Arm: There is fair to good walleye success in 17 to 22 feet using spinners or Lindy rigs with leeches or nightcrawlers. Move around throughout the Van Hook Arm. The fish are scattered day-to-day with good numbers of small walleye. However, there are some nice keepers mixed in.
*Garrison: Look for fair walleye success on the east end of Lake Sakakawea but the fish seem to have moved deeper – anywhere from 18 to 30 feet. Experiment with a variety of presentations.
*Pick City: Lake Sakakawea is producing walleye on the east end with the best success in the morning before 10 a.m. Try crankbaits in 16 to 20 feet and Lindy rigs or spinners with bottoms bouncers with live bait. Also try working main lake points along Steinke or Governments bays or Sakakawea State Park. The best success remains west in the midsection, though. More salmon anglers are testing the east end. Try 65 to 80 feet for salmon with a variety of presentations. Most anglers are working north of Government Bay.
*South shore: Anglers will want to work deeper for walleye in 25 to 30 feet. However, there are still a few in shallow water. Try pitching jigs when working shallow or Lindy rigs and bottom bouncers with nightcrawlers while working deeper out. Try outside points of bays along the south shore.
North Dakota Rivers Report, featuring Lake Sakakawea’s two major tributaries:
*Missouri River: Garrison Dam’s average daily releases are running 46,400 cubic feet per second (CFS) with an elevation of Lake Sakakawea at 1,852.12 feet above mean sea level, a slight decrease in elevation over the last few days. .
*Little Missouri River, Long X Bridge: The streamflow average is 664 CFS with a river stage of 0.4 feet.
*Yellowstone River, Sidney, Mont.: The Yellowstone’s river stage is 8.46 feet while flows are running 22,800 CFS.