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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 ...
Grand Forks Herald

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 ...
The Bismarck Tribune

Salmon numbers in Lake Sakakawea are rising

The days of anglers pulling 20-pound chinook salmon from Lake Sakakawea are long past, but the fish appear to be bouncing back as water levels rebound in the drought-depleted reservoir. This summer, ...
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Salmon fishing on Lake Sakakawea

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 ...