Author: North Dakota Fishing Hub Editorial Team

North Dakota wild trout populations and stocking programs managed by the state game department explain where anglers find trout fishing.

Milton Wagner caught the thirty-one pound, four ounce North Dakota brown trout record in 1991 below the Garrison Dam Tailrace.

North Dakota rainbow trout stocking locations and put and take fishery details help anglers find community ponds and reservoirs.

North Dakota Game and Fish Department stocking locations for rainbow trout, water quality standards, and lake selection factors.

North Dakota lake trout stocking is generally absent because local reservoirs lack the cold, deep habitats required for survival.

North Dakota lake trout waters exist primarily in Lake Sakakawea through dedicated stocking programs by state officials.

North Dakota burbot feature firm white flesh and a biological connection to marine cod, making them a popular target for winter ice anglers.

An elongated, snakelike body and a flat head mark this cold-water bottom dweller of deep lakes and rivers, which is often mistaken for something more common.

The eighteen pound four ounce North Dakota state record burbot caught by Darin Wald on the Missouri River in 1983.

Freshwater drum edibility in North Dakota requires bleeding and icing fish immediately to prevent mushy flesh and ensure a mild taste.