North Dakota Fishing - North Dakota Hunting

name: Stump Guide Breyer
city: NDN
Date: Thursday January 09, 2003
Time: 11:50:55 AM

Pretty slow on Stump right now, may want to try Devils Lake. There are a few being caught, but not many.

name: Stump Guide Breyer
city: NDN
Date: Thursday January 09, 2003
Time: 11:49:40 AM

Bucktamer,

Was it you who caught several pike using smashed cisco's last year? I haven't had much luck on Laretta this year, only a few small slickies.

name: Tightline
city: Northwood
lake_river: South golden Lake
Date: 01/09/2003
Time: 11:06:40 AM

Hey, thanks for the update Marty!

Tightline

name: Marty Egeland
city: Grand Forks
lake_river: South golden Lake
Date: 01/09/2003
Time: 10:54:59 AM

Dangerous ice conditions have developed on Golden Lake in Steele County. In the last day, at least 6 houses have fallen through the ice and there could be up to 10. There is currently open water near shore on the south end of the lake. Be careful, no vehicular travel is advised until colder weather firms up the ice.

name: Brad Durick
city: Grand Forks
Date: Thursday January 09, 2003
Time: 10:46:14 AM

Bravosmoke, I haven't used the auger as much as I would like to yet but my opinion right now would be that it just isn't that much difference from the older Jiffy design. My opinion may change when we get to cutting thicker ice. So far the thickest that I have drilled is 14 inches.

Ice report on Devils is about 12-14 inches as of last Sunday. We just had two days in the fortys with high wind so I don't know if that damaged the ice or not. We are now moving to a cold snap so we will be in good shape again in a day or so.

Name: Allen
City: Grand Forks
Date: Thursday January 09, 2003
Time: 09:55:45 AM

Steve, ND isn't an easy place to find prairie dogs for the average joe hunter. Our biggest populations are in the SW 1/4 of the state (at least I don't many since I moved here in the east). My advice? Get a ND PLOTs guide from the NDGF web page and starting at the Little Missouri north of Killdeer, work your west and south looking for these little buggers on state and fed lands. I think most farmers will probably let you hunt prairie dogs on their land so long as they do not have cattle within the same area. It's been years since I've shot them, wary little buggers, prefer gopher shooting myself. I would also strongly suggest looking through ND game and fish rules and regs to see if licenses are needed, seasons, etc. Wouldn't want anyone to get in trouble shooting these pests.

name: Bravosmoke
city: Marion WI
Date: Thursday January 09, 2003
Time: 07:49:38 AM

Brad, How's that new Stealth auger working? Saw you were using one , but didn't see a report yet. We are planning a trip to Devils Lake end of next week. Does anyone have any info on the ice conditions. Are people driving on all of the lake?

name: Tightline
city: Northwood
lake_river: South golden Lake
Date: 01/08/2003
Time: 11:17:21 AM

Fishin',

It's Wade. I've been living in Northwood for about a year. You probably don't know me but I am from the area.

Tightline

name: Tom Gustad
city: Fargo
Date: Wednesday January 08, 2003
Time: 10:06:15 AM

I'm looking to take my son ice fishing for perch on the 18th. Anyone have any suggestions regarding where to go on Stump Lake (or would I be better off going to Devils Lake)?

TG

Name: steve orth
City: Lyle MN
: sjorth@smig.net
Date: Wednesday January 08, 2003
Time: 09:59:49 AM

A buddy and myself are looking for places to hunt Prairie dogs in ND. We are tired of giving waisted money to SD. We wind up driving around with no permission given or trying to find owners.We cannot afford guides as most reservations now require in SD.Any help would be apprieciated. Please me if you can help. Looking at middle of may.

name: Allen
city: Grand Forks
lake_river: English Coulee-Grand Forks
Date: 01/07/2003
Time: 03:58:34 PM

cvikes80, The junction of countyy roads 6 and 13 are where you will want to turn south. It is 9 miles west of the railroad tracks in Merrifield, or 4 miles east of county road 3 (the one that goes north to Emerado). County road 13 is gravel, go south on it about 1/2 mile and you should see the trail to the east that will take you up and over the dike.

Congrats to Scott on the addition to the household. Maybe we should try and get you an honorary medical license.

name: Justin Odegaard
city: Moorehead
: ball_is_life_54@hotmail.com
Date: 01/07/2003
Time: 02:07:09 PM

I was fishing on the north side about 30 yards from shore in about 7 feet of water. I caught my ten perch and most were in between 10 and 14 inches but i caught one 17 incher that was 2.9 pounds she is sittin on my wall right now. I was using a kastmaster, and 2 bobbers. I caught mostly everything on my kastmaster.

name: FISHIN'
city: NORTHWOOD
lake_river: South golden Lake
Date: 01/07/2003
Time: 01:45:49 PM

TIGHTLINE, WHAT IS YOUR FIRST NAME?

name: Richard
city: Lawton
Date: 01/07/2003
Time: 08:51:28 AM

Any reports out there? I've heard it's been pretty slow, but where have people been driving besides Haybale and a bit over by Woodland? How far are people driving out on East Bay and Black Tiger (of course today's weather isn't helping things at all).

name: big gar
city: crivitz, wisc.
Date: Monday January 06, 2003
Time: 09:55:08 PM

Fish stump lake two years ago and punch over 200 holes and not one bite. Locals said it been fish out. What a wast of time stay on the big lake. Got stump on Stump lake.

name: big gar
city: crivitz, wisc.
Date: Monday January 06, 2003
Time: 09:48:03 PM

Fish stump lake two years ago and punch 200 holes and not one fish. The locals said it was fished out. What a wast of time. Got stump on stump lake.

name: 555
city: 889456782
: moo
Date: Monday January 06, 2003
Time: 01:48:07 PM

moo goo

name: Kris Moen
city: Gilby
: moener25@hotmail.com
lake_river: Matejcek Dam
Date: 01/06/2003
Time: 01:20:09 PM

Does anyone know about the matehcek tournament this winter? It is usually the second weekdn in january but I haven't heard anything this year. Any information would be appreciated.

name: Tightline
city: Northwood
lake_river: South golden Lake
Date: 01/06/2003
Time: 11:14:03 AM

I fished Golden Lake(south)on Saturday. Jigged a few small perch and about a 4" walleye. There was alot of people out. Then I fished Golden Lake(north)on Sunday and didn't catch anything. I saw one guy out punching holes all over the lake and marking with his vex and he left in about a half an hour.(Where are the fish?)

Tightline

name: Fisherman
city: Arthur
: longball_81@hotmail.com
Lake: Spiritwood Lake
Date: Sunday January 05, 2003
Time: 07:30:38 PM

Fished the Northeast corner of Spiritwood today. Caught two 5 pound Northerns and alot of small perch. No keeper perch.

name: cvikes80
city: grand forks
lake_river: English Coulee-Grand Forks
Date: 01/05/2003
Time: 03:44:41 PM

Allen, i went looking for that place today. how far past merrifield do you go before you turn south? when u turn south is it on a gravel or paved?

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