FISH

Water release planned for endangered fish

The Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday it plans to send more water down the Missouri River this weekend to help the endangered pallid sturgeon, but one Missouri critic calls it a “game of Russian roulette with Mother Nature.”

By By Cheryl Wittenauer, The Associated Press , March 20, 2009

El Zagal Mystics fish fry set

The 28th annual El Zagal Mystics Fish Fry is from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Shady’s banquet room at the Gladstone Inn. Tickets are adults, $10; 6-12, $5; under 6 admitted free.

March 04, 2009

Fish houses must come off the ice by March 15

State law requires permanent fish houses to be removed from North Dakota waters by midnight March 15.

March 02, 2009

Former GF&P head favors sod saver program

Former South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Secretary John Cooper has asked Ducks Unlimited members to write to Gov. Mike Rounds and ask him to have the state take part in the federal sod saver program to save native prairie.

February 09, 2009

Game and Fish to track outdoors legislation

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will once again track hunting and fishing issues during the 2009 legislative session.

January 05, 2009

Creel surveys being conducted for anglers fishing Odland Dam, Alkaline Lake

Anglers fishing Odland Dam and Alkaline Lake this winter are asked to participate in creel surveys designed to help managers assess the status of these fisheries. Interviews take only a few minutes and information is kept confidential, said the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. A creel survey at Odland Dam in Golden Valley County continues through March 2009, and one at Alkaline Lake in Kidder County runs through April 2009.

December 08, 2008

Anglers reminded of new rules for winter season

The North Dakota Game and Fisher Department said anglers fishing North Dakota waters this winter should note new regulations implemented since last year. One new regulation is the removal of the maximum size (12 inches in diameter) hole for ice fishing. Anglers can now fish in the same hole in which they spear fish, and anglers should note that possession of a spear is counted as a fishing pole. In all cases, when a hole greater than 10 inches in diameter is left in the ice for any reason, the hole must be adequately marked with a natural object or painted wooden lath visible from a minimum of 150 feet.

December 08, 2008

First tournament set in N.D. for National Archery in Schools Program

The state Game and Fish Department invites all North Dakota schools participating in the National Archery in the Schools Program to register for the first annual state tournament. Jeff Long, NASP coordinator, said the 2009 tournament will be held in February in a local school.

December 08, 2008

First tournament set in N.D. for National Archery in Schools Program

The state Game and Fish Department invites all North Dakota schools participating in the National Archery in the Schools Program to register for the first annual state tournament. Jeff Long, NASP coordinator, said the 2009 tournament will be held in February in a local school.

December 08, 2008

Jumping carp found in Wisconsin

The silver carp, one of the notorious leaping fish brought to the U.S. from China, has been found in the Mississippi River near La Crosse in its first known appearance in Wisconsin or Minnesota waters.

December 03, 2008

Birth control: the new pollutant

You’ve already heard about the pregnant man. But what about the she-man fish? “Intersex” freshwater fish are all the rage. But unlike the pregnant man, these scaly androgynes didn’t ask to take on the sexual characteristics of both genders: humans are doing it to them. (Where’s the freedom to choose?!) And the reason these fish are doubling up could make hash of orthodoxies dating back to the sexual revolution. Estrogen pollution from contraceptive and abortion pills could be the culprit behind these piscine switcheroos. And thus the two holiest of holies for the left may be on a collision course. It promises to be quite the show.

By Kathryn Jean Lopez , August 04, 2008

DL carp control

Wildlife officials who have been working for years to keep unwanted carp from migrating into one of the country’s finest walleye lakes hope to finally solve the problem this summer. But some landowners in the upper Devils Lake basin question the fairness of a proposal to compensate them for possible flooding of their land, saying they might actually lose money.

By By Blake Nicholson, The Associated Press , July 14, 2008

Keep it between the buoys

June 13, 2008

Streeter couple reach deals in outfitter case

State and federal prosecutors have reached separate plea agreements in the case of a Streeter couple and outfitting business facing hunting-related charges centering around the lack of a proper license.

June 07, 2008

Misouri River event set for Saturday

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Cumulus Broadcasting and Gate City Banks are sponsoring Missouri River SPLASH — a recreation and boating safety event for everyone who enjoys the Missouri River.

May 30, 2008