Indian Hills / Mahto (Red Butte) Bay Area - Thursday, August 26, 2010

The Bite Me Invite was small but mighty. 17 teams and the winning weight on 5 fish was just over 14lbs. I was without a camera, which is rare, but I am waiting for a friend to send me her shots. Then I will have a photo of the teams board and the weights. Last year we had 28 team and lots of O's under number of fish caught. This year almost every team had 3-5 fish and the weights were much better. The fish have moved out deeper and some fishermen reported that the water has cooled in the bays. There are some really great fish to be caught yet this season so I hope you can make it out. Reminder we are open until late October in the cabins and the water in the campgrounds will remain on until about Oct. 15th. I think we could see some good fall fishing!


Eastern Lake Sakakawea Recreation Report
August 26, 2010
Patricia Stockdill
 

• South shore: Wind is limiting activity but those anglers still getting out are finding some walleye in 15 to 25 feet using Lindy rigs or spinners with nightcrawlers. A few anglers are also starting to try crankbaits. Most activity remains around Beaver, Red Butte or Nishu bays or the intake along the north shore. Lots of nice smallmouth bass continue to be taken.
   
• Van Hook: Winds over the past several days have limited the number of anglers on the Van Hook Arm but try working 25 to 40 feet for walleye. Anglers are marking fish but it’s a matter of enticing them to bite.
    
• Garrison: Weather permitting, anglers are still getting some walleye on the east end of Lake Sakakawea. Try the mouth and the bay itself at Douglas Bay or the mouth of Centennial Bay. Some salmon anglers have been getting a few sauger working from Deadmans Bay over to the spillway. There’s been continued fair salmon success using flashers and squids or cut herring fishing in 95 feet over 140 to 150 feet.
   
• Pick City: Lake Sakakawea slowed over the past few days with wind limiting activity. Those anglers going are still getting fish but the key is to move around using Lindy rigs or spinners and nightcrawlers in 18 to 25 feet along the mud lines. It might be worth a try with crankbaits in deeper water, too. Salmon activity slowed slightly during the past week but picked up again over the weekend. Try working 65 feet over a variety of depths using flashers and squids or herring. Many of the salmon taken have weighed 10-plus pounds.

North Dakota Rivers Report, featuring Lake Sakakawea’s two major tributaries:
 

• Missouri River: Garrison Dam average daily discharge remains at 16,000 cubic feet per second (cfs).
   
• Little Missouri River, Long X Bridge: Readings were unavailable from the Long X station.
   
• Yellowstone River, Sidney, Mont.: Streamflow is 6,140 cfs while river stage is 4.57 feet.

Numbers and Web sites to know:
 

• Indian Hills Resort: (701) 743-4122.
• N.D. Game & Fish Department main Bismarck office: (701) 328-6300, Web site ( http://gf.nd.gov ).
• N.D. Game & Fish Department Riverdale office: (701) 654-7475.
• Report All Poachers: (800) 472-2121.
• Friends of Lake Sakakawea: www.lakesakakawea.com

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Region: Indian Hills / Mahto (Red Butte) Bay Area

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