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Lake Sakakawea

Lake Sakakawea is a reservoir in the Missouri River basin in central North Dakota. Named for the Shoshone-Hidatsa woman Sakakawea
Lake Sakakawea 2008 Agenda
This is the report on how the congressional appropriation of $935,000 will be spent in 2008 for Lake Sakakawea access and improvements. Four of the Friends' board members were at the table when


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Lake Sakakawea - Sunday, January 22, 2012
By: on 2012-01-22 21:12:39 | Add Comment | Post New Report
 Been fishing white earth the past couple of weeks, caught 17 walleye two thursdays ago, this week has been alot slow caught 3 yesterday and two today. Lots of people and houses, too many for me, time to relocate. Ice is around 18 inches. minnows and buck shot or them jigs with the propellers have been best.
Lake Sakakawea - Thursday, January 5, 2012
By: on 2012-01-05 19:06:08 | Add Comment | Post New Report
By the looks of it, I'd say twice!
Lake Sakakawea - Wednesday, January 4, 2012
By: on 2012-01-04 17:13:44 | Add Comment | Post New Report
might go fishing on sakakawea in a boat!!! how often can u say that in january?

Lake Sakakawea - Tuesday, January 3, 2012
By: on 2012-01-03 15:05:21 | Add Comment | Post New Report
 Daily Satellite images:     http://ge.ssec.wisc.edu/modis-today/          

You can get an idea on what maybe froze and what isn't.
Lake Sakakawea - Tuesday, January 3, 2012
By: on 2012-01-03 08:50:12 | Add Comment | Post New Report
Would sure like to know if there is any ice on the lake, especially around the skunk bay area.
Lake Sakakawea - Wednesday, November 23, 2011
By: on 2011-11-23 07:53:17 | Add Comment | Post New Report
Heading up to Garrison to the inlaws for the holliday weekend wondering if i should throw some ice fishing stuff in to get out of the house for awhile. Any info on ice near by on big lake or close by would be helpfull. Thank you
Lake Sakakawea - Tuesday, October 18, 2011
By: on 2011-10-18 22:45:45 | Add Comment | Post New Report
I'm going up the lower end of the lake next to douglas bay, what is a good way to fish the small bays east of it? particulary northern. I also plan on fishing the custer mine pond, any good technequs there? I will make a big report on sunday afternoon! thanks in advance!
Lake Sakakawea - Sunday, September 25, 2011
Fished south end of the lake for salmon from shore sunday 09/25/11 tried the marina scoria bay, the pump house, and the spillway intake with no luck.  Used bright spoons, eggs, and cranks.  saw maybe half dozen porpoise out of the water near shore.  talked to a few other shore fisherman and only one caught a 3lber on eggs at the pump house. boats seem to be catching plenty now.  another week or two for shore fishing.
Lake Sakakawea - Sunday, September 11, 2011
By: on 2011-09-11 15:25:21 | Add Comment | Post New Report
Fishing was tough to say the least last week! Fished Deepwater to the Indian Hills with mixed results! Started to hit points in 10 - 14 ft. Ended up getting a few pike and 2 walleyes. Both were 23" about 4.5 pounds,

The next day I fished from Indian hills to Beulah Bay. Lots of pike and smallies; had 1 walleye fish was 24" Pulled cranks in 12 - 16 ft. Tried spinners but didn't pick up any fish.

Day three I went back west to fish deep drop offs. I pulled spinners in 25 feet! Caught a 25" walleye on the first pass, I had 2 more on at the boat; if I had another person with me I would've had' em! No more fish after that,

Day of the tournment we choose my partners pattern. Pulled cranks in 15 ft. Picked up three right away. A 23" and 2 21" It took the rest of the day to get the last 2. We weighed 5 for 16.78lbs. Second time we ended 2nd. It was a really odd week for ND weather, wind hardly blew. But when it did that's when we caught fish.
Lake Sakakawea - Tuesday, September 6, 2011
By: on 2011-09-06 15:23:55 | Add Comment | Post New Report
Fished Saturday and Sunday and caught some perch and silver bass.  Not a single Walleye.  Van Hook is DEAD!  Can't wait until next spring.

By the way fished Shallow with jigs, lindys, pitching cranks... Minnow , leaches, crawlers... Fishhed deep with spinners, lindys with crawlers and leaches.

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