Dakota Recreation Report: Nov. 16, 2020

Outdoor notes:

*Nov. 22: Deer gun season closes.

*Nov. 27: Muzzleloader deer season opens.

*Nov. 29: Dove season closes.

*Nov. 30 and Dec. 1: N.D. Game & Fish Dept. virtual livestream advisory board public meetings. Email advance questions to [email protected]. Go to the department website, (gf.nd.gov) for more information.

Fishing:

*Devils Lake elevation, Nov. 10: 1,448.56 feet above mean sea level (MSL).

*Stump Lake elevation: 1,448.59 MSL.

*Lake Sakakawea elevation: 1,839.01 MSL; 13,400 cubic feet per second average (CFS) Garrison Dam daily releases.

*N.D. Game & Fish Dept. Dist. game wardens: No activity.

*Devils Lake, Ed’s Bait Shop, Devils Lake: No new reports.

*Devils Lake, Lakeview Lodge, Minnewaukan: Minimal activity.

*Devils Lake, Woodland Resort, Devils Lake: Some activity along the bridges, weather permitting, but overall activity is light.

*Foster County area lakes, Dry Dock, Carrington: Little activity throughout area lakes.

*Jamestown Reservoir, Pioneer Bait & Tackle, Jamestown: Jamestown Reservoir and area lakes generally quiet.

*Jamestown Reservoir, Sooper Stop, Jamestown: Limited activity throughout area lakes.

*Lake Ashtabula, Ashtabula Crossing, Luverne: A few boat anglers still on the water but limited success.

*Lake Ashtabula, Bayshore, Valley City: No activity with anglers generally waiting for ice-over.

*Lake Sakakawea, Cenex Bait & Tackle, Garrison: No activity with windy, cooler weather.

*Lake Sakakawea/Lake Audubon/Missouri River, Scott’s Bait and Tackle, Pick City: Missouri River remains difficult to access in the tailrace itself and off the boat ramp. Better success remains from shore at night. No reports from the east end of Lake Sakakawea.

*Lonetree WMA area lakes, Harvey: No new reports.

*Pipestem Reservoir, Pioneer Bait & Tackle, Jamestown: Quiet.

*Pipestem Reservoir, Sooper Stop, Jamestown: No new reports.

*Spiritwood Lake, Pioneer Bait & Tackle, Jamestown: No activity.

*Spiritwood Lake, Sooper Stop, Jamestown: No reports.

Hunting:

*Deer: Generally improving numbers across many areas with overall fair opening weekend success despite windy weather. Look for increasing movement with cooler weather.

*Waterfowl: Good diving duck numbers remain on Devils Lake but geese are more scattered in the northeast. A lot of geese moved through the Lonetree WMA region early in the week. Fair numbers still around east-central parts of the state earlier in the week. Snow geese starting to filter out in areas around the east end of Lake Sakakawea but improving Canada goose numbers in the area. Some geese still around the midsection of the lake and across north-central parts of the state.

Numbers to know:

*N.D. Game and Fish Department, main Bismarck office: (701) 328-6300, website: (http://gf.nd.gov).

*N.D. Game and Fish Department, Devils Lake office: (701) 662-3617.

*N.D. Game & Fish Department, Jamestown office: (701) 253-6480.

*Report All Poachers: (800) 472-2121 or (701) 328-9921.