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Dakota Recreation Report: February 1, 2021

Outdoor notes:

*Ice is never completely safe. Avoid areas with vegetation, moving water, pressure ridges and springs. Check conditions as you go along on the ice and don’t move around at night.

*Feb. 10: Spring turkey applications due.

Fishing:

*Devils Lake elevation, Jan. 26: 1,448.52 feet above mean sea level (MSL).

*Stump Lake elevation: 1,447.47 MSL.

*Lake Sakakawea elevation: 1,838.53 MSL; 16,300 cubic feet per second average (CFS) Garrison Dam daily releases.

*N.D. Game & Fish Dept. game wardens: Dry Lake in Foster County has extremely variable ice conditions. Areas with open water earlier now have a thin layer of ice and the south end of the lake has extremely bad ice. Devils Lake spotty with better success on the west end. No Lake Sakakawea reports.

*Devils Lake, Lakeview Lodge, Minnewaukan: Weather pattern creating sporadic and inconsistent walleye and perch success on northern feeder lakes and Devils Lake itself.

*Devils Lake, Woodland Resort, Devils Lake: Cold front slowed success but look for improving activity with warming weather. Overall success was good prior to cold snap, including a solid perch bite throughout much of the lake. Try morning or evening for walleye.

*Foster County area lakes, Dry Dock, Carrington: Some activity on area lakes. Look for more anglers out with better ice conditions.

*Jamestown Reservoir, Sooper Stop, Jamestown: Look for some trout success on Moon Lake. Fair to good activity on Jamestown Reservoir and Trautman Slough.

*Lake Ashtabula, Ashtabula Crossing, Luverne: Continued fair to good perch success with some walleye and pike mixed in. Try 17 to 20 feet in the channel using jigs. Fewer reports from crappie.

*Lake Sakakawea, Cenex Bait & Tackle, Garrison: Best Lake Audubon success is in late afternoon, early evening, and after midnight. Lake Sakakawea back bays gaining ice on the east end but use caution yet.

*Lake Sakakawea/Lake Audubon/Missouri River, Scott’s Bait and Tackle, Pick City: Limited activity but look for continued walleye success from shore for walleye casting crankbaits off the rocks at night. Try herring or smelt for pike from shore.

*Lonetree WMA area lakes, Harvey: Look for decent perch and walleye success from Silver Lake with continued activity on Hurdsfield Lake.

*Pipestem Reservoir, Sooper Stop, Jamestown: Fair success.

N.D. Parks & Recreation Dept. trails

(conditions can vary):

*North Dakota state parks remain open with trails usable for hiking. Check with individual parks for other available amenities this winter.

*Lake Metigoshe, Bottineau: Trails in good condition for hiking with some new snow.

Downhill skiing (conditions can vary):

*Bottineau Winter Park, Bottineau: Open Friday through Sunday. Contact (701) 263-4556 for more information.

*Buena Vista Ski Area, Bemidji, Minn .: 24- to 32-inch packed powder base with nine runs open.

*Frostfire Ski Area, Walhalla: Open Saturday and Sundays. 5 runs, Beginner Hill, and Magic Carpet open. Contact (701) 549-3600 for schedule and COVID-19 information.

*Huff Hills Ski Area, Mandan: Open Saturday and Sunday. 14- to 25-inch base. Three runs, Bunny Hill, and with three lifts available. More opening with snowmaking underway.

Snowmobile N.D .:

*Trails remain closed until better snow conditions.

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.

 
 
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