Richardton Man Sets New Record for Lake Whitefish Catch

Richardton man sets new record for lake whitefish catch

North Dakota Angler Lonnie Liebel set a new state record, besting the record that had been in the books since 1984.

Potential World Record Rockfish Caught In Alaska Looks Like A Giant Mutant Goldfish

orange shortraker rockfish in Alaska A potential fishing world record shortraker rockfish was caught in Elfin Cove, Alaska out of the Tanaku Lodge and once certified it will beat the existing world record by a few ounces. This fish looks like a goldfish that got lost inside nuclear sludge and mutated into a giant… or like a magikarp from Pokémon IRL. The pending world record shortraker rockfish weighed in 44.8 pounds and was landed by angler Gle…

North Dakota Outdoors: The lure of big fish stories

I’m comfortable considering myself “old.” I remember when North Dakota had a closed fishing season, I bought my fishing license at a gas station, with a trout stamp, and signed my name on the side so as not to mark the stamp’s beautiful artwork. With that I reference the point of view of Greg Power, fisheries division chief, who began with the Game and Fish Department while I was at Wakefield Elem...

North Dakota Angler Breaks 40-Year Record With This Giant Missouri River Fish

Riverdale, North Dakota angler Lonnie Liebel has been fishing the Missouri River area below massive 307,000-acre Sakakawea Lake for 50 years. The 71-year-old veteran angler was fishing for walleyes in the tailrace below the dam creating Sakakawea Lake on June 2 when he ended up hooking into a state-record fish. He was using a Slug-Go lure on a 3-way rig when he got a strike. By the way the fish fought, Liebel knew it wasn’t a walleye, trout, sal…