Riverdale fisherman lands new North Dakota state record whitefish

Riverdale fisherman lands new North Dakota state record whitefish

BISMARCK – For the first time in more than 40 years, North Dakota has a new state-record whitefish. Lonnie Liebel of Riverdale, North Dakota, landed the 9-pound, 2-ounce whitefish Monday, June 2, while fishing the Garrison Dam Tailrace on the Missouri River, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department reported Monday, June 23. Liebel’s new record whitefish measured 25 inches in length. Bill Mitzel of Bismarck, of Dakota Country magazine fame, land…

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 Elementary school in LaMoure. I may be old. But Greg …