Channeling Angler Efforts Toward Catfish

Choosing Catfish over WalleyeBy Ron Wilson
In the upper reaches of Lake Sakakawea and Lake Oahe, channel catfish rule.
Game and Fish Department fisheries personnel work with channel catfish netted from the Missouri River System. These fish, and others, were stocked in waters around the state.
That is to say that North Dakota Game and Fish Department fisheries personnel often catch more channel catfish in netting surveys than any other fish species.
“They are the number one fish in netting