8 public waters in the Missouri Slope & Badlands region — 7 lakes/reservoirs and 1 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a North Dakota licence.
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Bowman-Haley Reservoir in Bowman County holds a fair number of walleye to 5lb and northern pike to 10lb, plus good numbers of white bass and smallmouth bass, with stocked muskie, tiger muskie and trout adding cool-water variety alongside crappie and perch.
Bowman-Haley Dam impounds 1,723 acres in Bowman County's Missouri Slope & Badlands, delivering one of western North Dakota's most complete warmwater fisheries—walleye and northern pike lead, with smallmouth bass, white bass, crappie, bluegill, yellow perch and bullhead all present. The reservoir's diverse structure makes it equally rewarding for trophy hunters and panfish enthusiasts.
Gascoyne Lake is a 189-acre northern pike and yellow perch water in Bowman County's Missouri Slope & Badlands region. This remote lake offers straightforward pike and panfish opportunity in one of North Dakota's most rugged landscapes.
Spring Lake in Bowman County spans 45 acres and holds a diverse warmwater mix: walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, and bluegill across the Missouri Slope. This multipurpose fishery serves anglers targeting both predators and panfish in the badlands region.
Kalina Dam is a compact 31-acre Bowman County impoundment in the Missouri Slope & Badlands, managed by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Northern pike and yellow perch are the primary targets, with bluegill adding panfish opportunity in this modest Badlands-region water.
Kalina Lake, a 24-acre lake in Bowman County, North-Dakota, managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department: Lakes and reservoirs across this region typically hold walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, largemouth and smallmouth bass, and panfish such as bluegill, crappie and pumpkinseed, with muskellunge present in some larger lakes -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Lutz Dam is a 4-acre impoundment in Bowman County's Missouri Slope region, managed by North Dakota Game and Fish. Rainbow trout are the primary draw, with bluegill, yellow perch, and black crappie providing variety for panfish anglers on this small, accessible water.
The Little Missouri winds 515 km through North Dakota's Missouri Slope and Badlands, hosting sauger, walleye, and northern pike as primary targets alongside channel catfish and white bass. Common carp are abundant throughout this system and represent a substantial under-fished opportunity for anglers seeking hard-fighting, trophy-sized freshwater fish.
Across its mapped waters, Bowman County holds 20 species on PiscaMaps, including Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Bluegill, Walleye, White Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie and Rainbow Trout.
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Open the North Dakota map Join PiscaMapsOne North Dakota Game and Fish Department fishing licence covers every public water in the state, the Missouri River reservoirs and every water on NDGF's Fishing Waters list included — the resident annual is about $29 (including the required Fishing, Hunting & Furbearer Certificate), the non-resident annual about $73, with non-resident 3-day (~$53) and 10-day (~$63) options. No separate trout stamp is required. North Dakota residents 65 and older can buy a discounted senior licence for about $12, and anyone under 16 fishes free. Licences run 1 April to 31 March. Buy at gf.nd.gov.