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Missouri River is a public river in McKenzie County, McLean County, Williams County, Morton County, Burleigh County and Emmons County, North Dakota, managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department. You can fish it on a North Dakota fishing licence; bank access is at bridge crossings, NDGF access points and public parks. North Dakota riverbeds are private property up to the ordinary high-water mark except on a few federally-declared-navigable reaches, so wading or bank fishing away from a public access point needs the landowner's permission. Public access confirmed via marquee water.
The Missouri River through North Dakota — the free-flowing reach below Garrison Dam ('the tailrace') is a renowned trophy walleye and sauger fishery, plus channel catfish, smallmouth bass and paddlefish (snagging season).
It runs roughly 340 miles through the South Central & James River Valley region. Anglers here mostly fish for walleye, channel catfish, rainbow trout, brown trout; burbot (ling), chinook salmon, northern pike, sauger are also on record. Live flow and gauge height come from the Missouri River At Price, Nd USGS station shown below. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Upper Missouri River and Lake Susie.
Species from PiscaMaps water-type profiles, NDGF trout designations and hand research.
Night fishing: No statewide night-fishing closure in North Dakota. Snagging (for paddlefish, in season, on the Missouri River system only), bowfishing and setlines for carp, buffalo and catfish are legal on most waters with their own seasons and gear rules.
Boats: Lake Sakakawea, Lake Oahe and Devils Lake have no horsepower limit and take full-size boats; many smaller NDGF-managed lakes are shallower prairie waters better suited to a small boat or canoe. North Dakota requires boater education for operators born after 31 Dec 1985.
Bank & bivvy camping: Camp at the Corps of Engineers recreation areas around Sakakawea and Oahe, North Dakota state parks (several on the big reservoirs and at Devils Lake), and NDGF-managed public use areas at smaller lakes statewide.
Boat ramps: 19 mapped — Boat ramp, Boat ramp, Boat ramp, Boat ramp, Fox Island Boat Ramp, Boat ramp and others nearby.
Camping: 16 sites mapped nearby — Campsite, Campsite, Campsite, Hazelton Recreation Area, Campsite, Campsite and others.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Live from USGS gauge 06342020 — Missouri River At Price, Nd. Full gauge data →
Anyone 16 or older needs a North Dakota fishing licence — the resident annual is about $29 (with the required Fishing, Hunting & Furbearer Certificate), the non-resident annual about $73, with non-resident 3-day (~$53) and 10-day (~$63) licences also sold. North Dakota resident seniors (65+) can buy a discounted senior licence for about $12, and anyone under 16 fishes free. Licences run 1 April to 31 March. Buy from NDGF at gf.nd.gov. A North Dakota fishing licence covers this water — it is on NDGF's official Fishing Waters list.
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