Fishing near Grand Forks, ND
Set along the North Dakota/Minnesota border in Grand Forks County, Grand Forks draws its angling identity from the Red River of the North, which forms the city's eastern boundary. The river holds more than 70 species and ranked #4 in Abu Garcia's Top 100 U.S. Fisheries, anchored by world-class channel catfish where fish of 10–20 lb are common and 30 lb+ specimens turn up regularly. Beyond the Red, Grand Forks County offers 23 documented lakes and rivers.
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Bigmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Black Bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Brown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
Burbot
Lota lota
Channel Catfish
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Creek Chub
Semotilus atromaculatus
Freshwater Drum
Aplodinotus grunniens
Lake Sturgeon
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Longnose Gar
Lepisosteus osseus
Muskellunge
Northern Pike
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