Fishing near Watford City, ND
Watford City sits in McKenzie County in western North Dakota's badlands country. The area's fishing centers on a collection of small reservoirs and dams scattered across the county, with the in-town Watford City Park Pond providing quick walk-up access. Nearby waters like Arnegard Dam, Sather Dam, and McLeod (Ray) Reservoir round out the local scene, turning up walleye, northern pike, channel catfish, and panfish.
Top waters to fish near Watford City
Lake Sakakawea
Missouri River
Yellowstone River
Timber Creek
Little Muddy River
Knife River
Stony Creek
Indian Creek
Beaver Creek
Nelson Creek
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Bigmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Black Buffalo
Ictiobus niger
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Channel Catfish
Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Freshwater Drum
Aplodinotus grunniens
Northern Pike
Sauger
Smallmouth Bass
Walleye
Sander vitreus
White Bass
Morone chrysops
White Sucker
Catostomus commersonii
Yellow Perch
Perca flavescens
American Eel
Anguilla rostrata
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