Fishing near Williston, ND

Set in Williams County where the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers meet the upper reach of Lake Sakakawea, Williston puts three major fisheries within minutes of downtown. Sakakawea ranks among the country's top walleye lakes, spreading 380,000+ acres behind Garrison Dam, while the Missouri–Yellowstone confluence is one of North America's premier paddlefish-snagging spots.

Top waters to fish near Williston

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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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