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5/1/2011 |
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45 |
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| Paddlefish season opening May 1, 2011 will go down in the history books of North Dakota paddlefishing! After the worst blizzard of the winter on Saturday April 31, opening day on Sunday turned out to be a rather nice day. Without electricity and only partially staffed, the brave employees at the Cleaning Station at the Confluence opened for business as usual! There was a total of 45 fish cleaned on Sunday. Although this is lower than previous years, it is a great start considering the weather and the unusually high water level of the river.
Fish Shuttle service is available from the Pumphouse, call AJ at 701-770-5168 and from Sundheim Park, call Scott at 406-489-2663. Boat Shuttle service is also available this year, call Greg at 701-720-0447.
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5/2/2011 |
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0 |
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45 |
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| Monday and Tuesday are mandatory catch and release. Cleaning station not in operation. |
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5/3/2011 |
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0 |
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45 |
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| Monday and Tuesday are mandatory catch and release. Cleaning station not in operation. |
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5/4/2011 |
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Caught Today: |
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66 |
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111 |
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| I turned out to be a nice day at the confluence and 43 fish were caught and cleaned by 5:00PM - 32 males and 11 females. The final tally for the day was 66 fish. |
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5/5/2011 |
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Caught Today: |
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86 |
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197 |
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| Thursday was a good fishing day with 86 fish caught, for a season total of 197 fish. |
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5/6/2011 |
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Caught Today: |
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120 |
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317 |
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| Each day gets a little better than the day before! We are hoping for a great turn out and catch over the week-end. Friday was overall a good fishing day, with a rush at the 10:00 pm closing time. The final tally at last count was 120 fish for the day, for a cumulative total of 317 caught this season |
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5/7/2011 |
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Caught Today: |
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163 |
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480 |
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| I was a beautiful day at least part of the time, with some rain sprinkled in. That didn't stop the paddlefishers and the cleaning station was knee-deep in paddlefish! Total catch for the day was 163, for a grand total of 480 fish caught. |
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5/8/2011 |
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Caught Today: |
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89 |
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569 |
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| 89 fish caught on Sunday for a total of 569 fish caught for the season. The smallest fish caught this year weighed in at a whopping 17 lbs, the largest caught was 112 lbs. |
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5/9/2011 |
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0 |
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569 |
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| Monday and Tuesday are catch and release. There's hasn't been much activity today - kind of drizzly and overcast. |
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5/10/2011 |
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0 |
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569 |
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| Catch and release. |
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5/11/2011 |
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31 |
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600 |
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| The river is very high so there are less places to fish. The count for the day was just 31 fish, for a grand total of 600 fish. |
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5/12/2011 |
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Caught Today: |
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42 |
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642 |
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| Total fish caught Thursday was 42, for a grand total of 642 |
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5/13/2011 |
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Caught Today: |
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88 |
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Caught to Date: |
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730 |
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| The water level is going down a little and the number of fish caught is getting better, with 88 fish caught by the end of the day, and a grand total of 730 for the season. |
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5/14/2011 |
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Caught Today: |
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61 |
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Caught to Date: |
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791 |
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| The day started out very slowly but ended up better than expected with a total of 61 fish for the day. Grand total for the season is 791 fish. |
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5/15/2011 |
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Caught Today: |
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51 |
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842 |
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| This was the last harvest day for the 2011 season. We ended up with a grand total of 842 fish caught. The largest fish weighed 112 lbs. and the smallest weighed 17 lbs. - quite a difference. Thanks to all you fishermen for donating your roe, we processed 1706 lbs. of caviar this year. Your donations keep the cleaning station and other services open, so we appreciate your quick delivery of all female fish. See you next season. |
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Total Fish Caught This Season 842 |
