The Paddlefish Season Starts May 1st.

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Date:	5/2/2023	Caught Today:	117	Caught to Date:	117
We had a lot of action from the Confluence area today, and some from further east. We have had a lot of males, but the females brought in have been nice sized and good quality. Thank you for bringing your fish in as soon as you catch it! Good luck to everyone for the second day of harvest tomorrow. Largest fish we saw today was 109.3lb.

Date:	5/3/2023	Caught Today:	84	Caught to Date:	201
Today was slower than yesterday but we cleaned some nice fish! Most are still coming in from the confluence area. Tomorrow is a catch and release day. We anticipate a busy Friday and Saturday! Good luck everyone.

Date:	5/5/2023	Caught Today:	191	Caught to Date:	392
Pace was steady all day, with males outpacing females 4 to 1. We saw a lot of great fish today. Thank you for bringing them to the caviar station as soon as you get them to shore. Total to date is 392.

Date:	5/6/2023	Caught Today:	152	Caught to Date:	544
Male to female ratio was almost even today. We saw quite a few big mature 80# and over female fish but the smaller males are good eating too! We will take some time over the next two catch and release days to restock the North Star Caviar station, get some minor maintenance things taken care of and get ready for two more harvest days this upcoming Tuesday and Wednesday.

Date:	5/9/2023	Caught Today:	36	Caught to Date:	580
The fish are here but the sportsmen & women are not- but that is to be expected midweek on the second week of season. Male to female ratio was 3 to 1 today, and we are seeing more fish from all over now as opposed to just the confluence area.

Date:	5/10/2023	Caught Today:	19	Caught to Date:	599
Slow day on the river! We saw some nice fish. We are looking forward to a great weekend. Have a great catch-and-release day tomorrow and come snag your big one this Friday/Saturday.

Date:	5/12/2023	Caught Today:	37	Caught to Date:	636
Slow day! Good female to male ratio.

Date:	5/13/2023	Caught Today:	30	Caught to Date:	666
The fish are here! Come out and try your luck.

Date:	5/16/2023	Caught Today:	11	Caught to Date:	677
Still seeing some nice females coming in.

Date:	5/17/2023	Caught Today:	7	Caught to Date:	684
Very windy in the morning with a lot of smoke in the air. Tough fishing conditions but some beautiful fish coming in. 6 were very nice females. Come out and snag your big one this weekend!

Date:	5/19/2023	Caught Today:	11	Caught to Date:	695
We are finally getting some decent weather out here on the water but much of our sport fishing participants count on a fast season and don't return for week 3. This is a great opportunity to get out and have more room to cast and try different spots without having to work around parked trucks and campers. We hope you find your big one!

Date:	5/20/2023	Caught Today:	23	Caught to Date:	718
Today was beautiful weather and a predominantly female harvest day. We saw some great fish! Thanks for participating in the ongoing paddlefish research at the North Star Caviar station again this year.
Total Fish Caught This Season: 718

North American Paddlefish Caviar - From the cold northern waters of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers

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