Summer 2022 creel survey shows decline in Red River fishing pressure

Summer 2022 creel survey shows decline in Red River fishing pressure

Source: echopress

3/25/2023

Credit: Contributed/North Dakota Game and Fish Department

Flooding last spring delayed the start of the survey along downstream portions of the river. The Grand Forks-based clerk, originally scheduled to start in May, didn’t start until mid-June.

GRAND FORKS – Extended flooding last spring kept anglers off the Red River longer than usual, but once they finally got out, fishing was pretty good, based on results from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 2022 creel survey.