UTERNorth Dakota fishing
What's biting in North Dakota in November: muskellunge and rainbow trout at their peak, with black crappie, brown bullhead and burbot around too, according to Fish Scouter's month-by-month season calendar. It follows North Dakota freshwater month by month, with 6 fish-by-water guides for 6 fish.
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What's biting in North Dakota in November
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Muskellunge
North Dakota freshwater
Rainbow trout
North Dakota freshwater
Black crappie
North Dakota freshwater
Brown bullhead
North Dakota freshwater
Burbot
North Dakota freshwater
Channel catfish
North Dakota freshwater
Northern pike
North Dakota freshwater
Sauger
North Dakota freshwater
Smallmouth bass
North Dakota freshwater
Walleye
North Dakota freshwater
Yellow perch
North Dakota freshwater
Where to fish in North Dakota
1 waterDevils Lake to Sakakawea
North Dakota freshwater
November: Freeze-up
Fished from Devils Lake, Lake Sakakawea, Lake Oahe, Missouri River, Red River of the North.
North Dakota freshwater, month by monthRules and licence
Size and bag limits and seasons in North Dakota are set by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department (NDGF) and change — read the current rule before you keep a fish.
Statewide rules today
NDGF, where no local rule appliesopen (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 3 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 3 per person
catch and release only (Statewide, fresh water)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 3 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 48" TL minimum · 1 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
closed today (Statewide, fresh water, until May 1) · no minimum size when open · 1 per person · paddlefish tag (one per angler per season)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 3 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 30 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 20 per person
As of 8 November 2026. Source NDGF, checked 7 November 2026 · For education only — rules change. Always confirm with NDGF before you keep a fish.
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