east of ND Highway 1
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations for east of ND Highway 1, as the state words them
ND County · River · ND
The rules for this water, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from ND's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- channel catfishHead, fillets and tail must be attached while on the water, actively engaged in fishing, transporting or until at license holder's residence.
Statewide base layerParsed
These defaults apply where the rules above do not modify them.
- Season
- ALL WATERS of the state are open to fishing year-roundStatewide
- Gear
- limited to the following methods only: Hook and Line Fishing, Darkhouse Spear and Bow (Archery) Fishing, Bow (Archery) and Spearfishing, Underwater Spearfishing and Paddlefish SnaggingStatewide
- Bait
- the only legal live baitfish are fathead minnows, creek chubs and sticklebacksStatewide
- Poles
- not more than two poles , each equipped with one line, in the water at any one timeStatewide
Where the verbatim rules above name a species, season, or limit, they replace the rows below. Each row is tagged with the layer it comes from.
| Species | Daily limit | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
paddlefish Varies by water: limit no limit on number of fish that can be snagged during the day; no harvest allowed (Paddlefish Snagging, SNAG-AND-RELEASE-ONLY DAYS) | Season creel limit is one paddlefish | - | Statewide |
Walleye, Sauger, Saugeye or Combination Varies by water: limit 5 (Statewide) | 3 daily, 3 possession | - | Statewide |
Northern Pike Varies by water: limit 5 (Statewide) | 3 daily, 3 possession | - | Statewide |
Yellow Perch Varies by water: limit 20 (Statewide) | 10 daily, 20 possession | - | Statewide |
White Bass | 20 | - | Statewide |
Bluegill | 10 | - | Statewide |
Crappie | 10 | - | Statewide |
Salmon | 5 | - | Statewide |
Burbot (Ling) | 10 | - | Statewide |
Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass or Combination | 5 | - | Statewide |
Muskellunge (pure or hybrid) | 1 | - | Statewide |
Legal Live Baitfish | 150 | - | Statewide |
Leeches | 300 | - | Statewide |
Smelt | 5 gallons | - | Statewide |
Frogs | 50 | - | Statewide |
Salamanders | 50 | - | Statewide |
Crayfish | 50 | - | Statewide |
Snapping Turtle | One annually | - | Statewide |
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide river rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this stretch begins and ends
This water is not yet drawn on the map. Its rules are captured and receipted; the geometry ledger records exactly why it is not drawn (an ambiguous name match or a gap in the source data), and it will never ship as a guess. Each rule above describes in the state's own words where it applies, and those written descriptions are the authoritative boundaries.
What are you fishing for here?Advice
Pick from the species named in east of ND Highway 1's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.
Receipts
Local services near east of ND Highway 1
Tackle shops, guides, and boat launches that serve this water will appear here - a separate lane below the rules, so a local business can reach you without ever getting between you and the regulation.
Run a shop or guide service on east of ND Highway 1? Get listed.