About Devils Lake Fishing

Devils Lake is North Dakota's largest natural lake. In the pioneer days settlers refereed to it as the inner ocean, no wonder the 125,000 acre lake with over 375 miles of shore line, and one of the densest hardwood forest in the state, is an absolute anomaly on the prairie landscape.

Devils Lake is known nation wide for abundant populations of walleye, pike, perch and white bass. Field and Steam magazine picked Devils Lake as one the top 10 walleye lake in the U.S.

In 2007 the lake hosted  the FLW National walleye tournament, and the Lowrance National Championship walleye tournament.  . Devils Lake was picked as one of the top 50 hunting and fishing towns in the U.S. by Sports Afield Magazine. Many national magazines have highlighted our fishing.

Devils Lake holds the state record perch at 2lbs. 15oz. (1982), the state record white bass at 4lbs. 51/4oz. (1986), and state record striped bass at 20lbs. 12oz. (1993). Our lake record walleye is 12lbs. 14.oz.(November 2003), we are now seeing regularly northern pike from 15-20 lbs.

It's nice to read about our fishery, but you have to experience it yourself to truly understand what a unique lake it is. remember, North Dakota has only 650,000 people in the entire state, if you want un crowded, quality fishing, then Devils Lake is the place you want to be!

Recent high runoff years has brought Devils Lake to an all time high lake level. With the added water, thousands of acres have been flooded providing our fishery with prime habitat to reproduce in record numbers. Devils Lake is in the position to be a premier North American fishery.

For more information about the Lake Region, see the Devils Lake Area Chamber of Commerce.

Click here for a current lake level.