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Doug Leier: A look at how fishing has changed in North Dakota

70-80% of North Dakota anglers report fishing from a boat annually. (Photo courtesy of North Dakota Game and Fish)

I took a little good-natured ribbing from fisheries chief Greg Power for a column a little while back referencing his connection to our North Dakota fisheries dating back to Jimmy Carter, bell bottoms and disco music.
While it’s all in jest, the truth is history is one of the best teachers we have.
Power recently gave another history lesson in the March-April issue of North Dakota OUTDOORS. With 75-plus prairie lakes created in the past 20 or so years, coupled with North Dakota’s traditional waters — Sakakawea, Oahe and Devils Lake — fishing in recent years has likely never been better.

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