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Lake Sakakawea

 February 2026
Percent of the total catch for each length category (inches)
 
2025
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Walleye 43.5 - 1 2 19 27 43 8 - - - - -
Goldeye 17.1 10 8 7 29 44 2 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 13.7 - 3 9 6 17 44 20 1 - - - -
Sauger 5.8 - 2 9 37 39 13 - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 4.8 8 1 11 13 53 15 1 - - - - -
Northern Pike 3.2 - - - - - 18 30 19 20 12 1 -
Yellow Perch 2.2 56 37 6 - - - - - - - - -
White Bass 2.0 - 1 2 13 79 4 - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 1.8 1 9 2 10 53 24 - - - - - -
Common Carp 1.6 - - - - 5 21 74 - - - - -
White Sucker 1.5 3 5 16 5 21 50 - - - - - -
River Carpsucker 0.9 - - 3 15 48 27 7 - - - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.8 - - - - - - 57 43 - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 0.6 - - 5 22 37 32 5 - - - - -
White Crappie 0.3 57 10 24 - 10 - - - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 0.1 - - - - - - 17 67 17 - - -
Black Crappie < .1 - - - 33 67 - - - - - - -
Black Bullhead < .1 - - - 100 - - - - - - - -
Shortnose Gar < .1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
 
 
2024
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Walleye 47.8 - 9 6 17 23 38 7 - - - - -
Goldeye 14.4 3 3 12 18 61 4 - - - - - -
Sauger 8.8 - 4 22 51 13 9 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 8.3 1 2 1 2 11 52 27 4 - - - -
Northern Pike 3.9 - - - 1 17 12 17 23 18 10 2 -
Freshwater Drum 3.7 1 5 4 9 60 19 1 - - - - -
Yellow Perch 3.5 55 41 4 - - - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 2.5 2 3 5 5 61 23 - - - - - -
White Sucker 2.3 7 6 13 1 21 52 - - - - - -
White Bass 1.5 - 1 2 7 88 2 - - - - - -
Common Carp 1.3 - - - 1 - 11 79 8 - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 0.8 7 18 5 5 36 27 - - - - - -
River Carpsucker 0.6 - - 3 24 30 24 16 3 - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 0.2 - - - - - - 9 82 9 - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.2 - - - - - 11 22 67 - - - -
White Crappie 0.1 25 - - - 75 - - - - - - -
Cisco 0.1 - 50 25 - - 25 - - - - - -
Black Crappie < .1 - 33 33 33 - - - - - - - -
Brown Trout < .1 - 100 - - - - - - - - - -
Lake Whitefish < .1 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
Saugeye < .1 - - 100 - - - - - - - - -
 
 
2023
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Walleye 44.4 - 11 4 15 17 44 8 1 - - - -
Goldeye 15.0 7 16 15 11 48 3 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 12.0 - 1 2 1 8 62 25 2 - - - -
Sauger 5.8 - 16 20 39 11 14 - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 4.9 51 46 3 - - - - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 3.6 5 3 7 9 60 16 1 - - - - -
Northern Pike 2.9 - - - - 2 4 14 34 27 17 2 -
White Bass 2.0 3 - 5 14 74 5 - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 2.0 - 3 2 11 67 18 - - - - - -
River Carpsucker 2.0 5 2 10 50 8 17 8 - - - - -
White Sucker 1.9 2 4 10 1 48 36 - - - - - -
Common Carp 1.2 1 - - 3 - 24 58 13 - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 1.1 2 3 20 15 13 45 2 - - - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.6 - - - - 3 - 23 73 - - - -
White Crappie 0.3 13 - 13 33 40 - - - - - - -
Cisco 0.2 - - - - 69 31 - - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 0.1 - - - - - - - - 100 - - -
Chinook Salmon < .1 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
Lake Whitefish < .1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Paddlefish < .1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
 
2022
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Walleye 51.2 - 6 3 11 24 46 10 1 - - - -
Channel Catfish 11.6 - - 1 1 7 54 35 2 - - - -
Goldeye 10.8 20 5 2 6 61 5 - - - - - -
Sauger 4.5 - 2 8 31 32 27 - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 4.2 2 2 1 9 63 21 2 - - - - -
Northern Pike 4.1 - - - - - 5 36 30 18 9 2 -
Yellow Perch 2.8 65 30 5 - - - - - - - - -
Common Carp 2.2 - - - - - 22 71 6 - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 2.1 - 2 7 22 54 15 - - - - - -
White Sucker 1.9 1 4 18 7 29 42 - - - - - -
White Bass 1.7 1 1 2 14 75 7 - - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 1.0 2 - 2 - 17 78 2 - - - - -
River Carpsucker 1.0 3 3 3 7 27 44 12 - - - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.3 - - - 6 - 6 12 76 - - - -
White Crappie 0.3 - - - 87 13 - - - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 0.1 - - - - - - - 50 50 - - -
Chinook Salmon 0.1 - - 33 - - 33 33 - - - - -
Black Bullhead < .1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Black Crappie < .1 - - 100 - - - - - - - - -
Cisco < .1 - - - 100 - - - - - - - -
Lake Whitefish < .1 - - - - 100 - - - - - - -
Paddlefish < .1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
 
2021
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Walleye 42.7 - 2 4 21 36 26 10 1 - - - -
Goldeye 20.3 8 7 7 9 65 4 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 14.3 - 1 1 1 13 56 25 3 - - - -
Northern Pike 4.1 - - - - 1 13 38 24 14 8 1 -
Freshwater Drum 3.8 1 - - 19 60 20 - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 2.9 40 54 6 - - - - - - - - -
Sauger 2.7 - 5 8 31 44 12 - - - - - -
White Sucker 2.5 3 3 10 3 32 48 - - - - - -
White Bass 2.0 4 1 1 6 81 7 - - - - - -
Common Carp 1.4 - - - - - 32 59 9 - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 1.2 1 8 8 25 36 22 - - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 0.6 - - 3 6 21 68 3 - - - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.6 - - 3 - - 11 45 42 - - - -
River Carpsucker 0.3 5 - 5 10 19 43 19 - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 0.2 - - - - - 20 20 50 10 - - -
Black Crappie 0.1 29 - 29 43 - - - - - - - -
Cisco 0.1 - - - - 25 75 - - - - - -
White Crappie 0.1 29 43 - 29 - - - - - - - -
Paddlefish < .1 - - - - - - - - - 100 - -
Pallid Sturgeon < .1 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
 
 
2020
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Walleye 41.8 - 5 13 24 18 28 11 - - - - -
Goldeye 16.4 6 4 1 14 70 5 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 12.2 - - - 2 10 56 29 2 - - - -
Freshwater Drum 5.3 - - - 19 63 18 - - - - - -
Northern Pike 4.7 - - - 1 2 13 28 23 21 9 2 -
Sauger 3.9 - 1 26 41 20 11 - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 3.7 58 39 3 - - - - - - - - -
White Sucker 2.8 1 12 17 2 20 48 - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 2.6 3 14 10 16 33 25 - - - - - -
White Bass 2.2 - 1 3 7 85 4 - - - - - -
Common Carp 2.2 - - - 1 5 24 65 4 - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 0.9 - - 5 3 14 74 3 - - - - -
White Crappie 0.4 - - 4 78 17 - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.4 - - - - - 12 27 62 - - - -
River Carpsucker 0.2 - - - - 20 53 27 - - - - -
Cisco 0.1 - - - - 100 - - - - - - -
Black Crappie 0.1 12 12 12 50 12 - - - - - - -
Paddlefish 0.1 - - - - - - - - 100 - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo < .1 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
Shovelnose Sturgeon < .1 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
 
 
2019
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Walleye 50.2 - 7 5 21 14 42 11 1 - - - -
Goldeye 9.3 5 2 4 18 65 6 - - - - - -
Sauger 7.4 - 2 22 41 14 20 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 7.1 - - - - 10 57 28 4 - - - -
Yellow Perch 5.5 65 32 3 - - - - - - - - -
Northern Pike 4.5 - - - - 2 14 24 29 19 9 3 -
Freshwater Drum 3.7 5 - 7 20 52 17 - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 2.9 2 12 6 16 37 27 - - - - - -
White Bass 2.7 - 1 1 18 77 4 - - - - - -
White Sucker 2.3 3 9 15 2 27 45 - - - - - -
Common Carp 1.9 - - - 1 2 7 82 9 - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 1.1 - 6 6 3 28 55 1 - - - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.4 - - - - - 4 42 46 8 - - -
White Crappie 0.3 - 19 14 57 10 - - - - - - -
Cisco 0.3 - - - - 65 35 - - - - - -
River Carpsucker 0.2 - - - 13 13 40 33 - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo < .1 - - - - - - - 67 33 - - -
Paddlefish < .1 - - - - - - - - - 100 - -
Pallid Sturgeon < .1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Black Bullhead < .1 - 100 - - - - - - - - - -
Lake Whitefish < .1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Shovelnose Sturgeon < .1 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
Saugeye < .1 - - - 50 - 50 - - - - - -
 
 
2018
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Walleye 55.7 - 9 2 7 18 53 10 1 - - - -
Goldeye 7.4 2 4 9 20 59 5 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 7.2 - - 1 1 8 70 18 2 - - - -
Northern Pike 4.5 - - - - 4 6 29 32 20 8 - -
Sauger 4.5 - 14 29 26 11 19 - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 4.3 1 6 17 10 52 15 - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 3.7 30 68 2 - - - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 3.4 6 13 5 11 45 20 - - - - - -
White Bass 2.7 1 1 3 10 82 2 - - - - - -
Common Carp 2.0 - - - - - 15 79 6 - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 1.8 1 1 1 10 27 60 1 - - - - -
White Sucker 1.4 1 2 14 3 39 41 - - - - - -
River Carpsucker 0.9 - - 7 9 12 51 21 - - - - -
White Crappie 0.3 - 5 26 68 - - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.2 - - - 8 8 42 8 33 - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo < .1 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
 
 
2017
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Walleye 55.0 - 4 2 14 18 54 8 - - - - -
Goldeye 11.2 18 13 7 15 44 2 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 7.1 - - 1 3 12 69 15 1 - - - -
Northern Pike 5.0 - - - 1 2 8 37 25 15 11 1 -
Freshwater Drum 5.0 2 18 6 29 33 12 - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 3.6 69 30 1 - - - - - - - - -
Sauger 3.6 - 3 9 19 27 40 2 - - - - -
White Bass 2.5 2 8 2 4 80 4 - - - - - -
White Sucker 1.7 - - 4 6 40 50 - - - - - -
Common Carp 1.6 - - - - - 22 74 4 - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 1.6 2 3 1 12 51 31 - - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 0.9 - 2 17 - 34 47 - - - - - -
White Crappie 0.7 9 23 20 45 2 - - - - - - -
Cisco 0.2 - - - - 22 78 - - - - - -
River Carpsucker 0.1 - - - 11 - 33 56 - - - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.1 - - - - - - 50 38 12 - - -
Chinook Salmon < .1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Paddlefish < .1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pallid Sturgeon < .1 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
Shovelnose Sturgeon < .1 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
 
 
2016
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Walleye 53.4 - 4 1 10 39 38 7 - - - - -
Goldeye 9.9 8 9 18 14 48 3 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 8.9 - - - 1 10 73 15 2 - - - -
Northern Pike 6.5 - - - - - 20 25 26 19 9 1 -
Sauger 4.1 - 2 11 36 30 21 - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 3.7 24 - 3 38 21 14 - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 2.6 76 24 - - - - - - - - - -
White Sucker 2.4 2 7 13 1 42 35 - - - - - -
White Bass 2.1 20 1 2 5 70 3 - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 1.8 - 3 - 15 54 28 - - - - - -
Common Carp 1.5 1 - - - - 43 53 3 - - - -
White Crappie 1.4 73 1 6 19 1 - - - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 0.7 - - - 2 29 67 2 - - - - -
Cisco 0.3 - - - - 18 82 - - - - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.2 - - - 8 8 23 31 31 - - - -
Black Crappie 0.1 50 - - 50 - - - - - - - -
River Carpsucker 0.1 - 11 22 - 11 33 22 - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo < .1 - - - - - 33 - 33 33 - - -
Chinook Salmon < .1 - 100 - - - - - - - - - -
Paddlefish < .1 - - - - - - - - - - - 100
Pallid Sturgeon < .1 - - - - 100 - - - - - - -
Saugeye < .1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
 
 
2015
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Walleye 39.2 - 8 10 19 19 35 9 1 - - - -
Goldeye 15.2 11 10 8 12 57 2 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 14.3 - - - - 11 72 15 1 - - - -
Northern Pike 6.3 - - - 2 18 6 25 25 18 5 - -
Yellow Perch 5.6 69 30 1 - - - - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 3.9 - - 21 30 27 21 - - - - - -
Sauger 3.5 - 2 19 33 28 18 - - - - - -
White Sucker 2.7 1 2 3 2 59 33 - - - - - -
Common Carp 2.6 - - - - 3 43 51 3 - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 2.4 1 3 1 16 68 11 - - - - - -
White Bass 1.4 - - - 53 44 3 - - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 0.9 - 3 9 9 26 53 - - - - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.6 2 - 2 - 15 18 12 45 5 - - -
White Crappie 0.6 11 20 29 37 3 - - - - - - -
River Carpsucker 0.6 - - 3 18 32 29 18 - - - - -
Black Crappie 0.1 - - 56 33 - 11 - - - - - -
Cisco 0.1 - - 14 43 - 43 - - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo < .1 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
Rainbow Trout < .1 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
Spottail Shiner < .1 - - - - 100 - - - - - - -
Saugeye < .1 - - - - 50 - 50 - - - - -
 
 
 
 
Length of Species Sampled - All Gears Combined
** May Contain Fish Not Measured