JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Anglers are being challenged by the North Dakota Game & Fish Department to catch a fish they don’t normally go for this year.

The 2022 North Dakota Fish Challenge is an initiative designed to get more people fishing, trying to catch a new species, exploring new waters, and learning (or remembering) how much fun just fishing can be.

Game & Fish Wildlife Biologist Doug Leier.

 

The challenge runs from May 1st through August 15th. Submit each or all of your catches on the “offishial” landing page and once you’ve completed the challenge, you’ll receive a sticker, certificate, and be listed on the page as a challenge winner.

Not sure where to catch these? Check out the Department’s Where to Fish page to locate a lake or river with these species near you.

For contest rules, to take the challenge, or submit a catch visit gf.nd.gov/fish-challenge.

You can listen to Doug Leier talk the Great Outdoors every Thursday at 7:35 AM on JD in the Morning.