LivewellFish consumption advisories
North Dakota
North Dakota publishes advisories for 4 waters, covering 156 species-and-size recommendations.
Contaminants of concern: Mercury
Statewide advisory
These apply across North Dakota, including waters with no specific advisory of their own.
- Black Crappie Under 9" General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Black Crappie 9–11" General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Black Crappie Over 11" General population Limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Black Crappie Under 8" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Black Crappie 8–12" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Black Crappie Over 12" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Black Crappie Under 7" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Black Crappie 7–9" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Black Crappie Over 9" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Bluegill Under 9" General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Bluegill 9–11" General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Bluegill Over 11" General population Limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Bluegill Under 8" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Bluegill 8–12" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Bluegill Over 12" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Bluegill Under 7" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Bluegill 7–9" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Bluegill Over 9" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Channel Catfish Under 22" General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Channel Catfish 22–24" General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Channel Catfish Over 24" General population Limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Channel Catfish Under 19" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Channel Catfish 19–22" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Channel Catfish Over 22" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Channel Catfish Under 19" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Channel Catfish 19–22" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Channel Catfish 22–27" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Northern Pike Under 24" General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Northern Pike 24–26" General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Northern Pike Over 26" General population Limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Northern Pike Under 25" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Northern Pike 25–28" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Northern Pike 28–34" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Northern Pike Under 23" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Northern Pike 23–25" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Northern Pike 25–28" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Walleye Under 15" General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Walleye 15–17" General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Walleye 17–23" General population Limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Walleye Over 23" General population Limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Walleye 19–23" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Walleye Under 14" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Walleye 14–16" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Walleye 16–19" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Bass Under 11" General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Bass 11–13" General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Bass 13–16" General population Limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Bass 16–21" General population Limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Bass Under 11" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Bass 11–12" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Bass 12–13" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Bass 13–17" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Bass Under 10" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Bass 10–11" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Bass 11–12" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Bass 12–13" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Crappie Under 9" General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Crappie 9–11" General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Crappie Over 11" General population Limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Crappie Under 8" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Crappie 8–12" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Crappie Over 12" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Crappie Under 7" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Crappie 7–9" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- White Crappie Over 9" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Yellow Perch Under 9" General population Limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Yellow Perch 9–10" General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Yellow Perch 10–12" General population Limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Yellow Perch 12–14" General population Limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Yellow Perch Under 9" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Yellow Perch 9–11" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Yellow Perch 11–13" Women who are pregnant or nursing For women who are pregnant or nursing: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Yellow Perch Under 9" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Yellow Perch 9–10" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Yellow Perch 10–11" Children 15 and younger For children 15 and younger: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
Waters with advisories in North Dakota
4 waters on file. A water not listed here has no advisory in the state's data — which usually means it has never been sampled, not that it's been cleared.
Lakes 2
Rivers 2
Browse North Dakota by county
Every named water in the state, county by county — including the many with no advisory on file.
- Adams
- Barnes
- Benson
- Billings
- Bottineau
- Bowman
- Burke
- Burleigh
- Cass
- Cavalier
- Clay
- Dickey
- Divide
- Dunn
- Eddy
- Emmons
- Foster
- Golden Valley
- Grand Forks
- Grant
- Griggs
- Hettinger
- Kidder
- Kittson
- LaMoure
- Logan
- Manitoba
- McHenry
- McIntosh
- McKenzie
- McLean
- Mercer
- Morton
- Mountrail
- Nelson
- Oliver
- Pembina
- Pierce
- Polk
- Ramsey
- Ransom
- Renville
- Richland
- Rolette
- Sargent
- Sheridan
- Sioux
- Slope
- Stark
- Steele
- Stutsman
- Towner
- Traill
- Walsh
- Ward
- Wells
- Williams
North Dakota statewide fishing limits
Statewide defaults — specific waters and zones may differ. Verify the current rules before keeping a fish.
| Species | Size | Daily limit | Open season | Keep season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Sauger | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Northern Pike | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Yellow Perch | — | 20 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Largemouth Bass | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Smallmouth Bass | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| White Bass | — | 30 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Black Crappie | — | 10 | Year-round | Same as open |
| White Crappie | — | 10 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Bluegill | — | 10 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Chinook Salmon | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Rainbow Trout | — | 3 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Brown Trout | — | 3 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Lake Trout | — | 3 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Channel Catfish | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Muskellunge | 48" min | 1 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Lake Whitefish | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
Official rules: North Dakota — North Dakota Game & Fish