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Nice Fish: Readers share their top catches

Report your Nice Fish catches to Brad Dokken at bdokken@gfherald.com, by phone at (701) 780-1148 or toll-free (800) 477-6572 ext. 1148. Please include the angler’s town of residence, where the fish was caught and whether it was kept or released.

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Walleye released 25-inch minimum

  • 29 inches – Donna Parnow, Goodridge, Minn., Lake of the Woods.

Report your Nice Fish catches to Brad Dokken at bdokken@gfherald.com, by phone at (701) 780-1148 or toll-free (800) 477-6572 ext. 1148. Please include the angler’s town of residence, where the fish was caught and whether it was kept or released.

Qualifying fish

The Herald’s Nice Fish entries follow the minimum size guidelines set by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department for its Whopper and Catch and Release Clubs. Minimum sizes for several popular species include:

  • Northern pike: 36 inches released; 20 pounds kept.

  • Walleye: 25 inches released; 8 pounds kept.

  • Channel catfish: 30 inches released; 12 pounds kept.

  • Perch: 13 inches released; 1 pound, 12 ounces kept.

  • White bass: 16 inches released; 3 pounds kept.

  • Bluegill: 10 inches released; 1 pound, 4 ounces kept.

  • Crappie: 13 inches released; 1 pound, 8 ounces kept.

  • Largemouth bass: 18 inches released; 5 pounds kept.

  • Smallmouth bass: 18 inches released; 3 pounds kept.

  • Tiger muskie: 40 inches released; 30 pounds kept.

  • Pure muskie: 40 inches released; 30 pounds kept.

A full listing of species and minimum size requirements is available on the Game and Fish website at gf.nd.gov/fishing/clubs .

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Brad Dokken joined the Herald company in November 1985 as a copy editor for Agweek magazine and has been the Grand Forks Herald's outdoors editor since 1998.

Besides his role as an outdoors writer, Dokken has an extensive background in northwest Minnesota and Canadian border issues and provides occasional coverage on those topics.

Reach him at bdokken@gfherald.com, by phone at (701) 780-1148 or on X (formerly Twitter) at @gfhoutdoor.

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