Bloemendaal Guide Service

06/12/2026

What an adventure. Windy, yes, but fish seemed to be transitioning. Couldn’t figure out what they wanted from spot to spot. Jigs, bouncers, trolling, casting, minnows, crawlers…we had two at 12:50, then we tried pitching jigs and crawlers one more time on a hump and cleaned up the rest by 2:25. Made all the work worth it, but I was playing mental ping pong for several hours! Glad these guys hung in there with me until we settled in. Explore Garrison, ND

06/11/2026

I don’t know whether to call it a windy day now or just a day. Either way, water was down from 64 to 59 when we started, and all the way down to 54 by the end as the wind kept mixing it up. Thankfully a few hung in there and bit for us in the cold water to get the last few. And the quality today was outstanding. Explore Garrison, ND

06/08/2026

Wasn’t sure what would happen after that storm, and it was a little slow in the morning, but we had a blast from 1:00-2:30! Released some small ones, released a big one, and kept ten right in the middle. Explore Garrison, ND

06/07/2026

Most videos that make these days have both a goal or a theme I am trying to achieve plus some element of adapting on the fly (because fish are unpredictable animals). The goal of the video was to demonstrate different jigging cadences, and it took several hours of looking and waiting to find fish that would cooperate with a demonstration. But once they cooperated, they cooperated insanely well! I should also note this was filmed just before Memorial Day, so the bite has improved dramatically since then, but the patterns are quite similar to what we have seen recently. Explore Garrison, ND

We’ve all had those days on the water where you spend hours grindin...

06/07/2026

Updated fishing report for lake Sakakawea as of June 7. Explore Garrison, ND

Lake Sakakawea is fully open for business…with the exception of a few boat ramps, more on that later. The chilly temperatures in May pushed the progressions forward a couple of weeks this year after on-schedule spawning, but we are now in the middle of a classic late spring or early summer pattern...

06/06/2026

We definitely got our wind today. Gave it the old college try. One short on walleyes and kept a couple of the bass too. Explore Garrison, ND

06/05/2026

Little better action today, but still took some doing. A nice 2 mph breeze probably wouldn’t have hurt, but I know enough to be careful what I wish for on Sakakawea. Explore Garrison, ND

06/04/2026

Little bit of a goofy bite today compared to the rest of the week. Had four in the 14 inch range we tossed back that might have made a neater photo, but most importantly the guys got their fish, I got plenty for dinner tonight, and we had one heck of a good time with some gorgeous weather. Explore Garrison, ND

05/31/2026

I've done other videos while scouting before guide trips, but this time I wanted to make it a much more in-depth and immersive experience, almost as if you were in the boat...like a ride-along. That was this video is all about, the process, what goes through my head, the decision-making...and ultimately fish catching! Full video link is in the comments below. Explore Garrison, ND

05/31/2026

Seemed like big, positive mood shift out there today. So far the bite in May, while not bad, has been a bit of a grind, a little inconsistent, shifting bite windows…today felt like classic early summer out there. Dropped lines at 8:30, put them away at 11:30, everyone got their five walleyes and released a plethora of bass, a catfish, and a pike. We might be in full swing, baby! I have some openings June 7-10 if anyone wants to get out, then a few more in July. Explore Garrison, ND