Pembina River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked through the 2026 season program: lake sturgeon; 1,000 fish in the published allocation. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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What swims here
Season program record
North Dakota Game and Fish Department publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations. The North Dakota season shape statewide: reported by year.
Agency feed checked yesterday.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 season | Lake sturgeon | 1,000 |
When to fish Pembina River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:08 am-12:08 pm and 10:31 pm-12:31 am | 4:26-5:26 am and 4:36-5:36 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:54 am-12:54 pm | 5:43-6:43 am and 4:52-5:52 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Central Time (CDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked through the 2026 season program
- Flow 219% of the seasonal median
Computed this evening, Oct 23
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Renwick Dam | 27 mi | 2026 season |
| Homme Dam | 46 mi | 2026 season |
| Mount Carmel Dam | 48 mi | 2026 season |
| Langdon City Pond | 54 mi | 2026 season |
| Bylin Dam | 55 mi | 2026 season |