May 3—DEVILS LAKE — Minnesota might hog the spotlight as the state's annual fishing opener approaches, but a certain big lake on the North Dakota side of the Red River shouldn't be overlooked, either.

I’ve been around long enough to remember when North Dakota didn’t have a year-round fishing season. The last time the state actually had an opening day was more than three decades ago. So, if you fish ...

There are big northern pike. And then there are pike like the monster Nathan Lafleur caught and released in late April while flyfishing in a shallow bay of North Dakota’s Devils Lake. The fish, ...