# @outdoor_life on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLcmJRuNLbT
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31950844-outdoor-life-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-06-28T13:52:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Outdoor Life (@outdoor_life) — https://gondola.cc/outdoor_life

## Caption

Riverdale, North Dakota angler Lonnie Liebel has been fishing the Missouri River area below massive 307,000-acre Sakakawea Lake for 50 years.⁠
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The 71-year-old veteran angler was fishing for walleyes in the tailrace below the dam creating Sakakawea Lake on June 2 when he ended up hooking into what he thought might be a state-record whitefish. The previous North Dakota record whitefish was an 8-pound, 11-ouncer caught in 1984. He followed state guidelines to have his fish officially weighed on certified scales, then submitted the proper record paperwork for his whitefish. His 9-pound, 2-ounce, 25-inch long catch has now been accepted as the new North Dakota state record. It’s the first North Dakota record fish caught this year.⁠
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#NorthDakota #fishing #fishingtrip #fishingseason #whitefish #missouririver #riverfishing #sakakawealake #outdoors #outdoorlife⁠
📷: Lonnie Liebel⁠
Story by: Bob McNally

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northdakota, sakakawealake, outdoors, missouririver, fishing, riverfishing, whitefish, fishingseason, outdoorlife, fishingtrip

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