North Dakota's paddlefish snagging season is under way.
The season runs through the end of the month, with a one-fish limit.
Wildlife officials can close the season early to protect the fish population if it appears too many paddlefish will be caught. That's happened seven times in the last eight years.
Snagging is legal in all areas of the Yellowstone River in North Dakota, and in part of the area of the Missouri River between the U.S. Highway 85 bridge and the Montana border.
Mondays and Tuesdays during the season are catch-and-release days. Other days are catch-and-keep days.
Subject: Paddlefish snagging season opens. 
Sat May 02, 2009 7:46 am
