The Peluso Report: River Ramp Up

November to Remember.  Large, healthy walleyes are pushing north on the Missouri River as fall hits full swing giving anglers great opportunities to close out the open water season. DEO Photo by Mike Peluso. By Mike Peluso Things have really ramped up when it comes to late fall walleye angling on the Missouri River near Bismarck, and the fish are also going excellent up on Lake Sakakawea.   As far as the Missouri River is concerned, the fish are on the move north and starting to feed heavily.  When you catch a fish on the river right now, you’ll notice they have been feeding well!  Jigs and minnows pitched back and worked slowly back to the boat has been a deadly presentation.  Any current break you can find is holding fish!  There’s no need to pile on top of each other.  The only place that should be congested is the boat landings, since the Bismarck area has a lack of them right now.   Sakakawea is the same story.  Keep moving around until you locate pods of fish.  You may have to ch