As the unrelenting rains of late spring and summer have finally waned, many of rivers and streams in the region are finally dropping to more normal levels. We can only hope this situation continues ...

Late in the 1980s, my family moved from LaMoure to Valley City, N.D. I'd fished the Jim River and Lake LaMoure before the move and enjoyed an array of fish, from pike to perch and even the lowly carp.