Anglers continue to enjoy rapid improvements in technology, from the affordability and accuracy of electronics for depth and fish finders to improvements in lithium ion batteries for ice augers.
While not as obvious to anglers, technology and creative management is improving fisheries research and helping Game and Fish Department biologists develop new fishing waters or enhance existing ones.
Many of these advances were featured in the March-April 2017 issue of North Dakota Outdoors magazine, with excerpts highlighted below.