The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announced on Monday that the state’s 2024 paddlefish snagging season will close Wednesday, May 15, to any additional harvest to provide long-term protection of the paddlefish population.

An additional snag-and-release extended season will begin Thursday, May 16, and run through Tuesday, May 21. Paddlefish snaggers with unused tags can continue snagging during the additional snag-and-release season but must release all fish immediately. If snaggers have already used their tags on harvested paddlefish, they are not allowed to participate in the additional snag-and-release period.