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Yes I agree the subject line is a little drastic but that is the way I feel.  I just moved to Fargo ND (HELL) from Pennsylvania a few months ago and to put it simply I am going crazy!  The only place that I have found to go fishing around the area is in Osage MN on the straight river.  The river is very nice and does hold a good population of Brown Trout but this is the only place I have found to fish.  I have also tried fishing on the upper straight river above the dam, and just this weekend I went and fished the Fish Hook hard with NO results.  To be honest I have also fished the turtle river in ND but I really did not enjoy that place or the river.  Can anyone direct me to some good native streams or any streams that are worth hitting up in ND or areas around the Fargo MN area?  I'm really desperate and would greatly appreciate any help.

Well boo, hoo, hoo.  You now live in Fargo.  Life must be rough, you're 30 minutes from the best bluegill and crappie fishing areas in all of Minnesota.  You're on the banks of a river famous for channel catfish, it's only a 30 minute drive to blast roosters, sharptails and huns on the prairie.  You're smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest deer herds in the world AND the midwest flyway for more ducks and geese than you could shake a 12-guage at...AND North Dakota's public hunting lands total over 1.5 million acres, AND your resident fees to do all these things are practically nothing!  From my understanding, Pennsylvania's deer herd consists of forks and spike bucks, and your license fees for anything are some of the highest in the nation, so consider yourself lucky. You've entered a state where the wildlife and fishing opportunities are only bounded by your attitude. 

And, as a limited time offer, for the low low price of "quit complaining," I will share my old homewater secret with you (and everyone else on this board).  About 45 minutes to your west flows the Sheyenne River through Valley City, Kathryn and Lisbon before curling its way up to the Red near Fargo.   Fish that stretch from the Baldhill Dam to Lisbon for the most underrated smallmouth fishery in America.  I have spent ~15,000 hours on it chasing smallies, pike, walleyes and carp (don't knock it til you've tried it!) on the fly and on the spin in the last five years.  Learn it, live it, love it.  And if you really need trout, take your float tube or kayak and go check out Moon Lake in Barnes County, you won't be disappointed last year the smallest 'bow we caught was 14" and the biggest was 23".

I've just moved up to the arrowhead of MN, and it is a wonderful place, I have spent the winter tying some sweet flies in prep for the spring runs, though I miss those opportunities I had in ND, I know that I can't be a sad-sack, otherwise I will miss out on all the area has to offer.  Plus, I can buzz back home whenever I want.  So turn that frown upside down, go to Sportsman's Warehouse, grab some gear and get ready for spring!

By the way everyone, I'm Nick and I'm a fishalholic.  It's nice to meet you all!