JAMES RAGAN
Inducted 1990
James Ragan of Bismarck was a long-time employee of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. He began his career with that organization as a fisheries biologist and served in that capacity until his appointment as Department of Fisheries Division Chief in 1981. Then, in 1989, he was named Missouri River Coordinator, a position in which he dealt exclusively with the Missouri River fishery. Ragan was instrumental in promotion of the development of the state’s salmonid program on Lake Sakakawea and the Missouri River. He also gave strong support to improvement of all the fisheries throughout the state.
Most notably, Ragan will be known for his work with the Riverdale National Fish Hatchery. It was under his leadership as Fisheries Chief that a cooperative effort was implemented that led to the expansion of the hatchery, a joint effort with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. This accomplishment will ensure the supply of fish fry, and more importantly, fingerlings needed to sustain the high quality of fishing that the state’s anglers have come to expect.
Inducted 1990
James Ragan of Bismarck was a long-time employee of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. He began his career with that organization as a fisheries biologist and served in that capacity until his appointment as Department of Fisheries Division Chief in 1981. Then, in 1989, he was named Missouri River Coordinator, a position in which he dealt exclusively with the Missouri River fishery. Ragan was instrumental in promotion of the development of the state’s salmonid program on Lake Sakakawea and the Missouri River. He also gave strong support to improvement of all the fisheries throughout the state.
Most notably, Ragan will be known for his work with the Riverdale National Fish Hatchery. It was under his leadership as Fisheries Chief that a cooperative effort was implemented that led to the expansion of the hatchery, a joint effort with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. This accomplishment will ensure the supply of fish fry, and more importantly, fingerlings needed to sustain the high quality of fishing that the state’s anglers have come to expect.