Weekly Dakota Angler Fishing Report

Sioux Falls, South Dakota — Todd Heitkamp, the owner of Dakota Angler in Sioux Falls, SD, provides the latest fishing report for the Tri-State area of Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota.

Northeast South Dakota

Lake	Fishing Report
Enemy Swim	Walleyes fair to good.
Horseshoe	Smallmouth bass fair; A few walleyes.
Pelican	A few walleyes.
Dry Lake #2(By Willow Lake)	Walleyes and Pike fair to good.
Big Stone Lake	Walleyes and perch fair.
Poinsett	Walleyes fair to good and a few perch and pike.
Lake Hendricks	Walleyes fair.
Bitter Lake	Walleyes fair to good.
Waubay	Walleyes and smallmouth bass fair.
Reetz	A few walleyes.
Dry Lake #3 (By Florence)	Walleyes fair.
Pickerel Lake	A few walleyes and crappie.
West Oakwood	Walleye bit has slowed a bit.
Swan Lake	Walleyes and pike fair.
Lake Kampeska	A few walleyes.
Piyas	Slow.
Blue Dog	Walleyes fair.
Lake Cochrane	No reports.
Casey’s Slough	A few walleyes.
Indian Springs	Walleyes fair.
Lynn Lake	A few walleyes and pike.
Dry Lake #1 (Clark/Garden City)	A few walleyes.
Traverse	A few walleyes.
Lake Albert	Walleyes fair to good.
Lake Henry	Walleyes fair.
Roy Lake	A few smallmouth bass and walleyes.
Buffalo	No reports.

Southeast South Dakota

Lake	Fishing Report
Madison	Walleyes fair, but mainly small.
Vermillion	Walleyes fair. A few crappie and pike.
Lake Herman	A few walleyes.
Wall Lake	Walleyes fair. A few crappie.
Lake Alvin	A few largemouth bass, crappie and bluegill.
Diamond	A few walleyes.
Scott’s Slough	A few small perch and walleyes.
Island	A few walleyes.
81 Ponds	Walleyes fair along with a few smallmouth bass and musky.
George WPA	A few Walleyes.
Twin Lakes (by Montrose)	A few walleyes.
Thompson	Crappies and walleyes fair, along with a few pike.
Brandt	Walleyes fair.
Whitewood	Few reports.
Spirit Lake (North of De Smet)	Few walleye.
Henry WPA	A few walleyes.
Family Park (Western Sioux Falls)	A few trout, crappie, and bluegill.
Mitchell	A few bluegill and walleye.
Menno	A few bluegill.
Beaver	Walleyes slow to fair.
Sinai	Walleyes fair along with a few crappie.
Brush	A few Walleyes.
Loss	No reports.
East Oakwood	Walleye bite has slowed.

Northwest Iowa

Lake	Fishing Report
Spirit Lake	Walleye, perch, bluegill, and Yellow Bass fair to good. Fair for smallmouth bass.
Silver Lake	Fair to good for walleyes.
East Okoboji	Yellow bass, Perch, Crappie, and Bluegill fair to good. Also fair to good for catfish!
West Okoboji	A few walleye, but crappie and bluegill fair to good.
Lake Pahoja	A few crappie and bluegill.

Southwest Minnesota

Lake	Fishing Report
Shetek	A few walleyes and crappies.
Sarah	A few walleye.
Benton	A few walleye and pike.
West Graham	Few walleye.
Round	Bullheads fair.
Okabena	A few walleyes and crappie.

Missouri River

River	Fishing Report
Mobridge	Fair for walleyes.
Pierre	A few walleyes.
Fort Thompson	Walleyes fair on jigs and minnows.
Chamberlain	Walleyes fair to good. Jigs & Minnows, as well as plugs. Floating Raps from shore!
Platte	Walleyes slow to fair.
Pickstown	Walleyes fair.
Yankton	A few walleyes and crappie.

Other Rivers

River	Fishing Report
James River	Few catfish and walleyes.
Big Sioux	Catfish fair along with a few walleyes.