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 and perch fair and Bluegills good.
Horseshoe	Smallmouth bass fair; A few walleyes.
Pelican	A few walleyes.
Dry Lake #2(By Willow Lake)	Pike good. Walleyes and Perch fair.
Big Stone Lake	Perch fair to good. Walleyes fair.
Poinsett	Walleyes fair to good, perch and crappie fair along with a few pike.
Lake Hendricks	Walleyes fair.
Bitter Lake	Walleyes fair to good. A few perch.
Waubay	Walleyes and smallmouth bass fair.
Reetz	A few walleyes.
Dry Lake #3 (By Florence)	A few Walleyes.
Pickerel Lake	A few walleyes and crappie.
West Oakwood	A few Walleyes.
Swan Lake	A few Walleyes and pike.
Lake Kampeska	A few walleyes.
Piyas	Slow.
Blue Dog	A few Walleyes.
Lake Cochrane	A few bass and bluegills.
Casey’s Slough	A few walleyes.
Indian Springs	Walleyes fair, along with a few perch and pike.
Lynn Lake	A few walleyes and pike.
Dry Lake #1 (Clark/Garden City)	A few walleyes.
Traverse	A few walleyes.
Lake Albert	A few pike and Walleyes.
Lake Henry	A few Walleyes.
Roy Lake	A few smallmouth bass and walleyes.
Buffalo	Bluegills fair to good.

Southeast South Dakota

Lake	Fishing Report
Madison	A few Walleyes, crappie, and perch.
Vermillion	Walleyes fair during the evening. A few crappie and pike.
Lake Herman	A few walleyes.
Wall Lake	A few Walleyes, bluegull, catfish, and crappie.
Lake Alvin	A few largemouth bass, crappie and bluegill.
Diamond	A few walleyes and perch.
Scott’s Slough	Perch fair to good a long with a few walleyes.
Island	A few walleyes.
81 Ponds	Walleyes fair along with a few perch, smallmouth bass, and musky.
George WPA	A few Walleyes.
Twin Lakes (by Montrose)	Perch fair to good. A few walleyes.
Thompson	Crappies and walleyes fair, along with a few perch and pike.
Brandt	A few crappie and walleye.
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	A few crappie and Walleye.
Sinai	Walleyes, perch, and crappie fair to good.
Brush	A few Walleyes.
Loss	No reports.
East Oakwood	A few Walleye.

Northwest Iowa

Lake	Fishing Report
Spirit Lake	Perch good. Walleye, bluegill, and Yellow Bass fair. Fair for smallmouth bass.
Silver Lake	Fair for walleyes.
East Okoboji	Yellow Bass, perch, and bluegill good in morning and evening hours off bridges and docks. Also look for rock piles.
West Okoboji	Bluegill fair to good fishing the weed line.
Lake Pahoja	Bluegill fair along with a few crappie.

Southwest Minnesota

Lake	Fishing Report
Shetek	Walleyes fair along with a few perch and crappies.
Sarah	Perch fair to good with a few walleye.
Benton	A few walleye and pike.
East Twin	Walleyes fair.
Round	Bullheads fair.
Okabena	A few walleyes and crappie.

Missouri River

River	Fishing Report
Mobridge	Fair for walleyes.
Pierre	A few walleyes.
Fort Thompson	A few walleyes pulling plugs or spinners.
Chamberlain	Walleyes slow to fair in deeper water.
Platte	Walleyes slow to fair in deeper water.
Pickstown	Walleyes slow to fair in trees and deeper water.
Yankton	A few walleyes and crappie.