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. Could the ice fishing season be coming to an end? Todd Heitkamp, the owner of Dakota Angler, talks about the warm spell and ice safety in this week’s edition of the Dakota Angler 2-Minute Fishing Report!

Northeast South Dakota

Lake	Fishing Report
Enemy Swim	A few walleyes and perch.
Horseshoe	A few walleyes.
Pelican	A few walleyes and perch.
Dry Lake #2(By Willow Lake)	Fair for walleye and pike. A few perch.
Big Stone Lake	Perch fair along with a few walleye.
Poinsett	Perch and walleye fair. A few pike.
Lake Hendricks	A few walleye.
Bitter Lake	Walleye fair. A few perch.
Waubay	Walleye and perch fair.
Reetz	Walleye fair along with a few crappie.
Dry Lake #3 (By Florence)	A few walleye.
Pickerel Lake	A few walleye, crappie, and perch.
West Oakwood	A few perch and walleye.
Swan Lake	A few walleye.
Lake Kampeska	A few walleye.
Piyas	A few perch.
Blue Dog	A few Walleyes.
Lake Cochrane	Few reports.
Casey’s Slough	A few walleyes.
Indian Springs	Walleyes fair and a few perch.
Lynn Lake	A few walleyes.
Dry Lake #1 (Clark/Garden City)	A few walleyes.
Traverse	A few walleyes.
Lake Albert	Walleyes, fair.
Lake Henry	A few walleye.
Roy Lake	Few walleye and smallmouth bass.
Buffalo	Few reports.

Southeast South Dakota

Lake	Fishing Report
Madison	A few perch, walleye, and crappie.
Vermillion	A few perch, crappie, and walleye.
Lake Herman	Few reports.
Wall Lake	A few walleyes.
Lake Alvin	A few perch and bluegill.
Diamond	A few walleyes and perch.
Scott’s Slough	A few perch.
Island	Perch fair and few walleye on south Island.
81 Ponds	Walleyes fair and few perch.
George WPA	Few reports.
Twin Lakes (by Montrose)	Few walleyes and perch.
Thompson	Walleyes fair, along with a few perch and crappie.
Brandt	A few walleyes.
Whitewood	A few perch.
Spirit Lake (North of De Smet)	Few reports.
Henry WPA	Few perch.
Family Park (Western Sioux Falls)	A few pike, bluegill, perch, and crappie.
Mitchell	A few bluegill and crappie.
Menno	Bluegill fair.
Beaver	A few walleye.
Sinai	Crappie fair along with walleye.
Brush	Few reports.
Loss	Few reports.
East Oakwood	A few walleyes.

Northwest Iowa

Lake	Fishing Report
Spirit Lake	A few walleye and perch.
Silver Lake	Few reports.
East Okoboji	Fair for perch and bluegills and a few walleye.
West Okoboji	Bluegills fair. A few perch and walleye.
Lake Pahoja	Bluegills fair.

Southwest Minnesota

Lake	Fishing Report
Shetek	Perch and crappie fair, along with a few walleye.
Sarah	Perch fair to good.
Benton	A few walleye and pike.
East Twin	A few walleye.
Round	Few reports.
Okabena	A few walleye.

Missouri River

River	Fishing Report
Mobridge	Fair for walleyes.
Pierre	A few walleyes.
Fort Thompson	A few walleyes.
Chamberlain	Walleyes fair.
Platte	Walleyes slow.
Pickstown	Walleyes slow.
Yankton	A few walleyes and crappie.