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	A few walleyes.
Horseshoe	Smallmouth bass fair; A few walleyes.
Pelican	Slow.
Dry Lake #2(By Willow Lake)	Walleyes and Pike fair to good.
Big Stone Lake	A few perch.
Poinsett	Walleyes fair and a few pike.
Lake Hendricks	A few walleye.
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	A few walleyes.
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	A few walleyes.
Lynn Lake	A few walleyes and pike.
Dry Lake #1 (Clark/Garden City)	A few walleyes.
Traverse	A few walleyes.
Lake Albert	Walleyes fair.
Lake Henry	Walleyes fair.
Roy Lake	A few smallmouth bass and walleyes.
Buffalo	No reports.

Southeast South Dakota

Lake	Fishing Report
Madison	A few walleyes.
Vermillion	Walleyes fair.
Lake Herman	A few walleyes.
Wall Lake	Walleyes fair.
Lake Alvin	A few crappie and bluegill.
Diamond	A few walleyes.
Scott’s Slough	A few small perch and walleyes.
Island	A few walleyes.
81 Ponds	Walleyes fair and A few 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 and bluegill.
Mitchell	A few bluegill and walleye.
Menno	A few bluegill.
Beaver	A few walleyes.
Sinai	Walleyes fair.
Brush	Walleyes fair.
Loss	No reports.
East Oakwood	A few walleyes.

Northwest Iowa

Lake	Fishing Report
Spirit Lake	Fair for smallmouth bass and bullheads.
Silver Lake	Good for walleyes from shore and boat.
East Okoboji	Yellow bass, Crappie , and Bluegill fair to good.
West Okoboji	Crappie and bluegill fair to good.
Lake Pahoja	A few bluegill.

Southwest Minnesota

Lake	Fishing Report
Shetek	Few reports.
Sarah	Few reports.
Benton	A few pike.
West Graham	Few reports.
Round	Few reports.
Okabena	Few reports.

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.