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. Todd Heitkamp, the Owner of Dakota Angler, shares where the bite is and what people have been using to catch ’em.
Northeast South Dakota
| Lake | Fishing Report |
|---|---|
| Enemy Swim | A few walleyes and perch. |
| Horseshoe | A few walleyes and smallmouth. |
| Pelican | A few walleyes and perch. |
| Dry Lake #2(By Willow Lake) | Walleyes fair to good. |
| Big Stone Lake | Perch and bluegills 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 | N/A. |
| 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 | Walleyes fair. |
| Piyas | A few perch. |
| Blue Dog | Walleyes fair to good. |
| Lake Cochrane | Few reports. |
| Casey’s Slough | A few walleye. |
| Indian Springs | Walleyes fair and a few perch. |
| Lynn Lake | A few walleye. |
| Dry Lake #1 (Clark/Garden City) | A few walleye. |
| Traverse | A few walleyes. |
| Lake Albert | Walleyes fair. |
| Lake Henry | Walleyes slow to fair. |
| Roy Lake | Few walleye and smallmouth bass. |
| Buffalo | Few reports. |
Southeast South Dakota
| Lake | Fishing Report |
|---|---|
| Madison | Walleyes fair along with a few crappie and perch. |
| Vermillion | Walleyes fair late afternoon and evening. |
| Lake Herman | A few walleyes. |
| Wall Lake | Walleyes and perch fair. |
| Lake Alvin | Crappie and Walleyes fair, along with a few perch. |
| Diamond | Walleyes fair. |
| Scott’s Slough | A few crappie, perch, and walleye. |
| Island | A few walleye and perch. |
| 81 Ponds | A few walleyes. |
| George WPA | A few walleye. |
| Twin Lakes (by Montrose) | N/A. |
| Thompson | Walleyes fair to good. A few perch and crappie. |
| Brandt | A few walleyes. |
| Whitewood | A few perch. |
| Spirit Lake (North of De Smet) | A few walleyes. |
| Henry WPA | A few walleyes. |
| Family Park (Western Sioux Falls) | A few bluegills, crappie, and pike.. |
| Mitchell | A few crappie and perch.. |
| Menno | A few walleye. |
| Beaver | A few walleye. |
| Sinai | Walleyes fair along with a few crappie. |
| Brush | A few walleye. |
| Loss | N/A |
| East Oakwood | Walleyes fair. |
Northwest Iowa
| Lake | Fishing Report |
|---|---|
| Spirit Lake | Yellow bass fair to good. Walleyes fair. A few bluegills and crappie.. |
| Silver Lake | Walleyes fair to good. |
| East Okoboji | Few walleyes, perch and bluegills. |
| West Okoboji | Bluegills fair; A few perch and walleyes. |
| Lake Pahoja | A few bluegills. |
Southwest Minnesota
| Lake | Fishing Report |
|---|---|
| Shetek | Walleyes fair and a few perch. |
| Sarah | Walleyes fair to good. |
| Benton | Few walleye. |
| East Twin | Walleyes fair. |
| Round | A few walleye. |
| Okabena | Few walleye. |
Missouri River
| River | Fishing Report |
|---|---|
| Mobridge | Fair to good for walleyes. |
| Pierre | Walleye bite is getting better. |
| Fort Thompson | Walleyes fair to good. |
| Chamberlain | Walleyes fair to good. |
| Platte | Walleyes fair to good. |
| Pickstown | Walleyes fair. |
| Yankton | A few walleyes. |
Other Rivers
| River | Fishing Report |
|---|---|
| James River | Slow. |
| Big Sioux | A few cats. |
