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. Check out the Holiday Version of the Dakota Angler 2-Minute Fishing Report! Merry Christmas to all of you!

Northeast South Dakota

Lake	Fishing Report
Enemy Swim	Bluegills fair.
Horseshoe	Iced over. .
Pelican	Iced over.
Dry Lake #2(By Willow Lake)	Few walleyes and perch.
Big Stone Lake	Few perch and walleyes.
Poinsett	Few perch and walleye.
Lake Hendricks	Iced over.
Bitter Lake	Few walleyes and perch.
Waubay	Few walleyes and perch.
Reetz	N/A.
Dry Lake #3 (By Florence)	Few walleyes.
Pickerel Lake	Few walleyes and crappies.
West Oakwood	Few perch.
Swan Lake	Iced over.
Lake Kampeska	Few walleyes.
Piyas	Few perch.
Blue Dog	Few walleyes.
Lake Cochrane	Iced over.
Casey’s Slough	Few walleyes.
Indian Springs	Few walleyes.
Lynn Lake	Iced over.
Dry Lake #1 (Clark/Garden City)	Few walleyes.
Traverse	Iced over.
Lake Albert	Fair for perch.
Lake Henry	Few walleyes..
Roy Lake	Few walleyes.
Buffalo	Fair for bluegills..

Southeast South Dakota

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

Northwest Iowa

Lake	Fishing Report
Spirit Lake	Ice Forming..
Silver Lake	Ice Forming.
East Okoboji	Ice Forming.
West Okoboji	Ice Forming.
Lake Pahoja	Ice Forming.

Southwest Minnesota

Lake	Fishing Report
Shetek	Ice Forming.
Sarah	Ice Forming..
Benton	Ice Forming.
East Twin	Ice Forming.
Round	Ice Forming..
Okabena	Ice Forming.

Missouri River

River	Fishing Report
Mobridge	Ice Forming..
Pierre	Walleye fair.
Fort Thompson	Walleyes fair.
Chamberlain	Walleyes fair to good.
Platte	Walleyes fair to good.
Pickstown	Walleyes fair.
Yankton	A few walleyes.