South Dakota Fishing
South Dakota is a great place if you suffer from “fishing fever”. Walleye fishing takes center stage of course. But this golden beauty isn’t the only fish that resides in South Dakota – although there are a lot of folks who only have “eyes” for the walleye.
South Dakota Hunting
When people think of hunting in South Dakota, usually the first thing that comes to mind is the wily ring-necked Pheasant. It is South Dakota’s state bird – and if I say so myself – quite a good looking bird. Visit the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks website to read more about the Pheasant.
Below you will find all sorts of different post’s related to the South Dakota Great Outdoors – I hope you enjoy!
Fly fishing in Spearfish Creek is a remarkable experience, it’s so beautiful I can hardly take it. This handsome fish is a brown trout I caught using a beaded nymph.
FISHING REPORT LAKES OAHE/SHARPE PIERRE AREA FOR SEPT 23RD THRU OCTOBER 7TH 2019
I have been having some days off and then doing a little hunting fishing hence not really keeping up with the reports like I usually do. Fishing has generally been good for both smallmouth and walleye on Oahe but tougher for the most part on Sharpe especially when...
FISHING REPORT LAKES OAHE/SHARPE PIERRE AREA FOR SEPTEMBER 6TH THRU THE 20TH 2019
I have not been posting reports on a 3 day basis because until recently the fishing report remained about the same with fishing good one day and hard the next. Some of the reason has been lots of rain and wind muddying up Sharpe and wind days making access and fishing...
FISHING REPORT LAKES OAHE/SHARPE PIERRE AREA FOR AUGUST 29TH THRU SEPT 5TH 2019
The bite has improved somewhat on both Sharpe and Oahe but it is still spotty with getting the fish to bite harder some days. I spent the last three days with the SIMMINS/SEDERLIN group of repeat customers fishing both Sharpe and Oahe. Some of my favorite repeats from...
White-lined Sphinx Moth
Deadwood's main street light poles have hanging planters of petunias, if you pay attention, towards evening the "Hummingbird Moths" can be seen darting from planter to planter. It took a few tries, but I finally got a few decent photos. They don't spend too much time...
FISHING REPORT LAKES OAHE/SHARPE PIERRE AREA FOR AUGUST 18TH THRU 28TH 2019
A lot of us guides hit a dead spot recently and so did the bite. Both Oahe and Sharpe got a tougher bite with fish on Oahe going deep (down to 50 fow) making catching them harder. I am usually busy this part of August but this year had some time off so haven't been...
Walleye and Catfish Bite on Lake Oahe
This time of year with all the bait fish available, the walleye fishing has slowed down but the catfish we are catching is off the charts. Some of the larger cats really fight and are hard to bring in. My fingers are raw from removing hooks from fish. There’s a 1...
Korkow Ranch Pheasant Hunting
Mid August—-this past week, we have started to see the young birds—-finally getting big enough that they make “waves” in the grass as well as are flying!!! We had some golf ball to almost baseball size hail a little over a week ago—-made us “wonder” if their were...
FISHING REPORT LAKES OAHE/SHARPE PIERRE AREA FOR AUGUST 7TH TO THE 11TH 2019
I helped guide the second half of the CVA GROUP for the OUTPOST LODGE along with probably around 20 other guides to limits on the first day but running into an early off the water day two due to a summer storm moving thru the area dumping 3 1/2 inches of rain and big...
FISHING REPORT PIERRE AREA FOR AUGUST 1ST TO AUGUST 5TH 2019
The bite has been really day by day good or bad depending on the area that you fish. This summer has been one of the best we had had here on Oahe but just recently even some of the better guides on the lake ( including me) are having days they struggle and then days...
Fishing is some of the best we’ve had in a long time
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Lake Oahe bite and walleye health continue into August
The depths vary between 15 to 30 feet deep. Depending on the wind and temperature conditions. Most anglers are using crawlers and bottom bouncers and others are using spinners and propeller rigs. The trolling bite has been fair to good also around the 15 to 25 foot...
FISHING REPORTS LAKES OAHE/SHARPE PIERRE AREA FOR JULY 14TH THRU JULY 29TH 2019
I got behind on these reports since the 14th so I will catch up with this up dated run down. The fishing both on Sharpe and Oahe got tougher after a real big storm moved thru the area. High winds made a lot of muddy waters on both Oahe and Sharpe making for a tougher...
Lake Oahe Walleyes Looking Good
Walleyes growing larger and going deeper in Lake Oahe. No sign of weight loss going on with these fish. In fact some of them fight as good to the boat as the smallmouth. Dave Spaid Guiding, Spaid Farms, South Dakota Walleye Fishing & Pheasant Hunting Guide Trips...
On The Move
Walleye are moving down into lower Oahe. The bite excellent from the Cheyenne down to Chantier Creek on both sides. The fish are shallow migrating in 5 to 15 feet due to the bait clouds and high water levels. They range from 14 to 20 inches and are chunky. Get a hold...
FISHING REPORT LAKES OAHE/SHARPE PIERRE AREA FOR JULY 5TH THRU JULY 13TH 2019
Decided to do this report quick as I am off the water today by two o'clock with limits for four of real nice fish. Actually we had 15 nice walleye in the boat and had thrown back around ten by lunch time at noon. The Denny Cruz family from around St. Edward Nebraska...
