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Last updated: Friday - Jul, 30 2010

Northeast South Dakota

Lake Fishing Report
Enemy Swim Walleyes, perch, and crappie fair. Smallmouth bass fair to good.
Kettle Walleye fair to good.
Pelican Few reports..
Dry Lake (By Willow Lake) Walleyes fair to good fishing weed lines. A few perch.
Big Stone Lake Walleyes fair. Perch fair to good.
Poinsett Walleyes fair to good along weed lines; Silver Bass excellent as well. A few pike.
North & South Brush Lake Walleyes slow to fair north lake.
Bitter Lake Walleyes good to excellent.
Waubay Walleyes fair using live bait or pulling plugs. Shore bite off the Grenville Grade lately has been fair.
Reetz Walleyes and perch fair. A few crappie.
Pickerel Lake Walleyes fair and crappies fair to good.
Cattail Walleye fair to good.
Fish Lake Few reports.
Lake Kampeska A few walleye.
Blue Dog A few walleyes.
Lake Cochrane Bluegills and crappie fair. A few walleye.
Casey's Slough A few walleye.
West Oakwood Not good.
Lynn Lake Walleyes fair to good. A few Muskie.
Maynard's Slough A few walleyes.
Lake Albert Walleye fair using live bait and pulling plugs. Also fair for Pike.
Lake Henry Walleyes fair to good using live bait and also pulling plugs.
Roy Lake A few walleyes and perch. Smallmouth bass fair to good. A few nice ones lately!

Southeast South Dakota

Lake Fishing Report
Madison Walleyes fair. Guys having best luck have been pulling plugs. A few crappie and perch as well. Shore bite has been best in the early morning or evening hours.
Vermillion Walleyes fair using spinners with leeches and crawlers. Pulling plugs has also worked lately. Also a few crappie and bluegill. A few fish being caught from shore, but best bite has been from boats.
Lake Herman A few Walleye. Perch bite has been slow to fair lately.
Wall Lake A few few being caught despite large fish kill.
Lake Alvin A few catfish, crappie, and bluegill.
Diamond Walleyes and perch fair using live bait. A few and pike. Shore bit has been best off the north side of the road.
Scott's Slough Walleyes fair and a few perch from shore.
Island Walleyes fair. Perch bite has slowed somewhat. Bite is the same from shore and boat.
81 Ponds Walleyes continue to be fair using leeches and slip bobbers along weed edge. A few perch.
Lakota Fair for largemouth bass and a few perch.
Twin Lakes (by Montrose) Walleyes fair to good on leeches and Countdowns along weed edge. A few perch. Guys are still catching a few walleyes during the evening along the shore.
Thompson Walleyes fair using spinners with leeches and crawlers. Also pulling plugs has worked lately as well. Also a few perch and crappie. The grade has produced some nice walleyes from shore lately.
Brandt Slow to fair for Walleyes using spinners with leeches and/or crawlers. Fair for silver and smallmouth bass. Also a few crappie and perch. Shore bite has been best during the evening.
Long Lake (South of Madison) Winter Killed.
Family Park (Western Sioux Falls) Trout fair. A few Crappie, bluegill, and pike.
Loss A few walleye.
Menno Bluegills fair to good.
Beaver A few small perch.
Sinai Walleyes fair using leeches and crawlers. Slow Death snells have worked well. Perch continue to be fair.

Northwest Iowa

Lake Fishing Report
Spirit Lake Bluegill and walleye good using slip bobbers and leeches along weed edges. Largemouth and Silver bass, as well as Perch fair to good.
Silver Lake Walleyes and Silver bass fair to good trolling crank baits.
East Okoboji Bluegill, walleye and Perch good along weed edges. Channel Cats fair to good using stink bait near sunken or fallen trees.
West Okoboji Walleyes, Perch, and Bluegill good using slip bobbers and leeches along weed edge. Largemouth Bass good using crank baits or plastics alogn weed edge.
Lake Pahoja Bluegill and Crappie fair to good.

Southwest Minnesota

Lake Fishing Report
Shetek Walleyes fair using plugs or live bait spinners. A few Crappies and perch.
Sarah A few Walleyes. Few crappie.
Benton Walleyes slow to fair. A few pike.
Lake Wilson Few Perch.
Round Walleyes slow to fair and bullheads fair.
Okabena Walleyes slow to fair. A few perch.

Missouri River

River Fishing Report
Mobridge Walleyes fair to good on live bait.
Pierre Walleyes fair to good on live bait and plugs. Slow death presentations with a half crawler continue to produce.
Fort Thompson Walleyes fair pulling plugs also using crawlers.
Chamberlain Walleyes fair to good on live bait and plugs.
Platte Walleyes fair on live bait and plugs.
Pickstown A few walleyes. Silver bass fair.
Yankton Walleyes fair. A few catfish and silver bass as well.

Other Rivers

River Fishing Report
James River Catfish fair to good on chubs. Smaller cats on stink bait.
Big Sioux Catfish fair to good all along the river. Weighed in quite a few cats over 40 pounds lately! A few walleyes also being caught.