
South Dakota Fishing Report – September 16, 2025 – video
The warmer weather warmed the water temperatures back up and that somewhat impacted the fishing success. With cooler weather ahead, the bite will be increasing.
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The warmer weather warmed the water temperatures back up and that somewhat impacted the fishing success. With cooler weather ahead, the bite will be increasing.

The perch bite is a bit delayed from previous years, but will only get better from here on out.

Definitely feels like fall lately, and as the water temperatures begin to fall, the bite will begin to improve.

The perch bite has recently shown signs of life, and it will only get better in the weeks ahead as the water temps fall. The walleye bite has been fairly consistent this past week when

Walleyes are still being caught, but the ever-changing weather has been a challenge.

The walleye and perch bite has been impacted by the changing weather, but some lakes like Bitter continue to produce walleyes.

Trolling cranks has been the ticket, but don’t overlook the shallows.

Despite the heat and having to dodge storms, quite a few walleyes have been caught lately. The best presentations have been pulling crankbaits or using crawlers on Slow Death or Search baits.

Plenty of trophy walleyes continue to be caught in the more typical summer ways – snap-jigging and pulling crankbaits.
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