
South Dakota Fishing Report – November 4, 2026 – video
Anglers are still hitting Lake Oahe looking for the trophy walleye, while the perch bite has been impacted somewhat by the winds and rain.

Anglers are still hitting Lake Oahe looking for the trophy walleye, while the perch bite has been impacted somewhat by the winds and rain.

The fishing has been fairly solid. Some fun ways to catch them. Here’s what’s worked this past week …

Fishing deep and fishing shallow and getting into some fish. How water temps and wind impacted the bite. Mostly a mixed bag all the way around.

Crankbaits work well for aggressive fish, but “Tackle” Terry Tuma says to consider plastic lures.

Scott Merwin talks about the current walleye bite in the Lake Osakis area. There has been a good evening bite fishing with slip-bobber and a leech and during the day try live bate rigging on

As the holiday weekend approaches, water temperatures have been increasing and the bite has been improving, as well. Here’s what anglers are doing to catch the walleyes.

During mid-summer, when walleyes move deep, one of the most effective ways to target them is by power-corking. Now, I have caught a tremendous number of different fish species on floats everything from salmon, trout,

A lot of fish in the shallows and the action is fast. However, we slowed down to catch the bigger fish. Here’s how we caught ’em.

A spurt of summer-like weather warming up the water – and fishing, especially with the trout.

Blue catfish are a highlight of this week’s report. Nice-sized blues are being caught in central Ohio’s Hoover Reservoir.
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