
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.

Warm weather is reportedly on the way, which should help turn on the bite after a cold spell has slowed things down considerably. Here’s what’s happening on fisheries across the state.

Ice off, docks in. How the shore anglers are faring.

“This revelation provides insight into how unique predation behaviors start, are learned, and persist in wolf populations.”

The weather continues to play havoc with the fishing around the area, and despite the cooler temps, the walleye spawn is reaching its peak in many areas.

Tips and strategies you can use to track down and catch big slab crappies right after ice-out.

In search of salmon and lake trout. No real reports on trout yet, but stream action should be picking up.

Things certainly cooled down this last week and the rain moved in. Still, plenty of bites, but a slightly different strategy and some easy tips we sometimes forget for early season.

Smallmouth bass action is heating up, and steelhead, too. And get ready for some of the best fishing of the season – it will be here soon. Here’s what, where and how they’re catching fish

Biologists with the Minnesota DNR will collect walleye eggs this spring; however, social distancing requirements mean this popular springtime activity will not be open for public viewing this year. Hatcheries, the destination for the eggs
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