
South Dakota Fishing Report – August 12, 2026 – video
The number of good walleyes being caught has definitely decreased because of the heat, but hopefully, expected cooler temps will improve the bite.

The number of good walleyes being caught has definitely decreased because of the heat, but hopefully, expected cooler temps will improve the bite.

The water temps continue to fall, and with the start of fall on Saturday, that means one thing – perch fishing. The perch bite is starting to take off in many lakes. Before, it was

Joel Nelson, Tom Huynh, Dusty Minke, Donnie O’Bert, Brian Brosdahl, and Tom Neustrom share their top presentations for walleyes in fall.

Definitely not fall weather – and also not seeing heavy fall patterns. A lot of fish moving ever-so-slightly back into summer-like patterns, but when you’re on fish, they certainly bite.

What you need to know to really crush the fishing this fall.

The cooler weather over the weekend allowed water temps to drop and that started to turn on the bite. A lot of larger walleyes have been caught recently, which is a good indicator of the

Salmon fishing is taking off as the fish move closer to shore in preparation for their river runs. Fishing is hot for them on the lakes, too, as it is for most other species in

Water temps are dropping and fish continue to move shallower. Caught fish several different ways but things are falling in nicely for a good moving-bait bite.

Yellow perch fishing on Lake Erie is starting to pick up again just ahead of the good fall bite on the big lake.

Where the fish are – and what they’re hitting – as we head into the fall bite.
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