
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.

Frigid temps have made for some good, solid ice-making, with ice readings ranging from very thin to upwards of 4 to 6 inches in the Northern Basin of the lake.

A brief cold snap in mid-November slowed Lake Erie walleye, steelhead, and perch fishing, but things are firing back up now.

Ice fishing before Thanksgiving – it’s something that doesn’t occur too often around here, but it has this year. Fish are being caught, but caution is still being recommended, especially with the recent warm snap.

Brad Hawthorne and Nick Lindner share some tips that will help you catch more walleyes on Mille Lacs Lake this winter.

There are several key shallow-water spots that will hold northern pike during the winter months.

Brad Hawthorne and Nick Lindner share their top four tactics to help you catch more walleyes on early ice this season.

Incredible fall walleye bite going on at the Detroit River, and it’s also good on Erie and several other fisheries.

Yellow perch anglers are in luck on the Western Basin of Lake Erie as the size and quantity of fish is at a good level right now.

Brian Brosdahl, Brad Hawthorne and Nick Lindner share some advice that will help you catch more Red Lake walleyes on first ice.
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