
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.

Fall showed up this week – frost on the ground, plummeting temps, more clothes … We’ve been beating the bank for bass in lakes and targeting wintering areas already for bass in the rivers. Moving

Water temps have dropped into upper 50s and bite has really started to pick up. Keep your eyes on the bait fish.

A lot of anglers are mining area lakes for a little South Dakota gold lately. Some are smiling, while others are not. Water tempertures continue to fall and that will continue to cause the perch

Definitely seeing a change with these colder temps. Nothing too drastic yet, but we’re tweaking our patterns and presentations a bit. Feeling like fall, and water temps are dropping. We’re still seeing a lot of

Fall is upon us. Here’s how it’s impacting the bite.

Rivers are full of salmon right now, and being caught with just about everything and anything.

Well, that was a quick transition into fall. The saugeye bite on inland lakes reflects the cooler temperatures with anglers catching them in various spots.

The weather has cooled dramatically, making it feel a lot like fall, and the bite is really starting to turn on at many area lakes. A lot of big walleyes being caught and there’s some

It’s definitely starting to feel like fall weather-wise – and with the water temps – and the fall bite is starting to pick up.
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