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

Every fall, hunters want to know what kind of pheasant season to expect in South Dakota.
Answering that as a reporter has become increasingly silly. As with every year since the state ended its

The walleye and perch bite has been fairly consistent this past week thanks to nice fall weather.

The walleye bite continues to be consistent across all of eastern South Dakota.

The perch bite has really picked up in eastern South Dakota and the walleye bite continued to be quite good.

The last month of outdoor affairs in South Dakota included a habitat license-plate program that is generating less money than anticipated, a rejected proposal to allow anglers to harvest large muskies, and an optimistic outlook

The rain and the cool air temperatures have caused the lake temps to drop and that has helped with the perch schooling up.

Looking back, Minnesota pheasant hunters have gotten smarter and pheasant numbers have increased, too. It’s no coincidence. But it hasn’t happened overnight.
For example: Almost unheard of these days are pheasant hunters complaining about

The focus is changing from walleyes to perch, although ‘eyes are still being caught – here’s where.
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