
South Dakota Fishing Report – September 8, 2026 – video
Some nice walleyes were caught along with a few nice perch. The bite should continue to improve as temps begin to fall this next week.
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Some nice walleyes were caught along with a few nice perch. The bite should continue to improve as temps begin to fall this next week.

August was a busy month for South Dakota: One of the state’s U.S. senators introduced a bill aiming to incentivize more grasslands that could be grazed year-round; some residents, as in all states, are reacting

The heat has returned and that has caused some warmer water temps to return as well. However, it didn’t seem to affect the walleye bite.

The day started at an agonizingly slow pace.
The morning’s cobalt blue sky with faint brushstrokes of white was beautiful, but the absence of wind – and this being the South Dakota prairie, where

It’s snap-jigging time and quite a few walleyes have been caught lately using this more aggressive presentation.

Out-of-state hunting trips are one of my favorite parts of each fall season, but it’s getting harder to find nearby places to travel for Minnesota deer hunters.
I have bowhunted whitetails on public and

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

Madison Grimm said her first word was “duck.”
At least, that is what her parents tell her. Grimm told Outdoor News that she said it while looking at one of her father’s wildlife paintings

It has been a bit of a struggle lately, but some lakes have been producing some nice walleyes. Trolling with crankbaits or spinners have been the main successful methods.
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