The South Dakota pheasant season kicks off this weekend with the three-day, residents-only early opportunity on public ground, while the real “orange army” must wait one more week before descending on the state.
The weather continues to be more like September with the wind and warmer temperatures, but despite the cooler nighttime temps, the water temps aren’t dropping as fast as they should due to the warmer daytime
The shore bite continues to improve on area lakes from dusk on. The panfish bite remains strong, especially on lakes like Big Stone.
The cooler evenings have definitely helped the shore bite recently. Otherwise, the walleye bite continues to improve as the water temps fall.
The best bite was definitely found during the evening hours from shore and boat.
South Dakota’s two-day youth waterfowl season took place last weekend, and the conditions couldn’t have been much better for the state’s young hunters.
Cool, fall-like weather was accompanied by blue skies and a bit
Bittier seems to be the most consistent lake producing walleyes right now, but you still need to be selective.
The bite was definitely inconsistent this past week, but still some nice walleyes and pike were caught. Many have been snap-jigging or pulling crankbaits, covering as much water as possible looking for the more aggressive
If only the walleye bite was as hot as the weather. Still, those who got out early were pleasantly surprised by a decent bite.
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