UTERJanuary
Ice walleye
Reservoir bays.
The Missouri River reservoirs
South Dakota freshwater fishing
What's biting in South Dakota freshwater in October: smallmouth bass, black crappie and yellow perch at their peak, with largemouth bass, bluegill and sauger around too. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows 18 fish here month by month, from Lake Oahe to Glacial lakes.
Fall pike
The Missouri River's great walleye reservoirs, glacial lakes in the northeast, and Black Hills trout streams.
Lake OaheLake SharpeLake Francis CaseBlack Hills streamsGlacial lakes
Updated
Now · October
Fall pike
Glacial lakes.
WalleyeNorthern pikeYellow perchSmallmouth bassChannel catfishBlack crappie (speck)
This month here
From the season calendar, best firstPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakSpawningAroundAroundAroundAroundAroundAroundAroundAroundAround
Smallmouth bass
Black crappie (speck)
Yellow perch
Walleye
Northern pike
Channel catfish
Blue catfish
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Largemouth bass
Bluegill
Sauger
Flathead catfish
Brown bullhead
White bass
Freshwater drum (sheepshead)
Common carp
Longnose gar
The water
Structure that matters
LakeReservoirRiverCreek / streamPond / pitDock / pilingsBridgeBoat ramp
Month by month
What's happening, and what to throwFebruary
Ice
Glacial lakes.
March
Last ice
Perch.
April
Pre-spawn walleye
Oahe.
May
Walleye
Spawn ends.
June
Walleye trolling
Oahe.
July
Smallmouth
Rock.
August
Walleye
Deep.
September
Fall walleye
Shallow.
October · now
Fall pike
Glacial lakes.
November
Late
Wait.
December
First ice
Small lakes.
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