July 7th to 11th Lakes Oahe/Sharpe, Pierre SD Fishing Report

[Hutch]

Fishing on both Oahe and Sharpe still going strong for walleye along with northern pike and smallmouth bass on Oahe. The fish are being caught on Oahe just about every way you can catch walleye from bttm/bouncer crawler/spinner fishing, plug fishing with fire line and lead core line, jig fishing and casting jigs. Leech's, crawlers, minnow's are all the live bait choices. You can catch fish pulling plugs or spinner's shallow in 10 fow or go out to 30 fow and get them there. I am not sure what depth is the best for the over 20 inch fish as we have caught them both shallow and deep but might give the edge to leeches or minnows in 30 to 35 fow. I fished repeat customer's Max and Tom Nordeen and grandson/son Jace to possession limits of walleye with all there over's and plenty to eat every night along with some northern and smallmouth bass. Caught around 50 to 75 fish a day being selective and keeping a 17 inch avg. size to take home. Just as good a family outing as I have and we had a great time. I then fished the Swartz guys from down Kansas way to possession limits of walleye with their over's and some for lunch. Weather was great for both of these trips with nice breeze's and 80 degree days so until you hit land you feel it isn't real hot. Most of the fish I have been catching in the Pierre area seem healthy and I actually have been seeing more ball's of bait around but the fact that the fish just seem to bite all the time indicates hungry fish so I still am apprehensive about our bait situation. Plenty of boats around and I think the harvest this year must be on a record setting pace.

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