September 27th to 29th Lake Oahe and Lake Sharpe, Pierre SD Fishing Report

[Hutch]

I guided Tom and Lizzie Lundgren a nice couple from Morrill NE to possession limits of walleye and smallmouth bass fishing on Oahe one day and Sharpe one day. We caught limits of walleye on Sharpe in around 10 fow and since Tom expressed a desire to catch smallmouth bass we went after them on day two on Oahe finishing out their possession limit of walleye and then catching probably 30 to 40 smallmouth in the 3 lb range. Smallmouth are biting real good on Oahe favoring minnows or gulp/jigs and they are all over but we caught most of them in around 10 to 20 fow I then took a father son Fuzz and Matt Henry a repeat customer from Norfolk NE and Rapid City on Sharpe. Another great trip with a couple of real great guys. We fished south of Pierre out running most of the boat traffic and caught some really nice walleye throwing back 15 inch fish keeping just fish in the 17 to 19 inch range. We caught these fish in around 10 fow on night crawlers but minnows work. Plug fishing also works but floating weeds can be troublesome. The bite on Sharpe remains excellent for those knowing the river, excellent for smallmouth on Oahe but walleye can be challenging some days on Oahe due to lowering water levels scattering the fish to a lot of different water depths. Don't be afraid to pitch jigs shallow on Oahe. I know of many over 20 inch fish being caught that way by guys willing to work a little harder. Just great fall weather all week but look for a little cooler temps next week.

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