Lakes Oahe/Sharpe Pierre area fishing report for June 18th thru 22nd 2014

[Hutch]

I guided the Mike Samuleson group a great bunch of guys from around Hastings/Kearney NE. We spent two days down at West Bend on Sharpe. The bite is good there and we took limits both days throwing many fish back to end up with a nice 17 inch avg size walleye. I then guided the Bill Van Den Top family from around Rock Valley Iowa for one day of fishing on Oahe and one day at West Bend getting limits both days. Both of these groups went home with full possession limits of walleye, and some bass etc. We caught the fish at West Bend in depths around 25 to 30 fow on bouncer crawler rigs or gulp/bouncers. On Oahe we caught numbers of fish (over 50) in 10 fow out to 25 fow using mostly crawler/bouncers. The avg. size walleye we caught was smaller by 3 inches on Oahe compared to Sharpe. Still if you are looking to get a big fish (over 25 inch) I favor Oahe for both Walleye and northern. I also think it is a lot easier to get away from crowds on Oahe. The lake is at over full pool and continues to rise so there is a lot of water to fish. West Bend on weekends is very busy and finding fishing areas crowded is normal. Sun Screen, and bug spray and lots of water make trips better.

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