Fishing Report Lakes Oahe/Sharpe Pierre Area for September 17th thru the 20th 20

[Hutch]

My Last report spelled out a drop in fishing and as far as walleye fishing goes around Pierre and it is still down from normal on Oahe and spotty on Sharpe. Oahe is still going great for smallmouth but hard for walleye. If water conditions are good on Sharpe it is doing great however if the current the corps is running is off or the water muddy's up the bite can be tough here also. I fished the brother of one of my regular customers Glenn Rose and his group from Colorado to three nice limits of walleye on Sharpe. Had a great time with a great bunch and then fished my Iowa neighbor Stewart Uken along with his Dad Glen and brother Mike for one day of smallmouth fishing on Oahe and one day of walleye fishing on Sharpe. We got limits both days of really big smallmouth (several 19 to 20 inch fish) on Oahe and on Sharpe we limited with a nice 17 inch average size walleye with two over 20 incher's. The weather was great and we had great fishing both days except for the walleye fishing on Oahe. That was tough and the smallmouth saved the day. A real nice family trip for them and it was great for me to be able to fish with my Iowa neighbor. The bass on Oahe were in around 28 fow and minnow/bouncer rigs worked best while nightcrawler/bouncer rigs in around 5 fow worked for us on Sharpe. I think we need some colder nights to bring the water temps down and bring the walleye shallow were they are easier to catch on Oahe. Hopefully every report will get a little better as the fall bite gets started.

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