May 10th to May 13th Lakes Oahe/Sharpe, Pierre SD Fishing Report

[Hutch]

I guided repeat customer Bill Doc Leonard, son Doug and grandson Cooper from Atlantic Iowa to two great days of fishing on both Lake Sharpe and then on Lake Oahe. The weather was great and the fishing excellent with them catching possession limits of smallmouth bass, walleye and some northern to take home. We caught the fish on Sharpe drifting bttm/bouncer minnows and did the same on Oahe. The walleye on both Lakes are for the most part shallow (15 fow or less) and moving away from spawning grounds making finding them a little more difficult but they are biting so most boats out are doing limits. We are starting to catch a few more of the spawned out female walleye (larger fish) on a more regular basis and I think that bite should be in full swing in the next 10 days. Crawlers are working on lindy or bttm bouncer rigs along with pulling shallow plugs on both Lakes. There have been a few of the boat ramps like Bush's Landing that have had some problems with silt but GF&P have them cleared out now and as far as I know all ramps in the Pierre area are open. Be careful when first going out though as places like the Little Bend ramp have real danger spots when you motor out of the bays. If you are fishing for the first time this spring both Lakes have plenty of new hazards over last year. Guided Bill Corn and his new bride Lucie on Sunday to limits of walleye with them getting both of their over fish and keeping the rest of there limit in the 17 inch range with one nice northern and many throw back fish along with some smallmouth. Caught them bttm/bouncer minnow fishing in the Cheyenne arm of Oahe in around 10 fow. A beautiful spring day in the 70's with no wind so they got lucky as did the Leonards. The bite on Sharpe and Oahe remains excellent and should continue to get even better for the walleye as the bigger female fish recuperate and move into the shallows to feed.

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