Fishing Report Lakes Oahe/Sharpe Pierre area for August 5th thru Aug 12th 2014

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Fishing around the Pierre area on both Oahe and on Sharpe continues to be about average for both lakes in the month of August. Most boats that know the two lakes are putting limits of walleye along with some smallmouth and northern pike in their boats daily. Both lakes can present challenges depending on weather,water clarity,and the amount of current being run. Size on Oahe still remains smaller however 14 to 15 inch fish along with much less boat traffic can make it a good choice many days. The water discharges from the Oahe dam are now high making for some murkier water all the way down to West Bend. I guided a real nice Grandfather Steve Anderson and his two grandsons from Cherokee Iowa for a day on Oahe catching around 18 fish from depths of 18 feet all the way down to 40 feet on mostly crawler/bouncer rigs. I then (along with guide Dave Spaid) spent two days fishing the SST Software group of six guys. They were ramrodded by both Chad Greenlee and Brett Shaw from Okalhoma, Mn, and Iowa. We spent day one catching full limits of walleye and a few smallmouth down at West Bend then spent day two fishing around Pierre on Sharpe. The fish were caught both on flicker shad plugs and bounce/gulp/crawlers in from 8 fow to 10 fow. The average size has gone down at the Bend some days and on this trip we caught nicer walleye around Pierre with one over 20 inch fish and numerous 18 to 19 inch walleye. Just a great bunch of fellows and both Dave and I had a fun time guiding them. Weather and fishing are both stable so not a bad time to vist.

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