Western South Dakota Fishing report

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Here's a new fishing report from "The Rooster" (Rapid City's best live bait and hunting and fishing equipment supply store)

1/25/16 Fishing Report:
Sheridan Lake - Perch are being caught in 30ft of water we've heard. Some guys doing better than others. Nice trout have been caught.
 Pactola - We've seen some nice pike pictures being caught mainly on chubs. The laker bite is going good in the 70ft plus water depth and the golden shiners seem to be best for them.
 Deerfield - Perch and trout are good. Sounds like the perch are concentrated on the upper end of the lake where the creek comes in, wax worms work best up there. The lakers being caught there are being caught in shallower water - less than 10ft - chunks of frozen smelt are a good bet.
 Tisdale - Has been active all season with pike and panfish.
 Curlew - Fathead minnows for the nice sized suspended crappie and the occasional walleye on the bottom.
 New Wall Dam - A few big pike have been caught that we know of and some real good crappies.
 Orman - Continues to produce a lot of walleyes in the afternoon, in 30ft of water jigging fatheads and with golden shiners on the tip-ups.
 Stockade - Bigger bluegills and nice sized pike with steady perch action.
 Pierre - Walleye action at Joe Creek right now with a fast and furious bite in the afternoon, 17" plus fish. The stilling basin is good too. Minneconju is froze over to the pump house.
 Shadehill - Slab crappies are being caught with nice walleyes and perch and the occasional monster pike. 14"es of ice. Fathead minnow and golden shiners are working best.
 Waggoner - Bluegills, crappie, bass, and pike.
 Newell - Pike and walleye
 White Clay Dam - Pike and Bass
 Oglala - Walleyes and perch
 Durkee - Perch and Pike