May 2nd to May 6th Lakes Oahe/Sharpe, Pierre SD Fishing Report

[Hutch]

Fishing on both Lake Oahe and Sharpe still going strong around the Pierre area but the spawning walleye males are starting to thin out around the spawning beds and migrate to were the bait fish are on their way to summer areas they use. May weather turned to some wind/rain days so the roads to boat ramps on gravel have been muddy. This has been the main reason I fished Sharpe around Pierre this week guiding repeat customer Troy Swift, his Dad and friend to limits of walleye catching all of these fish on the river bluffs around Pierre A great bunch of guys and we had a real nice trip..Caught the walleye in 10 fow pitching jigs/gulp or dragging bouncer/minnow rigs I then fished a small tournament with Jon Sailer. Both of these trips we caught maybe 30 to 40 walleye a day mostly in the 15 to 17 inch range with an occasional 18/19 inch fish. Plenty of fish still being caught on Oahe with males in the most part starting to move off spawning beds also and you can start looking for them along with the females a little deeper (20 fow) and around warm water flats close to the spawning areas. Minnows still the main bite but I am starting to take crawlers along as that bite should be starting and is going down at the big bend area. Northern fishing still very good on Oahe mostly in shallow water, Cat fishing good but Salmon bite is poor. Trolling plugs is working along with live bait presentations for all species so if that is your style go for it. Remember to keep an eye on depth finders on both lakes as sand bars and lower water have made for some real danger spots from last year.

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