FISHING REPORT LAKES OAHE SHARPE PIERRE AREA JULY 16TH THRU 18TH 2017

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I guided the Gerdis family of father/sons ramrodded by Tim Gerdis all from Iowa way. We fished both Oahe and Sharpe catching the biggest over all average on Oahe in depths ranging from 10 fow to 30 fow. We used bttm/bouncer/nightcrawlers and got this crew full possession limits of walleye along with some catfish and smallmouth bass along with some fish suppers while they were here. Hot weather was around so getting off the water with limits was a plus. The governor's cup tournament is now history with the team of Marsh/Marsh winning with a 12 fish limit of 34 lbs and some ounces with Butch Appleserth and Mike Kulm day one leaders dropping into 2nd place followed by last years winners taking third place. The over all avg of over a hundred teams was around a 1lb 1/2 avg speaking to the fact that we have a lot of smaller walleye in the lake right now. The leaders did a great job finding the bigger fish and congratulations go out to them. Guiding on the big lake this summer has resulted in the same kind of results as most days we catch lots of smaller eating size walleye mixed with a few bigger fish. To me this indicates next year should have a good year class 15 to 17 inch fish along with some bigger fish so Oahe continues to have a nice walleye harvest. The summer bite is in full swing along with summer weather so fluids in the boat are a must along with fly/bug repellant and sun screen.

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