Category: Fishing Report

The first event of the 2024 season for The Fishing Crew is in the books and after battling challenging weather conditions it was Randy Zeman and Zach Kenobbie that were standing atop the leaderboard at the 23rd Annual Cedar Shore Resort Walleye tournament. Extreme winds canceled Day One of the event, which set the stage […]

Saturday, Day One, of the 23rd Annual Cedar Shore Resort Walleye Tournament has officially been canceled, which sets up for a one-day shootout on Sunday.  Learn More: Day One of Cedar Shore Resort Tournament Canceled, One-Day Shootout Sunday “Everyone who signed up for the event, whether it was for just Saturday or both days, will […]

The first tournament of the season is on the horizon and Mother Nature is going to make her presence felt to kick the season off! “Early spring tournaments the weather always plays a factor, but this one it looks like it’s going to be a major storyline,” said Nick Harrington, Owner of Lip Ripper Fishing. […]

Open water season is upon us! We kick off the 2024 season with an extremely positive fishing report for the Missouri River reservoirs of Lake Sharpe and Lake Francis Case! The bite on both Lake Sharpe and Lake Francis Case has been very dependent upon current, as it normally is this time of year. When […]

Winter is here in South Dakota, kind of-maybe, and fishing opportunities are really covering the spectrum. While a wide variety of open water fishing opportunities are present on the Missouri River, there is ice fishing taking place in the Glacial Lakes region as well. We have an update on all opportunities available right now! Open […]

Fall is in full swing, the leaves are dropping, pheasants and flying, and we’ve got (for the most part) another season in the rear-view mirror. The 2023 season was a full one, complete with both a fair share of ups and downs. I wanted to take a look back at the season, and recap both […]

The 2023 South Dakota Governor’s Cup was held July 15-16 on Lake Oahe launching out of Spring Creek Recreation Area in Pierre. Mason Propst and Nick Harrington were both very excited for the event after enjoying an excellent pre-fish. Unfortunately, the hot bite they had been on fizzled out at the wrong time. The boys […]

The 4th of July is nearly here, but the fishing continues to be very good on Lake Sharpe! The fishing on Lake Oahe has been stealing the credit of lately, but there is still a lot of fun to be had on Lake Sharpe! We were fortunate to take home the win this past week […]

The summer heat is here, but fortunately the fishing is just as hot as well! The walleye bite continues to be excellent on Lake Oahe and the fishing on Lake Sharpe continues to be productive as well. We’ll take a deep dive into the best patterns to catch Lake Oahe walleye in this week’s fishing […]

Summer is upon us and that means it is time for Lake Oahe to shine! After a tough 2022, the Lake Oahe walleye fishery appears to be in fantastic shape! We’ll cover all of this and more in this week’s fishing report! Lake Oahe The most important news to share is the excellent bite currently […]