South Dakota's Finest Hunting and Fishing Trips
Welcome to Dave Spaid Guiding, Spaid Farms, South Dakota Walleye Fishing & Pheasant Hunting Guide Trips
South Dakota's Finest Hunting and Fishing Trips
Welcome to Dave Spaid Guiding, Spaid Farms, South Dakota Walleye Fishing & Pheasant Hunting Guide Trips
South Dakota's Finest Hunting and Fishing Trips
Welcome to Dave Spaid Guiding, Spaid Farms, South Dakota Walleye Fishing & Pheasant Hunting Guide Trips
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Guided SD Fishing and Hunting Trips
US Coast Guard Master Captain 50GT
Certified CPR and First Aid
Local resident with 30+ years guiding experience
Guided SD Fishing and Hunting Trips
US Coast Guard Master Captain 50GT
Certified CPR and First Aid
Local resident with 30+ years guiding experience
Guided SD Fishing and Hunting Trips
Guiding Reports and Photos
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25 inch Walleye Released on Lake Sharpe
Kansas angler releases 25″ walleye on Lake Sharpe
Great fall fishing in Pierre, South Dakota
The bite is on from the bridges in Pierre down to Farm Islands flats. The fish are healthy and larger than last year. There are a lot of small ones to release, especially up by the bridges. We have openings from September 29 through October 17th.
Nice walleyes caught in Lake Sharpe near Pierre
The walleye bite in Lake Sharpe is picking up. I was guiding the Wilbur Ellis group out of Nebraska for the Outpost Lodge. Yesterday we won the five fish weigh-in with a 26-incher caught. Today we had our limits by noon. Get a hold of me there are some openings for the next couple weekend.
Walleye and Catfish bite on Lake Oahe
This time of year with all the bait fish available, the walleye fishing has slowed down but the catfish we are catching is off the charts. Some of the larger cats really fight and are hard to bring in. My fingers are raw from removing hooks from fish. There’s a 1 gallon bag fillet limit in my boat. We have also been getting about a 1 gallon bag of walleye also.
Healthy walleyes continue to grow on Lake Oahe
The depths vary between 15 to 30 feet deep. Depending on the wind and temperature conditions. Most anglers are using crawlers and bottom bouncers and others are using spinners and propeller rigs. The trolling bite has been fair to good also around the 15 to 25 foot range. Not much to report yet on salmon.
Walleye Heading Deeper & Growing Larger
Walleyes growing larger and going deeper in Lake Oahe. No sign of weight loss going on with these fish. In fact some of them fight as good to the boat as the smallmouth.
Walleye on the Move
Walleye are moving down into lower Oahe. The bite excellent from the Cheyenne down to Chantier Creek on both sides. The fish are shallow migrating in 5 to 15 feet due to the bait clouds and high water levels. They range from 14 to 20 inches and are chunky. Get a hold of me for August trips. We have open days available.
Fat as could be. Baitfish in the livewell. Life is good!
Cheyenne keeps coughing up nice walleyes. I guided for Scott and Hutch a group out of Scotts Bluff, Nebraska. We were done with five limits of walleye by 11:00 MST and went in to beat the heat. Actually my Lowrance front fish finder locked up and decided to go in early without going for bass. The walleye were still in eight or nine feet of water. Fat as could be. Bait fish in the live well. Life is good!
Dirty Water. No Problem
Today our 50 walleye bite did not happen. We did get our limits though. Something happened last night and it was all muddy where we caught our fish the other day. We had to go to the other side of the lake where we caught fewer but nice fish back in the bays under the mud. We have openings in July and August. If you are wanting to fish Lake Oahe, the fishing has been excellent with nice healthy walleye this year.
Walleye still going in the Cheyenne
There was a good bite in the Cheyenne River. We caught and released over 50 walleye. For us they were deeper but other guides are still catching them in 8 feet of water.