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Walleye and Wind
By: Jason Mitchell | May 23, 2008 7:31AM
The affect of wind on walleye is almost cliché. Follow the wind or fish the windy shore. Wind stacks up baitfish and then the walleye follow. The reality is however that this cliché is only right half the time so this theory is just another half truth. There are so many scenarios where wind has a negative affect on walleye location and movements. There are many times where we are more productive avoiding the wind and the more we can recognize just when wind is...
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| Diary of an FLW Angler
By: Chris Kuntz | May 16, 2008 11:20AM
Fishing Buddy Outdoors (FBO) is pleased to welcome one of North Dakota's competing anglers to it's staff. Chris Kuntz of Mandan, North Dakota competing in the FLW Outdoors Walleye Tour has agreed to provide FBO a diary of each tournament he participates in. You'll find tips, tactics and a detailed description of what a typical angler goes through for each tournament. This entry pertains to Lake Sharpe known for fast fishing but challenging slot restrictions...
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| Fishing for the Future
By: Mark Bry | May 14, 2008 12:12PM
A young boy went fishing with his dad on Beaver Creak Bay of Lake Sakakawea. It was a clear and sunny North Dakota day. The boy sat at the back of the boat as his dad fished getting ready to pull lindy rigs tipped with leeches. As they fished along a point in 14 to 17 feet of water the boy began catching walleyes as his lindy-rig hit the bottom of the lake. The feeding frenzy continued as the morning went forward…
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| South Dakota's Missouri System Set For Banner Year
By: Carl Madson | May 1, 2008 9:14AM
While walleye attract most of the notoriety and while Lake Oahe is known far and wide as one of the nation’s top walleye fishing destinations, Riis admits that there are other opportunities for anglers that are awfully good right now. “The salmon fishing on the lower end of Lake Oahe should be really good this year.” Also, Lake Sharpe and Frances Case both are top walleye producers but often get overshadowed by...
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| No Boundaries
Casey Weismantel | Nov 29, 2007 4:30PM
Last year
Aberdeen was fortunate enough to have a visitor from over seas. Who was this visitor and how did he hear about
Aberdeen ? Konstantinos Athanasiadis – “Dino” came to
Aberdeen last year for the 2006 fall pheasant opener. His story is like so many others that take to the field, but with a twist. Dino came to Aberdeen from . Dino, a “tired” urologist, learned about
Aberdeen and its spectacular pheasant hunting through the Aberdeen Convention & Visitors Bureau, website www.HuntFishSD.com.
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| The Canvasback
Ann Dunn | Oct 19, 2007 5:06AM
Canvasback ducks are the oldest decoys ever discovered in
North America . The decoys were discovered in a cave around 1930 in
Nevada .It is believed around 200 to 300 B.C. canvasback decoys were made by Tule Indians, now an extinct tribe of Nevada Aborigines, predecessors of the Northern Paiute. The decoys were made of wrapped tule reeds adorned with canvasback feathers. When the first settlers arrived on this continent they saw the Tule Indians using decoys. Realizing how useful they were the settlers took the decoys back to
Europe .
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| The Ringneck Pheasant
Ann Dunn | May 31, 2007 7:48PM
Spring has arrived. A male ring-necked pheasant is standing in a prairie among tall grass. His reddish-brown plumage accented by a red eye patch, bluish green head and white neck ring glistens in the sun.
He announces his presence by rising high on his feet and bursting into a hoarse, two syllabled erk-erk crow, followed by strutting and a rapid beating of his wings. The sounds echo throughout the morning air. The breeding season has begun, and he is proclaiming to the bird world that he has chosen this area, 3 to 13 acres, as his mating grounds and will fiercely defend it against other male pheasants.
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| Fall Outdoors On Lake Oahe
Mike Haas | Aug 31, 2006 9:16AM
As the hot summer days start to fade away and the once green tree leaves begin to show their fall colors, outdoorsmen/women can’t but help thinking about how to plan their fall outdoor adventures. And what not a better place than South Dakota’s Lake Oahe. Lake Oahe is one of South Dakota’s most versatile outdoor playgrounds and is habitat to many species of wildlife ranging from it’s excellent fall fishing, pheasant hunting, grouse hunting, waterfowl and deer hunting. As October presents itself, so does the most sought after game bird in South Dakota. The Ringneck
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| Chamberlain PWT Super Pro Blow by Blow...and Boy did the Wind Blow
Chris Hull - SDO Field Staff | May 17, 2006 12:41PM
First, lemme say this....the new "Super Pro" format for the PWT is an incredible opportunity for amateurs. If you aren’t familiar. The In Fisherman/PWT staff came up with a format that takes into account career winnings, career wins, career top 10's etc, and that formula came up with 61 fisherman that are the best of the best as far as tourney pros. As an amateur in these tourneys, you are now pretty much guaranteed to fish with guys that will teach, be friendly, and put you on fish. these guys are the best of the best.
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| Fly fishing the Black Hills
| Apr 23, 2006 9:49PM
Over Easter weekend my husband and I headed out to the
Black Hills to test our hand at fly-fishing in western
South Dakota . We left Friday afternoon and arrived at Scheels in
Rapid City , got some hot flies from their fishing staff and a few other forgotten items and headed out for the Lead-Deadwood area. We arrived in Lead at around 6 p.m.with just enough time to scout a few creeks and check out the fishing pressure.
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| The First Bass Has Arrived
Kimberly Kolden - SDO Staff | Apr 15, 2006 3:02PM
The fish around Mitchell and Yankton are just waking up. My husband caught his first bass of the year on a small spinner bait off the banks of Lake Mitchell before heading to work, and I caught my first large mouth on a Glass Shad Rap in Lake Yankton. But this weekend our attention turns back to the elusive trout. I’d like to say our chances are better this time out than they were in Colorado, but really this will be a learning experience and I’d be surprised to be enjoying a trout dinner around the campfire this Easter weekend – but you never know.
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| The ABC's of Spring Time Pike Fishing
Chris Hull - SDO Field Staff | Mar 23, 2006 4:09PM
Unlocking patterns for big game fish, whether they are salt or freshwater, can be big business. A guide or group of fisherman who can pattern or come up with new and better presentations or patterns for, say walleyes on Lake Erie, for instance, could make gobs of money by being an innovator. What if a person came up with a new secret pattern for wall hanger bass on Lake Okechobee? How much would that be worth? How much money do you think the Lindy Rig has made for Al and Ron Linder? Nevermind the television, radio, or print exposure, and not mentioning the media empire the brothers have built.
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| Spring Time Walleyes on Lake Oahe
Mike Haas-South Dakota Outdoors | Feb 14, 2006 8:48PM
Anytime is a good time to be fishing walleyes on Lake Oahe. As a matter of fact, Lake Oahe is probably one of the best walleye fisheries in the world. Whether it be spring, summer, fall, or winter, your chances of bringing a limit to the supper table are always realistic. Some of you may argue that spring is the worst time to be chasing walleyes on Lake Oahe, but if you hit the water at the right time, you’re going to have some of the best fishing of the year.
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| Ron Jones-Good Hunter, Great Guy
Chris Hull - SDO Field Staff | Nov 9, 2005 12:08PM
Ron Jones is a hell of a guy. Around these parts, being a “hell of a guy” is about as high of a compliment someone can pay a person. Being a hell of a guy means you are doing something right, something solid, something “stand up”. A lot of times I hear people pay that compliment to a person and not really mean it, but I am telling you right now, Ron Jones is a hell of a guy. What did Mr. Jones do to earn this status? Well, he bought some land. A little over a section to be exact. Not too far from Pierre, within a stones throw of the town of Blunt. The town of Blunt is pretty ordinary for a small South Dakota community. It has a mini-mart, a post office, an auto garage, a couple
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| 2005 South Dakota Duck Outlook
Lee Harstad - SDO Field Staff | Oct 3, 2005 9:23PM
Because of the late duck production, a liberal hunting season was selected by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife, so the 2005 season will again have 74 days with a daily bag limit of 6 ducks, including 5 mallards, 2 of which may be hens. The canvasback and pintail season will be 39 days with one bird of each species allowed daily in the bag. Other restrictions include a daily bag of 2 wood ducks, 2 redheads and 2 scaup. "Overall, the habitat and populations of key waterfowl species are sufficient to justify the hunting opportunity these regulations afford," said Acting U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Matt Hogan.
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| Forcing The Action On Doves
Chris Hull - SDO Field Staff | Sep 1, 2005 3:01PM
A warm fall day, an anxious dog, a sparkling-clean shotgun and a few good friends. To most hunters in this region of the world, yours truly included, the thought of an opening day pheasant hunt would be the first thing that comes to mind, but on this day we were dove hunting. Typically, dove hunting consists of 8 or 7-1/2 shot shotgun shells, a bucket to sit on and a lazy, but fun, evening of shooting and dog retrieving. That is all fine and dandy. Action can be hot and heavy if you find a healthy millet, wheat or sunflower field or a stock dam with a few trees around it. If you are looking for a change of pace, not to mention some pretty good exercise, why not force the action and get out and walk. Yes, that’s right, I said walk, for doves.
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| Die Hard Fishermen
SDO Feild Staff - Chris Hull | Jul 12, 2005 3:58PM
As I looked out my window, the heavy, wet, March snow continued to fall. "Perfect for a Monday," I whined as I day dreamt about my now ruined pike fishing trip I had planned for the day. My friend, Matt Thrash had come from Rapid City the day before and was more than anxious to get out and try and catch a spring gator. Even Matt, who is fairly new to the fishing game, wouldn't want to go out in a storm like this. A ringing phone interrupted my pondering and when I looked at the call ID I was surprised to see Matt's number come up.
"Are you ready to go yet," Matt quickly siad before I could get a word in. "I don't think we can get to the spot you wanted to, but I have a spot I know we can get to the water." My protests fell to deaf ears. Appeals to his reasoning went unheard. Why on God's green Earth would I want to go out and fish on a day like today, I groused. I can fish pike and day, I told him.
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| 2005 Lake Oahe Fishing Forecast
| Apr 18, 2005 9:16PM
Current Lake Oahe walleye regulations include a daily limit of 6 walleye, which may include no more than four walleyes 15 inches or longer and no more than one of those may be 20 inches or longer, year-round. The possession limit for Lake Oahe is 18, which must be obtained with three or more days of fishing. While the fishing should be good this year, the six fish daily limit may not be attained on a regular basis due to lower overall walleye numbers and a higher population of prey fish than during the last few years.
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| 2005 Lake Sharpe Fishing Forecast
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks | Apr 7, 2005 10:38PM
The abundance of replacement fish (those less than 15 inches) is also low right now. The long term average catch of young walleyes in the fall electro fishing survey has been about 32 walleye per hour. The average catch per hour has been below the long-term average the last four years, meaning the abundance of replacement fish will continue to be low. Abundance of harvestable fish will also remain low because few replacement fish exist to replace those harvested. Anglers will likely not see much of a change in the Lake Sharpe walleye fishery from 2004 to 2005 but by 2006, lower walleye abundance should begin to affect the fishing.
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| THEY AIN'T UGLY, THEY JUST FUN
Lee Harstad - SDO Field Staff | Mar 29, 2005 4:54PM
Often given a scornful eye by anglers, the catfish has gotten a bad rap. Always up to the challenge of bending your pole and breaking your line or burning your drag, cats provide angling action that becomes an addiction to many anglers. Denny Palmer, of the MoRest Motel and MoPro Guide Service, was asked while guiding about the catfishing on Lake Oahe. After not much talking, the anglers turned their efforts to catfish instead of walleye. They caught more fish than Denny can remember, and went through an entire flat of crawlers in the process.
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| WHEN DID DUDLEY DO-RIGHT BECOME SNIDELY WHIPLASH?
Chris Hull - SDO Field Staff | Feb 28, 2005 3:08PM
Every Saturday, around noon, our county CO would be at the local café and my friends and I would practically knock the door down to get in there, sit next to him, and pick his brain. Where were the fish biting? What kind of bait were they using? Had he seen any big deer? Were there any mallards around? Every season brought it’s own set of questions and he always seemed happy to answer them. If I ever heard an adult bad mouthing him, I just attributed it to jealousy. After all, THEY had to go put on a tie and slave away, while HE was out fishing or hunting, something THEY only got to do on the weekends. A lot of complaining came from guys that I knew had gotten a ticket from the CO. (News like that travels fast in a small town.)
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| Stationary Mobility
Dennis Foster | Feb 10, 2005 12:26PM
It's important to have your location picked out in advance. This can be accomplished through advanced scouting, detailed map study, and just plain old good information or going to known producers. The first thing I look for is sharp breaking structure with quick access to deep water. Keep in mind, deep is relative to the lake or section of a lake you are fishing. Bottom content change, the presence of rock, or weeds/wood are all an added bonus.
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| Fly-Fishing Spearfish Creek
By Paul Higbee | Feb 8, 2005 12:37PM
This is Spearfish Creek, a mighty and storied mountain brook that drops 3,000 feet in its short course of less than 40 miles. The steep descent translates to power than carved scenic Spearfish Canyon in the northern Black Hills, generated electricity for the great Homestake Gold Mine, and made possible one of the West’s most innovative irrigation systems.
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| 4th Annual Mobridge Ice Fishing Tournament - Results
Mike Haas | Jan 14, 2005 10:41AM
Mobridge, SD - The 4th Annual Mobridge Ice Fishing Tournament was held on Saturday, January 8th 2005 on the massive waters of Lake Oahe just out of Mobridge, SD. 172 anglers from six different states found their way on the waters to compete for over $11,000 in cash and prizes in combination of having a lot of fun during this one-day event.
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| South Dakota Outdoors - Getting Your Dog Re
Caren Loebs - SDO Staff | Oct 13, 2004 12:00AM
There are many ideas of how to best take care of your hunting dog, I just wanted to write a few ways given to me or researched. Weather we have our dogs kenneled or they are also a house pet, our animals are valuable assets that we don't want to lose and can't afford to lose.
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