| South Dakota walleye fishing, as well as in North | | | | right time, you should be aware that a good bait |
| Dakota, is a bit difficult at first because there are | | | | presentation can make all the difference in the |
| certain hotspots where you'll find these | | | | world. Some of the top anglers in South Dakota |
| deepwater predators, while many other areas will | | | | will use a lure without any bait and jig it. However, |
| seem to be completely uninhabited by the fish. | | | | minnow seem to provide the best approach, using |
| Knowing how to target them and where they will | | | | the head just off the bottom of the lake. |
| be during a giving season will make your South | | | | One trick to finding your catches is to stay at |
| Dakota walleye fishing trip a lot more fun and | | | | one hole, looking for the aggressive fish, using the |
| fruitful. | | | | dead stick method. This means keeping the bait |
| First of all, know that, in the dead of winter, | | | | completely still and waiting for the walleye to bite |
| walleye will prefer to feed around sundown, so | | | | after staring it down. In this case, you might want |
| this will give you an idea of when you want to be | | | | to tip a lure with either a full minnow or a minnow |
| at the lake with your bait in the water for feeding | | | | head, using something like a small slip-bobber with |
| time. This time of day causes the temperatures | | | | a plain gold hook. Other anglers take the opposite |
| to drop considerably, and walleye have a | | | | approach to fishing, opening and fishing many |
| penchant for cold waters. Especially if you are an | | | | holes. The biggest problem with this method is |
| ice fisherman, you'll find that this time of year and | | | | that it's like playing sports, and the physical aspect |
| this time of day bring the utmost excitement to | | | | of it can wear you down quickly. It can also be |
| your life, knowing that your best opportunity to | | | | frustrating if you drill several holes with absolutely |
| reel in a monster is at hand. | | | | no luck. |
| In South Dakota, walleye fishing is best found on | | | | The advantage of dead sticking is that there is |
| smaller waters and natural lakes, such as Devils | | | | little or no struggle to reel in the walleye. What |
| Lake. Get out to this location just after the lake | | | | happens is this: the fish eyes the bait for a time, |
| freezes for the best opportunity. However, you | | | | then snaps and swallows it. The walleye will slowly |
| can certainly find walleye here throughout the | | | | go back down towards his resting place, and you'll |
| winter, with some sized up to nine pounds and | | | | see your rod start to dip, letting you know you |
| more, large for the species any way you look at | | | | have a bite. At this time, you can reel and hook |
| it. Beside being sure to get to the lakes at the | | | | the specimen and bring him in. |