8 public waters in the Southeast South Dakota region — 3 lakes/reservoirs and 5 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a South Dakota licence.
See every public fishing venue in South Dakota on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Lake Francis Case, behind Fort Randall Dam — Walleye, White Bass and Smallmouth Bass, plus trophy channel and Blue Catfish in the lower reaches near Pickstown.
In Hughes, Lyman, Stanley and 2 more counties in South Dakota, Lake Sharpe is a 58,420-acre lake, managed by South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks. One of South Dakota's four Missouri River mainstem reservoirs — the 'Great Lakes of South Dakota' (Oahe, Sharpe, Francis Case, Lewis and Clark), all US Army Corps of Engineers dams. Walleye and Sauger are the headline fisheries, plus smallmouth and White Bass, Northern Pike, a stocked Chinook Salmon fishery (Oahe), trophy channel and Blue Catfish, and Yellow Perch. Huge open water with a strong summer boating scene.
Voneye Slough (18 acres) sits in Buffalo County, South-Dakota, managed by South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks. Lakes and reservoirs across this region typically hold walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, largemouth and smallmouth bass, and panfish such as bluegill, crappie and pumpkinseed, with muskellunge present in some larger lakes -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Buffalo, Hand and Hyde Counties, South Dakota — Elm Creek is a 65 km stream: A South Dakota river or large creek — largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Northern Pike and Carp. Wade or paddle; access at bridge crossings, GFP access sites and public parks.
Jerauld, Brule and Buffalo Counties, South Dakota — Smith Creek is a 60 km stream: A South Dakota river or large creek — largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Northern Pike and Carp. Wade or paddle; access at bridge crossings, GFP access sites and public parks.
Buffalo, Jerauld and Hand Counties, South Dakota — Crow Creek is a 63 km stream: A Black Hills Trout stream (Rapid Creek, Spearfish Creek, French Creek, Castle Creek) — GFP's BeneficialUseWaters layer classifies these 'Coldwater' fish-life-propagation waters. Wild and stocked brown, rainbow and Brook Trout in clear, spring-fed mountain water, a real (if small) Trout fishery for the Plains.
In Hyde and Buffalo Counties, South Dakota, West Fork Elm Creek is a 30 km river or creek. A South Dakota river or large creek — largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Northern Pike and Carp. Wade or paddle; access at bridge crossings, GFP access sites and public parks.
Soldier Creek runs 17 km through Buffalo County, South Dakota: A Black Hills Trout stream (Rapid Creek, Spearfish Creek, French Creek, Castle Creek) — GFP's BeneficialUseWaters layer classifies these 'Coldwater' fish-life-propagation waters. Wild and stocked brown, rainbow and Brook Trout in clear, spring-fed mountain water, a real (if small) Trout fishery for the Plains.
Across its mapped waters, Buffalo County holds 19 species on PiscaMaps, including Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Walleye, Yellow Perch and Sauger.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the South Dakota map Join PiscaMapsOne South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks fishing licence covers every public water in the state, the Missouri River reservoirs and GFP recreation areas included — the resident annual is about $28, the non-resident annual about $73, with non-resident 1-day and 3-day options. No separate trout stamp is required — the standard licence covers the Black Hills trout streams and lakes. South Dakota residents 65 and older can buy a discounted senior combination licence, and anyone under 16 fishes free with a licensed adult. Buy at gfp.sd.gov.