Chris B 8lbs 4oz

the fishing has really picked up this week in the river... lots of limits being caught, with some big fish still coming in. The main lake is still slow but should be getting better here in the next week or so.

After many days of unsuccessful fishing on lake Oahe I decided to go below the dam on Sunday. The fishing was ok, if he didn't mind the 10,000 boats that were out. We caught I'm guessing 20 to 30 walleye and were able to keep 8 of those. Fished from the bridges to farm island.

Got up yesterday and started to do some work outside here, the weather was just to nice decided to go fishing again on the main lake. So glad that I did. Went into the mouth a little ways and started pitching jigs to shore. Third cast picked up an 8 lbs walleye. and was catching smallies like no other. Drifted a little farther and picked up a 17 inch walleye on my dead poll in 10 feet of water.

Decided to move to a different spot did the same things and the action slowed way down. Was heading back to pike haven and decided to troll some crank baits, for a few min. Glad I did. I did this for one hour and in that hour caught another 8lbs 3 oz one and also caught a 24 inch and 2 that were just a hair over 22. Was pulling the baits in 15 to 20 feet of water.

Went out yesterday souly looking for walleyes.. I was able to make the run to fishgut about 15 miles into the chy. river. The water was warmer up there approaching 51, but the water was very very muddy. I then went down river towards the mouth the water cleared up some but was colder 48 degrees. Finding out that the weeds run all the way out to 20 feet and is making it difficult to fish normal ways. I also used the aquaview through out the whole day, only saw one walleye with it, he was buried into the weeds could not get him to bite anything. I fished all day all over the lake and didnt get a single bite. I tried slip bobbers, jigs with minnows and or gulp, and I tried crankbaits aswell. On the main lake and back in the bays.

I am going out again tomorrow and will try around the bend to the north alittle ways hoping the water will be a little clearer.