This is a shot of the Pike Haven ramp in April blocked with drifting shale. We did struggle a little in the spring. Due to cool weather, the walleyes stayed in the Cheyenne River longer than usual. Some nice fish were caught, but numbers weren’t what we are used to.
Typically, as the weather warms in June, so does the walleye bite. Through the first part of June, 2011, the weather was cool, and the fishing was challenging compared to typical years. Myself, as well as, many others found the bite to be excellent, but some found it difficult to locate active fish. Northern Pike, however, were very active, and large enough to put up an exciting fight on a walleye rig.
Follows are some pictures of Pike Haven guests and their fish taken during the June time period.
During July everyone found it easy to catch walleye in this part of Lake Oahe. They would bite about anything and in depths from 2 to 35 feet (salmon fishermen also caught them in 80 feet of water). Size wise, we caught fish from 12 inches to 30 inches. I would say that the most typical walleye was between 16 and 17 inches long. 
A bit smaller than recent years, 
but nice, fat and feisty. A boat of three fishing a reasonable day could easily catch over a 100 fish. Some where during mid-July we started picking up good number of mid-twenty inch fish as well. This continued for about 3 weeks, and it is hard to imagine better walleye fishing than we experienced during that period.
The good fishing continued into the fall without a noticeable let up. Coupled with pleasant fall weather made for a wonderful fall fishing season well into November.We anticipate another great year in 2012. Make your plans early to secure your accommodations and guide services.
