No ice to be found on Lake Oahe around Pike Haven to the Dam, and fishing is continuing like it was summer, only bigger fish. We thought we might have a unique situation here around the mouth of the Cheyenne, but from what we hear, people are catching very good walleyes in open water from Chantier Creek to the Whitlocks area. In addition, nice fish are being caught in the tailrace area of the Oahe Dam. Actually, I can't think of a period of time since early July this year that walleye fishing has not been good in this part of the lake. Ohh how lucky we are.
By the way, if you have a RV you're looking to park this summer, Pike Haven has some rare openings this year for an annual full-service lot. Better hurry though.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Friday, November 11, 2011
2011 in Review
It was an excellent year for the mid-section of Lake Oahe. Large quantities of Walleyes were caught easily throughout most of the season. Fishermen are still getting their limits. The average size was down a little, showing signs of great spawns and lots of fish for the coming years. Follows is a recap and some of the highlights from 2011.
This is a shot of the Pike Haven ramp in April blocked with drifting shale.
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.
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.
Monday, July 25, 2011
July 25 Report
Walleyes seem to be all over this part of Lake Oahe. Fish in 10 to 25 feet, drag a crawler on about anything. Move along 1/2 to 1 mile per hour and catch lots of fish. The tricky part is to hook up with larger fish. Just keep working the good spots and you will get them too. Here's a picture of today's catch with George and Bill. We got most of them near the Little Bend camp ground area.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
July 9 Report
Walleyes are biting throughout this part of the Lake in both shallow and water upto 30 feet. Crawlers are the bait of choice and crankbait pulling is effective also. In addition to walleye, fishermen are catching a lot of northern pike.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
June 26 Report
Rain, wind, more rain and wind. Difficult fishing conditions recently. The good spots here are the mouth of the Cheyenne and near Bush's Landing. More but smaller fish can be caught further north. Depth varies from 15 to 25 feet depending on the location and wind. Crawlers and leeches seem to be the most popular, however some are catching on minnows yet. This is a photo of the Finch family catch, fishing around Bush's in 20 to 25 feet on crawlers.
Monday, June 20, 2011
June 17 & 18 - The Polzaks
Tom and Bryan of Ogallala, NE were my guests this time out and were great fishermen. We continued to catch walleyes up and down the Cheyenne. Lots of northerns were caught also.
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