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Lake Oahe, Missouri River - Thursday, March 11, 2010
By:
huskers69er
on 03/11/2010 3:09 PM
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I think as long as the water is clear this year the fishing around Mobridge should be great!
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Lake Oahe, Missouri River - Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | |
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Does anybody think the walleyes will move back down towards the mobridge and akaska area. i sure hope so fishing last year sucked.
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Lake Oahe, Missouri River - Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | |
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Does anybody think the walleyes will move back down towards the mobridge and akaska area. i sure hope so fishing last year sucked.
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Lake Oahe, Missouri River - Saturday, March 6, 2010 | |
Fished by the singing bridge at Mobridge today (March 5th). Fishing was extremely slow and required alot of hard work. We caught 6 small walleye and 12 small perch, all of which were too little to keep. It was difficult to get around on the ice as there was still large amounts of wet snow and slush. Because of conditions, we left our 4 wheeler at home and slid our equipment quarter to half of a mile through the snow. Later in the day, we witnessed another angler get stuck several times with his ATV before finally giving up. We fished everywhere from 15 fow to 50 fow and marked fish in every depth between 30 -50ft. I believe that almost all of the fish we graphed were perch and very small walleyes because many times we would show 3 to 4 small marks on the Vexilar at once. Overall it was a tough day of fishing and alot of physical work for minimal results. I might try again in two or three weeks in hope of an ice out bite. Will probably try Swan Creek next time.
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Lake Oahe, Missouri River - Friday, March 5, 2010 | |
Thank you all for the updates.......very helpful information about locations and depths. Might try to get out this weekend to Mobridge or Akaska if the weather holds. Will post report, good or bad.
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Lake Oahe, Missouri River - Thursday, March 4, 2010 | |
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Well, I made it back to the Pollock area on Monday to get my kids on the ice. Both kids were able to catch a couple of fish, but the bite had slowed considerably since Saturday. They still had a ball and were able to enjoy a great meal later at the West Pollock resort. Bob and the staff were excellent with Samantha (4) and Beau (3). They are still talking about the pizza and ice cream. The fish that did bite that day came in 45 plus fow. We were unable to move to much, but we just didn't mark the fish we had found on Saturday. On Tuesday, I went out of Swan Creek for the fifth time this winter.. I was really hoping to break the streak that I had set of being skunked everytime. And that we did, but they were not all the targeted species. Actually, very few of them were, but the action was better than I expected. We started the day with 3 huge white bass, then a 16 in sauger, more white bass, and then an 18 in smallmouth. Not your typical day ice fishing on Oahe, but the action was appreciated. We caught a couple more white bass and then a couple of catfish before we headed in at noon. We came back out at 3 o'clock and fished till dark....several more whitebass and catfish kept my kids busy all afternoon and right at dark we did catch one more 18 in sauger. We went out the last two mornings and had mixed bags again, but each day only one or two walleyes/saugers were caught. Most of these fish were caught jigging in 35 - 40 fow. We did not try set lines, but I believe that it would have worked. I am just enjoying fishing fifteen minutes from home no matter what kind they are. It is really hard getting used to not seeing another fishermen, track, old ice holes or any other sign of life in an area that normally gets a lot of traffic. Hopefully this is a good sign that the bite is moving down river a little, but i'm not sold quite yet. If I had to catch walleyes, I would still head to the West Pollock area.
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Lake Oahe, Missouri River - Thursday, March 4, 2010 | |
Were heading up to whitlocks this weekend, anybody know how the ice conditions are? Can we get around with the 4wheeler or do we need the snowmobile? Does anybody have any info about the bay area?? thanx for the info |
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Lake Oahe, Missouri River - Wednesday, March 3, 2010 | |
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Just got back from a 2day, 1 night trip to the cheyenne inlet area. Fishing was horrible! We started fishing around the pump house then moved out onto the main lake and points. We tried many areas, baits, lures, and depths and could not pick up a walleye. Of the whoe time we were there (including all thru the night) we ended up with 4, 4 pound catfish and a dinky perch. The weather was foggy, overcast and cold. I would defiantly not recommend fishing there!
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Lake Oahe, Missouri River - Wednesday, March 3, 2010 | |
Any reports of pike hitting the shallows yet? I'd like to get out in the next couple of weeks to hang smelt from tip-ups.
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Lake Oahe, Missouri River - Wednesday, March 3, 2010 | |
Anybody reports of pike hitting the shallows? Would like to take a trip out in the next couple of weeks to hang some smelt under tip-ups.
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Lake Oahe, Missouri River - Sunday, February 28, 2010 | |
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This past weekend we had a group of fisherman from North Dakota. The fish on the upper middle portion of Lake Oahe were consistent throughout the day on Friday. We ended up with our limit for our party of 16. Saturday started with a slow bite, but as the morning progressed the fishing improved and we did end up with a nice bunch of fish by noon. Our group was on the road right after lunch with a great bunch of fish. Travel conditions were a little better on the ice, but the snowmobiles made our lives much easier. Most of the fish this weekend seemed to have slid into a little deeper water. Most fish were caught between 35 and 50 fow. We did have a few perch and catfish mixed in with our walleyes. The size of the walleyes/saugers was very respectable. It was not uncommon to see 18 to 22 inch saugers, along with some really nice walleyes. I don't remember ever catching saugers of this quality or quantity on Lake Oahe. Again, we used mostly jigmasters. Color seemed not to matter once again. We anticipate this bite to continue for several more weeks prior to the spawn. My feeling is that the bite may be spreading more to the south, which would get us a little closer to home. Ice conditions are in great shape, so we hope to have several more good, safe weeks of ice fishing. We do have openings, so feel free to give us a call. |
Lake Oahe, Missouri River - Sunday, February 28, 2010 | |
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Headed out Wednesday to the Pollock area. Any reports trickling in? Or as someone pointed out, its hot somewhere between Swan Creek and Hazelton. LMAO. This site used to have some good stuff, shared information, etc. Now its almost a waste of time to check the reports here. I add 'em when I have a good day on the ice or water. Just haven't been out much lately.
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Lake Oahe, Missouri River - Friday, February 26, 2010 | |
Vogelcheese, according to the Oahe wings and walleye reports the fish are biting somewhere between Bismarck and Swan Creek. Wouldnt want to give up too many details on location, Im sure the huge crowds of anglers out there is already tough to deal with. .
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Lake Oahe, Missouri River - Friday, February 26, 2010 | |
Has anyone been out near the Mobridge area lately? Goin out next weekend so any reports good or bad would help. Thanks
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Lake Oahe, Missouri River - Friday, February 19, 2010 | |
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Thursday found us back on the ice on the upper middle portion of Lake Oahe. The fishing is still excellent, though we did have to move twice to get on the fish. More walleyes today, but still the majority were saugers. Average length was 15 to 18 inches, with our friend Ronnie T. catching a 22 inch sauger on his 79th birthday. One of the largest differences from 4 days ago, was that there were more fish caught in under 20 fow than over 30 fow. Still no major preference in jigs, but we used mostly Pro Tackle 3/8 oz jigmasters. Color seemed to not make a difference. Travel conditions improved on the ice, but the travel is still by far the hardest part. Will have another report beginning of next week!
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