LAKE OAHE, S.D. (KELO) — Early in December 2023, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) announced that fisheries staff had confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Lake Oahe, the 9th largest ...

ONIDA, S.D. (KELO) — One of South Dakota’s most popular spots to launch a fishing boat on the upper Missouri River is open again. The state Game, Fish and Parks Department announced Friday that a $535 ...

The fall walleye fishing is improving slowly but surely out here on the Missouri River and Lake Oahe just south of Bismarck.

As in other parts of North Dakota, winterkill is a concern in about 20 of the 95 fisheries in the South Central District. Paul Bailey, South Central District fisheries supervisor, North Dakota Game ...

Oct. 30—POLLOCK, S.D. — A 21-year fishing record in South Dakota appears to have been broken after an angler hauled in a 16.5-pound walleye out of Lake Oahe. Aaron Schuck, of Bismarck, North Dakota, ...

While not at record levels, walleye numbers in Lake Sakakawea are high going into this year’s open water fishing season. Walleye abundance in Lake Oahe is on par with historic averages but size ...

PIERRE, S.D. - The screen on Tony Dean's sonar showed large, black splotches. One after another, the clouds appeared as Dean moved his boat along the shore of Lake Oahe in search of walleyes. "Those ...

The continued lack of recreational opportunities on Lake Oahe has piqued the concern of local fishing and conservation groups, who met Saturday to discuss solutions. Members of Bis-Man Reel and Rec.

PIERRE, S.D. - Like Lake Sakakawea, its North Dakota cousin, South Dakota's Lake Oahe is not without issues. Water levels and access are two that will remain as long as the Missouri River reservoirs ...

America is home to some of the most productive salmon waters in the world, with rivers, bays, and coastal regions that draw ...

PIERRE, S.D. - As record amounts of water were flushed through Oahe Dam during the Missouri River flooding last summer, biologists and anglers worried about a repeat of 1997, when hundreds of millions ...