Bovee

Bovee is a lake in Charles Mix County, South Dakota with 187.5 acres and about 1,775.5 acre-feet of storage.

The useful clues on Bovee are weeds, windblown banks and clean holes in otherwise shallow water.

Fish and Baits at Bovee

Fish listed for Bovee include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Common Carp, Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.

Crappie, Sunfish and Perch

For black crappie at Bovee, try a small jig or minnow beside brush, weed edges and drop-offs; for bluegill at Bovee, try a worm, tiny jig or cricket near weeds and shallow cover. For yellow perch at Bovee, try a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom near weeds or a drop.

Walleye and Open-Water Fish

For walleye at Bovee, try a jig and minnow, crawler rig or crankbait on points, flats and channel edges.

Pike and Muskie

For northern pike at Bovee, try a spoon, spinnerbait or jerkbait beside weeds and shallow cover.

Catfish, Bullheads and Carp

For common carp at Bovee, try corn, dough bait or a worm on a simple bottom rig.

How the Seasons Change Bovee

As Bovee warms in spring, check shallow cover and the first drop leading away from it. Summer fishing on Bovee is often best along healthy weeds, clean pockets and the windblown side before the water gets too dirty. In fall, follow cooling water and moving bait toward points, green weeds and wind-hit banks at Bovee.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Bovee

Make the first trip to Bovee easy to read by fishing one shallow spot, one nearby drop and one piece of cover, then return to the type of water that gives the first solid bite.