Collins Slough is a lake in Hand County, South Dakota.
Collins Slough is a lake in Hand County, South Dakota with 2,864.2 acres.
Since Collins Slough covers 2,864.2 acres, pick one arm or shoreline section and learn it before making a long move.
Fish listed for Collins Slough include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Common Carp, Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.
For black crappie at Collins Slough, try a small jig or minnow beside brush, weed edges and drop-offs; for bluegill at Collins Slough, try a worm, tiny jig or cricket near weeds and shallow cover. For yellow perch at Collins Slough, try a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom near weeds or a drop.
For walleye at Collins Slough, try a jig and minnow, crawler rig or crankbait on points, flats and channel edges.
For northern pike at Collins Slough, try a spoon, spinnerbait or jerkbait beside weeds and shallow cover.
For common carp at Collins Slough, try corn, dough bait or a worm on a simple bottom rig.
As Collins Slough warms in spring, check shallow cover and the first drop leading away from it. Summer fishing on Collins Slough 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 Collins Slough.
Make the first trip to Collins Slough 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.
Start Collins Slough along a clean weed edge or a small change in depth, especially on the windblown side.
A good first choice on Collins Slough is a small jig or minnow; change its depth before replacing everything in the box.
Pick one section of Collins Slough and test shallow cover, a nearby drop and open water before making a long move.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.