Coteau East is a lake in Deuel County, South Dakota.
Coteau East is a lake in Deuel County, South Dakota with 124.2 acres and about 1,540.4 acre-feet of storage.
Keep the first pass around Coteau East simple and let the first two bites show whether fish are shallow, near cover or off the bank.
Fish listed for Coteau East include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Common Carp, Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.
For black crappie at Coteau East, try a small jig or minnow beside brush, weed edges and drop-offs; for bluegill at Coteau East, try a worm, tiny jig or cricket near weeds and shallow cover. For yellow perch at Coteau East, try a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom near weeds or a drop.
For walleye at Coteau East, try a jig and minnow, crawler rig or crankbait on points, flats and channel edges.
For northern pike at Coteau East, try a spoon, spinnerbait or jerkbait beside weeds and shallow cover.
For common carp at Coteau East, try corn, dough bait or a worm on a simple bottom rig.
As Coteau East warms in spring, check shallow cover and the first drop leading away from it. Summer fishing on Coteau East 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 Coteau East.
Make the first trip to Coteau East 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.
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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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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.