Cottonwood Slough is a lake in South Dakota, near Codington County.
Cottonwood Slough in Codington County is a lake in South Dakota with 187.8 acres.
The useful clues on Codington County's Cottonwood Slough are weeds, windblown banks and clean holes in otherwise shallow water.
Fish listed for Codington County's Cottonwood Slough include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Common Carp, Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.
For black crappie at Codington County's Cottonwood Slough, try a small jig or minnow beside brush, weed edges and drop-offs; for bluegill at Codington County's Cottonwood Slough, try a worm, tiny jig or cricket near weeds and shallow cover. For yellow perch at Codington County's Cottonwood Slough, try a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom near weeds or a drop.
For walleye at Codington County's Cottonwood Slough, try a jig and minnow, crawler rig or crankbait on points, flats and channel edges.
For northern pike at Codington County's Cottonwood Slough, try a spoon, spinnerbait or jerkbait beside weeds and shallow cover.
For common carp at Codington County's Cottonwood Slough, try corn, dough bait or a worm on a simple bottom rig.
As Codington County's Cottonwood Slough warms in spring, check shallow cover and the first drop leading away from it. Summer fishing on Codington County's Cottonwood 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 Codington County's Cottonwood Slough.
Make the first trip to Codington County's Cottonwood 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.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
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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.