Durkee Lake is a reservoir in South Dakota, near Meade County.
Durkee Lake is a reservoir in Meade County, South Dakota with 83 acres, a recorded maximum depth of 19.3 feet and about 900 acre-feet of storage.
With only 19.3 feet at its deepest recorded spot, Durkee Lake often rewards careful work along weeds, flats and minor drops.
Fish listed for Durkee Lake include Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Golden Shiner, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, White Bass, and Yellow Perch.
For largemouth bass at Durkee Lake, try a plastic worm, jig or spinnerbait around weeds, wood and quiet points.
For black crappie at Durkee Lake, try a small jig or minnow beside brush, weed edges and drop-offs; for bluegill at Durkee Lake, try a worm, tiny jig or cricket near weeds and shallow cover. For yellow perch at Durkee Lake, try a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom near weeds or a drop.
For white bass at Durkee Lake, try a small spoon, jig or shad-colored crankbait where baitfish bunch up.
For northern pike at Durkee Lake, try a spoon, spinnerbait or jerkbait beside weeds and shallow cover.
For black bullhead at Durkee Lake, try a worm, cut bait or prepared bait on a light bottom rig.
As Durkee Lake warms in spring, check shallow cover and the first drop leading away from it. During summer at Durkee Lake, fish early around shallow cover, then back out toward the creek path or a nearby drop. In fall, follow cooling water and moving bait toward points, green weeds and wind-hit banks at Durkee Lake.
Make the first trip to Durkee Lake 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.