Fairfax Lake is a lake in South Dakota, near Gregory County.
Fairfax Lake is a lake in Gregory County, South Dakota with 24 acres, a recorded maximum depth of 23.6 feet and about 264 acre-feet of storage.
The useful clues on Fairfax Lake are weeds, windblown banks and clean holes in otherwise shallow water.
Fish listed for Fairfax Lake include Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch.
For largemouth bass at Fairfax Lake, try a plastic worm, jig or spinnerbait around weeds, wood and quiet points.
For black crappie at Fairfax Lake, try a small jig or minnow beside brush, weed edges and drop-offs; for bluegill at Fairfax Lake, try a worm, tiny jig or cricket near weeds and shallow cover. For yellow perch at Fairfax Lake, try a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom near weeds or a drop.
For northern pike at Fairfax Lake, try a spoon, spinnerbait or jerkbait beside weeds and shallow cover.
For black bullhead at Fairfax Lake, try a worm, cut bait or prepared bait on a light bottom rig.
As Fairfax Lake warms in spring, check shallow cover and the first drop leading away from it. Summer fishing on Fairfax Lake 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 Fairfax Lake.
Make the first trip to Fairfax 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.
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.