Lake Dimock is a reservoir in Hutchinson County, South Dakota with 72 acres, a recorded maximum depth of 14.7 feet and about 625 acre-feet of storage.
The best map clues on Lake Dimock are points, creek turns and places where shallow water meets a quick drop.
Fish and Baits at Lake Dimock
Fish listed for Lake Dimock include Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, Saugeye, and Walleye.
Stocking records also list Bluegill, Gizzard Shad, Northern Pike, White Crappie, Yellow Perch for Lake Dimock. That release record for Lake Dimock does not promise steady action on every trip.
Crappie, Sunfish and Perch
For black crappie at Lake Dimock, try a small jig or minnow beside brush, weed edges and drop-offs; for stocked white crappie at Lake Dimock, try a small jig or minnow around wood, creek channels and open-water schools. For stocked bluegill at Lake Dimock, try a worm, tiny jig or cricket near weeds and shallow cover; for orangespotted sunfish at Lake Dimock, try a worm or tiny jig close to shallow weeds. For stocked yellow perch at Lake Dimock, try a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom near weeds or a drop.
Walleye and Open-Water Fish
For walleye at Lake Dimock, try a jig and minnow, crawler rig or crankbait on points, flats and channel edges; for saugeye at Lake Dimock, try a jig, crankbait or crawler rig along rocky points and the old creek channel.
Pike and Muskie
For stocked northern pike at Lake Dimock, try a spoon, spinnerbait or jerkbait beside weeds and shallow cover.
Catfish, Bullheads and Carp
For channel catfish at Lake Dimock, try cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on flats and channel edges; for black bullhead at Lake Dimock, try a worm, cut bait or prepared bait on a light bottom rig. For common carp at Lake Dimock, try corn, dough bait or a worm on a simple bottom rig.
How the Seasons Change Lake Dimock
As Lake Dimock warms in spring, check shallow cover and the first drop leading away from it. During summer at Lake Dimock, 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 Lake Dimock.
A Simple Fishing Plan for Lake Dimock
Make the first trip to Lake Dimock 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.