Lake Wagner is a reservoir in South Dakota, near Charles Mix County.
Lake Wagner is a reservoir in Charles Mix County, South Dakota with 13 acres and about 70 acre-feet of storage.
Keep the first pass around Lake Wagner simple and let the first two bites show whether fish are shallow, near cover or off the bank.
Fish listed for Lake Wagner include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Hybrid Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.
For largemouth bass at Lake Wagner, try a plastic worm, jig or spinnerbait around weeds, wood and quiet points.
For black crappie at Lake Wagner, try a small jig or minnow beside brush, weed edges and drop-offs; for bluegill at Lake Wagner, try a worm, tiny jig or cricket near weeds and shallow cover. For hybrid sunfish at Lake Wagner, try a worm or tiny jig near weeds and shallow cover.
For channel catfish at Lake Wagner, try cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on flats and channel edges; for common carp at Lake Wagner, try corn, dough bait or a worm on a simple bottom rig.
As Lake Wagner warms in spring, check shallow cover and the first drop leading away from it. During summer at Lake Wagner, 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 Wagner.
Make the first trip to Lake Wagner 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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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.