Lakota Lake is a reservoir in South Dakota, near Custer County.
Lakota Lake is a reservoir in Custer County, South Dakota with 8.2 acres and about 229 acre-feet of storage.
The best map clues on Lakota Lake are points, creek turns and places where shallow water meets a quick drop.
Fish listed for Lakota Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Golden Shiner, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, and Yellow Perch.
For black crappie at Lakota Lake, try a small jig or minnow beside brush, weed edges and drop-offs; for bluegill at Lakota Lake, try a worm, tiny jig or cricket near weeds and shallow cover. For yellow perch at Lakota Lake, try a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom near weeds or a drop.
For northern pike at Lakota Lake, try a spoon, spinnerbait or jerkbait beside weeds and shallow cover.
For rainbow trout at Lakota Lake, try a small spoon, inline spinner, trout bait or worm on light line.
As Lakota Lake warms in spring, check shallow cover and the first drop leading away from it. During summer at Lakota 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 Lakota Lake.
Make the first trip to Lakota 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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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.