Shadehill Reservoir is a reservoir in South Dakota, near Perkins County.
Shadehill Reservoir is a reservoir in Perkins County, South Dakota with 9,900 acres, a recorded maximum depth of 60 feet and about 139,674 acre-feet of storage.
Shadehill Reservoir sits on the Grand River in open northwest South Dakota. Long points, creek arms and water-level changes give walleye, pike, bass and crappie different places to use through the year.
Because the reservoir reaches 60 feet, check several depths instead of dropping straight to the deepest water.
On the reservoir, work a main-lake point with a jig or crankbait, then move into a creek arm when runoff adds color or covers fresh brush.
Fish listed for the reservoir include Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Gizzard Shad, Northern Pike, River Carpsucker, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, White Crappie, and Yellow Perch.
For smallmouth bass at Shadehill Reservoir, try a tube, Ned rig or small crankbait along rock and clean drops.
For black crappie at Shadehill Reservoir, try a small jig or minnow beside brush, weed edges and drop-offs; for white crappie at the reservoir, try a small jig or minnow around wood, creek channels and open-water schools. For bluegill at Shadehill Reservoir, try a worm, tiny jig or cricket near weeds and shallow cover; for yellow perch at the reservoir, try a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom near weeds or a drop.
For walleye at Shadehill Reservoir, try a jig and minnow, crawler rig or crankbait on points, flats and channel edges; for white bass at the reservoir, try a small spoon, jig or shad-colored crankbait where baitfish bunch up. For freshwater drum at Shadehill Reservoir, try a worm, jig or small piece of cut bait near bottom.
For northern pike at Shadehill Reservoir, try a spoon, spinnerbait or jerkbait beside weeds and shallow cover.
For channel catfish at Shadehill Reservoir, try cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on flats and channel edges; for common carp at the reservoir, try corn, dough bait or a worm on a simple bottom rig. For bigmouth buffalo at Shadehill Reservoir, try a worm, corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig.
As Shadehill Reservoir warms in spring, check shallow cover and the first drop leading away from it. By summer, use shade, wind and baitfish to choose a depth on Shadehill Reservoir; the deepest hole is not an automatic answer. In fall, follow cooling water and moving bait toward points, green weeds and wind-hit banks at Shadehill Reservoir.
On the first pass at Shadehill Reservoir, use one moving bait to find active fish and one slower bait to work the best-looking cover, changing depth before replacing everything in the box.
Wind can help on Shadehill Reservoir by pushing food toward a bank or point, but hard wind can muddy shallow water; compare the windy side with one protected area before settling in.
Keep a short note after fishing Shadehill Reservoir: water color, wind direction, useful depth and the cover that produced. Those details from Shadehill Reservoir make the next trip easier to plan.
A medium spinning rod with 8- to 12-pound line covers jigs, small crankbaits and many bait rigs on Shadehill Reservoir; add a heavier outfit only when the listed fish or thick cover calls for it.
Compare a wind-hit point with a protected creek side on Shadehill Reservoir, and let clearer water or visible bait decide the next move.
A good first choice on the reservoir is a spoon or small crankbait; change its depth before replacing everything in the box.
No. The number for Shadehill Reservoir only marks its deepest recorded spot; fish may be much shallower near food, cover or comfortable water.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.