Wolf Slough is a lake in South Dakota, near Codington County.
Wolf Slough is a lake in Codington County, South Dakota with 620.4 acres and about 2,610.5 acre-feet of storage.
Since Wolf Slough covers 620.4 acres, pick one arm or shoreline section and learn it before making a long move.
Fish listed for Wolf Slough include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Common Carp, Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.
For black crappie at Wolf Slough, try a small jig or minnow beside brush, weed edges and drop-offs; for bluegill at Wolf Slough, try a worm, tiny jig or cricket near weeds and shallow cover. For yellow perch at Wolf Slough, try a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom near weeds or a drop.
For walleye at Wolf Slough, try a jig and minnow, crawler rig or crankbait on points, flats and channel edges.
For northern pike at Wolf Slough, try a spoon, spinnerbait or jerkbait beside weeds and shallow cover.
For common carp at Wolf Slough, try corn, dough bait or a worm on a simple bottom rig.
As Wolf Slough warms in spring, check shallow cover and the first drop leading away from it. Summer fishing on Wolf Slough 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 Wolf Slough.
Make the first trip to Wolf Slough 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.
Start Wolf Slough along a clean weed edge or a small change in depth, especially on the windblown side.
A good first choice on Wolf Slough is a spoon or spinner; change its depth before replacing everything in the box.
Pick one section of Wolf Slough and test shallow cover, a nearby drop and open water before making a long move.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.