Email me at andre@oahewalleye.com or call me at 605-323-8378 to reserve a date.
Pending weather patterns, mid-May is when I start fishing Oahe. The area of Lake Oahe that I cover from mid-May to the end of June is Whitlocks area or the 212 bridge by Gettysburg down to Tall Prairie Chicken. During this time I may find myself fishing back in the bays of the mouth of the Cheyenne. In early to mid-June is when I usually launch at Sutton's Bay or Bush's Landing, fishing large bays with plain hook with crawlers and/or ripping' spinners. By the end of July and August, at times and pending wind, I may launch at the Little Bend Peninsula. Fishing Fantasy Island and the Cheyenne River - pretty much follow the migration - some fish stay residential, most move on. I know anglers that fish the Cheyenne River year-round. Whether you're looking to take a family vacation or just get away from it all for a few days with your buddies, a guided fishing trip may be for you.
Home of the original oahewalleye.com - guiding on Lakes Oahe, Sharpe, Thompson, Poinsett and Sinai. Guiding for walleye, pike, perch, crappie, small mouth bass and catfish. And also on a couple glacier lakes for panfish south of Sioux Falls. Adams Guide Service also offers guided fishing trips on the glacier lakes in the Sioux Falls area for panfish - crappie and gills. Some of the best crappie and bluegill fishing can be had on some lakes near Sioux Falls.
Email me at andre@oahewalleye.com or call me at 605-323-8378 to reserve a date.
My Walleye Fishing Tips
- Springtime I try to finesse some by presenting a plain hook, minnow and lindy rig. working not only mouths of bays but also points at the mouths bays. I'll also pitch jigs with plastics or tipped with a minnow, towards shoreline in and around the bays. Rocky points and bluffs with flats are good spots throughout the spring months. From May through June, I've had success pitching cast master spoons and landing some nice pike. I've also caught nice 'eyes on floating jointed perch rapalas behind a bottom bouncer kicking around at .04-.07 mph and zig zagging.
- As the season changes into summer, I'll still stick with a plain hook ,bead and just enough crawler to cover the hook. Moving slowly whether its trolling or drifting, I'll still work points in the main lake.
- Late June-August, I might switch it up and rip spinners at about a mile an hour, pending weather and mood of the bite.
- Up by Sutton's Bay, I've had success pulling crankbaits in 15'-25' of water. Again, zigzagging. Other bays to check out late-May through the end of June are Tall Prairie Chicken and No Hearts.
- Late July-August and even into September, Fantasy Island out at the mouth of the Cheyenne River and even the humps at the mouth of the Cheyenne River are great places to be. I would concentrate fishing Bush's Landing area and No Heart's, Charlie, Tall Prairie Chicken, Bull, Albert, Willow and even the mouth of the Cheyenne, working major points and back into the creeks of these bays.
- Catching walleye on Cheyenne River, SD
- Look at these hogs, Suttons Bay SD
- Great walleye fishing, Suttons Bay SD
- Walleye fishing, Oahe SD
- Great walleye fishing, Suttons Bay SD
- South Dakota walleye fishing, great day on Oahe
- Fun day on the water – always something on the line
- Nice small mouth bass, Oahe SD
- Nice size walleye, Lake Oahe SD
- Couldn’t have asked for a better day. Walleye, Suttons Bay SD.
- Walleye fishing, Lake Oahe SD
- Great day on Oahe, nice walleye
- Great family day catching walleye at Pike’s Haven
- Second day catching walleye at Pike’s Haven
- Monster walleye on Oahe.
- Great walleye catch on Oahe
- Oahe walleye fishing, pictured at Sunset Lodge
- Caught and released this 23 incher on a hump outside of a big bay
- A nice batch of 14″-19″ walleye drifting with spinners
- In memory of Dick Sterud – two buddies with wallhangers
- A nice 19 incher, drifting over rock piles
- A great catch
- Way to go, Andy
- Lots of fun
- Another great day – my dad and I with a big group
- Nice walleye
- My dad and I with another large group
- Large group and great day on the water
- The catch of the day
- Great eaters
- Great walleye
- Building memories
- Walleyes on spinners
- Shallow walleye on plain hooks
- Lindy rigging with crawler
- Trolling for walleye, Bush’s Landing
- Trolling for walleye, Bush’s Landing
- Oahe smallmouth bass on Fantasy Island
- A day out by myself scouting and bringing in my limit on Fantasy Island
- Another day out by myself scouting
- A day of scouting and came in with a meal
- Late May up on Sutton’s Bay, scouting for fish
- First week of June, clients did great in 10′ of water catching their overs on walleye with a couple nice smallmouth bass to boot
- First week of June, clients did great in 10′ of water catching their overs on walleye with a couple nice smallmouth bass to boot
- First week of June, clients did great in 10′ of water catching their overs on walleye with a couple nice smallmouth bass to boot
- Good friend, Kenny G and I went scouting the waters around Sutton’s Bay and brought in this nice limit of ‘eyes
- Clients from Colorado fishing the Sutton’s Bay area, bringing in these nice fish on spinners
- A great catch, fishing Tall Prairie Chicken
- Fishing down the lake from Bush’s Landing
- In memory of my great-uncle, Ralph Adams with his 21″ walleye
- In memory of great-uncle Ralph – a great day of walleye fishing
- My great-uncle posing with our two top ‘eyes of the day
- Me in my younger days posing with my big ‘eye of the day
- In memory of fisherman, Bill. Great memories on the water.
- Oahe walleye
- Catch of the day
- Great day for walleye
- Bush’s Landing 15′ of water
- What a stringer of fish, great job
- My dad, who is now retired, and I were with a large group and had another great day
- Bush’s Landing down by Tall Prairie Chicken and Charlie
- Buddy Kenny G. with a couple that we pulled off of Fantasy Island
- Plain hook and a minnow up at Whitlock’s area
- Between Bush’s Landing and Sutton’s Bay
- Bush’s Landing, Little Bend
- Couple from Nebraska, fishing Sutton’s Bay
- My dad and I on Lake Sharpe in June, catching some smallmouth bass while going for walleye
- My dad and I on Lake Sharpe in June, catching some smallmouth bass while going for walleye
- Way back in a bay, anchored down fishing for channel and blue catfish
- A group of 12 from Nebraska – as my dad and I posing with two other guides at the end of the day
- A great bonding day
- Father, Son and dog Sage posing with their catch of walleye
- Stellar Oahe Walleye
- Working structure in 19′ off of a major point on Little Bend Peninsula
- One of my favorite places in late June-July is the Little Bend Peninsula – bays + points = structure.
- Big walleye
- Nice fish
- Great walleye fishing
- Walleye and catfishing at its best, way to go Wisconsin group.
- Kaiser group from Wisconsin, another great day on the water getting our limit of walleye
- Kaiser group from Wisconsin showing how it’s done
- Kaiser group from Wisconsin catching great Oahe walleye
- Father and son, Kaiser group, with the two biggest catfish of the day – 7-9 lbs
- Way to go, Ken
- Konsul family from Nebraska with a great catch of walleye
- My beloved grandfather and I, years ago on the waters at Bush’s Landing
- Father and son from Iowa and I hammered some walleye north of Sutton’s Bay, plain hooks and minnows
- LeRoy with his catch of the day
- Way to go, Linda!
- Family of four from Nebraska, fishing the mouth of Tall Prairie Chicken ripping spinners in July
- Marshall group, putting the smack down on the Little Bend peninsula
- Marshall group fishing the No Heart flats
- Marshall group fishing the Sutton’s Bay area, plain hook and minnow
- Marshall group fishing the Sutton’s Bay area, plain hook and minnow
- Walleye and catfish
- Bush’s Landing
- Merchant Metal group, No Heart flats
- Mike and Max showing off their two biggest walleye of the day
- On a 3 day fishing trip, our third day we found ourselves going after catfish after limiting out on walleye our first two days
- Fishing the Cheyenne River, found some great walleye
- 14-17″ walleye off the Little Bend peninsula
- Don Miller, with a smallmouth bass
- Marshall group, fishing Whitlocks Bay area
- 19″ walleye off the Little Bend peninsula
- Oahe walleye
- Charlie Bay, pulling spinners
- Bush’s Landing area, Big Show Bluff
- Sutton’s Bay area, plain hook over the rock piles
- Bush’s Landing, plain hook and crawler
- Between Bush’s Landing and Sutton’s Bay, working points
- A monster walleye in 10′ of water north of the Whitlocks area
- Dad, brother-in-law and his son, Haydon and I fished Sutton’s Bay area
- Dad, brother-in-law and his son, Haydon and I fished Sutton’s Bay area
- Nice 21″ walleye, 10′ of water, Whitlock’s area
- Buddy Kenny G, friend and I fished the Sutton’s Bay area, catching some nice eaters
- North of Whitlock’s, fishing a flat, plain hook and minnow
- Bush’s Landing, great catch guys
- Bush’s Landing, Pedersen group
- Pedersen group, fishing the Bush’s Landing area, plain hook and crawler
- Nice walleye, Pete
- Great-uncle, cousin and I fishing Bush’s Landing
- Way to go, Rick
- The Ricketts and I fished the Little Bend peninsula, great day catching walleye
- Sutton’s Bay, working points
- Bush’s Landing, plain hook and minnow
- Bush’s Landing, No Heart flats, spinners
- Nice walleye
- Steever group, plain hook and crawler, fishing a submerged hump at the mouth of Tall Prairie Chicken
- Bush’s Landing, nice walleye
- Bush’s Landing, Little Bend peninsula
- Bush’s Landing, No Heart flats

A group from Nebraska, first two days limited out on walleye, our 3rd day we fished for catfish, lending 4-7 pounders
(The following information credited to South Dakota Missouri River Tourism)
Lake Oahe is the first stop along the northern part of the Missouri River in South Dakota. It stretches for 231 miles from Oahe Dam, near Pierre, all the way north to Bismarck, N.D. The largest of the four Missouri River reservoirs, Lake Oahe is the "big water." This deep, clear lake - at its maximum depth, Oahe reaches 205 feet-- makes for excellent boating and fishing.
Like the other reservoirs, Oahe is known for its walleye fishing. Other commonly caught species include smallmouth bass, white bass, northern pike and perch. Most anglers fish by boat, but plenty of fishermen have their favorite spots along the shore. Because of the lake's size and the possibility of high winds, it's recommended that boats be at least an 18-foot deep "V" with 50 horsepower outboard.
The lands along Oahe also are known for exceptional hunting. Canadian geese, duck and sharp-tailed grouse are some of the most popularly hunted species.
The Oahe Dam
Located just six miles north of the Pierre and Fort Pierre communities, the Oahe Dam stands as one of the largest earth-rolled dams in the world. It creates the fourth largest artificial reservoir in the United States, supplying irrigation, conservation, flood control and electric power to many Midwestern states as well as abundant recreation along Lake Oahe.
The Oahe Dam was authorized in 1944 by the Flood Control Act. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began working on the dam in 1948. By 1962, the Oahe Dam was functioning and producing hydroelectric power. The dam was dedicated on August 17, 1962, by President John F. Kennedy. The word Oahe, once the name of a Christian mission, is a Sioux Indian word meaning "a foundation," or "a place to stand on."
Visitors can view the Oahe Dam and Lake Oahe by following the highway seven miles north of Pierre. The Oahe Dam Visitor Center provides a complete history of Lake Oahe and the surrounding area. Exhibits feature the history of the construction of the dam and power plant and the natural history of Lake Oahe and the Missouri River. The Oahe Dam Visitor Center, located above the dam, is open year-round, featuring interactive displays and information about the Oahe Dam and the Missouri River.
Walleye Limits 2016
Full regulations here: South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks
Key Issues for Lake Oahe
The following information credited South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks
- Walleye abundance is near the normal lake wide average, with majority of the population around 15 inches.
- Walleye daily and possession limits have remained the statewide regulation of 4 per day with at most only 1 over 20 inches and 8 total in possession.
- Rainbow smelt abundance is low due to high loss through Oahe Dam from the flood of 2011 and poor production since; but smelt have potential to rebound if spring conditions are ideal for their spawn.
- Northern pike abundance has remained stable, with many reaching a size attractive to anglers.
- Chinook salmon fishing success is unknown for 2015, but stocking will continue to provide a future fishery.
- Lake Oahe should have good fishing for many species in 2015.
- Boat access may be an issue depending on water levels for Lake Oahe.
- See more at: http://gfp.sd.gov/fishing-boating/tacklebox/lake-surveys/lake-oahe/#sthash.5SG1iGxl.dpuf