Big Stone Lake

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Jun 17, 2025

Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Summer (Current)

39 Fishing Reports

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Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
5
Frogs/Toads
3
Bladed Jigs
1
Grass Jigs
1
Structure Jigs
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Fishing Reports

39 Reports on Big Stone Lake

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GFarmFishing
Gold Ambassador
6/23/22
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
- Structure
  Submerged Vegetation
- Forage
  Bluegill
6-12-22 SDBF Trail #4: Day 2 on Big Stone was a little tougher than day one. We found ourselves doing a little bit of everything. We caught keepers in all kinds of ways and depths, weighing in 17.77. We caught some sight fishing in 3-5 feet of water, a few skipping docks, a couple punching grass mats, but the majority were caught flippin' grass in 7-9 ft of water. Unfortunately we didn't land any true Big Stone giants, but there is no doubt in my mind we were around some. Venom Tubes, ZMan Palmetto Bugs, and a wacky rigged ZMan Zinker were my weapons of choice. Each produced quality bites and quantity depending on the depth and vegetation.
GFarmFishing
Gold Ambassador
6/23/22
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
- Structure
  Submerged Vegetation
- Forage
  Bluegill
6-11-22 South Dakota Bass Federation Trail #3: Big Stone Lake did not disappoint. My partner and I weighed in a solid 5 fish limit of 19.70, which was good enough for 5th place. Our sight fishing pattern that we came across prefishing went out the window. Early in morning we were able to catch a couple on top water frogs, but not much for size. As the day progressed so did our bite. We used an assortment of baits Texas rigged. My two biggest came on a 4" venom tube.
Rich Lindgren
Blue Ambassador
6/22/21
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Bladed Jigs
- Structure
  Laydowns
- Forage
  Bluegill
You could find Bass from 1' to 10' on Big Stone in middle of June. Big blue gills were on beds all around. Lots of stringy spring grass all over the lake. There were some bass offshore but they seemed scattered and hard to find. The most consistent bite was on inside weedlines around rocky shorelines fished with chatterbaits when you had a little wind. Also, frogs or flipping around shallow wood or overhang trees produced consistent quality fish as well. Green pumpkin chatterbaits with 4.5" tactical minnows seemed deadly. As far as frogs, either traditional or popping frogs in browns & blacks were getting hammered.