Lake Sakakawea
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Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall (Current)
Lake Sakakawea Overview
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Top Techniques Reported for Walleye + Fall
Total Fishing Reports
8
Top Species Reported for Fall
Smallmouth Bass2 Reports
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Ryan Bullinger
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8/19/23
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
72°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
It Was an abnormally hot October day with temps in the 70s with partial cloud coverage. I wasn’t sure on how to approach a river system like this, As soon as I got to see the lake I noticed that the water is 12-15 ft low, with “do nothing banks”. I started my time on the water scanning for a bit to try to get a feel for how the lake lays out, I found a lot of sand and that’s about it. After scanning in the morning I moved to the next arm down. Here I started throwing a jerkbait and caught a couple white bass within an hour. (Those will make some crispy treats!) Soon after, I found a couple schools of smallies that seemed to be cornering bait on an inside turn. Upon seeing how I jerk my bait these smallies became unhinged and wanted to kill it. Fun day, biggest being 3lb9oz
Species
WalleyeSeason
Summer
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Humps
Water Temperature
65°
Best luck using green worms and large leeches on spinners. Trolling slow and wind drifting mix. 1 1/2 to 2 oz weights. Caught one short of limit.
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