Ye Ol' Stompin' Grounds...

[Team Otter]

Just returned from three hard days of fishing in NE South Dakota. Man, was it nice to be back in that area. I sure miss it. We had great success catching 15 - 19" fish trolling crank baits ~2.5 mph in 7 - 9' of water and some big girls showed up in the evening hours casting crank baits in 2 - 5' of water. Most fish we caught casting hit near boat-side. What a rush! Enjoy a few photos from our trip. The bite is ON!

19"er trying to hide in the timber...

Close Encounters...

...Walleye-Style

26" Tanker

Lovin' Life!

Good times with good people

Another Boat-Side Savage

[Dave S]

Nice fish Jamison.

Question for you since you mentioned many of the fish hit boat-side.

Do you think it's the change of elevation with the lure that causes a fish to strike that close to the boat or even shore for that matter. I've seen it many times but never really put much thought into why fish do it.

[Team Otter]

Thanks.

Change in direction and/or elevation plays a big role, no doubt. And these fish, when chasing like that, are darn hungry and will do whatever it takes to get what they want. However, I don't know that there's a definitive answer to the question.

[hittinthewalleye]

Was that on Waubay by grenville?

[Team Otter]

Was that on Waubay by grenville?

No.

[riverrat56]

Hmmm.....There's a strangly similar bite happening a bit closer to home as well.....

Nice fish bud, looks like a great trip!