Any fishing reports out of Waubay?

[Iowabrewcrew]

Curious how the bite/ice conditions are, appreciate the help fellas.

[verg]

fair walleye bite...lots of dinks. Perch bite is poor.

ice is 18 inches and lots of snow on top. Get stuck if not careful.

[Fish'n guy]

ya...be careful with the snow like verg said...its tought to even get on the lake!

[FL SNIPER]

Heading up for the first time in a couple weekends...hope to bring a snowmobile...are there any special snowmobile stickers or permits SD requires for nonresident use on a lake? Thanks.

[cold one sd]

I don't think we have any special snowmobile regulations that would affect you. With the rain we had around here, you may want to bring the water wings for your sled.

[FL SNIPER]

Has the rain knocked down much of the snow? Maybe I don't need the snowmobile and use the truck? Thanks guys!

[vexilareye]

Heading out to Waubay Feb. 28. Any recent reports? With all of the rain, if we get some cold weather will we be able to drive trucks around? Thinking about pulling the big wheel house out. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[webbs]

rain has knocked a lot of the snow off. The only thing that is needed now is cold weather. You should be alright with a truck. But who's to say we won't get another foot of snow by then. I fished waubay the other day, didn't go out as far as I woulda liked. But I'm sure after a few cold nights you could get anywhere you wanted to go.

[vexilareye]

Thanks for the info about the ice. Snow could definitely still become a factor but lets hope not. How was the fishing?

[hittinthewalleye]

The perch on waubay have been tough to find! Not many of the locals have been fishing it. Every body right now is going out to duerre slough they have been catching plenty of 10 to 13 inch perch. And the night bite has been good for walleye.

[vexilareye]

What about the walleyes on waubay? Have they also been tough to find? Where is this duerre slough...maybe if things are slow on Waubay we could head there for a day. We are just looking to catch some fish on our spring break trip. Any help is appreciated.

[cold one sd]

From what I have heard duerre slough has been hit hard for the last month and the perch have pretty much shut down. I don't know about the walleyes.

[vexilareye]

I was doing some research online trying to find this slough, and that was the conclusion I came to as well. It sounded like there were problems this fall with the lake and the land owner, plus a road block of some sort. I think we are going to stick to fising Waubay. Hopefully the fishing has picked up some, even if we dont catch fish it will still be a fun trip.

[cold one sd]

I was doing some research online trying to find this slough, and that was the conclusion I came to as well. It sounded like there were problems this fall with the lake and the land owner, plus a road block of some sort. I think we are going to stick to fising Waubay. Hopefully the fishing has picked up some, even if we dont catch fish it will still be a fun trip.

I haven't been in the Webster area at all this winter. My son and I may be headed that way tomorrow if things work out. Don't know where we will go in that area yet.

[vexilareye]

Well hopefully things work out for you. If you do get out and hit up Waubay or Bitter I look forward to hearing a report. Good luck fishing!

[vexilareye]

Whats it look like out there for snow? Would a guy still be able to pull a wheel house around?

[verg]

Doug at the Cove is a good friend of mine and I was just down there talking to him today. He mentioned one small lake that has picked up simply cuz guys have been able to get on it now. (maybe not anymore) He said one group did well for wallys on waubay but most didn't do anything and said that 1 out of 15 groups found fish on duerres. I try to be honest on here and tell guys that there has to be better bites than here. The bite isn't that great and may not be worth a 5 hour drive. Maybe they'll hammer them...hope they do.. but the bite is not real productive.

Good luck to all others who do decide to venture here. Maybe the bite will pick up. Call doug at the sportsmans..he is very honest.

ps lots of snow..probably going to add up to a foot or so and high winds with drifting. Will make access tough for a little while.

[vexilareye]

Thanks for the report verg. If it continues to snow I think we will be calling off our trip for the weekend and will hopefully make it back out there later on in the season. Thanks for your reports though, I really appreciate it.

[hittinthewalleye]

I am actually from webster and my grandparents still live there. I also plan on moving there this summer again so that i wont be a non resident.

[vexilareye]

I wish i was resident of SD. Cant beat the pheasant hunting they provide out there. Any reports on Bitter? Would that be easier to access than Waubay or is the snow just too much everywhere? Sorry to keep asking the same questions but I was really looking forward to this spring break trip and now it might end up being a bust because of all the snow.

[cold one sd]

I wish i was resident of SD. Cant beat the pheasant hunting they provide out there. Any reports on Bitter? Would that be easier to access than Waubay or is the snow just too much everywhere? Sorry to keep asking the same questions but I was really looking forward to this spring break trip and now it might end up being a bust because of all the snow.

Every thing was looking good as far as getting around on the ice as of yesterday and today we got a bunch of new snow and it is snowing and blowing at this time. Maybe someone will know more tomorrow.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

I did go with a group of guys and did VERY WELL On Waubay, Pickerl, and other area lakes. I also plan on making a yearly trip over there now after having such good luck.

[cold one sd]

Agronomist, What were the lakes like snow wise after our storm last week? I talked to some poeple that said that getting on the lakes was tough and the snow didn't blow off of the ice. I kind of figured that a thirty mph wind would keep the lakes fairly clear. Did ya get into some nice Crappies on Pickerel?

[Agronomist_at_IA]

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Agronomist, What were the lakes like snow wise after our storm last week? I talked to some poeple that said that getting on the lakes was tough and the snow didn't blow off of the ice. I kind of figured that a thirty mph wind would keep the lakes fairly clear. Did ya get into some nice Crappies on Pickerel?

Was about 8in-12in on the lakes, once your on the lake with a 4x4 pickup it wasn't a problem gettig around.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

When I drove by Enemy Swim, I seen one shack in the morning and a whole 3 shacks when I went buy it at 3 in the after noon. I don't think there was one lake where I could have found more then 30 shacks on it at one time when I was in the Waubay area.