Whacking Fatties Fly Fishing Reports and Forecasts

South Dakota Fishing Report

Best Fishing Stream Name Today 9/26 9/27
1 Fairfax Lake, SD 5 5 5
2 Lake Whitewood, SD 5 5 5
3 McCook Lake, SD 5 5 5
4 Swan Lake: Clark, SD 5 5 5
5 Brant Lake, SD 5 5 5
6 Bullhead Lake: Deuel, SD 5 5 5
7 Roosevelt Lake, SD 5 5 5
8 Tuschen Slough, SD 5 5 5
9 Buffalo Slough, SD 5 5 5
10 Lake Tetonkaha, SD 5 5 5
11 Lake Platte, SD 5 5 5
12 Horseshoe Lake, SD 5 5 5
13 East Vermillion Lake, SD 5 5 5
14 Lake Thompson, SD 5 5 5
15 Swan Lake, SD 5 5 5
16 Clear Lake: Hamlin, SD 5 5 5
17 Lake Norden, SD 5 5 5
18 Lost Lake: Minnehaha, SD 5 5 5
19 Lake Oakwood, SD 5 5 5
20 Lake Hendricks, SD 5 5 5
21 Long Lake, SD 5 5 5
22 Clear Lake: Minnehaha, SD 5 5 5
23 Lake Mitchell, SD 5 5 5
24 Lake Albert, SD 5 5 5
25 Lake Cochrane, SD 5 5 5
26 Fish Lake, SD 5 5 5
27 Lake Goldsmith, SD 5 5 5
28 Lake Alice, SD 5 5 5
29 Lake Henry, SD 5 5 5
30 Beaver Lake: Yankton, SD 5 5 5
31 Dry Lake Number Two, SD 5 5 5
32 Anderson Slough, SD 5 5 5
33 Lake Dudley, SD 5 5 5
34 Lake Menno, SD 5 5 5
35 Wall Lake, SD 5 5 5
36 Lake Byron, SD 5 5 5
37 Marindahl Lake, SD 5 5 5
38 Lake Oliver, SD 5 5 5
39 Round Lake: Clark, SD 5 5 5
40 Silver Lake, SD 5 5 5
41 Lake Dimock, SD 5 5 5
42 Diamond Lake, SD 5 5 5
43 Lake Yankton, SD 5 5 5
44 South Coteau Lake, SD 5 5 5
45 Ketchum Lake, SD 5 5 5
46 Lake Carthage, SD 5 5 5
47 Wilmarth Lake, SD 5 5 5
48 Island Lake, SD 5 5 5
49 Round Lake: Deuel, SD 5 5 5
50 Lake Sinai, SD 5 5 5
51 Corsica Lake, SD 5 5 5
52 Lewis and Clark Lake, SD 5 5 5
53 Ravine Park Lake, SD 5 5 5
54 Antelope Lake, SD 5 5 5
55 Fordham Dam, SD 5 5 5
56 Dog Ear Lake, SD 5 5 5
57 Clear Lake, SD 5 5 5
58 Lake Poinsett, SD 5 5 5
59 Spirit Lake, SD 5 5 5
60 School Lake, SD 5 5 5
61 Lost Lake, SD 5 5 5
62 Reid Lake, SD 5 5 5
63 Lake Madison, SD 5 5 5
64 Beaver Lake, SD 5 5 5
65 Lake Alvin, SD 5 5 5
66 Lake Geddes, SD 5 5 5
67 Hanson Lake, SD 5 5 5
68 Ethan Lake, SD 5 5 5
69 Baileys Lake, SD 5 5 5
70 Lake Herman, SD 5 5 5
71 Goose Lake, SD 5 5 5
72 Oak Lake, SD 5 5 5
73 Shadehill Reservoir, SD 5 5 5
74 Mud Lake, SD 5 5 5
75 Lake Oahe: Dewey, SD 5 5 5
76 Lake Louise, SD 5 5 5
77 Lake Boehm, SD 5 5 5
78 Cottonwood Lake: Spink, SD 5 5 5
79 Lake Redfield, SD 5 5 5
80 Reliance Lake, SD 5 5 5
81 Little Moreau Lake, SD 5 5 5
82 Molstad Lake, SD 5 5 5
83 Twin Lakes: Sanborn, SD 5 5 5
84 Fate Dam, SD 5 5 5
85 Lemmon Lake, SD 5 5 5
86 Lake Francis Case, SD 5 5 5
87 Twin Lakes, SD 5 5 5
88 Jones Lake, SD 5 5 5
89 Lake Campbell, SD 5 5 5
90 Rose Hill Lake, SD 5 5 5
91 Hayes Lake, SD 5 5 5
92 Byre Lake, SD 5 5 5
93 Morristown East Lake, SD 5 5 5
94 Brakke Dam, SD 5 5 5
95 Trail City Railroad Lake, SD 5 5 5
96 Dupree Lake, SD 5 5 5
97 Cottonwood Lake: Sully, SD 5 5 5
98 Owen Lake, SD 5 5 5
99 Lake Pocasse, SD 5 5 5
100 Opal Lake, SD 5 5 5
101 Lake Sharpe, SD 5 5 5
102 Waggoner Lake, SD 5 5 5
103 Eureka Lake, SD 5 5 5
104 Eagle Butte Lake, SD 5 5 5
105 Isabel Lake, SD 5 5 5
106 Lake Hurley, SD 5 5 5
107 Lantry Lake, SD 5 5 5
108 Lake Oahe, SD 5 5 5
109 Waubay Lake, SD 5 5 4
110 Staum Dam, SD 5 5 4
111 Summit Lake, SD 5 5 4
112 Grass Lake, SD 5 5 4
113 Blue Dog Lake, SD 5 5 4
114 Piyas Lake, SD 5 5 4
115 South Red Iron Lake, SD 5 5 4
116 Minnewasta Lake, SD 5 5 4
117 White Lake, SD 5 5 4
118 Goose Lake: Day, SD 5 5 4
119 Amsden Lake, SD 5 5 4
120 Pickerel Lake, SD 5 5 4
121 Pelican Lake, SD 5 5 4
122 Enemy Swim Lake, SD 5 5 4
123 Lake Kampeska, SD 5 5 4
124 Pigors Lake, SD 5 5 4
125 Round Lake, SD 5 5 4
126 Elm Lake, SD 5 5 4
127 Stafford Dam, SD 5 5 4
128 Opitz Lake, SD 5 5 4
129 Richmond Lake, SD 5 5 4
130 Lake Parmley, SD 5 5 4
131 Lake Cresbard, SD 5 5 4
132 North Scatterwood Lake, SD 5 5 4
133 Lake Faulkton, SD 5 5 4
134 Hickman Lake, SD 5 5 3
135 Buffalo Lakes, SD 5 5 3
136 Punished Womans Lake, SD 5 5 3
137 Pierpont Lake, SD 5 5 3
138 Roy Lake, SD 5 5 3
139 Clear Lake: Marshall, SD 5 5 3
140 Abraham Lake, SD 5 5 3
141 Willow Creek Lake, SD 5 5 3
142 Sixmile Lake, SD 5 5 3
143 Ninemile Lake, SD 5 5 3
144 Bullhead Lake, SD 5 5 3
145 Fourmile Lake, SD 5 5 3
146 Cottonwood Lake, SD 5 5 3
147 Center Lake, SD 5 4 5
148 Stockade Lake, SD 5 4 5
149 Bismark Lake, SD 5 4 5
150 Angostura Reservoir, SD 5 3 5
151 Sheridan Lake, SD 5 3 5
152 Pactola Reservoir, SD 5 3 5
153 Cold Brook Reservoir, SD 5 3 5
154 Iron Creek Lake, SD 5 3 5
155 Lake Gardner, SD 5 3 5
156 Curlew Lake, SD 5 3 5
157 Deerfield Lake, SD 5 3 5
158 French Creek, SD 4 3 4
159 Sand Creek, SD 4 2 4
160 Battle Creek, SD 4 2 4
161 Rapid Creek, SD 4 2 4
162 Spring Creek, SD 4 2 4
163 Spearfish Creek, SD 4 2 4
164 Little Spearfish Creek, SD 4 2 4
165 Castle Creek, SD 4 2 3
166 Belle Fourche Reservoir, SD 3 3 5
167 Bear Butte Lake, SD 3 3 5
168 Whitewood Creek, SD 3 2 4
169 Grace Coolidge Creek, SD 3 2 4
170 Boxelder Creek, SD 3 2 4
171 Crow Creek, SD 3 2 3



Whacking Fatties Fishing Reports
Fly fishing report and map for South Dakota.

What is Whacking Fatties? Fishing reports and forecasts for ~10,000 streams and lakes and rivers across North America and the United Kingdom.

What is the goal?

To better understand fishing patterns, conditions to predict ferocity of fishable events and locations.

How do we do it?

Fishing Reports and Forecasts. Throughout every day, we create 7 day fishing forecasts for ~10,000 streams and lakes.

What is the Fatty Factor?

A 5 star rating calculated per hour over every day per stream. We create a detailed forecast for each stream whereby every hour gets a 5 star Fatty Factor rating.

How is the Fatty Factor calculated?

The Fatty Factor is calculated using a fishing success estimation model containing proprietary big data analytics. We consume data from near and real-time sources, satellites, and sensors; compile/compare, against historic datasets, to create the Fatty Factor. Location, season, and analytics improve the rating over time.

How is the Fatty Factor rated?

5 stars is the best while 0 stars is “Not Fatty”.

How to use Whacking Fatties Fishing Reports and Forecasts?

Consult the detailed stream information section of the fishing reports and forecasts for the latest weather temperatures, wind speeds, cloud cover, gauge flows, and insect hatch patterns.

What do trout eat?

Check out the hatch recommendations for each stream in the detailed stream area. Investigate the hatch recommendations if you are interested in what do trout eat.

What kind of fish can I catch?

You tell us? Rainbow trout, brook trout, lake trout, bass, carp, etc. Currently, fresh water species. Salt water fishing? Fly fishing for carp is awesome. Tell us what you are after? Steelhead, grayling, tarpon, bass, bonefish, taimen, permit, salmon fishing?

How do I use the fishing maps?

We have a vast amount of geographic data for each stream. Click on the points to get more information. Green points represent fishing access such as put-ins and take-outs. Purple points represent bridges or stream crossings whereby often Google StreetView is available. Red points represent USGS Stream Gauges. Where available, we have graphs for Predictive Hydrograph 7 days, Water Temperature, Observed Height (ft.) 7 days, Observed Discharge (cfs) 7 days, and Duration Hydrograph. The Duration Hydrograph is a graphical presentation of recent daily streamflow, plotted over the long-term statistics of streamflow for each day of the year.

Can I determine land ownership from the stream map?

Yes. Landownership data is included in the map. In the map legend, the type of ownership is shown while you hover or tap on the map. You will see public or private land. For public, it will tell you the agency such as Forest Service or State Park.

Does Whacking Fatties have private landowner information such as parcel boundaries?

Currently, we have landowner information for Montana only. If you drill down into the map, you will see parcel boundaries. Simply click on the parcel to see who owns the land and other related information.

How do I determine distance from one access to another?

In the map, the measure tool can be used to trace along a stream to measure between fishing access points.

Can I determine stream elevation?

In the fishing map, you can turn on the elevation profile for a stream. You are able to visually see how much elevation is dropped along a stream.

What other mapping data is available and useful to anglers?

We provide three different background maps: dark, light, and satellite. The light is useful for planning routes to fishing access points. The satellite is very useful for all sorts of detailed planning.

What gauges are included in the Stream Flow graph?

For each stream, we have included all gauges for the stream overlaid into one graph. This is great for analyzing flow data of the stream as a whole to help predict best fishing areas.

What is the Fatty Store?

Check out the Fatty Store for great deals on the best fishing gear available in the market. We make available only the highest quality fly fishing gear at deep discounted prices such as fly fishing rods, fly boxes, waders or wading boots, fly fishing reels, flies, and tackle. From time to time, we have promotions on fly fishing vacations, film tours, and fly fishing videos. Look for deals on fly fishing schools.

What about fly fishing forums?

We have a great fishing forum where anglers can post their own reports and pictures. At each detailed stream page, you can upload fish pictures and your own fishing reports. We encourage you to rate the stream. We are working on the capability to upload your own fishing videos.

Where do I find a professional recommended fishing guide, lodge, or fishing charter?

Whacking Fatties Pro Contributors are professionally vetted and approved. Pro Contributors provide the highest quality guided fishing experiences. Look for recommended fishing charters, lodges, fly fishing and tackle shops posted on detailed stream report pages. Fishing near me? Investigate Pro Contributors listed on specific detailed streams near you.

What is Fatty Information?

What is the best fly line? How to tie a fly? Fly lines explained? Fly fishing beginner? Fatty Information is a new section whereby we present practical fly fisherman knowledge such as fly fishing knots, fly patterns, tapered leader formulas, tippet rings, strike indicators, drift boats, nymph fishing, euro nymphing, knots for fly fishing, best fishing sunglasses, etc. Information on our favorite flies such as mop files, clouser, nymph fly, wet flies, muddler minnow, isonychia fly, mole fly, cdc and elk fly, trico fly, caddis fly, and flies for largemouth bass. As well as recommendations for best small stream fly rods. The tug is the drug!

What are Fatty Alerts?

Never miss a great day of fishing! Fatty Alerts are automated email notifications whereby you are sent an email ONLY when your favorite streams have a great forecast. First, you sign up for a Whacking Fatties account; then, choose your favorite streams to get alerts. Fatty Alerts include our long range forecast. Never miss great fishing weather or fishing forecast with Fatty Alerts. They are free!

What are we working on next?

We will be expanding to fresh water lakes for bass, carp, and other great fishing. We will be able to assist with planning the best dates and times for your next fly fishing for stripers adventure. Forecasting for salt-water locations are on the radar. Please contact us with your feedback. Tight lines!

With the goal of better understanding fly-fishing patterns and predicting location and ferocity of fishable events, Whacking Fatties presents the Fatty Factor: a fly-fishing success estimation model using proprietary big data analytics.

Whacking Fatties promotes responsible fishing via catch and release practice and water resources conservation.

Check out more:

The Fatty List: Top Daily Fishing Reports broken down by nationwide, northeast, south, midwest, and northwest fishing regions The Fatty Map: Today's Top Fishing Streams on a Map Top Professional Contributors Fishing Report Feed - find current fishing reports and updates Fatty Photo Feed