Whacking Fatties Fly Fishing Reports and Forecasts

South Dakota Fishing Report

Best Fishing Stream Name Today 2/5 2/6
1 Belle Fourche Reservoir, SD 2 4 3
2 Bear Butte Lake, SD 2 3 2
3 Stockade Lake, SD 2 2 4
4 Waggoner Lake, SD 2 2 2
5 Angostura Reservoir, SD 2 2 1
6 Cold Brook Reservoir, SD 2 2 0
7 Owen Lake, SD 2 1 2
8 Sand Creek, SD 2 1 1
9 Center Lake, SD 1 2 3
10 Pactola Reservoir, SD 1 2 2
11 Lantry Lake, SD 1 2 2
12 Hayes Lake, SD 1 2 2
13 Opal Lake, SD 1 2 2
14 Sheridan Lake, SD 1 2 2
15 Shadehill Reservoir, SD 1 2 2
16 Whitewood Creek, SD 1 2 2
17 Lake Gardner, SD 1 2 2
18 Dupree Lake, SD 1 2 1
19 Lemmon Lake, SD 1 2 1
20 Lake Oahe: Dewey, SD 1 1 2
21 French Creek, SD 1 1 2
22 Lake Francis Case, SD 1 1 0
23 Iron Creek Lake, SD 1 1 0
24 Lake Geddes, SD 1 0 1
25 Fairfax Lake, SD 1 0 0
26 Lake Platte, SD 1 0 0
27 Reliance Lake, SD 1 0 0
28 Byre Lake, SD 1 0 0
29 Lake Sharpe, SD 1 0 0
30 Brakke Dam, SD 1 0 0
31 Eagle Butte Lake, SD 0 2 2
32 Battle Creek, SD 0 2 2
33 Boxelder Creek, SD 0 2 2
34 Curlew Lake, SD 0 2 2
35 Spring Creek, SD 0 2 2
36 Isabel Lake, SD 0 2 1
37 Lake Oahe, SD 0 2 0
38 Grace Coolidge Creek, SD 0 1 3
39 Little Moreau Lake, SD 0 1 2
40 Morristown East Lake, SD 0 1 2
41 Rapid Creek, SD 0 1 2
42 Wilmarth Lake, SD 0 1 1
43 Corsica Lake, SD 0 1 1
44 Jones Lake, SD 0 1 1
45 Bismark Lake, SD 0 1 1
46 Crow Creek, SD 0 1 1
47 Lake Dimock, SD 0 1 0
48 Ethan Lake, SD 0 1 0
49 Lake Louise, SD 0 1 0
50 Twin Lakes: Sanborn, SD 0 1 0
51 Mud Lake, SD 0 0 2
52 Cottonwood Lake: Spink, SD 0 0 2
53 Diamond Lake, SD 0 0 2
54 Ravine Park Lake, SD 0 0 2
55 Willow Creek Lake, SD 0 0 2
56 Elm Lake, SD 0 0 2
57 Lake Pocasse, SD 0 0 2
58 Lake Redfield, SD 0 0 2
59 Richmond Lake, SD 0 0 2
60 Molstad Lake, SD 0 0 2
61 Lake Campbell, SD 0 0 2
62 Lost Lake, SD 0 0 2
63 Beaver Lake, SD 0 0 2
64 Lake Alvin, SD 0 0 2
65 North Scatterwood Lake, SD 0 0 2
66 Silver Lake, SD 0 0 1
67 Dog Ear Lake, SD 0 0 1
68 Lake Mitchell, SD 0 0 1
69 Lake Whitewood, SD 0 0 1
70 Brant Lake, SD 0 0 1
71 Lake Thompson, SD 0 0 1
72 Long Lake, SD 0 0 1
73 Lake Henry, SD 0 0 1
74 Anderson Slough, SD 0 0 1
75 Wall Lake, SD 0 0 1
76 Island Lake, SD 0 0 1
77 Lake Herman, SD 0 0 1
78 McCook Lake, SD 0 0 1
79 Swan Lake: Clark, SD 0 0 1
80 Hickman Lake, SD 0 0 1
81 Staum Dam, SD 0 0 1
82 Lake Tetonkaha, SD 0 0 1
83 East Vermillion Lake, SD 0 0 1
84 Grass Lake, SD 0 0 1
85 Lake Goldsmith, SD 0 0 1
86 Eureka Lake, SD 0 0 1
87 Lake Dudley, SD 0 0 1
88 Pierpont Lake, SD 0 0 1
89 Pelican Lake, SD 0 0 1
90 Lake Sinai, SD 0 0 1
91 Lake Parmley, SD 0 0 1
92 Lake Poinsett, SD 0 0 1
93 Goose Lake, SD 0 0 1
94 Oak Lake, SD 0 0 1
95 Lake Boehm, SD 0 0 0
96 Lake Menno, SD 0 0 0
97 Marindahl Lake, SD 0 0 0
98 Swan Lake, SD 0 0 0
99 Cottonwood Lake: Sully, SD 0 0 0
100 Beaver Lake: Yankton, SD 0 0 0
101 Fate Dam, SD 0 0 0
102 Lake Yankton, SD 0 0 0
103 Lewis and Clark Lake, SD 0 0 0
104 Hanson Lake, SD 0 0 0
105 Roosevelt Lake, SD 0 0 0
106 Rose Hill Lake, SD 0 0 0
107 Lake Hurley, SD 0 0 0
108 Trail City Railroad Lake, SD 0 0 0
109 Spearfish Creek, SD 0 0 0
110 Deerfield Lake, SD 0 0 0
111 Castle Creek, SD 0 0 0
112 Little Spearfish Creek, SD 0 0 0
113 Clear Lake: Marshall, SD 0 0 0
114 Abraham Lake, SD 0 0 0
115 Waubay Lake, SD 0 0 0
116 Bullhead Lake: Deuel, SD 0 0 0
117 Tuschen Slough, SD 0 0 0
118 Buffalo Slough, SD 0 0 0
119 Summit Lake, SD 0 0 0
120 Horseshoe Lake, SD 0 0 0
121 Blue Dog Lake, SD 0 0 0
122 Sixmile Lake, SD 0 0 0
123 Clear Lake: Hamlin, SD 0 0 0
124 Lake Norden, SD 0 0 0
125 Stafford Dam, SD 0 0 0
126 Lost Lake: Minnehaha, SD 0 0 0
127 Buffalo Lakes, SD 0 0 0
128 Piyas Lake, SD 0 0 0
129 Lake Oakwood, SD 0 0 0
130 Punished Womans Lake, SD 0 0 0
131 Lake Hendricks, SD 0 0 0
132 Clear Lake: Minnehaha, SD 0 0 0
133 Ninemile Lake, SD 0 0 0
134 South Red Iron Lake, SD 0 0 0
135 Lake Albert, SD 0 0 0
136 Lake Cochrane, SD 0 0 0
137 Fish Lake, SD 0 0 0
138 Opitz Lake, SD 0 0 0
139 Minnewasta Lake, SD 0 0 0
140 Lake Alice, SD 0 0 0
141 White Lake, SD 0 0 0
142 Dry Lake Number Two, SD 0 0 0
143 Bullhead Lake, SD 0 0 0
144 Fourmile Lake, SD 0 0 0
145 Cottonwood Lake, SD 0 0 0
146 Goose Lake: Day, SD 0 0 0
147 Lake Byron, SD 0 0 0
148 Amsden Lake, SD 0 0 0
149 Lake Oliver, SD 0 0 0
150 Roy Lake, SD 0 0 0
151 Pickerel Lake, SD 0 0 0
152 Round Lake: Clark, SD 0 0 0
153 Twin Lakes, SD 0 0 0
154 South Coteau Lake, SD 0 0 0
155 Ketchum Lake, SD 0 0 0
156 Lake Carthage, SD 0 0 0
157 Round Lake: Deuel, SD 0 0 0
158 Enemy Swim Lake, SD 0 0 0
159 Antelope Lake, SD 0 0 0
160 Fordham Dam, SD 0 0 0
161 Clear Lake, SD 0 0 0
162 Lake Cresbard, SD 0 0 0
163 Spirit Lake, SD 0 0 0
164 School Lake, SD 0 0 0
165 Lake Kampeska, SD 0 0 0
166 Reid Lake, SD 0 0 0
167 Lake Madison, SD 0 0 0
168 Lake Faulkton, SD 0 0 0
169 Pigors Lake, SD 0 0 0
170 Baileys Lake, SD 0 0 0
171 Round Lake, SD 0 0 0



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