Whacking Fatties Fly Fishing Reports and Forecasts

South Dakota Fishing Report

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



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