Big Stone Lake is a border water between Minnesota and South Dakota.  Your SD or MN fishing license is legal no matter which side of the lake you stay!  Walleyes are the predominate fish of  Big Stone Lake - however there are nice populations of perch.  In addition, there are also some crappie, blue gill, white bass and Northern pike.

We offer 4 large fishing docks for guests who opt for shoreline fishing versus a boat.

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Fishing Report
Updated 10/24/2011

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The fishing activity on Big Stone Lake has ground down to almost a standstill. As stated last week many avid sportsmen are hunters as well as anglers and have put the rods away to pull out the shotguns. Therefore, traffic has really dropped off.

There are a few die hards out there and there remains a few perch to catch and a random walleye to net. But for many the fishing will wait until hard water or early next spring.

Until then, this reporter is putting away the typewriter for a few months until the fishing activity starts up again. In the meantime, watch for us at your neighborhood sport show or follow us on Facebook/SchmidtsLanding for any of the latest lake news. We will always be eager to share some "setting the hook" techniques or just talk fishing!

Donna

gregorys@schmidtslanding.com


Mya and her mom get 20 perch and 4 bluegill on Oct 20

A close up of some of Big Stone Lake's dandy perch

Two nice batches of perch and a couple decent walleye.

Al with his catch off the dock on 10-6-11!

Dave and Mike do well in Jim's guide boat

Al is proud of his afternoon catch

Stacer and Lloyd have a great evening off the docks

Dave finishes out his limit before going home

Nice pile of fish

Steve and Jeanne's first trip to Big Stone

Bong's and Calvet's do well

Beth shows off the catch

Shirley is pleased with her afternoon

 Another great net full

Jim gets a limit in just a couple of hours

Fischer's bluegills top off the afternoon

Clines/Plourdes start out the week with some nice perch

Margaret gets a jumbo

Bob/Joan are very happy with their catch

Clines/Plourdes find a honey hole and fill their limit

 Rae Ann pets grandpa's fish

Jim and Karen find the perch and a dandy bluegill

Jim, Rae Ann and Jim get two limits of nice perch

Keith, Al and Ken get a pile of fish


Al finds some nice crappie with his perch


Jean and Ray get a bucket full to take home



Keith cleans up some more perch

A nice batch of perch.

Connor and his mom get some dandies!

Charles gets a jumbo perch along with a bucket of others.

Howard counts his line up of perch.


Mike sought out the perch and got some bonus walleye!

Alvin, Jack and Jerris get on a bite!

Kevin gets some nice perch near SoDak


Kevin and a 27 inch walleye (released)

Craig gets a nice group of perch

Craig and Al get some super nice bass




Al with a limit of perch from Saturday 7-23


Al, Chip, Lisa and Kathy get some dandy perch on 7-24

Red is all smiles over his catch (7/11)

Alex says he can do it too! (7/11)

Rae Ann and Donna went out in the boat with Jim (7/10) and he caught these 5 nice walleye

Andrew is proud of his net full of walleye

Aaron catches and releases an 8 pound, 28 inch walleye

A 21 inchers for Carson Reese pulling spinners

Dan Nef gets a decent walleye casting crankbaits

Brian gets some nice largemouth bass off the dock.

Al nets an 18-1/2 incher, then keeps another walleye and super nice perch.
He released many others.



Mike shows off his catch.


Rae Ann says "so easy a 2 year old can do it."

Jody's big one.

Al takes Aaron out for the day.

Todd nets a northern for Sam.


 

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