Best places to fish in Pierre

Pierre sits on the Missouri River where it widens into Lake Oahe, a massive reservoir stretching for well over a hundred miles and one of the great walleye waters of the northern plains. Walleye is king here, but Oahe also holds landlocked chinook salmon, northern pike and smallmouth bass. Guides cover this enormous open water by trolling crankbaits and bottom-bouncing spinner rigs tipped with crawlers along points, flats and the old river channel, adjusting depth as fish follow bait through the season. Boats launch from ramps in and around Pierre and Fort Pierre, giving quick access to both the main lake and the tailwater below Oahe Dam. Spring and fall are prime for walleye, summer adds salmon and smallmouth, and hardy anglers ice fish the bays and creek arms in winter. The guides below are ranked by Google review volume and rating.