Shore fishing at Chamberlain / Fort Thompson

[SD Fisher]

Got the fever, can't stand it, gotta get out. Wondering if there is any shore fishing at Chamberlain or Ft. Thompson, or are the shores still iced over ? Anybody been out, doing any good ? Thinking about going next week, any reports/suggestions/opinions would be welcome. Thanx ! ! ! !

[Dutchman]

The shore line near the dam is open. Open water down to Chamberlain in the channel. Bite was ok from a boat near the dam with the best bite at Crow Creek. Water temp ranged from 34-38 degrees, and is very clear. Bring your boat....


" Fishing is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope "

[I guy]

I just had a friend of mine head to Fort Thompson yesterday. Lets just say he had heard very positive comments about the fishing.

[ryan the poor college kid]

chamberlain is always the first bite and last year around the end of april it was excellent! i fished from shore and boat and the were shallow when i was there. the water temp was warmer however. if you go, let us know how you did. i am makin a trip from rapid city to meet my bro sometime, but we are waiting to see when the pre-spawn bite takes off.
let me know

[Westy]

I was out there on Saturday. We fished around Crow Creek and did ok. We caught all of our fish in about a 1-2 hour time frame and the remainder of the day was slow. There were shore fisherman in a few areas along the bend to the south of Crow Creek. There were probably 40-50 boats out on Saturday. Water levels are low and the water is extremely clear. Water is open with some pockets of ice around the stump fields.