LAKE OAHE, S.D. (KELO) — Early in December 2023, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) announced that fisheries staff had confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Lake Oahe, the 9th largest ...

Cow Creek is more than 100 lake miles south of the North Dakota-South Dakota border, said Ben Holen, aquatic nuisance species coordinator for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Zebra mussels ...

This story has been corrected regarding the first name of Jake Davis and the reference to Big Stone Lake as the origin of the Minnesota River. Reporter Bob Mercer regrets and apologizes for the errors ...

Nov. 12—UPDATE: This story has been updated here. Hear from Keith Pazour about the day he caught the giant walleye. GETTYSBURG — Less than three weeks after a North Dakota angler reeled in a state ...

While not at record levels, walleye numbers in Lake Sakakawea are high going into this year’s open water fishing season. Walleye abundance in Lake Oahe is on par with historic averages but size ...

PIERRE, S.D. - As record amounts of water were flushed through Oahe Dam during the Missouri River flooding last summer, biologists and anglers worried about a repeat of 1997, when hundreds of millions ...

South Dakota State Game, Fish and Parks officials say there is some confusion with anglers regarding Lake Oahe's liberal walleye regulations. "Anglers targeting the Missouri River need to remember ...

PIERRE, S.D. - Like Lake Sakakawea, its North Dakota cousin, South Dakota's Lake Oahe is not without issues. Water levels and access are two that will remain as long as the Missouri River reservoirs ...

The continued lack of recreational opportunities on Lake Oahe has piqued the concern of local fishing and conservation groups, who met Saturday to discuss solutions. Members of Bis-Man Reel and Rec.

PIERRE - Lake Oahe, although depleted by several years of drought to a shell of its former self, rose 2 feet last month. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says moisture flowing into the Missouri River ...