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Lake Oahe

🛶 Lake fishing  North Dakota · 🌅 04:54 - 🌇 20:31

Lake Oahe is a lake in North Dakota. The fish here are ranked by weather, water temperature and season, see the likely catch below.

Conditions right now

Weather
☁️ Overcast
Water temp (est.)
19.5°C
Air temp
16.4°C
Wind
8.8 m/s
Pressure
1008.0 → stable
Clouds
100.0%

Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.

Best times today

🌇 Dusk 19:16–21:16 🌙 Night 21:16–04:09

Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.

Next hours

09:00
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16.0°
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16.0°
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21.0°
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22.0°
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20.0°

Likely catch now (14 species)

Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
20%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 20 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Common Carp
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
19%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 20 degrees, peak season.
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Walleye
Walleye
Sander vitreus
14%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 20 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
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Muskellunge
Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
7%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 20 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
7%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 20 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
6%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 20 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
5%
Slow during the night, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Brook Trout
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
5%
Slow during the night, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Northern Pike
Northern Pike
Esox lucius
4%
Slow during the night, overcast lifts the bite.
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Black Crappie
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
4%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 20 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
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Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
3%
Slow during the night, overcast lifts the bite.
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Bluegill
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 20 degrees, peak season.
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White Bass
White Bass
Morone chrysops
2%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 20 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
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Lake Trout
Lake Trout
Salvelinus namaycush
1%
Slow during the night, overcast lifts the bite.
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Tips right now

Technique Start with a ledger bait for channel catfish, the most likely catch right now.
Timing This is a prime window for channel catfish at night. Fish hard now.
Depth The water is colder than the fish like. Fish deep and slow. Look towards deeper water.
Colour Low light: try strong scent, yellow or blood red for channel catfish.
Lure Ledger bait for channel catfish: Stinkbait on the bottom.

Fishing permit

A state fishing license is required to fish here. Licenses are issued by each state:

About this water

Lake Oahe

Lake Oahe is a large reservoir behind the Oahe Dam on the Missouri River; it begins in central South Dakota and continues north into North Dakota in the United States. The lake has an area of 370,000 acres (1,500 km2) and a maximum depth of 205 ft (62 m). By volume, it is the fourth-largest reservoir in the US. Lake Oahe has a length of approximately 231 mi (372 km) and has a shoreline of 2,250 mi (3,620 km). 51 recreation areas are located along Lake Oahe, and 1.5 million people visit the reservoir every year. The lake is named for the 1874 Oahe Indian Mission.

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