Fishing near Watertown, SD

Sitting at the hub of South Dakota's glacial lakes region in Codington County, Watertown puts anglers on the water without leaving town. Lake Kampeska spreads 5,250 acres to the west, Pelican Lake lies to the south, and the Big Sioux River runs through the city. A short drive reaches Lake Poinsett and the 12,610-acre border water Big Stone Lake — all among the state's premier walleye fisheries.

Top waters to fish near Watertown

Species & education

Learn what type of fish are in Watertown, South Dakota and what's needed to catch them.

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Bigmouth Buffalo

Ictiobus cyprinellus

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Bluegill

Bluegill Sunfish

Brown Bullhead

Ameiurus nebulosus

Channel Catfish

Common Carp

Freshwater Drum

Aplodinotus grunniens

Golden Redhorse

Moxostoma erythrurum

Green Sunfish

Lepomis cyanellus

Lake Sturgeon

Acipenser fulvescens

Largemouth Bass

Northern Pike

Orangespotted Sunfish

Lepomis humilis

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