FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Lake Oahe was the sixth water body in South Dakota this year where state Game, Fish and Parks Department fisheries staff confirmed the presence of zebra mussels for ...

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 lake in the United States.

They were confirmed in the lower end of Lake Oahe in South Dakota in December, and officials are trying to stem their northward spread into the portion of the Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota.

Well, considering that Lake Oahe has 2,000 miles of shoreline, and then there’s also that little thing called the Missouri River, well, it’s nice to have someone getting you where you need to ...

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 ...

Oahe is the most popular fishery in South Dakota, according to agency Communications Manager Nick Harrington. "The winter season is upon us, but there are still opportunities to put the boats in ...

South Dakota's Lake Oahe has now produced a state-record Chinook salmon for the second July in a row. On the 29th of this year, Darrick Koch, of Watertown, S.D., caught a 31.55-pound, 36-inch fish ...

North Dakota's Game and Fish Department is working to raise awareness of zebra mussels in Lake Oahe. Zebra mussels compete with native species, clog water intakes, and can even sink docks and ...

He says the overall goal is to increase the number of salmon that anglers catch on the Missouri River reservoir in South Dakota and North Dakota. Flooding in 2011 flushed many salmon through the ...

Baitfish rebounded in Lake Oahe this year, but the population remains smaller than it was before the 2011 Missouri River flood. ... South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks.

PIERRE, S.D. - The Whitlock Bay salmon spawning station has opened for the fall season on Lake Oahe.