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Lake Sakakawea - Salmon Fishing Reports

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Salmon Report - Lake Sakakawea - Wednesday, September 1, 2010
By: on 09/01/2010 8:28 PM | Add Comment | Post New Report |
Went out chasing salmon today dont have downriggers so I tried running leadcore ran 6 colors that got me to about 35 feet and caught 3 salmon doing that, saw about a dozen boats out there everything from downrigging to trolling longlines along the dam, saw about 7 or 8 fish caught so theres a few around.  There was a guy fishing off the rocks by the spillway saw him catch one there than ran into him again by the intake and saw him catch two there! so they are starting to roam the shorelines a little bit anyways, should b pretty good in another week or two I guess it all depends on the weather. big females are still deep all fish i saw were males about 8 pounds.  I got mine on chartreuse and white cranks.
Salmon Report - Lake Sakakawea - Tuesday, August 31, 2010
By: on 08/31/2010 6:22 PM | Add Comment | Post New Report |
just wondering has anyone tried long lining cranks yet with any success? I am gonna give it a shot tomorrow figure with this cooler weather maybe there coming up some?
Salmon Report - Lake Sakakawea - Monday, August 23, 2010
By: on 08/23/2010 1:02 PM | Add Comment | Post New Report |
Don't have a lot of details but salmon fishing on Sakakawea this past weekend was okay.

Quite a few teams out of the 45 in the Great Planers tourney had at least one fish.  Seemed like 2 and 3 was a somewhat common number.  Others up in the top five had 4 to 6 fish.  Think there was two teams with 48 and 44 pounds.  Then a 28 and from there the teens.

Will try to track down the results.
Salmon Report - Lake Sakakawea - Wednesday, August 18, 2010
By: on 08/19/2010 09:12 AM | Add Comment | Post New Report |
Went out yesterday for the first time in 5 - 6 years.  Managed to wash years of dust off some tackle!  Worked along the east part of dam, Riverdale bluffs, past Govt, Pochant and Deadman's.  Then back again.   Worked the usual flashers, squids and skinnies, various colors and sizes at depths from 65 through 90.  .  No stink bait. 
Skunked, no releases, and we didn't see or hear on the radio of any fish caught, but maybe 8 - 10 boats out, total. At least tested all the equipment for later on this summer and fall. 
Probably an off day, as pretty good numbers and sizes have been taken recently, but on and off.  
Heard walleyes were biting pretty well, though depths not consistent except maybe deeper than usual.  Also for what its worth,  reports of a lot of smaller perch caught while walleye fishing,   Bodes good for recovery if the COE doesn't let all the water out!
Good luck in the Blackjaw this weekend.  Wish I could be there....
Salmon Report - Lake Sakakawea - Wednesday, August 18, 2010
By: on 08/18/2010 8:32 PM | Add Comment | Post New Report |
 Went to Pierre lat weekend. Very windy but did get a 16, a 14, and 12 lb on Sunday. Face of the dam and just north of the intakes. All before noon on herring.
Salmon Report - Lake Sakakawea - Tuesday, August 17, 2010
By: on 08/17/2010 11:53 AM | Add Comment | Post New Report |
New to the reports.........
Will be fishing salmon on SAK this weekend, 2 persons in my boat. Have not fished SAK in >10 years as I've done 2-4 trips to lake Michigan each summer the past 12-13 years. Am a very experienced angler with all the right gear for salmon. Will have the marine radio to listen in and give reports if able. I used to put in at govt bay, and hope to again this weekend. Will that work? Then out to the dam face?  Any other advice for the weekend?
Salmon Report - Lake Sakakawea - Sunday, August 15, 2010
By: on 08/15/2010 10:33 PM | Add Comment | Post New Report |
I am looking to go up to the big lake this week and im wondering if anyone has been out yet this year?  Did you catch any fish?  Where did you catch them and what did you use?

thanks
Salmon Report - Lake Sakakawea - Sunday, August 15, 2010
By: on 08/15/2010 10:32 PM | Add Comment | Post New Report |
Has anyone been out in the last  couple weeks fishing for salmon?  Where did you catch the fish?  What did you use?

thanks
Salmon Report - Lake Sakakawea - Monday, August 9, 2010
By: on 08/09/2010 12:30 PM | Add Comment | Post New Report |
went out this past weekend did pretty good on the face of the dam friday we got 1 and missed 3 and on saturday we got 5 they range from 6 to 13 pounds and sunday we got 7 on all the face of the dam the biggest was just ubder 14
Salmon Report - Lake Sakakawea - Wednesday, July 28, 2010
By: on 07/28/2010 07:38 AM | Add Comment | Post New Report |
Heard from a very good source today there are salmon being caught in the 6 to 12lb range
Salmon Report - Lake Sakakawea - Friday, October 9, 2009
By: on 10/09/2009 2:06 PM | Add Comment | Post New Report |
what is everyone using for bait... is anyone catching anything decent...
Salmon Report - Lake Sakakawea - Thursday, October 1, 2009
By: on 10/01/2009 6:04 PM | Add Comment | Post New Report |
I will be fishing off a boat.
Salmon Report - Lake Sakakawea - Thursday, October 1, 2009
By: on 10/01/2009 11:46 AM | Add Comment | Post New Report |
Are you shore fishing or boat?
Salmon Report - Lake Sakakawea - Wednesday, September 30, 2009
By: on 09/30/2009 11:05 PM | Add Comment | Post New Report |
I'm new to salmon fishing  on Sakakawea and was wondering if someone could give me some pointers on what to use as far as bait. Thanks for the help
Salmon Report - Lake Sakakawea - Wednesday, September 30, 2009
By: on 09/30/2009 6:50 PM | Add Comment | Post New Report |
I personally havn't been up there but a guy from work was at Riverdale and said there were boats all over the face of the dam and that was a couple weeks ago. End of September they are always running. Would be nice to know if the average size is increasing.
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