S.D. GF&P: Robust fishing license sales so far in 2022

HUGHES COUNTY, S.D. (KELO) – It’s robust to examine a lot better climate for absorbing the outside than what we discovered at Farm Island on the Missouri River close to Pierre on Friday.

“Oh, it’s a pleasant day to be out,” stated Invoice Serbousek of Fort Pierre, who was fishing at Farm Island. “It’s not actual sizzling, not too chilly.”

2022 has introduced strong curiosity in fishing thus far in South Dakota.

“To date for this 12 months, we monitor our license gross sales, and our license gross sales are monitoring most likely somewhat above final 12 months,” stated Chris Hull, communications specialist with South Dakota Sport, Fish & Parks. “Clearly our COVID 12 months, all people needed to be exterior in 2020. So we had file license gross sales, and we’re monitoring fairly near that once more.”

Hull says the shore is an efficient place to forged.

“Now’s the time to go shore fishing particularly,” Hull stated. “These fish are nonetheless near shore. They’re consuming after their spawning season, so numerous these fish are accessible from shore.”

He says central and northwestern South Dakota have sizzling spots within the state.

“Proper now the Missouri River, Chamberlain, Platte, even in Pierre, river chunk is absolutely good proper now,” Hull stated. “However I’m additionally listening to up within the northeast nook these lakes, all the best way from Sisseton to Webster, all the best way down into Lake Thompson and stuff, there’s numerous excessive water up there, and excessive water often means fairly good fishing.”

Depend Serbousek is amongst those that benefit from the expertise… with one caveat.

“So long as I can get my fishing rod to work,” he stated.