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Missouri River (Below Fort Randall), SD
River in Charles Mix County, South Dakota. The free-flowing Missouri National Recreational River below Fort Randall Dam, running past Pickstown and Springfield toward the Nebraska border and on to Lewis & Clark Lake. Cold tailwater discharge from the dam holds outstanding walleye and sauger, with smallmouth bass, channel cat, white bass and the occasional paddlefish. The tailrace below the dam is one of South Dakota's most productive year-round stretches.
Overall bite score
Scored 8 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes
Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for rivers and streams. No black box: every reading names its source.
What swims here
8 tracked species in Missouri River (Below Fort Randall), with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
The mainstem Missouri gages through this reach (Fort Randall, Running Water) do not currently serve live temperature or discharge, so the bite score uses the James River near Yankton gauge (USGS 06478513, live discharge in the same lower-Missouri watershed) as a proxy and the seasonal baseline for temperature. Access at the Fort Randall tailrace, Pickstown and the Randall Creek recreation area. Walleye/sauger 15 in minimum from Fort Randall Dam to the Nebraska border; paddlefish by special permit only; sturgeon season closed. Verify on the SDGFP Missouri River regulations page.
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