StockingMap

South Dakota Fish Stocking Report 2026

GFP's annual report runs day-level with counts and purpose, walleye fry to adult rainbows, updated through the season.

Data checked 2026-08-28 · source: South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks

441 stocking records 2026
214 waters
52,137,902 fish reported

Stocked in the last 45 days

DateWaterCountySpecies Fish
Aug 18 Canton CFP Lincoln Largemouth bass 15
Aug 18 Canton CFP Lincoln Channel catfish 40
Aug 18 Canton CFP Lincoln Black crappie 200
Aug 18 Canton CFP Lincoln Bluegill 275
Aug 18 Elk Point Community Fishing Pond Union Channel catfish 5
Aug 18 Elk Point Community Fishing Pond Union Black crappie 50
Aug 18 Elk Point Community Fishing Pond Union Bluegill 75
Aug 18 Mission Hill Community Fishing Pond Yankton Channel catfish 5
Aug 18 Mission Hill Community Fishing Pond Yankton Black crappie 50
Aug 18 Mission Hill Community Fishing Pond Yankton Bluegill 75
Aug 5 Cox Lawrence Rainbow trout 623
Aug 5 Mirror Upper Lawrence Rainbow trout 656
Aug 3 Simon Potter Channel catfish 21
Jul 29 Morristown East Corson Smallmouth bass 112
Jul 28 Hauge West Grant Walleye 12,327
Jul 23 Haugen GPA Grant Saugeye 1,566
Jul 23 Keisz McPherson Yellow perch 3,730
Jul 23 Long McPherson Yellow perch 7,459
Jul 23 Schumacher GPA McPherson Yellow perch 7,459
Jul 23 Trail City Corson Yellow perch 3,357
Jul 22 Roscoe Douglas Yellow perch 6,754
Jul 22 Twin McPherson Yellow perch 19,728
Jul 16 Schumacher NRP McPherson Largemouth bass 107
Jul 15 Eureka McPherson Largemouth bass 114
Jul 14 Roscoe Douglas Yellow perch 413

The 2026 season at a glance

Stocking records by month. Spring through fall.

Jan 1
Feb 6
Mar 64
Apr 91
May 197
Jun 51
Jul 18
Aug 13
Sep ·
Oct ·
Nov ·
Dec ·

What gets stocked

SpeciesStockings Fish
Rainbow trout 141 87,763
Walleye 67 49,551,886
Largemouth bass 63 29,610
Channel catfish 33 22,930
Bluegill 33 8,819
Yellow perch 24 69,517
Black crappie 18 2,570
White bass 15 895

Schedule changes

When the agency moves or drops a published date, it shows here instead of quietly disappearing.

All rows come from South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks publications (official page). Schedules change without notice, sometimes the same morning. Seasons, limits, and licenses: South Dakota fishing regulations.