Byre

Fishing and stocking

Walleye water, stocked 2 times in 2026, spread September to October; 3,204 fish reported. A 84-acre reservoir.

Lyman County · South Dakota · see it on the national map

last stocked Oct 8 15 days ago

best window 10:42 pm-12:42 am solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

3,204 fish reported

84 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Walleye 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked yesterday.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Sep 18	Walleye	juvenile	1,600	completed
Oct 8	Walleye	juvenile	1,604	completed

When to fish Byre

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:19 am-12:19 pm and 10:42 pm-12:42 am	4:37-5:37 am and 4:49-5:49 pm
Tomorrow	11:05 am-1:05 pm	5:49-6:49 am and 5:10-6:10 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Central Time (CDT).

What the record actually says

Stocked 15 days ago (Oct 8)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · South Dakota fishing forecast

Gear for this water

Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.

For the walleye (walleye stocked 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Jig and minnow	1/8 to 1/4 oz round jigs tipped live or plastic; drag the bottom slowly
Crawler harness	slow-trolled over flats and breaks once water warms
Medium spinning rod	6.5 to 7 ft medium, 8 lb line; sensitivity beats power here

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Reliance	12 mi	Sep 30
Woodruff	40 mi	May 29
Little White River	43 mi	Apr 23
Roosevelt	51 mi	Oct 6
Jones	58 mi	May 27

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Records from South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: South Dakota fishing regulations.