Canyon Lake

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, all in September. A 38-acre reservoir, and one of 7 stocked waters on the Pennington County record.

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

last stocked Sep 28 25 days ago

best window 9:56-11:56 pm solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

1,700 fish reported

38 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked yesterday.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Sep 21	Rainbow trout	adult	700	completed
Sep 28	Rainbow trout	adult	1,000	completed

When to fish Canyon Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:33-11:33 am and 9:56-11:56 pm	3:51-4:51 am and 4:03-5:03 pm
Tomorrow	10:19 am-12:19 pm and 10:44 pm-12:44 am	5:03-6:03 am and 4:24-5:24 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 93% 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 Mountain Time (MDT).

What the record actually says

Stocked 25 days ago (Sep 28)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · South Dakota fishing forecast

Gear for this water

The last plant has had time to disperse; work outward from the obvious spots.

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

Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth
Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth

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
Sheridan	11 mi	Oct 15
Pactola Reservoir	11 mi	Sep 9
Mitchell	15 mi	Sep 15
Dalton	15 mi	Jul 10
Lakota	15 mi	Sep 25

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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.