Cox

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water, stocked 5 times in 2026, spread January to September; 2,033 fish reported. A 5.2-acre lake, and one of 5 stocked waters on the Lawrence County record.

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

last stocked Sep 22 31 days ago

best window 9:59-11:59 pm solunar major today

5 stockings 2026

2,033 fish reported

5.2 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 5 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked yesterday.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Jan 27	Rainbow trout	adult	327	completed
Mar 9	Rainbow trout	adult	375	completed
Apr 9	Rainbow trout	adult	420	completed
Aug 5	Rainbow trout	adult	623	completed
Sep 22	Rainbow trout	adult	288	completed

When to fish Cox

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:36-11:36 am and 9:59-11:59 pm	3:54-4:54 am and 4:06-5:06 pm
Tomorrow	10:22 am-12:22 pm and 10:47 pm-12:47 am	5:07-6:07 am and 4:26-5:26 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

Last stocked Sep 22

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 5 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank
Dough bait rigs	floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell

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
Iron Creek Lake	13 mi	Sep 15
Belle Fourche Reservoir	18 mi	May 8
Reausaw	29 mi	Sep 21
Roubaix	30 mi	Oct 2
Dalton	34 mi	Jul 10

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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.