Fairfax

Fishing and stocking

Black crappie water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, all in March. A 25-acre lake.

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

last stocked Mar 27 210 days ago

best window 10:38 pm-12:38 am solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

400 fish reported

25 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Black crappie 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked yesterday.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Mar 24	Black crappie	adult	250	completed
Mar 27	Black crappie	adult	150	completed

When to fish Fairfax

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:15 am-12:15 pm and 10:38 pm-12:38 am	4:33-5:33 am and 4:45-5:45 pm
Tomorrow	11:01 am-1:01 pm	5:44-6:44 am and 5:07-6:07 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

Last stocked Mar 27

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · South Dakota fishing forecast

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

For the panfish (black crappie stocked 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Ultralight rod and small jigs	1/32 to 1/64 oz jigs under a float; 2 to 4 lb line
Live bait	waxworms, crickets, and redworms out-fish everything for bluegill
Small tubes and grubs	1 to 2 inch plastics for crappie around brush

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
Atkinson Lake NE	36 mi	Sep 9
Roosevelt	39 mi	Oct 6
Long Pine Creek NE	44 mi	Sep 14
Cub Creek Lake NE	54 mi	Jul 2
Wilmarth	58 mi	May 19

Follow South Dakota stocking: RSS / Calendar (iCal) / Print the schedule

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.