Mitchell

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; 3 stockings on the 2026 record, spread March to September. A 7.9-acre reservoir, and one of 7 stocked waters on the Pennington County record.

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last stocked Sep 15 38 days ago

best window 9:57-11:57 pm solunar major today

3 stockings 2026

600 fish reported

7.9 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 3 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked yesterday.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Mar 23	Rainbow trout	adult	200	completed
May 12	Rainbow trout	adult	200	completed
Sep 15	Rainbow trout	adult	200	completed

When to fish Mitchell

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:34-11:34 am and 9:57-11:57 pm	3:52-4:52 am and 4:04-5:04 pm
Tomorrow	10:21 am-12:21 pm and 10:45 pm-12:45 am	5:04-6:04 am and 4:25-5:25 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 15

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 3 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
Major	1.5 mi	May 12
Sheridan	4.3 mi	Oct 15
Sylvan	6.5 mi	Sep 10
Lakota	9.4 mi	Sep 25
Pactola Reservoir	9.5 mi	Sep 9

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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.