Shadehill Reservoir

Fishing and stocking

Walleye and gizzard shad water, stocked 3 times in 2026, all in May; 5,001,010 fish reported. A 3,801-acre reservoir.

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

last stocked May 14 162 days ago

best window 9:52-11:52 pm solunar major today

3 stockings 2026

5,001,010 fish reported

3,801 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Gizzard shad (forage) 2 stockings

Walleye 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked yesterday.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
May 11	Walleye	fry	5,000,000	completed
May 13	Gizzard shad (forage)	adult	500	completed
May 14	Gizzard shad (forage)	adult	510	completed

When to fish Shadehill Reservoir

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:29-11:29 am and 9:52-11:52 pm	3:47-4:47 am and 3:58-4:58 pm
Tomorrow	10:15 am-12:15 pm and 10:39 pm-12:39 am	5:01-6:01 am and 4:17-5:17 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 May 14

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 walleye (walleye stocked 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)

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
Jigging raps and blade baits	vertical over deep structure in the cold months

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
North Lemmon ND	20 mi	2026 season
Mirror Lake ND	26 mi	2026 season
Morristown East	33 mi	Jul 29
Blickensderfer Dam ND	40 mi	2026 season
Castle Rock Dam ND	42 mi	2026 season

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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.