Big Stone Lake
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations for Big Stone Lake, as the state words them
Roberts County · Lake · SD
The rules for this water, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from SD's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- All fishSee border waters section for harvest limits.
- SturgeonWith the exception of a catch and release season for lake sturgeon on Big Stone Lake from June 16 to April 14, the season is closed for sturgeon species.
Statewide base layerParsed
These defaults apply where the rules above do not modify them.
- Season
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Gear
- A line may have three hooks per line year-roundStatewide
- Bait
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Poles
- Two lines may be used for open-water fishing whereas four lines may be used for fishing through the ice.Statewide
Where the verbatim rules above name a species, season, or limit, they replace the rows below. Each row is tagged with the layer it comes from.
| Species | Daily limit | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
Walleye (includes Walleye/Sauger/ Saugeye) | 4 (only one 20” or longer) | - | Statewide |
Northern Pike | 6 | - | Statewide |
Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass (any combination) Varies by water: limit 5 (Iowa-South Dakota Border Waters) | 6 | - | Statewide |
Yellow Perch | 15 | - | Statewide |
Crappie Varies by water: limit 15 (Iowa-South Dakota Border Waters) | 10 | - | Statewide |
White Bass | No Limit | - | Statewide |
Rock Bass | 20 | - | Statewide |
Bullhead | 100 | - | Statewide |
Catfish (any combination) Varies by water: limit 5 (only one 24” or longer) (Minnesota-South Dakota Border Waters) | 10 (only one flatheadcatfish 30” or longer) | - | Statewide |
Paddlefish | Available by special permit only | - | Statewide |
Rough Fish | No Limit | - | Statewide |
Walleye (includes Walleye/Sauger/Saugeye) Varies by water: limit 4 (only one 20” or longer) (Iowa-South Dakota Border Waters) | 4 (only one 20” orlonger) | - | Statewide |
White Bass/Rock Bass | No Limit | - | Statewide |
Rough fish, Bullhead | No Limit | - | Statewide |
Channel Catfish | 10 | - | Statewide |
Flathead Catfish | 5 (only one 30” or longer) | - | Statewide |
Blue Catfish | 1 | - | Statewide |
Muskellunge/Tiger Muskie | Catch and release only. | - | Statewide |
Trout/Salmon (any combination) | 5 | - | Statewide |
Muskellunge, tiger muskie | Catch and release only | - | Statewide |
Trout, salmon, splake (any combination) | 5 | - | Statewide |
Largemouth/smallmouth bass (anycombination) | 5 | - | Statewide |
Smelt | 5 gallons | - | Statewide |
Lake herring/lake whitefish/bullhead/roughfish | No limit | - | Statewide |
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide lake rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this rule applies
This water is not yet drawn on the map. Its rules are captured and receipted; the geometry ledger records exactly why it is not drawn (an ambiguous name match or a gap in the source data), and it will never ship as a guess. Each rule above describes in the state's own words where it applies, and those written descriptions are the authoritative boundaries.
What are you fishing for here?Advice
Pick from the species named in Big Stone Lake's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.
Receipts
Local services near Big Stone Lake
Tackle shops, guides, and boat launches that serve this water will appear here - a separate lane below the rules, so a local business can reach you without ever getting between you and the regulation.
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