South Dakota Boating & Fishing

South Dakota

Create a customized South Dakota fishing and boating experience for your family by learning about top spots like Lake Sharpe in West Bend Recreation Area or Lake Lakota at Newton Hills State Park. Find out what you need to do to get a fishing license and go boating in South Dakota.

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Clever Fishing Boat Names

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EXPLORE FISH SPECIES
Albacore
Albacore
Alligator Gar
Alligator Gar
African Pompano
African Pompano
Almaco Jack
Almaco Jack
American Eel
American Eel
American Shad
American Shad
Apache Trout
Apache Trout
Arctic Char
Arctic Char
Arctic Grayling
Arctic Grayling
Atlantic Bonito
Atlantic Bonito
Atlantic Cod
Atlantic Cod
Atlantic Croaker
Atlantic Croaker
Atlantic Halibut
Atlantic Halibut
Atlantic Salmon
Atlantic Salmon
Atlantic Spadefish
Atlantic Spadefish
Bigeye Trevally
Bigeye Trevally
Bigeye Tuna
Bigeye Tuna
Bigmouth Buffalo
Bigmouth Buffalo
Black Bullhead
Black Bullhead
Black Crappie
Black Crappie
Black Drum
Black Drum
Black Grouper
Black Grouper
Black Marlin
Black Marlin
Black Sea Bass
Black Sea Bass
Black Skipjack
Black Skipjack
Blackfin Tuna
Blackfin Tuna
Blacktip Shark
Blacktip Shark
Blue Catfish
Blue Catfish
Blue Marlin
Blue Marlin
Blue Shark
Blue Shark
Bluefin Trevally
Bluefin Trevally
Bluefin Tuna
Bluefin Tuna
Bluefish
Bluefish
Bluegill
Bluegill
Bonefish
Bonefish
Bonnethead Shark
Bonnethead Shark
Bowfin
Bowfin
Brook Trout
Brook Trout
Broomtail Grouper
Broomtail Grouper
Brown Bullhead
Brown Bullhead
Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Bull Trout
Bull Trout
Burbot
Burbot
Butterfly Peacock Bass
Butterfly Peacock Bass
California Corbina
California Corbina
California Halibut
California Halibut
California Yellowtail
California Yellowtail
Cero Mackerel
Cero Mackerel
Chain Pickerel
Chain Pickerel
Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish
Chum Salmon
Chum Salmon
Cobia
Cobia
Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon
Common Carp
Common Carp
Conger
Conger
Crevalle Jack
Crevalle Jack
Cubera Snapper
Cubera Snapper
Cutthroat Trout
Cutthroat Trout
Dogtooth Tuna
Dogtooth Tuna
Dolly Varden
Dolly Varden
Dolphinfish
Dolphinfish
Flathead Catfish
Flathead Catfish
Florida Gar
Florida Gar
Flounder
Flounder
Freshwater Drum
Freshwater Drum
Gag Grouper
Gag Grouper
Giant Trevally
Giant Trevally
Golden Trout
Golden Trout
Grass Carp
Grass Carp
Great Barracuda
Great Barracuda
Greater Amberjack
Greater Amberjack
Green Sunfish
Green Sunfish
Hammerhead Shark
Hammerhead Shark
Hogfish
Hogfish
Horse-eye Jack
Horse-eye Jack
Inconnu
Inconnu
Kelp Bass
Kelp Bass
King Mackerel
King Mackerel
King Salmon
King Salmon
Ladyfish
Ladyfish
Lake Trout
Lake Trout
Lake Whitefish
Lake Whitefish
Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Lingcod
Lingcod
Little Tunny
Little Tunny
Longbill Spearfish
Longbill Spearfish
Longnose Gar
Longnose Gar
Mako Shark
Mako Shark
Mangrove Snapper
Mangrove Snapper
Mountain Whitefish
Mountain Whitefish
Muskellunge
Muskellunge
Mutton Snapper
Mutton Snapper
Northern Pike
Northern Pike
Northern Pikeminnow
Northern Pikeminnow
Oscar
Oscar
Pacific Bonito
Pacific Bonito
Pacific Cod
Pacific Cod
Pacific Crevalle Jack
Pacific Crevalle Jack
Pacific Halibut
Pacific Halibut
Pacific Sierra Mackerel
Pacific Sierra Mackerel
Paddlefish
Paddlefish
Permit
Permit
Pink Salmon
Pink Salmon
Pollock
Pollock
Pompano
Pompano
Porbeagle Shark
Porbeagle Shark
Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Rainbow Runner
Rainbow Runner
Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Red Drum
Red Drum
Red Grouper
Red Grouper
Red Snapper
Red Snapper
Redbreast Sunfish
Redbreast Sunfish
Redear Sunfish
Redear Sunfish
Redeye Bass
Redeye Bass
Rock Bass
Rock Bass
Round Whitefish
Round Whitefish
Sailfish
Sailfish
Sauger
Sauger
Saugeye
Saugeye
Scamp Grouper
Scamp Grouper
Sea Trout
Sea Trout
Sheepshead
Sheepshead
Shoal Bass
Shoal Bass
Shortbill Spearfish
Shortbill Spearfish
Shorthead Redhorse
Shorthead Redhorse
Shortnose Gar
Shortnose Gar
Silver Redhorse
Silver Redhorse
Skipjack Tuna
Skipjack Tuna
Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Buffalo
Smallmouth Buffalo
Snook
Snook
Sockeye Salmon
Sockeye Salmon
Spanish Mackerel
Spanish Mackerel
Speckled Peacock Bass
Speckled Peacock Bass
Splake
Splake
Spot
Spot
Spotted Bass
Spotted Bass
Spotted Gar
Spotted Gar
Spotted Seatrout
Spotted Seatrout
Steelhead
Steelhead
Striped Bass
Striped Bass
Striped Marlin
Striped Marlin
Sturgeon
Sturgeon
Swordfish
Swordfish
Tarpon
Tarpon
Tautog
Tautog
Thresher Shark
Thresher Shark
Tiger Muskellunge
Tiger Muskellunge
Tiger Shark
Tiger Shark
Tiger Trout
Tiger Trout
Tope Shark
Tope Shark
Tripletail
Tripletail
Wahoo
Wahoo
Walleye
Walleye
Warmouth
Warmouth
Weakfish
Weakfish
Whalers Shark
Whalers Shark
White Bass
White Bass
White Catfish
White Catfish
White Marlin
White Marlin
White Perch
White Perch
White Seabass
White Seabass
White Shark
White Shark
Whiterock Bass
Whiterock Bass
Wiper
Wiper
Yellow Bass
Yellow Bass
Yellow Bullhead
Yellow Bullhead
Yellow Perch
Yellow Perch
Yelloweye Rockfish
Yelloweye Rockfish
Yellowfin Tuna
Yellowfin Tuna
Yellowtail Snapper
Yellowtail Snapper
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