Lake Oahe	August 2026
2025 Survey Year   % Fish Per Length (Inches) Weight (Pounds) Variegated Mesh 6' x 160' Catch Net Range Average Range Average Channel Catfish 52.7 32.0 8.7-26.4 17.2 0.2-5.6 1.6 Walleye 12.1 7.3 8.3-30.7 13.8 0.2-10.1 0.9 Shorthead Redhorse 6.6 4.0 7.1-18.1 12.7 0.1-1.9 0.8 Common Carp 4.6 2.8 12.2-27.2 22.6 0.9-8.8 5.2 Freshwater Drum 4.5 2.7 8.3-18.5 15.2 0.2-2.1 1.5 Goldeye 3.8 2.3 11.8-18.1 15.6 0.4-1.9 1.3 Sauger 3.1 1.9 9.4-16.5 12.8 0.2-1.1 0.5 Yellow Perch 2.6 1.6 6.3-11.4 8.7 0.2-0.9 0.4 Gizzard Shad 2.2 1.3 9.8-19.3 13.9 0.6-1.7 1.0 River Carpsucker 1.9 1.1 13.4-22.4 19.0 1.3-6.0 3.8 Northern Pike 1.3 0.8 18.9-42.5 29.9 1.3-19.1 7.6 Bigmouth Buffalo 0.9 0.6 26.8-36.6 31.5 11.4-30.4 20.4 Smallmouth Buffalo 0.9 0.5 18.1-29.5 24.9 3.9-17.7 10.3 Black Crappie 0.8 0.5 6.3-13.4 11.2 0.1-1.3 1.0 Cisco 0.5 0.3 11.4-17.7 13.9 0.3-1.8 0.9 Smallmouth Bass 0.5 0.3 8.3-17.7 14.6 0.3-2.6 1.8 Shortnose Gar 0.4 0.2 25.2-31.5 27.8 1.9-3.7 2.8 White Sucker 0.2 0.1 17.3-19.3 18.2 1.6-2.5 2.2 Blue Sucker 0.2 0.1 25.6-28.3 27.0 5.8-5.8 5.8 Flathead Catfish 0.2 0.1 21.3-26.0 23.6 3.5-3.5 3.5 White Bass 0.1 < .1 12.6-12.6 12.6       2024 Survey Year   % Fish Per Length (Inches) Weight (Pounds) Variegated Mesh 6' x 160' Catch Net Range Average Range Average Channel Catfish 53.9 28.5 7.1-26.4 17.8 0.0-6.0 1.8 Walleye 11.0 5.8 5.9-30.3 13.3 0.1-9.1 1.1 Shorthead Redhorse 8.0 4.3 7.9-19.7 13.7 0.3-2.7 1.2 Freshwater Drum 5.9 3.1 9.4-17.7 15.5 0.2-2.3 1.6 Common Carp 4.5 2.4 4.7-28.7 23.4 3.4-10.3 5.7 Yellow Perch 4.0 2.1 5.1-11.0 8.0 0.1-0.7 0.3 Goldeye 3.1 1.6 11.8-18.5 15.5 0.7-2.1 1.4 Sauger 3.0 1.6 9.4-16.5 11.9 0.2-1.2 0.5 River Carpsucker 2.0 1.0 9.1-24.0 18.4 0.4-7.5 3.6 Smallmouth Bass 1.3 0.7 11.0-21.7 15.1 0.8-4.5 1.9 Northern Pike 0.8 0.4 19.3-33.9 26.2 1.2-8.0 3.2 Bigmouth Buffalo 0.7 0.4 25.6-35.0 28.3 7.7-17.7 11.8 Smallmouth Buffalo 0.6 0.3 22.4-29.9 25.9 6.0-14.4 9.9 White Sucker 0.3 0.2 10.6-18.1 13.7 1.0-2.0 1.4 Black Crappie 0.2 0.1 9.1-13.4 11.5 1.1-1.3 1.2 Paddlefish 0.2 0.1 37.0-44.1 40.8 0.0-0.0 0.0 Gizzard Shad 0.2 0.1 15.4-15.7 15.6 1.3-1.5 1.4 Blue Sucker 0.1 < .1 28.0-28.0 28.0 6.7-6.7 6.7 White Bass 0.1 < .1 10.6-10.6 10.6 0.5-0.5 0.5 White Crappie 0.1 < .1 5.5-5.5 5.5 0.1-0.1 0.1     2023 Survey Year   % Fish Per Length (Inches) Weight (Pounds) Variegated Mesh 6' x 160' Catch Net Range Average Range Average Channel Catfish 55.4 29.4 7.9-27.6 17.9 0.1-7.3 1.8 Walleye 17.3 9.2 5.9-29.9 13.2 0.1-8.9 1.0 Shorthead Redhorse 7.2 3.8 5.9-19.3 14.3 0.1-2.4 1.2 Freshwater Drum 5.0 2.7 12.6-18.5 15.7 0.9-2.3 1.6 Common Carp 4.2 2.2 20.9-27.2 24.0 4.0-9.1 5.8 Yellow Perch 1.7 0.9 5.5-10.6 9.3 0.1-0.6 0.4 River Carpsucker 1.5 0.8 14.2-24.0 21.1 1.4-7.8 4.7 White Bass 1.4 0.7 8.3-14.6 13.2 0.2-1.6 1.2 Sauger 1.3 0.7 10.2-15.0 12.5 0.2-0.9 0.5 Bigmouth Buffalo 1.0 0.5 24.8-35.0 28.7 7.4-17.1 12.8 Goldeye 1.0 0.5 8.7-17.7 15.3 1.1-2.2 1.5 Smallmouth Buffalo 1.0 0.5 15.0-29.5 22.9 2.0-14.2 7.7 Smallmouth Bass 0.9 0.5 9.1-16.9 13.3 0.4-2.5 1.3 Northern Pike 0.8 0.4 24.8-40.2 32.4 3.2-12.7 6.6 Black Crappie 0.2 0.1 9.8-13.4 11.6 0.5-1.3 0.9 Flathead Catfish 0.1 < .1 26.4-26.4 26.4 7.1-7.1 7.1 Lake Whitefish 0.1 < .1 18.9-18.9 18.9 2.5-2.5 2.5 Paddlefish 0.1 < .1 42.0-42.0 42.0       2022 Survey Year   % Fish Per Length (Inches) Weight (Pounds) Variegated Mesh 6' x 160' Catch Net Range Average Range Average Channel Catfish 45.0 22.1 7.9-27.2 18.8 0.1-7.2 2.1 Freshwater Drum 11.0 5.4 13.8-17.7 15.6 1.1-2.3 1.6 Walleye 10.2 5.0 6.3-29.5 13.3 0.1-9.2 0.8 Shorthead Redhorse 10.0 4.9 8.3-22.4 15.0 0.2-3.3 1.3 Goldeye 3.5 1.7 13.0-18.1 15.8 0.7-1.8 1.3 Common Carp 3.2 1.6 21.3-26.4 23.7 4.2-9.0 6.1 Sauger 3.1 1.5 9.1-15.0 12.5 0.2-0.8 0.5 Yellow Perch 2.4 1.2 7.5-11.8 9.3 0.2-0.6 0.4 Northern Pike 2.2 1.1 18.1-42.9 29.8 1.1-16.4 7.4 Smallmouth Buffalo 1.8 0.9 16.5-31.9 25.0 2.5-19.2 9.8 River Carpsucker 1.7 0.8 19.7-22.8 21.6 4.3-7.4 5.4 White Bass 1.2 0.6 10.2-17.3 11.9 0.5-1.8 0.8 Bigmouth Buffalo 1.1 0.5 26.4-35.8 29.4 10.8-17.3 13.9 Shortnose Gar 0.8 0.4 24.0-29.5 27.0 1.7-2.8 2.3 Black Crappie 0.7 0.4 11.0-13.0 11.9 0.8-1.4 1.0 Flathead Catfish 0.7 0.4 15.0-22.4 19.4 1.4-4.3 3.0 Smallmouth Bass 0.7 0.4 9.8-15.0 13.5 0.5-1.5 1.1 Cisco 0.2 0.1 14.2-14.2 14.2 0.8-0.8 0.8 White Sucker 0.2 0.1 17.3-20.1 18.7 2.1-2.7 2.4 Lake Whitefish 0.1 0.1 16.9-16.9 16.9   White Crappie 0.1 0.1 8.7-8.7 8.7 0.3-0.3 0.3     2021 Survey Year   % Fish Per Length (Inches) Weight (Pounds) Variegated Mesh 6' x 160' Catch Net Range Average Range Average Channel Catfish 51.4 23.6 11.8-26.8 18.6 0.4-7.3 2.1 Walleye 16.3 7.5 7.1-27.6 12.8 0.1-6.4 0.8 Freshwater Drum 9.1 4.2 13.8-18.5 15.6 1.2-2.7 1.7 Yellow Perch 4.5 2.0 6.7-11.0 8.7 0.1-0.6 0.3 Common Carp 3.8 1.7 18.1-28.0 23.7 2.8-10.0 6.3 Sauger 3.1 1.4 10.6-17.3 13.6 0.3-1.3 0.6 Shorthead Redhorse 2.7 1.2 5.9-19.3 14.5 0.1-2.5 1.3 Goldeye 2.6 1.2 13.8-18.5 15.8 0.9-2.0 1.4 Northern Pike 1.9 0.9 15.7-44.1 29.4 0.8-15.6 6.6 Smallmouth Buffalo 1.1 0.5 17.3-28.7 24.1 2.8-13.5 8.8 River Carpsucker 0.7 0.3 16.1-24.4 21.4 2.5-7.1 5.2 Shortnose Gar 0.7 0.3 22.0-28.0 26.1 2.1-2.9 2.3 Smallmouth Bass 0.6 0.3 8.7-15.4 13.7 0.4-1.6 1.2 Black Crappie 0.5 0.2 9.1-13.0 12.0 0.5-1.4 1.1 Bigmouth Buffalo 0.4 0.2 28.3-33.1 30.5 13.0-20.0 17.1 White Bass 0.4 0.2 8.7-17.7 12.6 0.2-2.0 1.2 Flathead Catfish 0.2 0.1 19.7-20.5 20.1 2.6-3.2 2.9 White Crappie 0.1 < .1 13.0-13.0 13.0 1.0-1.0 1.0 White Sucker 0.1 < .1 13.8-13.8 13.8 1.0-1.0 1.0     2020 Survey Year   % Fish Per Length (Inches) Weight (Pounds) Variegated Mesh 6' x 160' Catch Net Range Average Range Average Channel Catfish 41.6 18.8 5.9-30.3 18.3 0.1-13.0 2.1 Walleye 15.7 7.1 6.3-28.7 13.2 0.0-7.0 0.8 Freshwater Drum 8.4 3.8 11.8-18.5 15.1 0.7-2.3 1.6 Goldeye 7.4 3.3 9.1-17.7 14.9 0.2-2.0 1.2 Common Carp 6.5 3.0 19.7-28.3 23.5 3.5-11.0 5.9 Shorthead Redhorse 6.5 3.0 9.4-19.7 14.5 0.4-2.9 1.4 Yellow Perch 3.8 1.7 6.3-10.6 8.2 0.1-0.6 0.3 Sauger 2.0 0.9 9.1-17.3 12.8 0.2-1.4 0.6 Northern Pike 1.8 0.8 15.0-37.4 27.0 0.7-14.3 5.8 Smallmouth Bass 1.6 0.7 9.1-16.5 13.8 0.4-2.4 1.3 White Bass 1.1 0.5 7.1-16.5 9.1 0.1-1.9 0.3 Smallmouth Buffalo 0.9 0.4 25.2-31.1 27.8 1.3-18.2 12.1 River Carpsucker 0.8 0.4 13.8-23.2 20.4 1.4-7.3 4.7 Black Crappie 0.6 0.3 11.0-13.0 12.1 0.8-1.0 0.9 Bigmouth Buffalo 0.4 0.2 26.8-30.7 28.8 1.5-18.7 12.2 White Sucker 0.3 0.1 17.3-19.3 18.2 2.2-3.1 2.7 Blue Sucker 0.2 0.1 27.6-28.7 28.2 5.9-7.5 6.8 Flathead Catfish 0.1 < .1 20.9-20.9 20.9 3.3-3.3 3.3 Shovelnose Sturgeon 0.1 < .1 28.7-28.7 28.7       2019 Survey Year   % Fish Per Length (Inches) Weight (Pounds) Variegated Mesh 6' x 160' Catch Net Range Average Range Average Channel Catfish 37.3 19.3 8.7-28.7 18.1 0.2-8.9 2.1 Walleye 22.0 11.4 7.1-29.9 13.7 0.1-8.5 1.0 Freshwater Drum 12.8 6.6 11.0-20.9 15.2 0.7-3.9 1.6 Shorthead Redhorse 6.3 3.3 6.3-19.7 14.5 0.1-3.2 1.3 Goldeye 4.1 2.1 12.2-19.3 15.9 0.8-2.4 1.5 Yellow Perch 3.2 1.7 4.7-10.6 8.0 0.1-0.6 0.3 Sauger 2.8 1.4 8.3-16.5 13.1 0.2-1.3 0.6 Northern Pike 2.7 1.4 9.8-43.3 28.1 0.2-19.6 5.9 Common Carp 2.7 1.4 19.7-28.0 23.3 3.5-10.5 5.6 River Carpsucker 2.3 1.2 14.6-24.8 20.9 1.9-7.0 4.5 Smallmouth Bass 0.9 0.4 13.0-18.1 14.7 1.1-1.9 1.6 Black Crappie 0.8 0.4 11.0-13.0 12.4 0.8-1.3 1.1 Bigmouth Buffalo 0.5 0.3 26.4-32.7 29.5 9.7-19.4 14.5 Blue Sucker 0.4 0.2 25.2-30.7 28.2 5.1-5.1 5.1 Smallmouth Buffalo 0.4 0.2 17.7-28.0 22.0 3.0-12.3 6.6 Shortnose Gar 0.2 0.1 26.0-28.0 26.8 2.2-3.2 2.5 White Bass 0.2 0.1 16.5-16.9 16.7 1.8-2.2 1.9 Flathead Catfish 0.1 0.1 20.1-22.8 21.5 4.2-4.9 4.6 White Sucker 0.1 0.1 15.7-17.7 16.7 2.0-2.4 2.2 Black Bullhead 0.1 < .1 7.9-7.9 7.9 0.3-0.3 0.3 Paddlefish 0.1 < .1 40.0-40.0 40.0 38.0-38.0 38.0     2018 Survey Year   % Fish Per Length (Inches) Weight (Pounds) Variegated Mesh 6' x 160' Catch Net Range Average Range Average Channel Catfish 44.9 19.6 11.0-26.0 17.9 0.4-6.1 1.9 Walleye 22.1 9.7 6.3-28.0 13.4 0.1-7.7 0.9 Freshwater Drum 10.2 4.5 9.8-18.9 14.9 0.4-3.1 1.5 Common Carp 5.7 2.5 8.3-27.2 23.4 0.2-9.2 5.5 Shorthead Redhorse 4.3 1.9 7.5-19.3 15.2 0.1-2.8 1.6 Goldeye 3.3 1.4 13.0-18.5 15.1 0.7-2.1 1.2 Sauger 1.9 0.9 9.4-16.9 12.9 0.2-1.2 0.6 Yellow Perch 1.9 0.8 5.5-10.2 8.1 0.1-0.6 0.3 River Carpsucker 1.4 0.6 13.4-22.4 20.2 1.2-5.7 4.2 Northern Pike 1.1 0.5 21.3-39.0 29.8 1.9-12.9 6.3 Smallmouth Bass 0.9 0.4 11.8-16.5 14.1 0.8-2.4 1.5 Black Crappie 0.5 0.2 10.2-13.0 11.5 0.6-1.4 0.9 Smallmouth Buffalo 0.3 0.1 17.7-28.3 22.5 2.9-12.4 7.7 White Bass 0.3 0.1 16.9-17.3 17.0 1.8-2.1 2.0 White Sucker 0.3 0.1 16.5-18.9 17.4 1.7-3.0 2.2 White Crappie 0.3 0.1 11.0-12.2 11.7 0.6-0.9 0.8 Blue Sucker 0.2 0.1 29.1-29.1 29.1 6.9-7.6 7.2 Black Bullhead 0.1 < .1 7.1-7.1 7.1 0.2-0.2 0.2 Cisco 0.1 < .1 11.4-11.4 11.4 0.4-0.4 0.4 Green Sunfish 0.1 < .1 4.3-4.3 4.3 0.1-0.1 0.1     2017 Survey Year   % Fish Per Length (Inches) Weight (Pounds) Variegated Mesh 6' x 160' Catch Net Range Average Range Average Channel Catfish 51.5 24.0 9.4-28.0 17.3 0.2-8.2 1.7 Walleye 12.1 5.6 7.1-25.6 13.6 0.1-5.8 0.9 Freshwater Drum 9.9 4.6 12.2-18.5 15.2 0.8-3.0 1.6 Common Carp 4.4 2.0 16.1-26.4 23.0 2.0-12.5 5.8 Goldeye 3.7 1.7 8.3-17.7 13.8 0.5-1.9 1.0 Yellow Perch 3.3 1.5 7.1-10.6 8.6 0.2-0.5 0.3 River Carpsucker 3.1 1.4 15.4-26.0 20.7 2.0-10.5 4.7 Northern Pike 2.6 1.2 15.7-40.9 26.3 1.5-15.7 4.4 Shorthead Redhorse 2.1 1.0 5.9-20.1 15.0 0.1-2.8 1.5 White Bass 1.6 0.7 11.8-17.3 15.6 0.7-2.3 1.7 Black Crappie 1.4 0.7 6.7-13.0 10.5 0.2-1.3 0.7 Smallmouth Buffalo 1.1 0.5 12.6-29.1 23.1 1.2-16.8 8.3 Sauger 1.0 0.4 7.1-15.4 11.8 0.1-0.9 0.4 Bigmouth Buffalo 0.6 0.3 24.4-31.5 27.3 7.9-19.1 12.5 Smallmouth Bass 0.6 0.3 13.4-18.1 15.8 1.1-2.5 1.8 White Sucker 0.3 0.1 13.8-18.9 16.4 1.2-2.5 1.8 White Crappie 0.2 0.1 4.3-6.7 5.6 0.0-0.2 0.1 Blue Sucker 0.2 0.1 26.8-30.7 28.7 5.6-5.6 5.6 Gizzard Shad 0.2 0.1 15.0-15.4 15.2 1.5-1.6 1.5 Shortnose Gar 0.1 < .1 24.8-24.8 24.8 2.0-2.0 2.0     2016 Survey Year   % Fish Per Length (Inches) Weight (Pounds) Variegated Mesh 6' x 160' Catch Net Range Average Range Average Channel Catfish 36.1 14.7 9.1-27.2 18.1 0.3-8.2 2.1 Walleye 20.4 8.3 6.7-27.6 13.8 0.1-6.7 1.0 Freshwater Drum 8.8 3.6 11.8-18.9 15.3 0.7-2.6 1.7 Goldeye 5.4 2.2 9.1-17.7 13.9 0.2-2.0 1.1 Yellow Perch 5.2 2.1 5.9-11.4 8.1 0.1-0.7 0.3 Common Carp 3.7 1.5 17.7-28.3 23.8 2.7-12.3 6.0 Sauger 3.1 1.3 9.1-17.7 12.8 0.2-1.2 0.6 Shorthead Redhorse 2.9 1.2 9.4-19.7 16.0 0.4-3.2 1.9 White Bass 2.8 1.1 11.4-17.7 15.7 0.7-2.3 1.6 Northern Pike 2.6 1.1 15.7-44.5 25.4 0.7-18.1 4.6 Black Crappie 2.5 1.0 6.7-15.7 11.8 0.2-1.9 1.0 River Carpsucker 1.5 0.6 16.1-22.0 20.3 2.2-6.3 4.5 Shortnose Gar 1.3 0.5 23.6-31.1 26.2 1.5-3.5 2.3 Gizzard Shad 0.9 0.4 11.8-13.8 12.7 0.7-1.2 0.9 Smallmouth Buffalo 0.9 0.4 18.5-29.9 22.7 1.8-14.8 8.0 Smallmouth Bass 0.6 0.3 8.7-15.7 11.5 0.2-0.8 0.5 Bigmouth Buffalo 0.5 0.2 24.0-33.5 28.2 8.3-14.0 11.1 Blue Sucker 0.4 0.1 25.2-30.7 27.9 8.6-8.6 8.6 White Crappie 0.2 0.1 11.8-13.4 12.6 0.8-1.2 1.0 Longnose Sucker 0.1 < .1 16.1-16.1 16.1 1.9-1.9 1.9     2015 Survey Year   % Fish Per Length (Inches) Weight (Pounds) Variegated Mesh 6' x 160' Catch Net Range Average Range Average Channel Catfish 52.5 33.5 6.7-27.2 17.5 0.1-7.5 2.0 Walleye 13.1 8.4 5.1-26.0 13.7 0.1-6.2 1.0 Freshwater Drum 6.9 4.4 11.4-18.9 14.9 0.7-2.8 1.6 Yellow Perch 4.8 3.1 4.7-11.4 7.2 0.0-1.2 0.2 Shorthead Redhorse 3.9 2.5 6.3-19.3 14.9 0.1-2.9 1.6 Common Carp 3.0 1.9 6.3-27.6 22.2 0.1-9.2 5.4 Black Crappie 2.9 1.9 9.8-12.6 11.7 0.6-1.3 1.0 White Bass 2.5 1.6 13.8-17.7 15.5 1.3-2.6 1.8 River Carpsucker 2.3 1.5 13.0-24.8 19.2 1.1-6.1 3.9 Goldeye 2.0 1.3 8.7-18.5 14.2 0.4-2.2 1.2 Northern Pike 1.4 0.9 10.2-37.0 19.4 0.2-9.7 2.2 Sauger 1.4 0.9 5.9-14.6 11.8 0.1-0.8 0.5 Smallmouth Buffalo 0.8 0.5 17.3-31.1 23.6 3.7-19.5 8.8 Bigmouth Buffalo 0.6 0.4 24.4-34.6 29.6 6.0-22.8 14.0 Blue Sucker 0.5 0.3 25.6-30.3 27.9 4.8-8.1 6.6 White Sucker 0.4 0.3 7.1-18.9 15.8 0.1-3.0 1.9 Smallmouth Bass 0.3 0.2 9.8-17.7 15.1 0.6-2.7 1.8 White Crappie 0.2 0.1 5.1-12.6 10.5 0.1-0.9 0.7 Shortnose Gar 0.2 0.1 25.2-26.0 25.5 1.8-2.3 2.1 Flathead Catfish 0.1 0.1 18.5-18.9 18.7 2.7-2.9 2.8 Black Bullhead 0.1 < .1 9.1-9.1 9.1 0.5-0.5 0.5