Fishing Cundy Reservoir in Harding County, South Dakota

• Overview

  Within Harding County, South Dakota, you have Cundy Reservoir. It stands 3,202 feet above sea level. At 10 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Harding County. Nearest place of any size is Bowman, 49 miles away. Further out sit Baker (59 miles) and Belle Fourche (61 miles). Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Cundy Reservoir

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Across Harding County, recorded fish include white sucker, stonecat and black bullhead. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Cundy Reservoir the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 19°F to 72°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early April. Averages place the thaw at early April and the freeze at late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Cundy Reservoir follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lake Gardner at 13 miles is the sensible second choice. Where Cundy Reservoir is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.