Enemy Swim Lake Fishing near Webster, South Dakota

• Overview

  Look for Enemy Swim Lake in Roberts County, South Dakota. Everything around it is pine and birch. It measures some 3.4 sq miles, and wind has room to build across it. Some 12 miles of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Size puts it in the front rank of our Roberts County list. The closest town, Webster, is 15 miles away. Fargo is the closest city, 102 miles away. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Enemy Swim Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Roberts County records list common carp, northern pike and walleye among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Enemy Swim Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 10°F and July at about 71°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. From about mid April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Enemy Swim Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Campbell Slough sits 1.6 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Enemy Swim Lake for certain.