Fishing Feather on Head Lake in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota

• Overview

  Feather on Head Lake is an Oglala Lakota County water, in South Dakota. The land about it is pine and birch. At 11 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Oglala Lakota County standards. The nearest town is Gordon, 16 miles away. The big place round here is Greeley, 224 miles distant. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Feather on Head Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Oglala Lakota County names brown trout and smallmouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Feather on Head Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 22°F and July at about 72°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late March. The lid tends to go about late March and return around early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Feather on Head Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Two Lance Lake at 1 mile is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Feather on Head Lake before loading the car.