Fishing Heggs Lake in Codington County, South Dakota

• Overview

  Heggs Lake sits in Codington County, out in South Dakota. The surface lies 1,745 feet up. It measures some 392 acres, and wind has room to build across it. The whole outline is near 2.6 miles, and most of it is walkable. Webster sits 15 miles from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, Sioux Falls is 116 miles off. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Heggs Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Codington County include Iowa darter, green sunfish, white sucker, northern pike and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Heggs Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 71°F at the top of summer and 10°F at the bottom of winter. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. From about early April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Heggs Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Swan Lake sits 1.7 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Heggs Lake may have changed since it was mapped.