Kloucek Lake near Tyndall: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Yankton County, South Dakota, this is Kloucek Lake. The surface lies 1,348 feet up. At about 65 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 1.8 miles of margin, front to back. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Yankton County. Tyndall lies 9.6 miles from the water. Springfield follows at 17 miles, then Yankton at 18 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Kloucek Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Yankton County include flathead catfish, freshwater drum, paddlefish and channel catfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Treat Kloucek Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 75°F, with January the cold end at about 18°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late March. On average, late March opens the water and early December closes it again. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Expect Kloucek Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Hruska Lake is 6.3 miles distant. Confirm access to Kloucek Lake locally before you travel.