Fishing at LaBolt Lake, Grant County, South Dakota

• Overview

  LaBolt Lake is listed under Grant County, South Dakota. The bank is 1,368 feet above sea level. About 6 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Grant County. The nearest town is Milbank, 12 miles away. Ortonville is 21 miles away, with Clear Lake at 21 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on LaBolt Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Grant County names johnny darter, white sucker and Iowa darter. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On LaBolt Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 11°F in January up to 72°F in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. At LaBolt Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Mapping marks a fishing place roughly 50 yards off. You can camp about 160 yards away, going by the mapping. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Mud Lake is 3.2 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at LaBolt Lake for certain.