Myers Lake in Grant County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Myers Lake is a Grant County water, in South Dakota. It stands 1,893 feet above sea level. With some 132 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 2.0 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. You are 15 miles from Milbank. It is 114 miles to Sioux Falls, the nearest city. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Myers Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Species logged across Grant County include johnny darter, white sucker and Iowa darter. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Myers Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 71°F and January near 10°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Myers Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Twin Lakes is 5.4 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Myers Lake for certain.