Fishing Schleichart Draw Reservoir in Harding County, South Dakota

• Overview

  Schleichart Draw Reservoir sits within Harding County in South Dakota. The country here is rolling bush. At roughly 4 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Harding County. You are 25 miles from Bowman. Then Hettinger, 42 miles, and Baker, 54 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Schleichart Draw Reservoir

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Reported across Harding County: white sucker, stonecat, black bullhead, green sunfish and channel catfish. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Schleichart Draw Reservoir the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 71°F, the coldest about 18°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about early April and return around late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Schleichart Draw Reservoir follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. North Cave Hills covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, High and Dry Reservoir is 0.8 miles distant. Signs at Schleichart Draw Reservoir carry more weight than any list.