Game, Fish And Parks Commission Moves Proposal Forward To Expand Fall Salmon Snagging On Lake Oahe

Game, Fish And Parks Commission Moves Proposal Forward To Expand Fall Salmon Snagging On Lake Oahe

PIERRE, (KCCR) — A proposal under consideration by the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission would expand snagging opportunities for salmon on Lake Oahe. Fisheries Program Administrator Jake Davis says Chinook salmon essentially spawn and then die…

Davis says they want to give anglers a chance at more fish…

Davis was asked by Commissioner Jim White about if snagging has been used elsewhere. Davis says Lake Oahe is a unique body of water…

The Commission approved the proposal to be further considered at the Commission’s next meeting.