I have installed a new fishing forum. However it will require you to register. Hopefully the new board and it’s security will help stop the constant flood of spam. While I prefer the old board it was written around 1995 or 1996 and is not very secure. The new board is at http://www.southdakotafishing.com/wwwboard/index.php and you can get there by clicking the following fishing link

Before you try to catch fish, you need to be finding fish. Remember that fish are found nearly everywhere there is water with sufficient levels of food, oxygen, and cover. More than likely you are living within a few miles of a body of water that has fish in it. For a fisherman, this is good news. They are there – now you have to catch them!

Personally I’d start with your state Dept of Natural Resources, Game and Fish or whatever it’s called in your state. Most have lots of good info on lakes with the most fish, sizes, hatch rates, etc.

Obviously, if you do some research you’re going to find which lakes have the most fish, the lakes with the biggest fish and what kinds of fish you are likely to catch on a certain lake. Pay attention to the size and numbers. Just because a lake has 4 million fish doesn’t mean they are a keepable size.