This Walleye Just Broke South Dakota’s 23-Year-Old State Record

Sprawling Lake Oahe gave up the pot-bellied, 33-inch lunker to a troller south of Mobridge

Schuck hoists his state record walleye in front of Upper Lake Oahe. Walleye Nation Creations / Facebook

An out-of-state angler who was visiting South Dakota’s famed Lake Oahe was trolling a deep-diving crankbait when a heavy fish struck his plug on Friday. Pretty soon, Aaron Schuck of Bismarck was reeling in what will likely be the next South Dakota state-record walleye.

“It took a while to get in,” Schuck told Keoland News. “I had like 187 feet [of] line out there. So, it took quite a while and then when I got close to the boat, it was pretty much straight down.”

Until this trip, Schuck has caught walleyes weighing up to 10 pounds. He is a dedicated angler with plenty experience on Oahe, which is actually a long, winding reservoir on the Missouri River in central South Dakota. But Schuck’s heavyweight…