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U.S.C.G. Master Captain ref #2976405 and
Commercial Assistance Towing License

Welcome to Hutch's Guide Service

Fishing and Hunting the Missouri River System for over 30 years on Lake Oahe and Lake Sharpe in Pierre, South Dakota . Getting to know each of my Customers and giving you a Quality Trip is always my #1 goal. Call me today so we can have some great times fishing and hunting.

Hutch and Hutch's Guide Service have been featured in In-Fisherman magazine, Walleye Insider magazine, Fins and Feathers magazine, Omaha World Herald, Minneapolis Tribune, Sioux City Journal, Cleveland Plains Dealer, Dallas Times Herald, Lincoln Journal Star, Des Moines Register, Fishing Texas, Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Gary Howe Outdoors, Kansas City Journal and many more.

Hutch also does fishing and hunting seminars at major sport shows throughout the Midwest and has been featured in many outdoor television shows. You can look for him to appear in your area.

Hutch has been both a bass and walleye tournament fisherman, having over 150 top 20 finishes over the last 30 years, and still fishes some local and national tournaments. Hutch arranges the best lodging/meals on the lake. If your group is too big for one boat, he will arrange for one of his partners to take your group. He can arrange accommodations and guides up to 75 people.

  


Hutch and his wife Francie
welcome you to South Dakota.

Kent Hutcheson

E-mail: fishinghutch@aol.com

Summer Phone: 605-220-2844 ~ Pierre, South Dakota

Winter Phone: 712-364-3508 ~
Ida Grove, Iowa

Cell Phone: 605-220-2844
 

Hutch is a former sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and is a licensed Master Captain in the US Coast Guard (ref #2976405). Hutch also has a Commercial Assistance Towing license.

  
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Hutch say's...

Once again I would like to thank my entire repeat and new customer's for their business last year. If you scroll thru last year’s catch's above it was a very good year for both numbers of fish and size with right at a 100% walleye limit average.

That might get to be a little harder in 2013 on Oahe as the big news for the big lake are the new regulations. They allow each licensed angler four bonus walleye under 15 inches along with the normal four walleye limit for a total of eight walleye a day. If you fish for 3 days or more you may have 24 walleye in possession. You still can keep only one walleye a day per angler over twenty inches. This is going to make guiding a little harder as sending four guys home on a three day outing with ninety six walleye might prove challenging especially on days when you can't find the under 15 inchers.

Fortunately Oahe still has great numbers of fish and I do believe less bait so as in 2000/2001 that should be possible most days for anglers with good equipment and good knowledge of the lake. I think most of the guide services that have been around for a while will send a lot of walleye meals/limits home with their client's in 2013. Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, and Catfishing all should continue to offer plenty of bonus fish opportunities.

Lake Sharpe regulations remain the same and fishing in the Pierre area down to the big bend area should remain excellent at time's and for the most part good all year for both Walleye and Smallmouth. I look for fishing pressure to be less as I think many angler's will opt for the liberal limits on Oahe.

If we get an early spring, look for the months of April and May to be some of the best of the year. Weather is always a factor in these month's but fishing can be big time and a bonus is that there is a lot less angling pressure, hence many day's you almost have the lakes to yourself. If you take the time to scroll thru the fishing/catch report's and pictures for the last three years shown above I hope it will help to see what we are catching and also make planning a time frame for a trip to Pierre easier.

Hope to see you soon.

Hutch