April 6, 2009 Michael Weber of Brookings landed a record, 23-inch, 5#-12oz. white sucker in Lake Poinsett.
May 8th, Bryan Dykstra used a bow and arrow to take a state record, 38-inch, 42#-4oz. common carp in Lake Poinsett. Both of these were taken legally but by unconventional methods, therefore are listed in the unrestricted record category.
May 31, 2009, Adam Arendsee caught a record 4#-5oz. black bullhead in Lake Poinsett. Speaking of bullheads, check out a great article, "Yella Belly" by storyteller, Tom Hayes in the June 2009 issue of The Outdoorsmen Magazine. Pick up a copy at LAKEVIEW Resort or email them at outdoorsmen@iw.net for more information about their locally produced (Flandreau, SD), most excellent, monthly magazine full of valuable articles.
Congratulations to all of these record anglers. If anyone has pictures of these record fish, please forward them to our email address, phone #, or bring in a copy to LAKEVIEW and we'll post them for all to see.
And still standing is the record 6#-9oz. smallmouth bass caught April 27, 2008 by Darin Laue.
For a complete list of state records, visit www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/fishing/Info/StateRecords.htm
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Winter Fireworks over Lake Poinsett