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January - March 2007
March 29, 2007 - Clinton
- Wiper and whites are good to excellent in the cove
by the new marina; try using Countdowns, white with red Road
Runners and spoons. Most are at a depth of six to ten feet and
can be caught by trolling in the middle of the cove.
Good luck!
March 29, 2007 - Toronto - Crappie
are starting to move close to the rocky banks in Mann's Cove,
Toronto Point, and Split Rock Cove. One foot of water on minnows
are jigs.
Smiley
March 29, 2007 - Winfield
- Caught about 25 crappie around brush piles in 10-15
ft of water. Was using 1/8 oz black and chartreuse tube jig.
Most were in the 9" range. Kept 6 between 12" and 13".
Best fishing was after 6 pm. Lots of walleye fisherman fishing
along the damn, in boats and from shore. Don't know if they were
having any luck.
Mike B.
March 26, 2007 - Winfield
City Dam - 1st trip of the year at the dam and what
a doozy, the weather was perfect cloudy 65 and the water was
61. Caught 2 wipers 3 keeper white bass and a 12 in crappie.
As usual I had to go through dozens of small white bass. All
were caught on small spoons and hair jigs.
Mark
March 26, 2007 - Shawnee
State Fishing Lake - it's kinda late but here it goes.
i caught a 35 pound flathead catfish out of the shawnee state
fishing lake in the last week of october of 2006 using a perch
on rod and reel. the fish measured 41 inches long and my 3 year
old son was scared of it. but he did keep repeating " dad
look big fishy!" lol he's my baby.but anyway done been hunting
with no luck so we will see what the spring will hold.
March 21, 2007 - Courtesy
of KWP -
Region 1
At 3/18/2007 1:03 PM, Anonymous said...Ottawa SFL
- Went to Ottawa SFL on March 12. Caught two Channel Cats, 14
and 12", on worms between 530 and 630 pm at North end of
lake...
At 3/16/2007 10:52 AM, Anonymous said... Cedar
Bluff / Bert's Corner reports that fishing has picked up - they
will not have any live bait until 3/22.
Glen Elder - People are catching yellow white bass
but the weather and wind have affected the catch some.
Wilson - Knotheads Bait Shop reports that walleye
are being caught off of the bank and stripers are good!
Region 2
At 3/18/2007 10:56 AM, Anonymous said... Fished
Pott. 2 Wednesday afternoon until dark for Walleye and Crappie.
Jigging for Crappie and Jigging for Walleye with a nightcrawler
on it. No bites...
At 3/16/2007 10:55 AM, Anonymous said...Clinton
- Clinton Marina reports that fishing is going pretty well so
far! They are catching crappie aroung the dock between 11-14".
Currently the water temp is about 45 degrees
Hillsdale - Lake N Dale reports fishing is going
ok right now. They are catching walleye at about 10 feet of water
and are still small. The water temp is about 45-50 degree right
now.
Region 3
At 3/20/2007 9:49 AM, Anonymous said...Thanks everybody
for the input on helping me decide where to fish at this week.
It looks like I will be going to Meade. Been hearing a lot of
good things about that place. A lot of crappie being caught,
so I decided to try it out for myself. Go fishing!
At 3/19/2007 12:07 AM, Anonymous said... meade
st Fishing lake - the channel cats are biting mainly stinkbait
and sum on worms..mainly small cats though..i also scene some
crappie being pulled out around brush in the middle of the lake
At 3/16/2007 11:00 AM, Anonymous said... Meade
St. Fishing Lake - The Bait shop reports that crappie are pretty
good - one person caught between 30-35 the other day. The Channel
cat are starting to bit along with the bass.
Coldwater City Lake - K & B's reports on the
west side of the lake channel cat are biting on shrimp. Off of
the dam, small wipers are biting on top water plugs.
At 3/15/2007 12:46 PM, Anonymous said...Pratt Centenial
Pond -Trout are really taking the fly. I caught fihs on every
cast with a San Jaun worm yesterday (red).
At 3/15/2007 9:46 AM, Anonymous said... Has anybody
fished Scott Lake lately. Thinking about going up there this
weekend. Just curious on how the fishing is? Thanks.
Region 4
At 3/19/2007 12:25 PM, Anonymous said... March
19th - Fished ElDordo Saturday and Sunday all day long. Fished
in jon boat on Satchel creek Saturday. Crappie was very slow.
Caught 4 all day. The only great thing about the day was that
the largest crappie went 15 inches. Very Nice! Went up on the
Walnut Sunday and the fishing was about the same (slow). Did
catch a pig (16 inch crappie). Nice to see the crappie getting
larger at ElDorado again.
Region 5
At 3/16/2007 11:03 AM, Anonymous said... Melvern
- Melvern Lake Marina reports that fishing has picked up this
morning so far and that the catfish are starting to bite. Crappie
are also biting. At the pond there are plenty catfish biting
though.
Pomona - North Shore Marina reports that there
are little crappie biting.
March 19, 2007 - Meade
Lake - Went fishing at Meade on 3/19. Water temp 56,
surface. Very slow in a boat on the brush piles. Showed a few
fish on the locator but no bites. Tried jigs of various colors
and small crankbaits. Heard reports of a few small bass and some
crappie caught off the dam early in the day.
March 19, 2007 - Yates
Center (old lake) - Went to Yates center resivoir,
the old one yesterday. (3-18) fished the dam with minnows and
jigs. Caught two bass and one walleye. Very slow fishing. I think
the fishing goes to crap with high winds. Also went to Wilson
state lake. A LOT of little channel caught. Mostly 13 inches
or smaller. Only caught 4 that were 15 inches. But caught a lot
of fish.
Good luck everybody.
CLAYTON
March 18, 2007 - Marion
Reservoir - went to marion res. on saturday. we did
ok on wipers and white bass in shallow water 6-8 feet on spinners
and rattle traps. lots of guys fishing walleye and doing well
from what the guy at the canada bait shop says
March 18, 2007 - El Dorado
- Started catching some of the bigger crappies yet
this year last night north of the yacht club at El Dorado lake.
Everything caught 6 inches from the bottom on bobber rigs with
chartruese jigs tipped with minnows.
March 17, 2007 - Clinton
- Clinton is 45.7, catching a few short saugeye on
main lake humps no Wally's yet. Beware. Mice eat Berkley Gulp
bait. I got out to the lake after two days of not fishing and
when I opened my tackle hatch mice had gone through my Gulp bait,
approx 11 bags and carried it to my rod lockers and battery compartment.
I keep it in a water tight locking box now.
March 16, 2007 - Kaw River
- Submitted by VELOCITY1USA@aol.com
- weve been out about 6 times this week and had success with
perch/bluegill and shad mostly under 20 lbs but have lost a few
big flat heads allready so it will probably start picking up
within a couple more weeks of warmer weather all fishing has
been west of 435 on the kaw but below larwrence
March 14, 2007 - Question
on Clark Fish-n-Ranch of Kingman - Can anyone tell
me if Clark Fish-n-Ranch of Kingman is still in operation? They
once offered fee fishing for catfish and bass in "shady
spring-fed lakes and ponds". They were 5 1/2 miles west
of Kingman on US 54. The number I had for them is no longer in
service (620-532-2013). I was hoping to take my daughters there
this spring/summer. Thanks.
Dean B.
Wichita, KS
March 14, 2007 - Courtesy
of KWP -
Region 1
At 3/12/2007 8:29 AM, Anonymous said... Cedar Bluff - Bert's corner reports
that couple of guys were fishing the other day for about 3-4
hours and the fish were not biting.
Region 2
At 3/14/2007 2:19 PM, Anonymous said...Is anyone
catching any walleye on the rocks at hillsdale
yet??
At 3/13/2007 3:43 PM, Anonymous said... Where are
the top spots to catch spawning crappie and walleye at Clinton Lake? When do the fish generally
start moving to these areas?
At 3/12/2007 8:51 AM, Anonymous said... Tuttle Creek - Fishing has been fair
according to Derick's Bait-N-Tackle. They were catching channel
cat below the outlet on rocks using nightcrawlers ranging from
2-5 pounds. Trout fishing has been picking up as well.
Hillsdale -
Rand's reports that crappie are pretty good and deeper in the
water around the brush - definitely seeing more out fishing now.
Region 3
No new reports
Region 4
At 3/11/2007 10:24 PM, Anonymous said...Went to
El Dorado sunday evening
around Duerchen creek (sp) and caught 1 largemouth which was
too small. 2 white crappie and 1 black crappie. 4 white bass,
one which was 2 lbs. and had eggs. All were caught on mepps,
crappie jigs and road runners. Wish we could get some rain and
fill the lake back up.
Region 5
At 3/12/2007 9:04 AM, Anonymous said... Melvern - Melvern Lake Marina reports
fishing has not been too good, but there are lots of people out
there trying! They did open the release up to 200 due to the
inch of rain that was received on Sunday. Walleye and Sauger
should be catching pretty soon!
Pomona - North
Short Marina reports of people out there fishing from Thursday
and through this weekend. Haven't heard how the fish are biting
though.
 March
11, 2007 - Butler County State Lake - Submitted by Mark Kirkpatrick
Air temp 50
Water temp 50
wind 20 mph
First day out on the boat Priceles
Bluegill SnackDaddy Split Stick, Big Fish 6.12lbs
Mark Kirkpatrick -
March 11, 2007 - Winfield
on Walnut River - Fishing is slowly picking up at
tunnel mill dam in winfield on the walnut river. Been able to
catch white bass all winter but they have all been small. The
last 2 weeks some larger fish have showed up. Saturday the 10th
I caught one 8lb 3oz wiper and 4 nice slab white bass. Today
the fishing was very slow only caught one Kentucky bass and that
was it. The next 2 or 3 weeks they otta run pretty hard if we
get the rain for some high water.
Dan
March 10, 2007 - Courtesy
of KWP -
Region 1
No new reports
Region 2
No new reports
Region 3
At 3/10/2007 6:58 AM, Anonymous said...Kiowa is slow still but i am betting
that it will pick up shortly
At 3/09/2007 6:55 PM, Anonymous said...Clark State fishing lake - I just
got done fishing at clark this passed tuesday and the crappie
and white bass are biting good..use minnow and jig around brush
piles about 7 ft deep or so we allso used a few crank baits and
caught a few...but mainly minnows
At 3/09/2007 10:00 AM, Anonymous said...I am planning
on making a fishing trip on March 22-23, but I am trying to decide
where to make it at. I am looking at Clark, Coldwater, Kiowa,
or Meade. I really can't find any fishing reports that will help
me choose where to go. I went to all four lakes yesterday, and
didn't see much going on. I am wondering if anybody has fished
at any of these locations in the past week or so. All input appreciated.
Thanks.
Region 4
No new reports
Region 5
At 3/08/2007 2:12 PM, Anonymous said...Melvern-3-8-07 Beautiful day but
poor fishing! We located fish early but we thought we could do
better, not to be! Fish were still 21-23' deep. We ended up keeping
10 crappie.
March 10, 2007 - Tuttle
Creek - March 5th - March 10th. No matter how long
you been fishing there is something new to learn each year. I've
been fishing Tuttle Creek for catfish since 1970 and the first
fishing after winter when the ice gets off the lake is the flats
where the water is warm and the shad kill provides some good
feeding. The fish all have light brown stomachs from laying around
all winter and as the water temp increases another year begins
at least that's what I've thought through all these years.
When 2007 arrives its the first year in a long
time that we receive large amounts of water from the north due
to snow melts. The first week in March I hit the flats and catch
some nice fish but not large numbers. Water is 40 degrees on
the flats. The second week of March provides some nice warm days
and very low wind. Water coming down the river is 37 degrees
and 2000 inflow. Too cold to fish the current is what I've always
thought, no so this year! They were in the river and in great
numbers and eating like hogs. Not big fish but averaged 2 to
4 lbs. Couldn't get any more food in there bellies and fat. Had
to use # 1 hook because they bit very light. Caught 30 to 35
fish each day, I've never caught numbers like that fishing the
flats. For most of us that think we have it figured out, better
think again.
Water stopping coming in on Saturday so back to
the flats. The bait of the day is fresh shad. without it you
won't catch the numbers but shad guts from the bait shop will
catch you some nice stringers. With the water temp in the low
40's it all begins now. Tuttle Creek will shine this year with
some large numbers of large channels and Milford will see some
Blue Cat over 60 lbs. RKH
March 7, 2007 - Courtesy of KWP
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Region 1
At 3/02/2007 9:53 AM, Anonymous said...Cedar Bluff - Bert's Corner reports
hihg winds and the ice is fully melted at this time. Boats are
able to get out now once the winds calm down.
Wilson - Knotheads
Bait shop reports the lake has been pretty quiet and the ice
is all melted at this time.
Region 2
At 3/02/2007 10:42 AM, Anonymous said...Clinton - Clinton Marina reports
that crappie are biting with an occassional wiper that was stocked
a few years ago. The ice is totally melted and there has been
plenty of wind but the lake is clear!
Hillsdale -
K & M Lake N Dale reports that they are catching crappie.
The ice is melted and boats have been going out all week!
At 3/02/2007 11:17 AM, Anonymous said...Kansas River - Cat Daddy reports
that he was catching 15-20 lbs channel cat using fresh cut shad.
Region 3
At 3/06/2007 7:52 PM, Anonymous said...Pratt, - Monday evening I caught
one crappie about 14 in long on the north side using a pepper
black twister tail and black jig head
Thanks
At 3/02/2007 10:46 AM, Anonymous said...Coldwater - K & B's reports that
at the farm ponds fish are biting but the lake has been slow
and it is wide open at this time!
Meade - The
lake is wide open but no fishing going on yet.
Region 4
At 3/03/2007 8:43 PM, Joe said...I went looking
for northern pike at Kingman SFL.
It was windy and cold and I never got any northern pike to take
my slab spoon. However, I caught a three pound bass jigging a
bluegill swim bait under the dock. That was good enough for me.
Honestly though, it was about one step above ice fishing.
At 3/02/2007 10:07 AM, Clay Markee said... Fished
up north on Eldorado Lake
Wednesday evening along the creek channel and caught 5 white
bass and 7 walleye. Only 3 of the walleye were legal limit with
the biggest being 22 inches. Only males were caught and they
weren't even close to spawning yet due to the hardness of the
sperm sacks. Though the building of a T-storm interupted my wading
with claps of thunder and lightning strikes it wasn't long till
it moved on and I was able to get back into the water. Chartreuse
was the ticket that nite. If the temps stay up it won't be long
now.
Region 5
At 3/05/2007 3:43 PM, Anonymous said...Melvern-3-5-07 We had a good day!
Yesterday (Sunday) we caught 18 crappie, today we caught our
limit of some of the best size crappie we have caught all year
(13" +). We caught our best crappie along the river's edge,
21-26' deep using Bass Assassins and hair jigs. Water temp. 40
degrees.
At 3/02/2007 11:10 AM, Anonymous said...Melvern - Melvern Lake Marina reports
fishing has been pretty decent and the ice is gone at this time.
The boats have been abel to get out and they are catching their
limit on crappie.
Pomona - North
Shore Marina reportswhite bass have been biting and they are
catching some pretty good size crappie and catching their limit.
At 3/01/2007 1:14 PM, Anonymous said...Was on LaCygne yesterday and caught some
nice bass, one that was 23 inches. Most were on north side of
the hot water outlet. Did good with johnson spoons. Caught some
little whites and saw another boat with some good crappie. Had
to quite early because of the wind.
March 5, 2007 - Question
on setting lines - Does anybody know when a good time
to start setting lines in the river? This will be my first year,
but I don't know when to start, I am not wasting my time. I appreciate
the info. THANK YOU
CLAYTON
March 5, 2007 - Farm Ponds
- Took my dad and brother out fishing last wed. Whether
was perfect, but I knew the water would be very chilly. Tried
our farm pond we have fished for twenty years and couldn't get
anything. I think the fish haven't recovered from the rainy chilly
weahter we had. The pond was very muddy too. Even his small pond
that has tons of small bass didn't produce a bite. We went to
a bigger farm pond about 40 acres and tried it as well. It wasn't
as murky, but couldn't find the fish. The carp were jumping all
around though. Another fisherman was there and said it had nice
sized fish in there, but he had nothing either and he scaled
the whole lake with his chest waders. Going to try next week...
might even take my boat out as well. Hopefully I will have a
better report.
Dominic
March 5, 2007 - Kanopolis
Seep Stream -Conditions @ Salina, KS @ 0858 hrs CST:
Sky: clear below 12000
Temp: 41 degrees
Wind Chill: 38 degrees
Humidity: 65%
Dewpoint: 30 degrees
Barometric Pressure: 30.36 Rising
Wind Direction / Speed: South @ 5 MPH
Arrived approx 11:00 CST at the Seep Stream. Approx
1 foot lower than in
October of last year. Only 2 other folks fishing the dam (lower
section of
the stream) and a couple of folks working the beaver dams. Only
landed 4
rainbows: 1st on about 14 - 16 inches about 1.75 lbs; next two
were the
"normal" 10 - 12 inch that one normally catches; then
hit the large one =
3.5 lbs caught on a spinning rod using a black wooly bugger.
Had one more
strike on L & S broken back minnow (MMLSFT) in firetiger
which threw the
hook when he jumped.
Tight lines & SHARP hooks
walt
March 5, 2007 - Wilson
State Lake - Went to Wilson state lake near buffalo
Ks, Sunday afternoon. A lot of channel cat was caught between
10 and 13 inches. Nothing really big, but a lot of fun. No crappie.
Looking forward to the warmer weather. Good luck everybody.
CLAYTON
March 4, 2007 - Tuttle
Creek State Park - Fishing is still slow in all aspects
at the outlet at Tuttle Creek State Park. The discharge at the
tubes has increased however and that hopefully will remain the
same for a steady amount of time in order to get the fish used
to it. At this time however, Fishing is very slow. The water
temp is sure to be a factor. Here's to wamer weather!!!! HahA!
Ryan Braddock
Manhattan, Kansas
March 4, 2007 - Walleye
question and Hillsdale Question - When does the Kansas
Walleye spawn usually begin and how long does it last? What is
the best way to catch the fish during this period? Can you also
catch them during the day? If so, how and where? Thanks. (Any
good spots at Hillsdale lake?)
March 1, 2007 - Courtesy
of KWP -
Region 1
At 2/22/2007 11:03 AM, Anonymous said...Wilson - Knotheads Bait Shop reports
Ice fishing is pretty good since the lake is completely froze
over! The Hell creek & Duvall cove areas have been the best
spots. They are catching msall stripers and white perch using
slab spoons.
February 7, 2007 - Answer
to Ice fishing for walleye question -
I share your same concern. I've sent numerous emails
to Kansas Wildlife and Parks and Nebraska Wildlife and Parks
asking about good places to catch walleyes through the ice and
they are just as curious as we are. The Nebraska folks said they
just seem to go away in the winter. I personally believe the
walleye are biting somewhere on something but haven't figured
it out though. A friend of mine use to catch them on minnows
at Cheney back when I was catching whites, wipers and stripers
a 4 or 5 years ago on kastmasters and little cleos. I'm really
concerned about the fisheries at Cheney because of the white
perch. It's just weird on how we can have such great success
and then nothing. It's not from a lack of trying. Since I live
20 minutes from the lake, I will venture out and I will cut 100
holes a day over a 2 mile stretch with nothing to show for it.
I will fish 4 to 12 of water looking for them. Honestly, Cheney
has left a bad taste in my mouth.
Last year I went to Glen Elder and caught crappie
which was nice.
I just got back from Lake Oahe in South Dakota
and had a good time catching walleyes through the ice. We caught
our limit everyday (4 fish per person) of 18"-22" fish.
I was catching them on rod and reels and tip ups. What seem to
be hot was a little cleo tipped with a live minnow.
Unfortunately, our truck, 2 4-wheelers and all
of our fishing gear was stolen in Council Bluffs Iowa on the
way back so I haven't fished in Kansas yet. However, I just received
my shipment from Cabelas. I will venture out this weekend. I
typically don't use live bait but am considering it just because
it does seem to pull walleyes through the ice. It's just something
I personally haven't tried in Kansas.
Good luck fishing,
Postman
Region 2
At 2/24/2007 11:01 AM, Anonymous said...South end of Tuttle Creek Res. apppears
to be completely ice-free, but Wildcat Marina and State Park
boat ramp still iced in. Quite a change from Friday
noon.
At 2/17/2007 5:09 PM, Anonymous said...Milford -Jim's Corner reports: crappies
fair on jigs through the ice in 15 to 20 feet of water in Curtis
Creek and Military Cove.
At 2/22/2007 11:15 AM, Anonymous said..Tuttle Creek - Dericks Bait N Tackle
reports fishing has been pretty good especially down river by
Rocky Ford, they were catching channel cat. The lake is frozen
but slushy at this time.
Milford - Thunderbird
Marina reports that the lake is completely frozen over, but there
is not much fishing going on at this time.
Hillsdale -
K & M's reports the lake is partially frozen and that walleye
have been caught using night crawlers.
Clinton - Clinton
Marina reports the lake is frozen over about 3" of ice but
the marina is open at this time. They are catching a few nice
crappie but mostly in the evening or early morning, not a lot
biting during the day.
Region 3
At 2/22/2007 11:22 AM, Anonymous said..Coldwater - K & B's reports the
lake is partially frozen with some water coming in at this time.
Not much fishing going on yet.
At 2/22/2007 9:22 PM, Anonymous said...Trout fishing
at the Pratt Centennial pond
has been great. The ice is gone and the trout are biting! Wooly
bugger
At 2/26/2007 7:24 PM, Anonymous said..Crappie are
biting at Pratt County Lake.
As soon as the ice went off, people were able to take them near
brush. Heard reports of up to 65 caught per day.
Region 4
At 2/28/2007 9:27 AM, taylorhunt said...Fished
at Chisholm North Park Lake
(in Wichita) yesterday - Feb 27th, 1215PM. 57 degrees
Lures used - white medium spinner bait, chartreuse
medium spinner bait, deep running crawdad crankbait, Mepps w/
black blade & chartreuse dots
Fish Caught: 1 Crappie on mepps lure
Location: Southeast Corner of the lake
Technique: Let the mepps drop about 3 seconds and
run it slow and deep
Writeup: Taylor Hunt
taylorh_AT_gmail.com
At 2/26/2007 11:29 AM, Clay Markee said...Went
out Saturday afternoon and fished many areas up in Old
Bluestem lake off some points and in the creek channel
with jigs and stickbaits never got a hit. Noticed a few anglers
wading around lookout point for walleye. Fishing was very slow.
Found a few small crappie around the marina.
At 2/25/2007 9:13 PM, Joe said...me and my dad both limited trout
at eldorado lake (walnut river).
We used some berkly power bait products but some other people
had alot more luck with cheese and salmon eggs. Absolutely everyone
there was limiting.
At 2/23/2007 9:09 PM, Anonymous said...I caught
4 keeper trout in an hour at El Dorado plus a few smaller ones
that I threw back today.
Tight lines, MS
At 2/23/2007 11:45 AM, Anonymous said.. Trout are
being caught left and right at Eldorado
in the trout stream. I caught some on jigs and small spoons silver
in color. Saw people catching trout also on salmon eggs and powerbait.
Some guys limited in 30 minutes and left.
At 2/21/2007 1:13 PM, Anonymous said...Trout area
at Eldorado has melted and
now has open water. I heard trout were stocked again late last
week.
At 2/20/2007 12:50 PM, CaptainT16 said... Yes,
I would imagine that Eldorados
ice is pretty much gone. We went over on Saturday and started
fishing around 8:00 catching crappie right off the bat. Sure
didn't last long and the bite was off. Ended up leaving at around
3:00 and the 3 of us ended up catching around 12 crappie. It
was a fun trip and fun while the ice was around. Great year for
ice fishing in KS.
At 2/20/2007 8:03 AM, Anonymous said... Ice is
melting fast at Eldorado.
Maybe it will open up this week.
At 2/12/2007 2:14 PM, Anonymous said... Fished
at Marion Reservoir on Saturday,
Feb. 10, above the dam in the outlet area. Ice was 12" with
another 12" of slush under the ice. Don't know what the
rest of the ice is around the lake. Caught some crappies and
white bass on small tube jigs with light line. Only ended up
with 4 crappie big enough to keep (one was 11+" - female).
Fish were taking it very lightly. Only actually felt one fish
tap the jig. Not many fisherman out there, from what I could
see.
At 2/12/2007 12:50 PM, CaptainT16 said... "Ice
fishing was terrible at Eldorado
on Sunday. NOt even one hit".
Where abouts did you fish at El Dorado on Sunday?
I was there Saturday and ended up keeping 5 nice crappie, all
11 inches+. My father went yesterday and caught some white bass
along with some largemouth and crappie.
At 2/11/2007 3:45 PM, Anonymous said..ice fishing
was terrible at Eldorado
on Sunday. NOt even one hit.
Region 5
At 2/27/2007 4:38 PM, Anonymous said...2-28-07Melvern Lake-We started where we
ended up yeserday,west of Arrow Rock. We caught more small fish
today but we caught larger fish today(some 13" fish). There
were 3 of us today and we ended up with 35 crappie. Hair jigs
worked real well and Bass Asscinds.
At 2/26/2007 3:30 PM, Anonymous said... Melvern Lake- We finally got back
on the lake. We had no luck fishing the east end of the lake,
we couldn't locate fish. West of Arrow Rock we found them. We
kept 39 crappie, no large ones. Water temp. was 38 degrees. 2-26-07
At 2/22/2007 11:27 AM, Anonymous said.. Melvern
- Melvern Lake Marina reports fishing is pretty slow at this
time. Coves are frozen 4-5" thick but they recommend you
do not get on ice.
Pomona - North
Shore Marina reports the lake is partially frozen and not alot
of fishing going on at this time.
At 2/17/2007 5:08 PM, Anonymous said...COFFEY COUNTY - white bass excellent
on spoons, crankbaits near the hot-water outlet; largemouth bass
fair to good on crankbaits, plastic baits along the riprap near
the hot-water outlet; wipers fair on spoons.
At 2/16/2007 11:14 AM, Clay Markee said...Well
I guess to answer my own quetion I decided to try the fishing
myself at Toronto. The ice
was about 5inches thick and thicker in some spots. Found a few
crappie in deeper water up in the Walnut did not make it to the
Verdigris. They averaged about a pound to a pound and a half.
Moved closer to the main lake and found some White bass. Caught
some on a white jig and some on spoons. Niether species wanted
to hit the baits aggresively. But all in all was a wonderful
adventure. Ended up with 8 crappie and 12 whites. If anyone else
has input would like to here from you.
February 25, 2007 - tuttle
creek res. - outlet area/rocky ford -
Crappie -
Slow catch rate. Fish are not of great size except for the occasional
one or two you may get over a period of time. Fish are being
take from the outlet area at random depths on small plastic lures,
and the feather style crappie jigs. Colors of lure vary, but,
pink/white, along with variations of yellow/white/red seem to
be working as well, but fishing is slow.
Walleye -
Fish are being taken at the outlet area on the common worm/jighead
combo as well as 3" plastice lures with jigheads. Colors
that have taken fish have been red, pink, and white. Fishing
is slow here as well. Expect to spend several hours to make your
catches.
White Bass -
Slow catch rate. Fish are being caught at the outlet area/rocky
ford on small plastic lures in various colors. Yellow, White,
Pink, and Bright Combos seem to be working.
Saugeye -
Have yet to catch one, or see one being landed. No report.
Channel-
Landed one while fishing for crappie. Have not seen fish being
caught. Slow.
**OUTLET OVERVIEW**
There has been outflow changes over the past month wich most
surely will affect the fishing. The weather goes from 60 and
sunny to freezing rain to cloudy to sunny. We all know that weather
is a direct influence to our catch rates, and the weather doesnt
seem to want to cooperate at this time of the year. The fish
do not seem to be aggresive and the catch rates are slow. Hits
are soft with the occasional hard hit. Lets hope the rain becomes
more stable, the weather and water temps heat up, and the fishing
becomes more active. As of right now though, anglers need to
expect a long day at the river.
February 22, 2007 - Question
on finding shad in Perry and Clinton - I struggle
finding shad thoughout the year. Summer in August is obvious,
their everywhere. Usually they are a fair size. Where are the
good sized shad in the spring (pre-spawn), early summer and late
fall? I mainly fish Clinton and Perry. I have the most difficutly
on Clinton but Perry is a struggle also. I can sometimes find
3-5" shad in the weeds along the banks but that does not
always hold true. Can they be netted deep? I see schools of what
I assume are shad 15 to 30' deep but not sure they are nettable.
Any suggestions? Thanks.
February 8, 2007 - Courtesy
of KWP -
Region 1
At 2/05/2007 2:31 AM, Anonymous said... 02/03-02/04,
Glen Elder.Ice about 9in.
thick.Fished all day sat.and sun.Fish spread out all over west
of causeway.Be prepared to drill lots of holes.Caught 4 stripers,37
nice whites,25 crappie in 2 days.Both small and larger slabs
did the damage.wax worms helped on crappie.
At 2/01/2007 4:54 PM, Anonymous said... GLEN ELDER, clear, 12 feet low. Corner
Bait and Tackle reports: Ice is 6 inches thick; stripers good
on red jigs west of the causeway and at the Boller Point area
through the ice.
Region 2
At 2/01/2007 4:56 PM, Anonymous said...PERRY, clear, 3 1/2 feet low. Perry
Yacht Marina reports: most of the lake is frozen; crappies good
on chartreuse jigs 10 feet deep off the dock.
Region 3
At 2/04/2007 10:53 PM, Anonymous said... Anybody
fished Meade Lake lately.
Just curious. Thanks.
At 2/03/2007 6:25 PM, Anonymous said... I have
a few questions that some of you die hard fisherman might be
able to answer for me. I recently moved here and have been fishing
Clark sfl a lot. Is it just me, or does it seem that Clark is
the forgotten lake in Kansas by the KDWP? Looking at the fishing
forecast it has a decent bass population and thats it. I know
this year it also supposedly had a high density rating for white
bass, but if you look back at other years fishing forecasts,
this years numbers don't add up. Is this just a bass lake or
what? Has this lake had any other strong populations of fish?
I've tried getting an email to the region 3 fish biologist, but
never had any returns. So, if anyone has any info on lake, or
any lake history info would love to hear it.
Region 4
At 2/06/2007 12:14 PM, Anonymous said...Good ice
in the coves at El Dorado
last weekend (Feb 3 and 4) at 7 to 8 inches thick.
At 2/05/2007 1:47 PM, Anonymous said...February
3 - Cheney Reservior - Fished most of the day Saturday on the
upper end off Yoder Point with no luck; not even a tap. The ice
was 6" thick. The water was about 6-7 feet deep in most
areas. There were about 50 people in the upper end scattered
about, with most hanging right around Yoder Point. Only saw a
couple fish caught. I heard, after I got off the ice that the
fish were suspended about 2-3 feet off the bottom (didn't even
think of that since it was only 6 feet deep to start with). For
those who knew, it still seemed a very, very slow day for fishing.
Region 5
At 2/07/2007 10:00 AM, Clay Markee said...Has anyone
been fishing up in Walnut creek or the
Verdigris above Toronto Lake. My Uncle and I are ae
planning a trip in search of Crappie and White Bass through the
ice.
At 2/01/2007 4:53 PM, Anonymous said... MELVERN, clear, 2 feet low. Melvern
Marina reports: crappies fair on minnows off the docks.
February 7, 2007 - Answer
to Ice fishing for walleye question -
Wally,
I share your same concern. I've sent numerous emails
to Kansas Wildlife and Parks and Nebraska Wildlife and Parks
asking about good places to catch walleyes through the ice and
they are just as curious as we are. The Nebraska folks said they
just seem to go away in the winter. I personally believe the
walleye are biting somewhere on something but haven't figured
it out though. A friend of mine use to catch them on minnows
at Cheney back when I was catching whites, wipers and stripers
a 4 or 5 years ago on kastmasters and little cleos. I'm really
concerned about the fisheries at Cheney because of the white
perch. It's just weird on how we can have such great success
and then nothing. It's not from a lack of trying. Since I live
20 minutes from the lake, I will venture out and I will cut 100
holes a day over a 2 mile stretch with nothing to show for it.
I will fish 4 to 12 of water looking for them. Honestly, Cheney
has left a bad taste in my mouth.
Last year I went to Glen Elder and caught crappie
which was nice.
I just got back from Lake Oahe in South Dakota
and had a good time catching walleyes through the ice. We caught
our limit everyday (4 fish per person) of 18"-22" fish.
I was catching them on rod and reels and tip ups. What seem to
be hot was a little cleo tipped with a live minnow.
Unfortunately, our truck, 2 4-wheelers and all
of our fishing gear was stolen in Council Bluffs Iowa on the
way back so I haven't fished in Kansas yet. However, I just received
my shipment from Cabelas. I will venture out this weekend. I
typically don't use live bait but am considering it just because
it does seem to pull walleyes through the ice. It's just something
I personally haven't tried in Kansas.
Good luck fishing,
Postman
February 5, 2007 - Ice
fishing for walleye question - This probably should
be on the the commentary page, but I looked and it don't look
like much is going on there. I would like to know if anyone can
give out some info on how to catch walleye through the ice. I
know some were caught a few years back at Cheney while fishing
for stripers, probably more by accident as opposed to actually
targeting them. The walleye is caught by ice fisherman consistently
up north, so why can't that be done here, say like at El Dorado.
If someone is doing it, how about sharing the info.
Wally
February 5, 2007 - Cheney
question - Questions for ice fisherman. Is anyone
seeing in the ice dead shad? Few of them? Lots of them? How big?
Why I ask. Back in 2000, last time I went ice fishing. There
were huge numbers of dead shad in the ice. I was told this was
a good thing. Both for the shad and fish to feed on at the bottom
of lake. Intern this is excellent food for the fish, (easy pickens).
Like eating at Home Town Buffet, all you can eat. I remember
that spring and into summer, (2000-2001). Was one of my very
best years of fishing. Another comments would be apperceive.
January 31, 2007 - Courtesy
of KWP -
Region 1
At 2/01/2007 4:54 PM, Anonymous said...GLEN ELDER, clear, 12 feet low. Corner
Bait and Tackle reports: Ice is 6 inches thick; stripers good
on red jigs west of the causeway and at the Boller Point area
through the ice.
Region 2
At 2/01/2007 4:56 PM, Anonymous said...PERRY, clear, 3 1/2 feet low. Perry
Yacht Marina reports: most of the lake is frozen; crappies good
on chartreuse jigs 10 feet deep off the dock.
Region 3
At 2/03/2007 6:25 PM, Anonymous said...I have a
few questions that some of you die hard fisherman might be able
to answer for me. I recently moved here and have been fishing
Clark sfl a lot. Is it just
me, or does it seem that Clark is the forgotten lake in Kansas
by the KDWP? Looking at the fishing forecast it has a decent
bass population and thats it. I know this year it also supposedly
had a high density rating for white bass, but if you look back
at other years fishing forecasts, this years numbers don't add
up. Is this just a bass lake or what? Has this lake had any other
strong populations of fish? I've tried getting an email to the
region 3 fish biologist, but never had any returns. So, if anyone
has any info on lake, or any lake history info would love to
hear it.
Region 4
At 2/01/2007 10:34 AM, Anonymous said...Does anyone
know the condition of the ice at El
Dorado.
Region 5
At 2/01/2007 4:53 PM, Anonymous said...MELVERN, clear, 2 feet low. Melvern
Marina reports: crappies fair on minnows off the docks.
January 31, 2007 - Answer to Coffey
County Lake Question - Coffee County Boat ramp is
just on the West side of the lake. The hot water is strait East
of the ramp so its only a short trip across the narrow lake.
The lake runs North and South for the most part. I have had great
success using Shiners along the hot water outlet just off the
rocks but try drifting along and casting cranks or plastics.
I usually just anchor and cast with a bobber and a jig and shiner
then move after 15 or so minutes of trying. Keep moving along
the rocks until you contact fish. In March the giant smallmouth
bass will be moving along the rocks for sure. You will catch
largemouth bass and whites for sure anytime during the winter.
January 31, 2007 - Marion
Reservoir - Crappie are being taken through the ice
above the dam. Ice is 4" - 6" thick.
January 31, 2007 - Courtesy
of KWP -
Regions 1-2
No Reports
Region 3
At 1/26/2007 8:22 PM, Anonymous said...At Pratt County Lake ice is 4"-5"
thick in most spots, catching 6"-14" crappie. On Wed.
Jan. 24th caught 6 and on Fri. Jan. 26th caught 44 in about 2
1/2 hrs.
Regions 4 - 5
No Reports
January 28, 2007 - Cheney
- On sunday jan. 21st just hammered the wipers in d's cove
in about 14 ft of water. Fire tiger little cleos and kastmasters
with chartruse stripe worked best. caught between 25 and 30 only
two keepers all the rest were short a inch or so. Now comes sunday
Jan. 28, fished the same area for about 6 hours and never as
so much had a hit. Went up north in about 6 ft. water same thing.
Around 12 other guys up there only 2-3 fish on the ice.
January 26, 2007 - Cheney
- Catching wipers through the ice using spoons with Chartreuse
Swim Tail on a jig above the spoon. Fish are being caught on
the Swim Tails.
January 25, 2007 - Coffey
County Lake Question - Can any body out there give
me any kind of information on Coffey county lake? It will be
the first time I will have fished it and I don't want to show
up blind. How close to the hot water outlet it the boat ramp?
Where are all the boat ramps located? Any information will help
thank you.
Clayton
January 24, 2007 - Courtesy
of KWP -
Regions 1 - 3
No new reports
Region 4
At 1/22/2007 12:24 PM, Clay Markee said...Eldorado.-Went out after x-mas and
tried out new chest waders. Very calm day. Caught a few whites
with an occasional nice walleye. They are starting to move up
off deeper points and creek channels, though the lake is so low
I believe a good year of fishing is upon us. My early in the
year spots are burdened by the shallow water but look for creek
channels close to the bank if you don't have a boat. Throw a
shad immitation or a shad rap. It has worked well for me. Watch
out for the Zebra mussels PLEASE!
Region 5
No new reports
January 22, 2007 - Marion Ice Fishing
Jan. 22 went to Marion fishing in the outlet, lake
side. Caught about 30 whites, and one small walleye. The bad
thing was, the whites were 8-10 inches.. Not worth going back.
Would like to hear a report from Cheney.
January 20, 2007 - Glen
Elder Went to Glen Elder yesterday (Jan 19th) and
caught 1 8 lb striper and 5 1.5-2.5 lb white bass. Got there
at 3:00 p.m. The people I talked to had better luck from noon
till 3:00. Ice is 4-6 inches thick. Vance Stirn
January 20, 2007 - Courtesy
of KWP -
Region 1
At 1/19/2007 8:52 AM, Anonymous said... Wilson Lake - Knotheads Bait Shop
reports that ice fishing has picked up and around the Elm Creek
and Hell Creek areas they are catching stripers, bass, and white
perch.
Cedar Bluff -
Bert's Corner reports that the lake is pretty much froze over
but the ice isn't thick enough yet. Boats are not able to get
out in the lake due to the ice.
At 1/19/2007 11:57 PM, Anonymous said...Webster - Fished North Fish attractors
with no success. One other gentleman was out and he didn't catch
anything either. Neither one of us had to drill holes because
there were already about ten open holes in the area. This tells
me that fisherman probably weren't having a lot of success earlier
in the day.
Region 2
At 1/20/2007 9:30 AM, Anonymous said...what are
the "tubes" is that below the dam?
At 1/25/2007 12:26 PM, Anonymous said...That's
outlet where water comes through the dam.
At 1/19/2007 9:16 AM, Anonymous said...Clinton - Clinton Marina reports
the lake has been frozen solid and today is about 1/2 frozen.
Many are ice fishing and catching crappie from 10-13" long
and generally catch their limit in a day.
Tuttle Creek
- Dericks Bait-N-Tackle reports ice fishing at the tubes and
they are catching crappie, white bass, and walleye.
Region 3
At 1/19/2007 9:24 AM, Anonymous said... Coldwater Lake - K & B's reports
fishing is pretty slow, the lake is not frozen at this time.
There is some fresh water coming back into the lake now.
Region 4
No new reports
Region 5
At 1/19/2007 9:42 AM, Anonymous said...Pomona - North Shore Marina reports
the lake frozen over and about 2-4 inches of ice layering the
ground.
January 11, 2007 - Bowfishing
Question - I SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF THE HOT SUMMER
BOWFISHING. BUT I DON'T HEAR A LOT ABOUT CLUBS OR EVENTS. I LIVE
IN IOLA KANSAS SO IF ANY BODY KNOWS OF ANYTHING PLEASE LET ME
KNOW. IF MY EMAIL IS
MESSED UP PLEASE CALL 1 620 365 0175 THANK YOU
January 11, 2007 - Courtesy
of KWP -
Regions 1 - 3
No new reports
Region 4
At 1/06/2007 11:08 PM, Anonymous said...Butler County: Went fishing at a
farm pond last saturday 12/30/06
and caught 6 largemouth. Biggest three were 5.5, 2.7, and 2.3.
Caught all on a black and blue jig with trailer 8'deep.
Region 5
At 1/08/2007 9:08 AM, Anonymous said...Fall River-1-05-07 Very foggy early.
We found many fish but we had no luck catching them. The fish
we caught were 9-14' deep. We kept 16, 10+" crappie. Wind
was SE light
Melvern-1-06-07
Nice day. We fished from the dam to the silo. The fish we caught
were 12-24' deep. Water temp. was 42 degrees. We kept 35, 10-14"
long crappie. .
At 1/06/2007 10:10 PM, Anonymous said...At La Cygne boat access on the east
side, goes into the hot water auxillary lake. It will not get
you onto the main lake. I do not know if the fishing in the hot
water aux lake is any good or not. Seems like in the summer,
that would be really hot all the time. I would wonder what others
say about that?
At 1/06/2007 6:48 PM, Anonymous said...La Cygne: Can anyone tell me if there
is boat access on the east side of the lake, in the hot water
channel? Wildlife and parks' website map shows one there. I have
never driven to the east side. I always launch at the marina.
I would think that they would not want boats in there.
January 8, 2007 - Toronto
- WE WENT TO TORONTO ON 1/7/07. THE FISHING WAS PRETTY
SLOW. NOT SURE WHY. THE SHAD WERE THICK BUT AS SOON AS THE SUN
CAME UP THEY WERE GONE, AND SO WERE THE CRAPPIE. WE ONLY KEPT
8, BUT THEY WERE NICE SIZE. WENT TO THE DOCK ON THE PEIR, ONLY
SEEN ONE FISH CAUGHT. LAKE DID NOT COME UP MUCH WITH THE RECENT
RAINS AND SNOW. GOOD LUCK CLAYTON
January 4, 2007 - Tuttle
Creek: The water started coming in at the north end
on Monday 1/3/07. and the lake took a 1.5' rise in 4 days. Hopefully
in the next day or so it will be 1070, only 5 feet low. These
fish are not laying around waiting for spring. There eating and
due to the warm winter there out looking for food every day.
They are not in the current (too cold) there off in the still
water next to the current. The best bait is shade. The fresh
water coming in stirs up some food and gets them moving around.
I have not caught a fish under 3 pounds, they average 3 to 7
and all look fat. If the wind would stay down it would be make
fishing a little easier. Plenty of fish to catch if you pick
the good weather days. RKH
January 4, 2007 - Courtesy
of KWP -
Region 1
At 1/04/2007 8:52 AM, Anonymous said...Wilson
Lake
Knotheads Bait Shop reports some fishing off of the bank but
no reports on the catch at this time.
Cedar Bluff
Bert's Corner reports that there hasnot been electricity for
5 days and there was about 4-6 inches of rain/freezing rain and
ice. As fas as they know, there isn't anyone chancing the road
conditions or weather at this time.
Region 2
At 1/04/2007 9:43 AM, Anonymous said...Hillsdale
Ther have been good crappe caught in about 15-20 foot of water
in the brush. They received about 10 inches of snow a few weeks
ago which brought the water level up a bit.
Tuttle Creek
At the outlet area there have been crappie, walleye, and white
bass caught using jigheads and soft plastics.
Clinton
They received about 1/2 inch of rain last week and fishing has
been somewhat slow.
At 12/28/2006 1:09 PM, Anonymous said...good limits
of crappie are being taken at the marina docks in 3 to 4ft of
water at hillsdale. And 20ft
25ft when the sun is out.
Region 3
At 1/04/2007 9:11 AM, Anonymous said...Coldwater Lake
K & B's reports not alot of fishing going on at this time.
Region 4
No new reports
Region 5
At 1/04/2007 9:47 AM, Anonymous said...Pomona
North Shore Marina reports the lake being pretty busy right before
Christmas with crappie being caught.
Melvern
Reports of nice size crappie are being caught.
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