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Kansas Fishing Report - Region 2
Northeast Kansas
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RESERVOIRS
CLINTON RESERVOIR - Need
a Map? - CLINTON GUIDE
-
Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Channel catfish |
Good |
1-3 lbs |
Fishing is good for catfish over baited areas. Some fish are being caught using stink bait, liver, and cut bait. Also drifting shad is producing fish. |
White bass |
Fair-Good |
0.5-1 lb |
Using rattletraps, spinners, spoons and jigs for whites busting shad at surface. At times action can be really good, but it's been spotty, best action late evening. Some fish are coming in off Clinton Point area and other points vertically jigging jigs and spoons. |
Wiper |
Fair |
2-6 lbs |
Using rattletraps, spinners, spoons and jigs for wiper feeding on shad at the surface. Also some being taken vertically fishing points. |
Crappie |
Slow-Fair |
0.5-1 lb |
Using jigs and minnows over brushpiles in 8-10 feet of water over and around brushpiles in 15-20 feet of water. |
| General Comments |
Be aware there are a lot of Asian Carp in the outlet, these fish are illegal to possess alive. Click this link to subscribe to the Lawrence District Fisheries Newletter http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Lawrence-Fishing-DistrictLake . Level = 0.39 feet above conservation pool. Release rate = 21 cfs. Water temp = 84. Feeders activated June 16. Brushpiles placed into Clinton August 11 and 12, 2008. GPS locations in degrees, minutes, seconds using Datum WGS 84: 1) N38 55.755 W095 24.146, 2) N38 56.4444 W095 24.466, 3) N38 56.283 W095 23.465, 4) N38 56.014 W095 23.096, 5) N38 55.036 W095 22.568, 6) N38 56.011 W095 23.085, 7) N38 55.073 W095 22.565, 8) N38 55.785 W095 22.235. |
HILLSDALE RESERVOIR - Need
a Map? -
Last Updated: 8/23/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Channel Catfish |
Fair |
Up to 10 lbs. |
Shad sides fished in the upper end of the reservoir. |
Walleye |
Slow/Fair |
Up to 10 lbs. |
Jigs tipped with a nightcrawler fished on the flats. |
Crappie |
Fair |
Fish are 9 to 11 inches and few up to 13 inches |
Jigs or minnows fished 20-25ft. around standing timber |
White Bass |
Slow/Fair |
Up to 2 lbs. |
Shad imitation jigs fished along mainlake points. Look for shad being busted at the surface. |
Largemouth
Bass |
Slow |
Up to 4 lbs. |
Finesse plastics fished near deep structure. |
KC District Newsletter |
Good |
4 pages |
Click the following link to sign up for the newsletter http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Kansas-City-Fishing-District |
| General Comments |
The lake is currently at conservation pool. Water temperature is approximately 86 degrees F.
Remember, do not move bait among water bodies! Due to the heat of the summer, try fishing during the early morning or late evening. |
Brush Piles
| NAME |
LONGITUDE |
LATITUDE |
| bp1 |
W094.93048 |
N38.64805 |
| bp2 |
W094.93014 |
N38.64744 |
| bp3 |
W094.93223 |
N38.64613 |
| bp4 |
W094.93239 |
N38.64601 |
| bp5 |
W094.93257 |
N38.64593 |
| bp6 |
W094.93297 |
N38.64557 |
| bp7 |
W094.93325 |
N38.64539 |
| bp8 |
W094.93337 |
N38.64528 |
| bp9 |
W094.93371 |
N38.64509 |
| bp10 |
W094.93403 |
N38.64495 |
| bp11 |
W094.89748 |
N38.67773 |
| bp12 |
W094.89828 |
N38.69222 |
| bp13 |
W094.89741 |
N38.69251 |
| bp14 |
W094.89702 |
N38.69279 |
| bp15 |
W094.94708 |
N38.69250 |
| bp16 |
W094.94691 |
N38.69360 |
| bp17 |
W094.94704 |
N38.69379 |
| bp18 |
W094.94713 |
N38.69395 |
| bp19 |
W094.94722 |
N38.69413 |
| bp20 |
W094.94779 |
N38.69478 |
| bp21 |
W094.94782 |
N38.69492 |
| bp22 |
W094.94421 |
N38.69326 |
| bp23 |
W094.94534 |
N38.69457 |
| bp24 |
W094.94288 |
N38.69476 |
| bp25 |
W094.94215 |
N38.69504 |
|
| NAME |
LONGITUDE |
LATITUDE |
| bp25 |
W094.94215 |
N38.69504 |
| bp26 |
W094.94205 |
N38.69519 |
| bp 27 |
W094.93699 |
N38.66412 |
| bp28 |
W094.94645 |
N38.66321 |
| bp29 |
W094.94644 |
N38.66343 |
| bp30 |
W094.94643 |
N38.66366 |
| bp31 |
W094.94641 |
N38.66384 |
| bp32 |
W094.94634 |
N38.66403 |
| bp33 |
W094.94635 |
N38.66417 |
| bp34 |
W094.94640 |
N38.66433 |
| bp35 |
W094.94645 |
N38.66451 |
| bp36 |
W094.90004 |
N38.67656 |
| bp37 |
W094.89887 |
N38.67613 |
| bp38 |
W094.89917 |
N38.67590 |
| bp39 |
W094.89849 |
N38.67479 |
| bp40 |
W094.89835 |
N38.67491 |
| bp41 |
W094.89771 |
N38.67667 |
| bp42 |
W094.89577 |
N38.67619 |
| bp43 |
W094.89524 |
N38.67595 |
| bp44 |
W094.89519 |
N38.67651 |
| bp45 |
W094.89592 |
N38.67677 |
| bp46 |
W094.89638 |
N38.67762 |
| bp47 |
W094.89677 |
N38.67734 |
| bp48 |
W094.89712 |
N38.67773 |
| bp49 |
W094.89818 |
N38.67848 |
|
MILFORD RESERVOIR - Need
a Map? -
Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Black bass |
Good |
up to 6 lbs |
Smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted bass are all available to anglers in Milford. Smallmouth are most abundant, and provide a trophy opportunity. Largemouth are less abundant, but trophys are also present. Spotted bass are few in numbers, but provide a unique fishery. In combination, these species should provide good angling. |
Catfish |
Good |
up to 30 lbs |
Channel, blue, and flathead catfish are present in Milford. Blue cats provide both a trophy and abundant fishery, while channel cats offer good numbers of smaller fish. Flatheads also provide a trophy fishery of their own, although not as abundant as channels or blues. Together these 3 species offer good fishing to anglers. |
Crappie |
Fair |
.5-1.5lbs |
Crappie numbers are fair in Milford. Although most are smallish, keepers are present. Fishing can be good in Spring and late Fall/Winter when crappie become more concentrated. |
Walleye |
Good |
up to 6 lbs |
Walleye numbers are good in Milford. Many fish will be sub-legal, but there are still keepers available. Fishing along the dam during the spawn, drifting the flats in late Spring/early Summer, and summertime trolling are the most reliable methods. |
White bass |
Good |
.5-2lbs |
White bass of all sizes are abundant in Milford, even trophys. Fishing the river and rocks in the Spring, jigging and trolling in early summer, and topwater in the late Summer/early Fall should be most productive. |
Wiper |
Good |
up to 10 lbs |
Wiper of all sizes are also abundant in Milford. In addition to the techniques for white bass listed above, live bait fishing for Wipers can produce real lunkers for those with appropriate tackle. |
Current Fishing Opportunity |
|
|
Listed Below |
Catfish |
Good |
up to 30lbs |
along main river channel ledges on shad, in river on worms, cut bait, shad, and set lines |
Crappie |
Slow |
|
|
Walleye |
Fair |
up to 6 lbs |
along drop offs 20-30 feet deep trolling spinners and crankbaits |
Black bass |
Good |
up to 5lbs |
Topwater, jigs, and spinnerbaits near brush, crankbaits and carolina rigs along deeper points and rock banks |
White bass/Wipers |
Good |
up to 12lbs |
livebait near humps and trolling crankbaits near points, good topwater activity chasing shad, watch for gulls |
Outlet |
Fair |
|
Catfish, white bass, and wipers using shad and worms for catfish and jigs and minnow baits for other species. |
| General Comments |
CAUTION: DO NOT TRANSFER LIVE BAIT FROM ONE BODY OF WATER TO ANOTHER!!! ALONG WITH ZEBRA MUSSEL INFESTATION, ASIAN CARP ARE IN DRAINAGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE KANSAS RIVER AND CAN EASILY BE MISTAKEN FOR SHAD!!!
Reservoir is at normal pool level.
All boat ramps usable.
This is a generic fishing report covering the fishing forecast for the 2010 fishing season. The Current Fishing Opportunity section is updated with regular weekly fishing reports.
WARNING! ZEBRA MUSSELS NOW IN RESERVOIR AND OUTLET!
To sign up for the most recent Milford district fisheries newsletter click HERE! |
PERRY RESERVOIR - Need
a Map? - PERRY GUIDE
-
Last Updated: 8/24/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Zebra Mussels |
Super Dangerous! |
up to 90 mm |
Since the infestion was discovered in Oct. of 2007 these mussels have spread throughout the lake. It's up to all of us to make sure these are not spread to other area lakes, Clean-Drain-Dryeverything that is taken out of Perry. According to my July samples there are about 10 veligers/12 oz can! |
Summer Fishing Opportunities |
Good |
|
For fishing tips or more current information provided by fishermen like yourself click Got to Fish and look for your lake. |
Perry News Letter |
Good-Excellent |
4 Pages (lots of pics) |
Twice a year I will be publishing a news letter for Perry and other waters in my District. The next edition is available now, Perry Reservoir and Atchison State Fishing Lake are in this edition. If you would like the letter e-mailed to you click HERE and fill in the blanks. You can read it on a rainy day, sure could use a couple of those! |
Channel Catfish |
Fair-Good |
Up to 13 lbs. |
Feeding on shad and worms on the wind blown banks. Feeders are in, feeding at 7:30, 8, noon, 7:30 and 8 pm. New creel and length limit on Blue Catfish 5/day and 35" length limit, look at the picture from last fall. The Hog Troughs are going strong and a few of those drifting are using shad and doing well. The young shad are from 1.5-4" and there are bunches of them. |
Sauger |
Fair |
Up to 1.5lbs. |
Fish are moved into post-spawning locations, breaks off of the creek channels near flats. Tubes and deep diving cranks off of those points. There was a 4+ pound fish caught in May! |
Largemouth Bass |
Fair |
Up to 5 lbs. |
Electrofishing for shad last week saw lots of small largemouth in the flooded vegetation. Fish spinners or cranks around the structure, look at the new pictures! Quite a few smallmouth bass showing up, we sampled 40 lake wide. Electrofishing results: 6.8 hours yielded 26 fish less than 8", 71 fish between 8-12", 48 fish between 12-15", 60 fish between 15-20" and 5 fish over 20", largest fish 6.21 lbs. |
White Bass |
Good |
Up to 1.5 lbs. |
Fish those points, look for shad being busted, tube jigs or chrome lures. You've got to get the kids out for some of this action! |
White Crappie |
Fair |
Up to 1.5 lbs. |
Tube jigs, fish have scattered for the summer saw lots up shallow feeding on all those shad. |
| General Comments |
New regulations on blue catfish - 5 fish/day and 35" length limit, look at the pictures.
Potential record wiper was caught a couple weeks ago at the outlet, 25 lbs!!! Take a look at the picture, man that is a grade A large fish.
Water level is falling both State Park Boat Ramps are usuable, about 2.7' high! The Corps of Engineers is releasing water at 500 cfs, which means fishings at the outlet is still pretty good! Lots of white bass, crappie, wipers, catfish and a 11.7 lb. walleye were caught three weeks ago!
Click on Perry Reservoir above the fishing report to look at some of the June electrofishing pictures! We electrofished in July for blue catfish, check out the NEW pictures. Click on the underlined fish species and it will take you to the updated Fishing Forecast. Zebra mussels were confirmed on 10-9-07, mussels are spawning now so make sure you clean, drain and dry your boat after leaving Perry. |
TUTTLE CREEK RESERVOIR - Need
a Map? -
Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Channel Catfish |
Fair to Good |
1 to 9 pounds |
Baldwin Creek area or at the tubes has been producing some fish. |
Crappie |
Fair |
1/2 to 1.5 pounds |
Around standing timber in Tuttle Cove or Stockdale area |
White Bass |
Fair |
1/2 to 3 pounds |
Rocky points or near dam |
Largemouth Bass |
Fair |
1 to 5 pounds |
Coves in southern third of the Reservoir have a fair largemouth bass population. The McIntyre Cove area tends to produce the better fishing. |
Saugeye |
Fair |
1 to 5 pounds |
River Pond or tubes is best bet. Most are just below the 15" length limit, but starting to see more keepers. |
| General Comments |
Tuttle Creek Reservoir is back to normal water levels. Floatline fishing is allowed on Tuttle Creek through September 15. An additional $2.50 permit is required to floatline.
To subscribe to a electronic version of The Manhattan Fisheries Newsletter then click HERE! |
STATE FISHING
LAKES
ATCHISON STATE FISHING LAKE -
Last Updated: 8/24/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Summer Fishing Opportunities |
Good |
|
For fishing tips or more current information provided by fishermen like yourself click Got to Fish and look for your lake. |
Perry News |
Good-Excellent |
4 pages with lots of pics |
Twice a year I've been writing a News Letter for Perry Reservoir and another Lake in my District. The issue is available now it has Perry and Atchison State Fishing Lake in it. If you would like to receive the news letter by e-mail click HERE, fill in the blanks. This will give you something to read on a rainy day, hope we get a few of those! |
Black Crappie |
Fair |
Up to 1.0 lbs. |
Work those brush piles and piers with a small jig or spinner. |
Bluegill |
Fair-Good |
Up to .4 lbs. |
Fish the weed edges with a small spinner or hunk of worm or cricket. Electrofishing results: 1.19 hours yielded 4 fish less than 3", 78 fish between 3-6", 235 fish between 6-8" and 1 fish over 8". |
Channel Catfish |
Fair-Good |
Up to 9 lbs. |
You need to be fishing with liver, shad, shrimp or cutbait off the bottom. Fish feeders are feeding sinking feed 5 times/day: 7:30, 8:00, noon, 7:00 and 8:00 pm. |
Largemouth Bass |
Fair-Good |
Up to 3 lbs. |
Work the fishing piers and weed edges with a spinner bait or try a little top-water. Electrofishing results: 1.19 hours yielded 22 fish less than 8", 41 fish between 8-12", 44 fish between 12-15", 27 fish between 15-20" and 1 fish over 20" that weighed 4.82 lbs. |
Redear Sunfish |
Fair |
Up to 1.0 lbs. |
Fish those open spots in the weeds with a small spinner of meal worm. Electrofishing results: 1.19 hours yielded 18 fish between 4-7", 30 fish between 7-9", 30 fish between 9-11" and 1 fish over 13" that weighed 1.2 lbs. |
| General Comments |
The bridge on County Rd. 318 is complete, no more detours!!!
May electrofishing pictures, check out these fish! To see the new netting pictures, click on Atchison State Fishing Lake. Also Click on the fish species and it will take you to the updated Fishing Forecast Data. |
BROWN STATE FISHING LAKE -
Last Updated: 8/24/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Summer Fishing Opportunities |
Good |
|
For fishing tips or more current information provided by fishermen like yourself click Got to Fish and look for your lake. |
Black Crappie |
Fair |
Up to 1.0 lbs. |
Work those brush piles and piers with a tube jig and minnow, fish have scattered for the summer. |
Bluegill |
Fair-Good |
Up to .5 lbs. |
Fish the brushpiles with a small jig, cricket, spinner or hunk of worm. Electrofishing results: 1.02 hours yielded 3 fish less than 3", 42 fish between 3-6", 61 fish between 6-8" and 16 fish over 8". |
Channel Catfish |
Fair-Good |
up to 6 lbs. |
Get the stinky stuff out, shad or cutbait will make you rod and reel sing. Fish feeders are feeding sinking feed 5 times/day: 7:30, 8:00, noon, 7:00 and 7:30 pm. |
Largemouth Bass |
Fair |
up to 3 lbs. |
Work the weed edges with a spinner bait or plasic worm. Some early morning or evening top-water will put some bang into you fishing trip! Electrofishing results: 1.02 hours yielded 32 fish less than 8", 138 fish between 8-12", 85 fish between 12-15", 20 fish between 15-20" and 1 fish over 20" that weighed 5.64 lbs. |
| General Comments |
May electrofishing pictures, nice bass, bluegill, crappie and redear, click on BrownState above the fishing report to see some of these fish. Stocked a bunch of walleye in April, take a look at these trophies! Click on the fish species and it will take you to the updated Fishing Forecast.
Lake is green as green can be, algae should change with the cooler weather. |
DOUGLAS STATE FISHING LAKE -
Last Updated: 8/26/2010
Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Sunfish |
Fair |
0.2-0.4 lbs |
Most fish are being caught along shoreline cover and brushpiles with worms under a bobber, some are being taken on jigs. |
Channel catfish |
Fair |
0.5-3 lbs |
Most anglers are using cut bait, minnows, nightcrawlers, and stinkbait. |
Largemouth bass |
Slow to Fair |
0.2-1 lbs |
Most bass are being caught using worms, jigs and small crankbaits near shoreline cover. |
| General Comments |
Water clarity = 4.5 feet, water temp = 84. |
GEARY STATE FISHING LAKE -
Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Black bass |
Good |
up to 5 lbs |
Largemouth and smallmouth are both available, with the majority being largemouth. They can be caught with traditional methods lakewide throughout the seasons. |
Bluegill |
Fair |
up to 1/3 lb |
Bluegill are found near shallow water cover, and caught on small jigs and live bait. |
Channel catfish |
Good |
up to 4 lbs |
Although smaller in size, channel catfish can be caught lakewide on standard catfish baits. Flatheads can be caught along rocky areas on live bait. |
Crappie |
Good |
.5 to 1 lb |
Crappie numbers and size are good, and should provide quality angling, primarily in the Spring and Winter periods. |
Saugeye |
Good |
up to 4 lbs |
Saugeye numbers are good, with some keepers available for harvest. Most are caught along the dam and rock points on crankbaits and jig/worm. |
Current Fishing Opportunity |
|
|
Listed Below |
Channel catfish |
Good |
up to 4lbs |
along windy banks and edges of flats on cut bait, worms, and stink bait |
Crappie |
Fair |
up to 1.5lb |
tube jigs and minnows along banks with brush/rock 10-15ft deep |
Saugeye |
Fair |
up to 3 lbs |
along points and dam on minnow baits and jigs/worms |
Largemouth bass |
Good |
up to 5lbs |
near points and cover on topwater, crankbaits, jigs, and spinnerbaits |
| General Comments |
This is a generic fishing report covering the fishing forecast for the upcoming 2010 fishing season. The Current Fishing Opportunity section is updated with weekly fishing reports.
This deep clear lake offers a diverse fishery. Best for 2010 should be saugeye, crappie, channel catfish, and largemouth bass. |
LEAVENWORTH STATE FISHING LAKE
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Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
| |
|
|
|
Channel catfish |
Good |
1-4 lbs |
Around feeders, off piers, and off the shore up in cove arms, using cut bait, nightcrawlers, livers, and stinkbait. |
LM bass |
Fair |
0.3-3 lbs |
Using jigs, and plastic worms along weeds and deepwater brushpiles. |
Bluegill |
Fair |
Up to 0.33 lbs |
Using worms under bobber. |
| General Comments |
Feeders were filled and turned-on April 20. Water clarity is good. Water temperature = 84. |
MIAMI STATE FISHING LAKE -
Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Channel catfish |
Fair |
1-6 lbs |
Using cut bait, shad sides, minnows, nightcrawlers, and stinkbait. |
| General Comments |
| |
MIDDLE CREEK STATE FISHING LAKE (LOUISBURG)
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Last Updated: 8/23/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Channel Catfish |
Fair |
1/2 to 4 lbs. |
Doughbaits or liver fished near the fish feeder during early morning or late evening. |
Crappie |
Slow/Fair |
Up to 15 inches |
Jigs and/or minnows fished 10-20ft. in the trees. |
Saugeye |
Slow |
Up to 4 lbs. |
No Reports. |
Largemouth Bass |
Slow |
Up to 3 lbs. |
No Reports. |
Wiper/White Bass |
Slow |
Up to 4 lbs. |
Shad imitation crankbaits or jigs fished near mainlake points. |
| General Comments |
Fish feeder has been installed. 18 inch minimum length limit and daily creel limit of 2 fish for saugeye and wiper. |
NEBO STATE FISHING LAKE -
Last Updated: 8/24/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Summer Fishing Opportunities |
Fair to Good |
|
For fishing tips or more current information provided by fishermen like yourself click Got to Fish and look for your lake. |
Bluegill |
Fair |
Up to .3 lbs. |
Fish the brush and piers with a small spinner or hunk of worm. Electrofishing results: 0.85 hours yielded 1 fish less than 3", 61 fish between 3-6" and 37 fish between 6-8". |
Channel Catfish |
Fair-Good |
Up to 9 lbs |
Get out the stinky stuff, you need to be fishing with shad or cut bait at the west end. Fish feeders are feeding sinking feed 5 times a day, 7:30, 8:00, noon, 7:00 and 7:30 pm. |
Largemouth Bass |
Fair |
Up to 5 lbs. |
Work that shallow brush with a spinner bait or even a little top-water, morning and evenings will give you a big bang! Electrofishing results: 0.85 hours yielded 9 fish less than 8", 13 fish between 8-12", 23 fish between 12-15", 21 fish between 15-20" and 9 fish over 20 inches with the largest fish being 8.36 lbs. |
White/ Black Crappie |
Fair |
Up to .5 lbs. |
Work the deeper brush with a tube jig, few big fish. |
| General Comments |
Young gizzard shad are all over the surface. May electrofishing pictures, check out these bass! Click on NEBO above fishing report to see these fish. Lots of small white crappie, that's why we stocked saugeye last year, will change the fishery for the better. Click on the fish species and it will take you to the updated Fishing Forecast. |
POTTAWATOMIE STATE FISHING LAKE # 1
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Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Bluegill |
Good |
Up to 8 inches |
The lake contains a good population of 6-8" bluegill. They can be taken using live bait or small lures. |
Channel Catfish |
Fair |
3/4 to 5 pounds |
Worms or prepared baits lakewide. |
Crappie |
Fair |
1/2 to 1 pound |
The lake has fair numbers of 8-10" crappie and can be found in 8+ feet of water. |
Largemouth Bass |
Good |
1/2 to 5 pounds |
The lake has excellent numbers of bass and can be taken lakewide on a wide variety of baits and lures. |
| General Comments |
This small 24 acre lake is similar to pond fishing. The lake is known for catch and release of largemouth bass and harvest of nice bluegill. The lake's channel catfish are protected by a 15 inch minimum length limit. |
POTTAWATOMIE STATE FISHING LAKE #2
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Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Black Bass |
Fair to Good |
1/2 to 4 pounds |
The lake has good numbers of both largemouth and smallmouth. Early mornings on topwater has been good. |
Bluegill and Redear |
Fair |
Up to 1/4 pound |
There are fair numbers of sunfish, but most are small. Bobber and worm along rock piers. Bring a kid! |
Channel Catfish |
Good to Excellent |
3/4 to 3 pounds |
The lake is in the Urban Stocking Program and is frequently stocked with 12 to 18 inch fish. Still fishing using prepared bait, cut bait, and live bait lakewide. |
Crappie |
Slow |
1/4 to 1 pound |
Crappie can be found in 12 - 18 feet of water. |
| General Comments |
Pott. # 2 is noted for family outings, scenic views, catch and release bass fishing, harvest of small crappie and channel catfishing. The channel cat population is maintained with frequent stockings of 12+ inch fish from March through September. The last channel catfish stocking was 500 fish on August 18th and they were bigger than normal. The population is assisted with two fish feeders. |
SHAWNEE STATE FISHING LAKE -
Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Black Bass |
Fair |
1/2 to 5 pounds |
The lake has a good population of black bass with fair numbers of fish over 15 inches long. Along weed line. |
Crappie |
Fair |
1/2 to 3/4 pound |
Crappie can be found in 10-15 feet of water near structure. |
Channel Catfish |
Good to Excellent |
1/2 - 4 pounds |
The lake is in the Urban Stocking Program and is frequently stocked with 12 to 15 inch fish. Fish are taken lake wide using prepared baits, livers, and cut baits. |
| General Comments |
Located north of Silver Lake, Shawnee State Fishing Lake is the site of good catch and release largemouth bass fishing. The lake is also noted for channel catfish harvest since the lake receives frequent stockings of harvestable sized catfish from March through September. 920 catfish were stocked on August 17th. The catfish population is assisted with two fish feeders. Perry Reservoir has zebra mussels and with Shawnee State Lake being close it is at high risk. Always clean your boat when moving to different water bodies.
New brush piles at GPS coordinates
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WASHINGTON STATE FISHING LAKE
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Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Bluegill |
Fair |
up to 1/3 lb |
The lake contains a decent population of small bluegill. They can be caught on live bait and small jigs in shallow water near cover. |
Channel catfish |
Fair |
up to 5 lbs |
Fair numbers of channel cats are available lakewide on traditional baits. A few flatheads can be caught along the dam on live bait. |
Crappie |
Fair |
.5-1lb |
Crappie numbers are fair, with most around 8". They can be caught in the coves using jigs and/or live bait, primarily in the Spring and Winter. |
Largemouth bass |
Good |
up to 4 lbs |
Largemouth can be caught throughout the season along weed edges on lures, and on the dam on crankbaits. |
Saugeye |
Fair |
up to 3 lbs |
Saugeye are caught mainly along the dam on crankbaits in the Spring, and on jig/worm the rest of the year. |
Current Fishing Opportunity |
|
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Listed Below |
Crappie |
Slow |
up to 1lb |
tube jigs and minnows 10ft deep along dam and near coves |
Catfish |
Good |
up to 8 lbs |
along windy banks and dam on cut bait, shrimp, and worms |
Saugeye |
Fair |
up to 3 lbs |
along dam on crankbaits and worms |
Largemouth bass |
Fair |
up to 4lbs |
topwater, jerkbaits, jigs and spinnerbaits near points, along dam, and in coves |
| General Comments |
This is a generic fishing report covering the fishing forecast for the upcoming 2010 fishing season. The Current Fishing Opportunity section will be updated with weekly fishing reports starting March 2010.
This shallow lake usually has poor water clarity, and heavy aquatic vegetation. The diverse fishery provides different angling opportunities throughout the year. A new boat dock has been installed. |
CITY LAKES
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE -
Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Channel Catfish |
Good |
Up to 8 pounds |
Wind swept banks on stink bait. |
White Bass |
Fair |
1/2 to 1 lb. |
Near the dam or road beds with jigs or cranks. |
Crappie |
Slow |
1/2 to 1 pound |
Near standing timber with jigs or minnows. |
Saugeye |
Fair |
2 to 6 lbs. |
Good numbers of saugeye over the 18 inch minimum length limit are available. Jigs or crankbaits along road beds or dam. |
Largemouth Bass |
Poor |
1/2 to 5 pounds |
Bass are covered by an 18 inch minimum. The lake does not have good numbers of bass, but the best areas are off the dam and rocky piers. |
| General Comments |
Centralia Lake, a 400 acre lake, is noted for good channel cat, white bass and crappie fishing. The lake facilities include multiple ramps, picnic tables, plenty of camping pads and many sites with electricity. Centralia is an enrollee in the CFAP program. A City permit is not required for fishing visits. Perry Reservoir has zebra mussels and with Centralia Lake being close it is at high risk. Always clean your boat when moving to different water bodies. |
DOUGLAS COUNTY-LONE STAR LAKE
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Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Bluegill |
Fair |
Up to 1/3 lb |
Using worms under bobber. |
Channel catfish |
Fair |
1-5 lbs |
Using cut bait, minnows, worms, liver, and stinkbait. |
LM Bass |
Fair |
1-3 lbs |
Using jigs. |
| General Comments |
| |
ESKRIDGE-LAKE WABAUNSEE -
Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Black Bass |
Fair to Good |
Up to 7 pounds |
The lake has fair numbers of both largemouth and smallmouth. Bass are protected by an 18 inch minimum length limit. |
Bluegill |
Fair |
Up to 1/3 pound |
Worms and small artificial lures along the shoreline and near aquatic vegetation. A good population exists. |
White Crappie |
Good |
1/2 to 1 pound |
Around structure in 10 to 15 feet of water. The lake contains good numbers of crappie. |
Channel Catfish |
Fair |
3/4 to 10 pounds |
The lake has a good population of large catfish |
Saugeye |
Fair |
Up to 7 pounds |
The lake has a fair population of saugeye. Drifting or trolling along the dam and breaks near the dam. Best baits are crankbaits, jigs and/or nightcrawlers. An 18 inch minimum length limit applies. |
| General Comments |
This scenic lake is noted for largemouth bass fishing along the abundant shoreline weed beds during the spring and summer. Smallmouth bass are also available along the dam and rocky shoreline. Saugeye and crappie can also be taken at this 200 acre lake located in the flint hills. Since this lake is not part of the CFAP Program, annual or day use permits are available at the boat ramp bait house on the northeast shore. Expect to have your boat inspected for invasive species at the ramp. Always clean your boat when moving to different water bodies. |
GARDNER CITY LAKE -
Last Updated: 8/23/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Bluegill |
Fair |
Up to 8 inches |
Livebait under a bobber fished along the shoreline vegetation. |
Channel Catfish |
Fair/Good |
Up to 14 lb. |
Doughbaits or liver fished near the fish feeder during evening. |
Saugeye |
Slow |
Up to 3 lb. |
No Reports. |
Crappie |
Slow |
Up to 12 inches |
No Reports. |
Largemouth Bass |
Slow/Fair |
Up to 4 lbs. |
Crankbaits fished along weedlines. |
| General Comments |
18 inch minimum length limit and daily creel limit of 2 for saugeye. |
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW -
Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Catfish |
Good |
1-4 lbs |
Good numbers of small channel catfish should be caught lakewide using traditional catfish techniques. Low numbers of large flatheads may be caught along the dam using live bait. |
Crappie |
Good |
.5-1lb |
Although smaller in size, good numbers of crappie are available to anglers. Best fishing should be in the Spring near cover on jigs and spinners. Summer fishing would be best using jigs and/or live bait near standing timber, the same for Winter. |
Largemouth bass |
Fair |
up to 3 lbs |
Largemouth abundance is low, but best fishing is using lures near cover, and crankbaits along dam. |
Walleye |
Good |
up to 3 lbs |
Although abundant, most walleye will be below the length limit. Good catch and release angling should be available throughout the fishing season. |
White bass |
Good |
up to 2 lbs |
White bass are very abundant and should provide good to excellent angling. Large white bass are available, and should be accessible throughout the year. |
Wipers |
Good |
up to 10 lbs |
Multiple successful year classes of wipers are available, and should provide good fishing along with trophy possibilities for anglers. |
Current Fishing Opportunity |
|
|
Listed Below |
Catfish |
Good |
up to 10lbs |
along windy banks and channel edges on shrimp and worms |
Crappie |
Fair |
up to 2lb |
tube jigs and minnows near standing timber 15-20 feet deep |
Walleye |
Fair |
up to 5 lbs |
along deep edges of flats on worms and trolling spinners and crankbaits 15-20ft deep |
White bass/Wiper |
Good |
up to 6lbs |
along dam on jigs, spinners, and crankbaits, and trolling river channel drop offs, good topwater action |
| General Comments |
This is a generic fishing report covering the fishing forecast for the upcoming 2010 fishing season. The Current Fishing Opportunity section is updated with regular weekly fishing reports.
This lake provides a diverse fishery, but best in 2010 should be wipers and white bass. |
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-OLD -
Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Bluegill |
Fair |
up to 1/3 lb |
This lake contains a decent population of 6-8" bluegill. They are caught primarily on live bait near shallow water cover and rock. |
Catfish |
Good |
1 to 10 lbs |
Good numbers of channel cats are caught lakewide on traditional catfish baits. Flatheads are caught along the rocky dam on live bait. |
Crappie |
Good |
.5 to 1.5 lbs |
Crappie are very abundant, some up to 15". They are caught on jigs and/or live bait near brush, primarily in the Spring and Winter. |
Largemouth Bass |
Fair |
up to 3 lbs |
Largemouth bass are present, but in low numbers. They are caught near brush on artificials, and along the dam on crankbaits. |
White bass |
Fair |
up to 1.5 lbs |
There are low numbers of white bass currently available, but some can be found in the creek and along the dam in the Spring and Fall. Best baits are jigs and spinners. |
Current Fishing Opportunity |
|
|
Listed Below |
Channel catfish |
Good |
up to 3lbs |
along windy banks and dam on shrimp, cut bait, and worms |
Crappie |
Fair |
up to 2lbs |
near shoreline brush and rock 5-10ft deep on minnows and tube jigs |
White bass |
Fair |
up to 1.5lbs |
along dam on jigs, crankbaits, and spinners |
Largemouth bass |
Fair |
up to 4lbs |
along rocks and brush on topwater, spinnerbaits, jigs, and crankbaits along dam |
| General Comments |
This is a generic fishing report covering the fishing forecast for the upcoming 2010 fishing season. The Current Fishing Opportunity section will be updated with weekly fishing reports starting March 2010.
This shallow lake has the best fishing for crappie, and channel catfish which are stocked annually. |
HOLTON - BANNER CREEK LAKE -
Last Updated: 8/24/2010
Holton Banner Creek
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
New Lake Contour Map |
Pretty Good |
8.5"x11" Color |
Banner Creek has been mapped by the Kansas Biological Survey and there is a map available at Contour Map |
Summer Fishing Opportunities |
Good |
|
For fishing tips or more current information provided by fishermen like yourself click Got to fish and look for your lake. |
Black Crappie |
Fair |
Up to 1.5 lbs. |
Work the brush piles with tube jig and minnow, they have scattered for the summer. |
Bluegill |
Fair-Good |
Up to .5 lbs. |
Fish the brush piles and weed edges with a small spinner and a hunk of worm. Electrofishing results: 2.04 hours yielded 257 fish between 3-6", 116 fish between 6-8" and 1 fish over 8". |
Channel Catfish |
Fair-Good |
Up to 12 lbs. |
Get the stinky stuff out, you need to be fishing with shad or cut bait on those windy banks. Feeders are in and feeding 5 times/day, twice in the morning, around noon and twice in the evening. |
Largemouth Bass |
Fair-Good |
Up to 4.5 lbs. |
Work the heavy cover with a spinner or crank bait, fish are busy eating now! Electrofishing results: 2.04 hours yielded 7 fish less than 8", 15 fish between 8-12", 25 fish between 12-15", 94 fish between 15-20' and 3 fish over 20" with the largest fish being 5.6 lbs. |
Walleye/ Sauger |
Fair-Good |
Up to 5 lbs. |
Bring lots of crawlers because you'll need them, drifting jig and crawler. I stocked a bunch of walleye and sauger in April, walleye will be 9-10" by fall and sauger will be 5-6" by fall. |
| General Comments |
So many channel cats that the fish cleaning station is wearing out!
May Electrofishing pictures, very nice fish! Click on Banner Creek above fishing report to see some of these fish . Click on the fish species and it will take you to the updated Fishing Forecast Data. |
Last Updated: 8/24/2010
Holton Banner Creek
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
New Lake Contour Map |
Pretty Good |
8.5"x11" Color |
Banner Creek has been mapped by the Kansas Biological Survey and there is a map available at Contour Map |
Summer Fishing Opportunities |
Good |
|
For fishing tips or more current information provided by fishermen like yourself click Got to fish and look for your lake. |
Black Crappie |
Fair |
Up to 1.5 lbs. |
Work the brush piles with tube jig and minnow, they have scattered for the summer. |
Bluegill |
Fair-Good |
Up to .5 lbs. |
Fish the brush piles and weed edges with a small spinner and a hunk of worm. Electrofishing results: 2.04 hours yielded 257 fish between 3-6", 116 fish between 6-8" and 1 fish over 8". |
Channel Catfish |
Fair-Good |
Up to 12 lbs. |
Get the stinky stuff out, you need to be fishing with shad or cut bait on those windy banks. Feeders are in and feeding 5 times/day, twice in the morning, around noon and twice in the evening. |
Largemouth Bass |
Fair-Good |
Up to 4.5 lbs. |
Work the heavy cover with a spinner or crank bait, fish are busy eating now! Electrofishing results: 2.04 hours yielded 7 fish less than 8", 15 fish between 8-12", 25 fish between 12-15", 94 fish between 15-20' and 3 fish over 20" with the largest fish being 5.6 lbs. |
Walleye/ Sauger |
Fair-Good |
Up to 5 lbs. |
Bring lots of crawlers because you'll need them, drifting jig and crawler. I stocked a bunch of walleye and sauger in April, walleye will be 9-10" by fall and sauger will be 5-6" by fall. |
| General Comments |
So many channel cats that the fish cleaning station is wearing out!
May Electrofishing pictures, very nice fish! Click on Banner Creek above fishing report to see some of these fish . Click on the fish species and it will take you to the updated Fishing Forecast Data. |
JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER AUX. LAKE
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Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Black Bass |
Fair |
1 to 5 pounds |
Aux. Lake has a good smallmouth bass population. Fish can be found along the dam. |
Channel Catfish |
Good |
1/2 to 6 pounds |
Have to walk in but it has been good. Wind swept areas or cove North of the boat ramp. |
Walleye |
Slow |
1 to 5 pounds |
Walleye can be found along rocky points |
White Bass |
Fair |
1/2 to 2 pounds |
Along the dam with jigs or spoons. Aux. Lake has good numbers of large white bass this year. |
Wipers |
Fair |
1 to 8 pounds |
Aux. Lake has good numbers of 16-20" wipers. The daily creel for wipers is 2. |
| General Comments |
Auxiliary Lake is low and the boat ramp is not usable. Fishing access to the Jeffrey Energy Center will be closed to public, whenever Homeland Security reaches Orange Level status. Public access will be reinstated upon return to yellow status. Anglers check into the facility at the JEC Guard House located north of St. Mary's, then west off K-63 Hi-way. The Jeffrey Energy Center allows 30 anglers to fish at any one time. |
JOHNSON COUNTY SHAWNEE MISSION LAKE
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Last Updated: 8/23/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Bluegill |
Fair |
Up to 8 inches |
Llivebait under a bobber fished along the dam or on the flats. |
Crappie |
Slow |
Up to 15 inches |
No Reports. |
Channel Catfish |
Fair/Good |
Up to 6 lbs. |
Doughbaits or shad sides fished on the flats. |
Wiper |
Slow |
Up to 9 lbs. |
No Reports. |
Largemouth Bass |
Slow |
Up to 4 lbs. |
No Reports. |
| General Comments |
In addition to a state fishing license, a Johnson County fishing permit is required. Johnson County fishing permits are available through Johnson County Parks and Recreation District and other select vendors. |
OLATHE-LAKE OLATHE -
Last Updated: 8/23/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Bluegill |
Fair |
Up to 8 inches |
Livebait under a bobber fished along shoreline vegetation. |
Channel Catfish |
Fair |
Up to 5 lbs. |
Cutbait or liver fished near mainlake points. |
Largemouth Bass |
Slow |
Up to 6 lb. |
No Reports. |
Saugeye |
Slow |
Up to 3 lbs. |
No Reports. |
Wiper |
Slow |
Up to 11 lbs. |
Shad imitation crankbaits fished near mainlake points. |
White Crappie |
Slow |
Most fish around 9 inches, but some up to 13 inches. |
Jigs or minnows fished near deep brushpiles. |
| General Comments |
Attention: 18 inch mininum length limit is in effect for wiper. |
PAOLA CITY LAKE - LAKE MIOLA -
Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Sunfish |
Slow |
Up to 0.3 lb |
Using worms under bobber or small jigs. |
Channel catfish |
Slow |
1-10 lbs |
A few fish are being caught using sunfish, crawdads, stinkbait, cut bait and nightcrawlers |
Crappie |
Slow |
0.25-0.5 lb |
All fishing has been slow recently. Cooler weather may result in increased catches. Most have been trying to catch crappie on jigs around brushpiles. |
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| General Comments |
Brushpiles were placed at several locations November 07. Locations were marked using WGS 84 in decimel degrees: 1) N38.58320 W094.84451; 2) N38.58696 W094.84709; 3) N38.58315 W094.84453; 4) N38.58710 W09484722; 5) N38.58785 W094.84595; 6) N38.58768 W094.84595; 7) N38.58770 W094.84600; 8) N38.58727 W094.84810; 9) N38.58734 W094.84807; 10) N38.58736 W094.84768; 11) N38.58706 W094.84595; 12) N38.58715 W094.84641; 13) N38.58726 W094.84611; 14) N38.59237 W094.84518; 15) N38.58313 W094.84462; 16) N38.58318 W094.84466; 17) N38.59250 W094.84519; 18) N038.59231 W094.84511; 19) N38.59077 W094.84518; 20) N38.59158 W094.84512; 21) N38.59444 W094.84327; 22) N38.58772 W094.84164; 23) N38.58538 W094.84326; 24) N38.58583 W094.84547; 25) N38.58771 W094.84779. |
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY LAKE -
Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Black Crappie |
Fair |
1/3 to 3/4 lb. |
Fair numbers this year. Along dam or structure using jigs or minnows. |
Bluegill |
Good |
6 to 8 inches |
The lake has good numbers of 6-8" bluegill. They are taken lake-wide using worms or small artificial lures. |
Channel Catfish |
Fair |
1/2 to 4 lbs. |
The lake contains fair numbers of catfish which are taken lake-wide using traditional baits. |
Largemouth Bass |
Good |
1/2 to 4 lbs. |
The lake has a large population that contains all sizes of fish, but the fishery is dominated by 12 to 15 inch bass. |
| General Comments |
This small 49 acre lake is located in northeast Pott. County. The fishing conditions are very similar to that of a large farm pond. The lake is noted for good catch and release largemouth bass fishing due to the abundance of the species. Bass 13 to 18 inches long are protected. |
SABETHA - PONY CREEK LAKE -
Last Updated: 8/24/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Summer Fishing Opportunities |
Good |
|
For fishing tips or more current information provided by fishermen like yourself click Got to Fish and look for your lake. |
Black Crappie |
Fair |
Up to 1.5 lbs |
Tube jigs and minnows around that 8-12' brush looking for something to eat. Fish have scattered for the summer. |
Bluegill |
Fair-Good |
Up to .5 lbs |
Fish for these guys will be around the brush and weed edges, small jigs, spinners or hunk of worm. Electrofishing results: 1.27 hours yielded 7 fish less than 3", 107 fish between 3-6", 32 fish between 6-8" and 6 fish over 8" |
Channel Catfish |
Good |
Up to 8 lbs |
Get the stinky stuff out and fish these guys up shallow on cut bait or shad. |
Largemouth Bass |
Fair-Good |
Up to 5 lbs. |
Fish those brush piles and weed edges working a spinner or crank bait slow or large grub. Electrofishing results: 1.27 hours yielded 55 fish less than 8", 29 fish between 8-12", 88 fish between 12-15", 27 fish between 15-20" and 3 fish over 20". |
Walleye |
Fair |
Up to 3 lbs. |
Work the breaks, off the points, jig and crawler. |
Wiper |
Fair-Good |
Up to 5 lbs |
Fish those rocky points with shad colored crankbaits, even a little top water when busting shad. |
| General Comments |
May electrofishing pictures, what a lake! Click on Pony Creek above the fishing report and see some nice fish! We netted a few White Bass, last fall, 12-14". Click on the fish species and it will take you to the updated Fishing Forecast Data. |
SHAWNEE COUNTY-LAKE SHAWNEE -
Last Updated: 8/26/2010
Channel catfish |
Fair |
1-4 lbs |
Using cut bait, minnows, worms, liver, and stinkbait. |
Bluegill |
Fair |
0.2-0.3 lbs |
Using worms under bobber. |
| General Comments |
Brushpiles were constructed and placed at 5 locations in April 2010. Locations were marked with GPS using datum NAD83: 1) N38.99217 W095.63188, 2) N39.00736 W095.62968, 3) N38.99254, W095.63210, 4) N38.99619 W095.632202, 5) N39.01043, W095.63014. November 07 locations were marked with GPS using datum WGS84 in decimel degrees: 1) N39.00740 W095.62978; 2) N39.00819 W095.63046; 3) N39.00810 W095.63055; 4) N39.00806 W095.63043; 5) N39.00638 W095.62261; 6) N39.00247 W095.62495; 7) N38.99622 W095.63205; 8) 39.00274 W095.63202. |
WYANDOTTE COUNTY LAKE -
Last Updated: 8/23/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Black Crappie |
Fair |
Up to 12 inches |
Jigs or minnows fished 10-15ft. over brush. |
Bluegill |
Fair |
Up to 8 inches |
Livebait under a bobber fished near shoreline vegetation. |
Channel Catfish |
Fair |
Up to 10 lbs. |
Cutbait or liver fished near mainlake points. |
Largemouth Bass |
Slow |
Up to 5 lbs. |
No Reports. |
Smallmouth Bass |
Slow/Fair |
Up to 2 lbs. |
Finesse plastics fished near rocky points. |
Wiper/White Bass |
Slow |
Up to 6 lbs. |
No Reports. |
Walleye |
Slow |
Up to 2 lbs. |
No Reports. |
| General Comments |
A Wyandotte County fishing permit is required to fish this property. Please contact Wyandotte County Unified Government Parks and Recreation Department at 913-573-8327 for more information. |
STREAMS
ROCKY FORD FISHING AREA -
Last Updated: 8/26/2010
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Catfish |
Fair to Good |
1 to 20+ pounds |
Channels are taken on minnows, worms, prepared bait and fresh cut bait. Flatheads can be taken on live baits and lures. |
White Bass |
Good |
1/2 to 1 pound |
Most are a little small, but there are a lot of them. White bass can be taken on jigs, spinners, and live bait. |
Drum |
Excellent |
1/2 to 3 lbs. |
Drum are an abundant species that are taken on worms, minnows, and jigs. |
Saugeye |
Fair |
3/4 to 5 pounds |
Saugeye are taken on crankbaits, jigs, worms and other live baits. There is a statewide 15 inch minimum length limit on saugeye. |
| General Comments |
Rocky Ford , a river fishery, is located just south of the Tuttle Creek Dam on the Big Blue River. Anglers have the opportunity to harvest fishes generally associated with moving water. Saugeye, white bass, the catfishes, drum, crappie and carp can be harvested. Angler access and success is affected by release rates from the nearby Tuttle Creek Reservoir. Release rates have dropped and access is great! |
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