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STATE FISHING
LAKES
BARBER STATE FISHING LAKE-LOWER
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Last Updated: 11/13/2009
Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Largemouth bass |
Slow |
Up to 4 lbs |
Have not heard of any being caught. Try soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits along the dam, back in the coves or the creek channel. As temperatures continue to decline, expect the bass to move into the coves and shallower waters to feed on shad in preparation for winter. |
Walleye |
Good |
Up to 4 lbs |
Walleye fishing should improve as the water temps fall. Try trolling Wiggle Warts, Hot-n-Tots, Shad Raps, and Thin Fins. Jigs tipped with nightcrawler fished over humps or off edges of flats are always worth trying. |
Crappie |
Fair |
|
Try fishing along drop offs and around brushpiles with jigs and minnows. Over the next few weeks, the fish should start to move in shallow near brush piles. Also try jigs, slab spoons, and minnows. Small fish make up the majority of the catch, but anglers have caught some nice keepers ranging in length from 9 to 13 inches. |
Channel catfish |
Slow |
Up to 5 lbs |
The catfish bite has slowed recently. |
| General Comments |
Overall fishing has slowed. Bluegill are biting slow on crickets or pieces of worm under a bobber. Largemouth bass should fall for spinners and swimbaits early & late and plastic baits, spinnerbaits, jigs and crankbaits during the day. Try for crappie using small jigs and minnows along the rocks, cattails and brushpiles. Try for channel catfish by using shad sides, stinkbait or liver. Try for walleye using crankbaits or by using a jig nightcrawler or minnow combination drifted with the wind. Try for all species on the sunny and windy banks/points. Please remember not to litter.
Release all largemouth bass less than 15 inches and walleye less than 15 inches.
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
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BARBER STATE FISHING LAKE-UPPER
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Last Updated: 11/13/2009
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
| General Comments |
Nothing has been stocked since it refilled but there are probably some bullheads and small crappie. Try for them using worms or grubs. Please remember not to litter. |
CLARK STATE FISHING LAKE - Need
a Map? -
Last Updated: 10/23/2009
Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method & Location |
Walleye |
No Reports |
Up to 4 lbs |
Walleye fishing should improve as the water temps fall. Try trolling Wiggle Warts, Hot-n-Tots, Shad Raps, and Thin Fins. Jigs tipped with nightcrawler fished over humps or off edges of flats are always worth trying. |
Flathead catfish |
No Reports |
35 lbs. |
Live bait fished on the bottom |
Crappie |
No Reports |
Up to 12 inches |
Try fishing along drop offs and around brushpiles with jigs and minnows. Over the next few weeks, the fish should start to move in shallow near brush piles. Also try jigs, slab spoons, and minnows. |
Largemouth bass |
No Reports |
Up to 5 lbs |
Try soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. The bass should be shallow feeding in preparation for winter. |
White bass |
No Reports |
Up to 15 inches |
Try with rattletraps and shad raps producing best results. As water temperatures continue to decline, expect the whites to move into the coves and feed heavily on shad in preparation for the winter. Concentrate on the windy points and other windblown areas. |
Channel catfish |
No Reports |
Up to 4 lbs |
Catfish like fresh cut bait and they like the windy side of the lake. The cat fishing should be good until the water cools down into the 50's – mid to late October. Try shad sides, shrimp, prepared stink bait or nightcrawlers. |
| General Comments |
Release all walleye and largemouth bass and walleye less than 15 inches.
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water! |
CONCANNON STATE FISHING LAKE -
Last Updated: 10/8/2009
Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method & Location |
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| General Comments |
Lake is dry. |
FINNEY STATE FISHING LAKE -
Last Updated: 10/8/2009
Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method & Location |
| General Comments |
LAKE IS STILL DRY |
FORD STATE FISHING LAKE -
Last Updated: 10/23/2009
Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method & Location |
Bullhead |
No Reports |
10 inches |
Worms |
Crappie |
No Reports |
4-7 inches |
Try fishing along drop offs and around brushpiles with jigs and minnows. Over the next few weeks, the fish should start to move in shallow near brush piles. Also try jigs, slab spoons, and minnows. |
Bluegill |
No Reports |
4-7 inches |
Try for bluegill using small jigs, or a cricket or piece of worm under a bobber. |
Channel catfish |
No Reports |
Up to 3 lbs |
Catfish like fresh cut bait and they like the windy side of the lake. The cat fishing should be good until the water cools down into the 50's – mid to late October. Try shad sides, shrimp, prepared stink bait or nightcrawlers. |
| General Comments |
Release largemouth bass less than 15 inches.
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water! |
GOODMAN STATE FISHING LAKE -
Last Updated: 10/23/2009
Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method & Locations |
Channel catfish |
No Reports |
Up to 7 lbs |
Catfish like fresh cut bait and they like the windy side of the lake. The cat fishing should be good until the water cools down into the 50's – mid to late October. Try shad sides, shrimp, prepared stink bait or nightcrawlers. |
Bluegill |
No Reports |
Up to 9 inches |
Try for bluegill using small jigs, or a cricket or piece of worm under a bobber. |
White Crappie |
No Reports |
4 - 6 inches |
Try fishing along drop offs and around brushpiles with jigs and minnows. Over the next few weeks, the fish should start to move in shallow near brush piles. Also try jigs, slab spoons, and minnows. |
Largemouth bass |
No Reports |
Up to 7 lbs |
Try soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. The bass should be shallow feeding in preparation for winter. |
| General Comments |
Release all largemouth bass 13-18 inches.
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water! |
HAIN STATE FISHING LAKE -
Last Updated: 10/23/2009
Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Bullhead |
No Reports |
Up to 10 inches |
Worms. |
Bluegill |
No Reports |
Up to 8 inches |
Try for bluegill using small jigs, or a cricket or piece of worm under a bobber. |
Largemouth bass |
No Reports |
Up to 3 lbs |
Try soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. The bass should be shallow feeding in preparation for winter. |
Channel catfish |
No Reports |
Up to 7 pounds |
Catfish like fresh cut bait and they like the windy side of the lake. The cat fishing should be good until the water cools down into the 50's – mid to late October. Try shad sides, shrimp, prepared stink bait or nightcrawlers. |
| General Comments |
Release all largemouth bass less than 15 inches
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
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HAMILTON STATE FISHING LAKE
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Last Updated: 10/8/2009
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
| General Comments |
Lake is still dry. |
HODGEMAN STATE FISHING LAKE
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Last Updated: 10/8/2009
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
| General Comments |
The lake is about half full from recent rains. Restocking efforts will begin as fish become available. |
KIOWA STATE FISHING LAKE -
Last Updated: 10/23/2009
| pecies |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Crappie |
No Reports |
5- 9 inches |
Try fishing along drop offs and around brushpiles with jigs and minnows. Over the next few weeks, the fish should start to move in shallow near brush piles. Also try jigs, slab spoons, and minnows. |
Flathead catfish |
No Reports |
No report |
Live bait fished near brushpiles. |
Wipers |
No Reports |
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Trolling seems to be the most popular method now with rattletraps and shad raps producing best results. Concentrate on the windy points and other windblown areas. |
Largemouth bass |
No Reports |
Up to 18 inches |
Try soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. The bass should be shallow feeding in preparation for winter. |
Channel catfish |
No Reports |
Up to 8 lbs |
Catfish like fresh cut bait and they like the windy side of the lake. The cat fishing should be good until the water cools down into the 50's – mid to late October. Try shad sides, shrimp, prepared stink bait or nightcrawlers. |
| General Comments |
Release all largemouth bass less than 15 inches and wipers less than 18 inches
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
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MEADE STATE LAKE -
Last Updated: 10/23/2009
Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Methods, & Location |
Crappie |
No Reports |
5 - 9 inches |
Try fishing along drop offs and around brushpiles with jigs and minnows. Over the next few weeks, the fish should start to move in shallow near brush piles. Also try jigs, slab spoons, and minnows. |
Bluegill |
No Reports |
|
Try for bluegill using small jigs, or a cricket or piece of worm under a bobber. |
Channel catfish |
No Reports |
Up to 3 lbs |
Catfish like fresh cut bait and they like the windy side of the lake. The cat fishing should be good until the water cools down into the 50's – mid to late October. Try shad sides, shrimp, prepared stink bait or nightcrawlers. |
Bass |
No Reports |
Up to 5 lbs |
Try soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. The bass should be shallow feeding in preparation for winter. |
| General Comments |
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
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SCOTT STATE LAKE -
Last Updated: 11/20/2009
Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method & Location |
Rainbow Trout |
Good |
0.5 lb. average |
Anglers have reported catching limits fishing powerbait and salmon eggs off the bottom or casting small gold inline spinners and spoons.
We stocked 1100 trout in the state lake and 200 trout in the trout pond on 11/19. |
Walleye |
Slow |
up to 8 lbs. |
There have been no recent reports, but drifting minnows along the dam or along the edges of steep drop-offs would probably be best. |
Crappie |
Good |
up to 10 inches, but most around 8 inches |
Vertically fishing off docks and around the fishing piers or drifting out on the mainlake with minnows or small jigs has been a productive pattern. Anglers have reported keeping 15 to 30 fish regularly. Most of the fish kept have been in the 8 to 10 inch range, but anglers have reported a few larger fish on occasion. |
Largemouth bass |
Slow |
up to 5 lbs. |
With cooler water temperatures, lures that allow a super slow presentation will be key. Try soft plastics, weightless swimbaits, or suspending jerkbaits fished around sun warmed rocks and laydown trees. |
Bluegill |
Fair |
up to 7 inches |
Small jigs or nightcrawler pieces under a bobber fished off docks and fishing piers has produced good numbers, but few fish exceed 6 inches in length. |
Channel catfish |
Slow |
up to 5 lbs. |
Liver, cutbait, prepared baits fished lakewide. |
| General Comments |
Release all walleye and largemouth bass less than 15 inches.
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
We recently completed our fall fish sampling at the lake. Netting results revealed fair numbers of bluegill with the majority of this population ranging from five to seven inches. White crappie abundance is high and a large portion of the population is crowded into the eight to ten inch range. Furthermore, the white crappies experienced a high degree of spawning success this past spring. White crappies are excessively abundant setting up a situation where crappie growth is inhibited by competition for food amongst individuals. Thinning crappie numbers will be necessary to improve the quality of the crappie population so anglers are encouraged to harvest crappies and practice catch and release of predators such as largemouth bass and walleyes. Channel catfish numbers decreased to a moderate level and the majority of fish range from 12 to 20 inches. We stocked 5,669 channel catfish that averaged eight inches this fall. Walleye abundance was moderate in the fall nets, but a wide size range of fish were sampled with fish up to 26 inches available. We stocked 6,954 walleye fingerlings this past spring. The 2009 walleye stocking appeared to be moderately successfull as numbers of young-of-the-year fish sampled were lower than desired, but the walleye that had survived grew well attaining lengths around eight inches by the time of sampling.
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LOCAL LAKES
CIMARRON NATIONAL GRASSLANDS PITS
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Last Updated: 10/23/2009
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Rainbow Trout |
Good |
1/2 lb average |
Try small spinners, spoons, power bait, worms, corn and small crankbaits. Monthly stockings of fish resumed in October and will continue through May. Most trout are 10 inches in length when stocked, and average 1/2 lb. each. Five percent of each stocking is comprised of 14-inch or larger fish. |
Largemouth bass |
No report |
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Try soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. The bass should be shallow feeding in preparation for winter |
Channel catfish |
No report |
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Catfish like fresh cut bait and they like the windy side of the lake. The cat fishing should be good until the water cools down into the 50's – mid to late October. Try shad sides, shrimp, prepared stink bait or nightcrawlers. |
| General Comments |
Release largemouth bass less than 15 inches.
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
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COLDWATER CITY LAKE -
Last Updated: 10/23/2009
Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Crappie |
No report |
No report |
Try fishing along drop offs and around stumprows with jigs and minnows. Over the next few weeks, the fish should start to move in shallow near stumps and cattails. Also try jigs, slab spoons, and minnows. |
Channel catfish |
No report |
No report |
Catfish like fresh cut bait and they like the windy side of the lake. The cat fishing should be good until the water cools down into the 50's – mid to late October. Try shad sides, shrimp, prepared stink bait or nightcrawlers. |
Wiper |
No report |
No report |
Trolling seems to be the most popular method now with rattletraps and shad raps producing best results. Concentrate on the windy points and other windblown areas. |
| General Comments |
Release all largemouth bass less than 15 inches
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
There is no length limit for wipers and the creel limit is 5 per day. |
JETMORE CITY LAKE -
Last Updated: 10/22/2009
Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Channel catfish |
No Report |
Up to 7 lbs |
Catfish like fresh cut bait and they like the windy side of the lake. The cat fishing should be good until the water cools down into the 50's – mid to late October. Try shad sides, shrimp, prepared stink bait or nightcrawlers. |
Bluegill |
No Report |
Up to 9 inches |
Try for bluegill using small jigs, or a cricket or piece of worm under a bobber. |
Largemouth bass |
No Report |
Up to 6 lbs |
Try soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits along the dam, back in the coves or the creek channel. The bass should be feeding in shallower water in preparation for winter. |
General Comments |
Release largemouth bass less than between 13 and 18 inches.
If you would like to post a fishing report go to http://ksfishing.blogspot.com/ and post a report for Region 3 and the lake you have been fishing.
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
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LAKE CHARLES - DODGE CITY -
Last Updated: 10/8/2009
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Largemouth Bass |
No Reports |
Up to 3 lbs |
Have not heard of any being caught. Try soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits along the dam, back in the coves or the creek channel. As temperatures continue to decline, expect the bass to move into the coves and shallower waters to feed on shad in preparation for winter. |
Channel catfish |
No Reports |
Up to 2 lbs. |
The catfish bite has been good with anglers using a variety of methods to catch some fish. Also Stinkbait or liver fished near main points. Catfish like fresh cut bait and they like the windy side of the lake. The cat fishing should be good until the water cools down into the 50's – mid to late October. Try shad sides, shrimp, prepared stink bait or nightcrawlers. |
General Comments |
With the cooler temperatures fishing success should pick up. Bluegill should be around cover such as rocks, brush, and the bridge. Small crappie are being caught under the bridge also. Try for bluegill using small jigs, a cricket or piece of worm under a bobber around the dock and bridge. Largemouth bass should move into the coves and shallower waters to feed on shad Try for channel catfish by using shad sides, stinkbait or liver.
Release all largemouth bass less than 18 inches.
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water! |
DODGE CITY - MARIAH HILLS GOLF COURSE POND
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Last Updated: 10/23/2009
Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method & Location |
Largemouth bass |
No reports |
Up to 2 lbs. |
Try soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits along the dam, back in the coves or the creek channel. The bass should be shallow feeding in preparation for winter. |
Channel catfish |
No reports |
No reports |
Catfish like fresh cut bait and they like the windy side of the lake. The cat fishing should be good until the water cools down into the 50's – mid to late October. Try shad sides, shrimp, prepared stink bait or nightcrawlers. |
| General Comments |
Release all largemouth bass less than 15 inches
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
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PRATT CENTENNIAL -
Last Updated: 11/13/2009
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method & Location |
Rainbow Trout |
Excellent |
up to 2.0 lbs |
More fish were stocked earlier this week. Spinnerbaits and sinking flies are working well. |
| General Comments |
All species, other than trout, are catch and release only. Please remember to discard your trash properly. Thank you for purchasing your fishing license and trout permit to fish this location, your dollars support the trout program!
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
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PRATT COUNTY LAKE -
Last Updated: 11/13/2009
Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Largemouth bass |
Slow |
Up to 3 lbs. |
Plastic baits, jigs, spinnerbaits & crankbaits |
Bluegill |
Slow |
Up to 7.5 inches |
Try small jigs & worms under a bobber along the rocks. |
Walleye |
Fair/Good |
Up to 4 lbs |
Jigs tipped with worms, minnows or leaches |
Channel catfish |
Slow |
Up to 5 lbs |
Prepared stinkbait, cut bait or liver |
Crappie |
Fair |
up to 13 inches |
minnows, jigs and worms |
Wiper |
Fair |
up to 22 inches |
Try topwater baits on windy banks |
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
Fishing is securely into fall patterns. Largemouth bass should fall for topwater baits early & late and plastic baits, spinnerbaits, jigs and crankbaits during the day. Good locations include brushpiles and rocks at the end of camping piers. Try for crappie using small jigs and minnows along the deeper rocks, cattails and brushpiles, crappie has picked up recently. Try for channel catfish by using shad sides, bait shrimp, stinkbait or liver. Try for walleye using crankbaits or by using a jig nightcrawler or minnow combination drifted with the wind. Try for all species on the sunny and windy banks/points. Please remember to dispose of trash properly. Release all largemouth bass, walleye and wipers less than 18 inches.
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VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARK-GREAT BEND
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Last Updated: 10/23/2009
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Rainbow Trout |
Good |
1/2 lb average |
Try small spinners, spoons, power bait, worms, corn and small crankbaits. Monthly stockings of fish resumed in October and will continue through May. Most trout are 10 inches in length when stocked, and average 1/2 lb. each. Five percent of each stocking is comprised of 14-inch or larger fish. |
Bluegill |
No Report |
Up to 8 inches |
Try for bluegill using small jigs, or a cricket or piece of worm under a bobber. |
Channel catfish |
No Report |
Up to 4 lbs |
Catfish like fresh cut bait and they like the windy side of the lake. The cat fishing should be good until the water cools down into the 50's – mid to late October. Try shad sides, shrimp, prepared stink bait or nightcrawlers.
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Saugeye |
No Report |
Up to 7.5 lbs |
Saugeye fishing should improve as the water temps fall. Try trolling Wiggle Warts, Hot-n-Tots, Shad Raps, and Thin Fins. Jigs tipped with nightcrawler fished over humps or off edges of flats are always worth trying. |
Crappie |
No Report |
Up to 9 inches |
Try fishing along drop offs and around brushpiles with jigs and minnows. Over the next few weeks, the fish should start to move in shallow near brush piles. Also try jigs, slab spoons, and minnows. |
Largemouth bass |
No Report |
Up to 4 lbs |
Try soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits along the dam, back in the coves or the creek channel. The bass should be shallow feeding in preparation for winter. |
| General Comments |
Release all largemouth bass less than 15 inches
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
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LARNED CITY POND -
Last Updated: 10/22/2009
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
Channel catfish |
No report |
1-3 lbs |
Catfish like fresh cut bait and they like the windy side of the lake. The cat fishing should be good until the water cools down into the 50's – mid to late October. Try shad sides, shrimp, prepared stink bait or nightcrawlers. |
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Other Comments |
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water! |
LIBERAL - ARKALON RECREATION
AREA -
Last Updated: 10/22/2009
Species |
Rating |
Size |
Bait, Method, & Location |
Channel catfish |
No reports |
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Catfish like fresh cut bait and they like the windy side of the lake. The cat fishing should be good until the water cools down into the 50's – mid to late October. Try shad sides, shrimp, prepared stink bait or nightcrawlers. |
| General Comments |
On August 20, 500 lbs of channel catfish averaging 1.25 lbs were stocked. Roughly 4,000 pounds of catfish averaging 1/3 of a pound were stocked on September 1st along with 500 adult bluegill and 2700 fingerling bluegill. Try for channel catfish using shad sides, stinkbait or liver. Try for bluegill using small jigs, or a cricket or piece of worm under a bobber.
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water! |
LAKIN - BEYMER SANDPITS
- Last Updated: 12/27/2005
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Species
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Rating
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Size
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Bait, Method, & Location
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General Comments
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No Report
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STONE LAKE - GREAT BEND -
Last Updated: 10/23/2009
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Bait, Method, & Location |
Channel catfish |
No Report |
1-3 lbs |
Catfish like fresh cut bait and they like the windy side of the lake. The cat fishing should be good until the water cools down into the 50's – mid to late October. Try shad sides, shrimp, prepared stink bait or nightcrawlers. |
Smallmouth bass |
No Report |
Up to 14 inches |
Try soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. As temperatures continue to decline, expect the bass to be in the shallows feeding in preparation for winter. |
Bluegill |
No Report |
Up to |
Try for bluegill using small jigs, or a cricket or piece of worm under a bobber. |
Largemouth bass |
No Report |
Up to 3 lbs |
Try soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. As temperatures continue to decline, expect the bass to be in the shallows feeding in preparation for winter. |
Crappie |
No Report |
|
Try fishing along drop offs and around brushpiles with jigs and minnows. Over the next few weeks, the fish should start to move in shallow near brush piles. Also try jigs, slab spoons, and minnows. |
Wiper |
No Report |
Up to 9 lbs |
Trolling seems to be the most popular method now with rattletraps and shad raps producing best results. Concentrate on the windy points and other windblown areas. |
| General Comments |
Release all largemouth & smallmouth bass, less than 15 inches and wipers less than 18 inches.
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
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WARREN STONE MEMORIAL LAKE - LACROSSE
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Last Updated: 10/22/2009
| Species |
Rating |
Size |
Bait, Method, & Location |
Channel catfish |
No Report |
Up to 2 lbs. |
Catfish like fresh cut bait and they like the windy side of the lake. The cat fishing should be good until the water cools down into the 50's – mid to late October. Try shad sides, shrimp, prepared stink bait or nightcrawlers. |
| General Comments |
Roughly 1,700 catfish averaging 1/3 of a pound were stocked on September 1st along with 290 adult bluegill and 2900 fingerling bluegill. Try for channel catfish using shad sides, stinkbait or liver. Try for bluegill using small jigs, or a cricket or piece of worm under a bobber.
If you would like to post a fishing report go to http://ksfishing.blogspot.com/ and post a report for Region 3 and the lake you have been fishing.
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
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