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 Kansas Fishing Report - Region 5 Southeast Kansas

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BIG HILL RESERVOIR - Need a Map? -

Last Updated: 7/22/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Largemouth Bass	good	12-15 inches
Crappie	good	7-9 inches	2-8 foot of water jig and minnow around structure.
General Comments
Water Temp 7/22 92o SURFACE TEMP New District Newsletter We have created a fishing newsletter that can be sent out to all that subscribe to it. This newsletter is for fishing information for the Independence District (Montgomery, Wilson, and Labette counties) only. To subscribe, click HERE Largemouth Bass virus was detected at Big Hill during 2008. There have been no fishkills associated with the virus at Big Hill however, anglers should not transport live bass to other water bodies. A creel survey will be conducted in 2010.

ELK CITY RESERVOIR - Need a Map? -

Last Updated: 7/22/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel catfish	FAIR
General Comments
The reservoir is at 811.9 and release is 5100 cfs.
Water temp is in the HIGH 80's.
New District Newsletter We have created a fishing newsletter that can be sent out to all that subscribe to it. This newsletter is for fishing information for the Independence District (Montgomery, Wilson, and Labette counties) only. To subscribe, click HERE

FALL RIVER RESERVOIR - Need a Map? - FALL RIVER GUIDE -

Last Updated: 8/25/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
channel catfish	good	0% 11"-16" 29% 16"-24" 43% 24"-28" 29% >28"	Worms, shad sides, or stink bait on set lines in the river and mud flats.
crappie	good	30% 5"- 8" 55% 8"-10" 4% 10"-12" 8% 12"-15" 2% 15"+	Minnow or jig on channel breaks, also under shade trees overhanging river.
largemouth bass	fair	50% 8"-12" 19% 12"-15" 28% 15"-20" 3% >20"	The main body of the reservoir doesn't have the necessary largemouth bass habitat to support a high density bass population. However, the flooded timber and clearer water in the backwater section of the river produces a fair density bass population. There were 46 bass per hour of electrofishing around the Ladd Bridge section of the river. The ideal catch rate would be 100 bass per hour. Plastic shad, rattle trap, spinner bait, or plastic worm around brush in river.
white bass	good	32% 6"- 9" 32% 9"-12" 26% 12"-15" 11% >18"	Plastic shad, rattle trap, twister tail, or spinner bait on mud flats and points in evening. Locate feeding schools of white bass chasing gizzard shad on surface.
General Comments
The size structure listed for largemouth bass is from May 2010 electrofishing. The size structure listed for crappie, white bass and channel catfish is from October 2009 test netting. Click Here for current water level and release rate. Click Here to receive an email copy of the Fall River and Toronto Reservoir Fisheries Newsletter. The lake is one foot low to accommodate dam repairs. It will remain low thru March 15, 2011. Boaters beware of shallow water and underwater obstructions.

JOHN REDMOND RESERVOIR - Need a Map? - Last Updated:

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel catfish	Good	1-10 lbs	drifiting with fresh shad
Flathead catfish	Good	5-50 lbs	set lines in river above the lake,goldfish, carp and greensunfish are the best baits
White Bass	slow	1/2 to 3 lbs	in the spillway
Paddlefish	closed		Season ends May 15th
crappie	slow	1/2 to 2 lbs	in clear water areas of eagle and lebo creeks
General Comments
Lake level is at 1037.3Releasing 1,000 cfs. 1.5 feet below conservation pool. Water Temp 86 The corps of engineers are working on the gates and will try to keep the lake at 1037, so you will see wider them normal flucuations this year. Some millet seeding will be done at the end of the week.

LA CYGNE RESERVOIR -

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel, blue and flathead catfish,	Fair lakewide but good along the dam	all sizes,	Fishing is fair lakewide. Use sunfish or cutshad,worms, liver, prepared baits. The fish feeders are ON and attracting alot of catfish and carp. Anglers along the dam are using crankbaits and catching good flatheads.
crappie	Slow	many over 10 inches	along the entrance road, dam riprap on white/blue jigs, jigs with minnows.
Largemouth bass	Good	varies	Fair lakewide but good in the creek channel, use shad imitations,
white bass/wipers	Slow	varies	slow lakewide use shad imitations, twistertails, silver spoons big jigs,
General Comments
This cooler weather has heated up the fishing. The fish still have to eat. Fish early and late for best results. The fish feeders are ON and attracting alot of fish. Get the kids, get your friends and Go Fishing. For additional information call the Linn County Park at 913-757-6633. Anglers when fishing at the hot water outlet,or at the outlet gate at the dam, DO NOT GO OVER THE CABLES. FISHING IN A RESTRICTED AREA COULD GET YOU ARRESTED.

MELVERN RESERVOIR - Need a Map? - MELVERN GUIDE -

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Black bass	slow for largemouth Good for Smallmouth	12-18 inches	Smallmouth Along the rocky shorelines, Smallmouth very good leeches are the best baits now for smallmouth, Good numbers of spotted bass in lower end of lake
Channel Catfish , blue catfish, flatheads	Good	1-25lbs	fermented soybeans, shad, worms, prepared bait, upper end in flooding area on worms, bluecats drifiting with fresh shad
Crappie	Good	8-13inches,	some limits being caught deep brush piles
Sauger	slow	12-18 inches	points and flats/ jig and worms, scattered along shorelines also
Walleye	slow	1/2-4 pounds, most under the length limit	flats and points
white bass	fair	8-16 inches	jigs, along rocky points and shorelines
New Strawn District Newsletter		3 pages of information	Twice a year, we will be distributing a newsletter for Melvern and other waters in the New Strawn Fisheries District. Which includes Osage, Woodson, Coffey and Anderson Counties. If you would like to subscribe to the New Strawn District Newsletter. Click Here
General Comments
Water Temp 87 degrees lake1036 1.5 feet low . Releasing 20 cfs Not many fishermen, best times early morning and late evening. Water starting to cool

POMONA RESERVOIR - Need a Map? - POMONA GUIDE -

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
channel catfish	Good	varies	Use worms or baits like cutshad, stink/prepared baits,around the fish feeders, Lakewide
Walleye	Slow	varies	tryoff windy points, crank baits or jigs tipped with nightcrawler
White bass/Wipers	Slow	varies	lakewide, minnows or shad colored lures
Crappie	Slow	varies	lakewide, try vertical jigging along the drop offs, use orange, black jigs or minnows.
General Comments
Baits and equipment are readily available around the lake and at Light House Bay and North Shore Marinas which are also good places to start a fishing trip on the lake. Float line fishing season is now open at Pomona Lake during the daytime hours. Get your permit from Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks and give it a try. This is a good time to vertical fish for crappie in dropoffs and brush locations. Wipers can also be caught by trolling or fishing areas where the waves are carrying bait fish into the shore. The fish feeders are operating at the handicapped dock in Michigan Valley Park, at several locations around the Rock Quarry and at Light House Bay Marina. Tie on a fly or some corn and catch a carp for the extreme fight or catch a big catfish. All species of fish are attracted to the feeder locations including bait fish for bigger fish. North Shore Marina has feed at the dock. On windy days fish the tributaries leading into the lake! Avoid sunburn on the lake wear sunscreen and a hat! Don't Be A Sinker! Wear a life Jacket! The Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks has a zero tolerance policy for lifejacket violations Get the kids, get your friends and Go Fishing. When large releases of water occur at the stilling basin then fishing there can be better. For additional information, water temperature, release rates, please check:http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/po/daily.cfm . .

TORONTO RESERVOIR - Need a Map? -

Last Updated: 8/25/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
channel catfish	good	50% 11"-16" 0% 16"-24" 25% 24"-28" 25% >28"	Worms, shad sides, or stink bait on set lines in river and Walnut creek and mud flats.
largemouth bass	fair	15% 8"-12" 31% 12"-15" 49% 15"-20" 5% >20"	The main body of the reservoir doesn't have the necessary largemouth bass habitat to support a high density bass population. However, the flooded timber and clearer water in the backwater section of Walnut Creek produces a fair density bass population. There were 62 bass per hour of electrofishing sampled in Walnut Creek. The ideal catch rate would be 100 bass per hour. Plastic shad, rattle trap, spinner bait, or plastic worm around stumps in Walnut creek.
white bass	good	0% 6"-9" 0% 9"-12" 67% 12"-15" 33% 15"-18"	Plastic shad, rattle trap, or spinner on mud flats or points in evening. Locate feeding schools of white bass feeding on gizzard shad on the surface.
white crappie	good	73% 5"-8" 13% 8"-10" 6% 10"-12" 7% 12"-15" 1% 15"+	Jig or minnow on channel breaks or around stumps in Mann's Cove, Toronto Cove, and North side of Duck Island.
General Comments
The size structure listed for largemouth bass is from May 2010 electrofishing. The size structure for crappie, white bass, and channel catfish is from October 2009 test netting. Click Here for current water level and release rate. The lake is one foot low to accommodate dam repairs. It will remain low thru March 15, 2011. Boaters beware of shallow water and underwater obstructions.

STATE FISHING LAKES

BOURBON STATE FISHING LAKE -

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Black Bass	Good	12-18 inches	lakewide along the shore especially the rock piers, around the piers, better early and late in the day
Bluegill/redear sunfish	Slow	all sizes	slow fish along the piers with jig, cricket or worm under a float
Walleye	Slow	varies	try the dam on windy, cloudy days with crank baits or jigs
Channel Catfish	Good	12-26 inches	The fish feeders are ON. fish the inflow areas with cut baits, grasshoppers,worms, liver, or lakewide
Crappie	Fair	8 - 12 inches and up	try along the deep edge of weed beds, or brushpiles, minnows, jigs
General Comments
Whatever the air temperature the fish still have to eat. Fish early and late for best results. The fish feeders are ON. After a rain get to the inflow areas with good line and some worms, prepared bait--channel catfish can be great. Go have fun. Remember- Wear a Lifejacket and Reach - Throw - Don t Go.This lake has a good channel catfish population and a good number of nice black crappie. Buy your state fishing license and go fishing. This is a great family fishing lake with good shoreline access and bathrooms. Get the kids, get your friends and Go Fishing.

COFFEY COUNTY LAKE - COFFEY COUNTY GUIDE -

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Largemouth bass	Slow	8 in to 18 inches
Walleye18-24 inch are now protected	Fair	14-25 inches	Walleye length limit now 18-24, moving onto flats
channel catfish	Excellent	1/2-5 lbs	, worms and shad,chumming with fermented soybeans
smallmouth bass	Good	10-20 inches	off rocky points,
white bass	good	8-15 inches	slong the rocky points, surfacing on shad
wipers	Good	2-5 lbs	along the rocky points
Crappie	slow	11-15 inches	Finished spawning
General Comments
Lake level is full Lake Temp 85-95degrees, Entrance gate is 620-364-2475

CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE - Need a Map? -

Last Updated: 8/26/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill / redear	Fair/good	6 - 8"	Try worms, grasshoppers, or small jigs fished slowly on the bottom around weedlines and structure.
Channel catfish	Fair/good	All sizes	Try liver, prepared baits, live bait, grasshoppers, or worms fished near the bottom in water less than 20 feet. The four fish feeders are now operating, and above average success can be expected fishing in the vacinity of these feeders..
Crappie	Slow	Mostly 7-9 inch fish.	Try minnows or jigs in 10 - 20 feet of water near brush or structure. Many small 7-9 inch fish are available with some bigger fish mixed in. There are ten brush piles marked with fish attractor bouys that often hold fish.
Largemouth bass	Fair	All sizes	Try jigs, spinner baits, plastic baits, or crank baits fished along weedlines, ledges, drop-offs, brush piles, and other structure.
General Comments
The water level is a foot or so below full pool. The surface water temperature is ~ 87 degrees. The four fish feeders are operating.

LYON STATE FISHING LAKE -

Last Updated: 8/25/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill & Redear	good	39% 3-6" 41% 6-8" 20% 8-10"	Worms around brush piles, fish feeders, and vegetation. Dry flies and poppers also work well.
Channel Catfish	good	76% 11-16" 20% 16-24" 4% 24-28"	Worms around the fish feeders and weed line. Fish can be caught in as little as two feet of water in the evening.
Largemouth Bass	good	39% 8-12" 53% 12-15" 8% 15-20" 1% >20"	Please consider keeping bass less than 13". This will help increase growth and result in bigger bass. Spinners, twister tails, or top water baits around brush piles and weed line. Also use plastic worms on the deep side of weed beds and channel breaks.
Black Crappie	poor	63% 5-8" 6% 8-10" 13% 10-12" 19% 12-15"	Coming soon. Black crappie brood stock were recently stocked to establish a new population. If you catch a black crappie, please consider releasing it. Fall test netting revealed that black crappie reproduced last spring.
General Comments
Size structure listed for largemouth bass is from May 2010 electrofishing. The size structure listed for crappie, bluegill, redear, and channel catfish is from and October 2009 test netting. The American Pond Weed and Sago Pond Weed have formed dense mats that make fishing difficult in shallow water. Use top water baits, weedless hooks, or fish the edges.

MINED LAND WILDLIFE AREA FISHING REPORT -

Last Updated: 8/26/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill / Redear	Fair/good	All sizes	Try worms, grasshoppers, or small jigs fished slowly along weedlines and around structure.
Channel Catfish	Fair/good	All sizes	Try liver, live bait, grasshoppers, worms, prepared baits, or shad sides fished on or near the bottom. 14,000 channel catfish are stocked in the Mined Land Wildlife annually. These fish are 8-12 inches in length and average 1/3 pound each.
Crappie	Slow	All sizes	Try minnows or small jigs fished around brush and other structure.
Largemouth Bass	Fair/good	All sizes	Try jigs, worms, plastic baits, or spinner baits fished around weedlines, trees, drop-offs or other structure.
Rainbow trout	Slow	10 - 15"	Try power bait, worms, corn, small spinners, or spoons. With warmer surface temperatures, trout will be spending most of the time in deeper water. Bi-weekly stockings of 935 fish were completed from October 2009 through May 2010. Stockings will resume in mid-October. Most rainbows 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. Trout can live year-around in this unique strip-mined lake, so fish in the 3-5 pound range are occassionally caught.
General Comments
Surface water temperatures are ranging from 84 - 88 degrees. Trout Anglers - Youth 15 and younger are not required to purchase a trout permit, but their daily creel limit is 2 trout/day. All anglers 16 and older are required to have a trout stamp to fish in the trout lake in Area # 30. Brown trout less than 20-inches in length must be returned to the water immediately. The creel limit for browns is one fish per day. This regulation is being implemented to improve the quality of fishing, and hopefully, a trophy fishery can some day be established. 2,500 browns ~ 8-inches in length were stocked in October 2008, and another stocking is scheduled this fall..

MONTGOMERY STATE FISHING LAKE -

Last Updated: 7/22/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish	GOOD	15-22 inches	Dough and dip baits have been doing very well this week.
General Comments
Anglers should note that there are no alcoholic beverages allowed on the area. New District Newsletter We have created a fishing newsletter that can be sent out to all that subscribe to it. This newsletter is for fishing information for the Independence District (Montgomery, Wilson, and Labette counties) only. To subscribe, click HERE

NEOSHO STATE FISHING LAKE -

Last Updated: 8/26/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill / redear	Fair/good	All sizes	Try worms and/or small jigs fished slowly on the bottom around structure and along weedlines.
Channel catfish	Fair/good	All sizes	Try liver, prepared baits, minnows, worms, or shrimp fished near the bottom. A grasshopper placed a few feet below a bobber can somtimes work well.
Crappie	Slow	7 -12 inches	Try minnows or small 1/64 oz. jigs fished around brush and structure. Mostly small 7 to 10-inch fish are available, with some quality fish mixed in.
Largemouth bass	Fair	All sizes	Try jigs, plastic worms, crankbaits or spinner baits fished around structure and weedlines.
General Comments
The lake is a foot or so below full pool. The surface water temperature is ~ 87 degrees.

OSAGE STATE FISHING LAKE -

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Walleye	slow	15-20 inches	jigs, Jig and night crawlers
channel catfish	Good	1-20lbs	Shad, worms, cut bait, chicken liver, shrimp, around feeders
crappie	fair		around brush, moving shallow and begining to spawn
largemouth bass	Good	most under 15 inches	grubs, and plastic worms, spinner baits, weed edges
bluegill	fair	small	worms,
wipers	slow	mostly small a few up to 10 pounds	liver and casting shad imitations
General Comments
Water Temp 87, best fishing early morning late evening,

WILSON STATE FISHING LAKE -

Last Updated: 7/22/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish	good	17-28 inches	Dough and prepared baits have been working best.
General Comments
New District Newsletter We have created a fishing newsletter that can be sent out to all that subscribe to it. This newsletter is for fishing information for the Independence District (Montgomery, Wilson, and Labette counties) only. To subscribe, click HERE

WOODSON STATE FISHING LAKE (Lake Fegan) - Need a Map? -

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Crappie	slow	1/2-1 pound	minnows, jigs around brush piles,spawning
channel catfish	fair	1-20lbs	shad, cut bait and prepared bait, biggest fish at night
largemouth bass	fair	Mostly small	Bass numbers have improved since last year
redear/ ,bluegill	fair
walleye	slow	15-24 inches	moved off the dam and moving to flats to feed
General Comments
89 degrees Sampling shows an increase in bass numbers,but still low

CITY AND LOCAL LAKES

BONE CREEK FISHING REPORT - Need a Map? -

Last Updated: 8/26/2010

CEDAR CREEK LAKE, BOURBON COUNTY -

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

species	ratings	size	baits,methods, locations
crappie	Slow	8 to 12 inches	in standing timber close to the drop offs. try jigs, minnows,
channel catfish	Good	varies, some 8-11 pounds	after a rain go to the inflow area, cut shad, worms, prepared baits, or lakewide
largemouth bass	Slow/Good	most bass in the 14 to 18 inch range	deep water structure, jig and pig around structure, spinners
General Comments
Water is very clear so Fish early and late for best results.Good reports of bass on dark blue plastic worms, This lake has a good bass population and lots of good habitat. Water levels are normal and clear. Buy your state fishing license and have fun. Remember the special length/creel limits. Recent lake visitors have noticed numbers of freshwater jellyfish. One swimmer claims to have been stung by these jellyfish. Swim at your own risk. Get the kids, get your friends and Go Fishing. NO special permits required, this is a Community Fisheries Assistance Program Lake. Use caution, this lake has quantities of standing and submerged trees and limited shoreline access. This is a 220 acre lake with approximately 180 acres of standing trees. Fishing only lake. The lake has a boat ramp, parking lot, security light, floating dock, and toilet on the east and west side of the lake.

BOURBON COUNTY - ELM CREEK -

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel catfish	Excellent	many fish around 5 pounds some up to 25 pounds	The fish feeders are ON. Fish downwind of the feeders and hold on. After a rain go to the inflow areas or lakewide, use liver, grasshoppers,chunks of cut shad, after a hard rain catfishing can be even better.
Largemouth/Smallmouth bass	Good	average13 to 16 inches	lakewide, nice bass caught on silver crank baits
Bullheads	Good	around 1 pound	worms,liver along the dam
Bluegill	Slow	8-10 inches	small baits/worms under floats, along weedbeds. around fish attractors
Walleye	Slow	lotsof fish over and under the length limit	try the dam and windy points with jigs or minnows
Comments
The fish feeders are ON. On the bank on in a boat ---fishing is good here. The fish still have to eat. Fish early and late for best results. Lots of good reports on large channel catfish caught anytime and some on grasshoppers. This lake has a high density of channel catfish that really increases angling opportunity. Float a grasshopper under a bobber and hold on. Buy your license and go fishing. This is a great family fishing lake with good shoreline access and bathrooms. Remember the special length/creel limits. Get the kids, get your friends and Go Fishing. With questions about this lake call Donald George, Fisheries Biologist, at 913-795-2218, or Bourbon County at 620-223-3800.

FORT SCOTT CITY LAKE

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
black bass	Slow/Good	12-16 inches	some good reports on bass along the dam, under docks and in the weedbed edge. best times are early and late in the day, crank baits, soft spinner baits,
channel catfish	Excellent	varies, some 5-7 pounders	High populations of channel catfish improves success. lakewide, use cut shad, sponge baits, worms, after rains go to the inflow areas--can be great channel catfish fishing...
walleye	Fair	varies	early and late are best times, jigs, rattletraps work well
white crappie	Fair	varies	success has slowed but good reports of fish still are being caught, the dam over brushpiles along the weed beds, use jigs, minnows,
bluegill	Fair	varies	many good sized bluegill caught in shallow water, use small baits, jigs under a float
General Comments
Overall the fishing has slowed a little bit because of the heat. The fish still have to eat. Fish early and late for best results. Several reports of nice bluegill and channel catfish caught in the coves. After a rain get to the inflow areas with good line and some worms, prepared bait--channel catfish can be great. Remember- Wear a Lifejacket and Reach - Throw - Don t Go. Water levels are good. Buy your state fishing license and have fun. Remember the special length/creel limits. Get the kids, get your friends and Go Fishing. This is a Community Fisheries Assistance Lake Cooperator,no city permits for fishing and boating while fishing. City permit required for recreational boating.

GARNETT CITY LAKE - NORTH -

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill	Good	6-8 inches	crickets and worms, wax worms,
channel catfish	good	1-20lbs	shad, a lot of small channel due to recent stocking of 2,500 new fish
crappie	slow	8-11inches	Jigs and minnows around brushpiles, Spawning is taking place now, time to go fishing
largemouth bass	good	1-3 lbs.	Sampling shows and excellent bass population
wipers	slow	1/2 to 12 pounds	fresh liver, shad imitations
General Comments: Sampling shows an Excellent bass population
Temp.89 degrees. .

GARNETT CITY LAKE - SOUTH -

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Largemouth bass	Good	1/2 to 4 pounds	plastic baits fished slow.
Wipers	fair	1/2 -8 pounds	fresh livers
bluegill	Fair	6-8 inches	worms
channel cat	good	1/2 - 10 lbs	shad sides and guts
Trout	none	8-14 inches	no trout left in lake
General Comments
Water temp88 degrees.

MOUND CITY LAKE -

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish	Good	varies most legal size, with some large fish	The fish feeders are ON, Many large channel catfish using the feeders now. Fish with grasshoppers,worms, cut shad, prepared baits, or lakewide
Bluegill	Good	varies	use small baits, jigs under a float and drift baits through spawning areas.
Crappie	Slow	8 to 14inches some larger	white jigs and minnows, mid depth to shallow weedbeds and woody structure
largemouth bass	Good	varies	bass are in the weedbeds and over rock bottoms lakewide, with crankbaits, jig and Pig, slabs
General Comments
The fish feeders are ON. When the feeders go off the water erupts with catfish. Grasshoppers suspended under a float around the feeders are very good. The fish still have to eat. Fish early and late for best results. Go have fun. Remember- Wear a Lifejacket and Reach - Throw - Don t Go. Recent sampling indicates that this lake provides good populations of largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish to improve angling opportunity. Fishing is good, buy your state fishing license and have fun. Remember the special length/creel limits. This is a Community Fisheries Lake Cooperator, no special permits. Get the kids, get your friends and Go Fishing.

PLEASANTON CITY LAKE - EAST -

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Wiper	Slow	size varies,	main channel, flats or east side of island, use worms, liver, spoons and silver crank baits
channel catfish	Excellent	All sizes, some 12 pounds	the fish feeders are ON and lots of fish using the feeders. use liver, grasshoppers,cut sunfish or shrimp, worms, prepared baits lakewide, or downwind of the feeders,
largemouth bass	Fair	varies	lakewide, early and late in the day, silver crank baits
walleye, saugeye	Slow	18-24 inches	fish the east corner of the dam or along the island
white crappie	Fair	8-14 inches	fish are around the floating dock and over the brushpiles, use jigs,minnows
General Comments
Get the kids, get your friends and Go Fishing. This cooler weather has heated up the fishing. This lake is enrolled into the Community Fisheries Assistance Program. A city fishing permit is no longer required.Remember- Wear a Lifejacket and Reach - Throw - Don t Go.

PLEASANTON CITY LAKE - WEST -

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
channel catfish	Excellent	Size varies some over 10 pounds	the fishfeeders are ON and lots of fish are using them. use grasshoppers,liver, gizzard shad, shrimp, worms, prepared baits, along dropoffs,
crappie	Fair	All sizes	fish are lakewide, and in the brushpiles fish with jigs, minnows,
largemouth bass	Good	12-22 inches	fish along the piers, dam, the brushpiles with crank baits or spinners,
bluegill	Good	varies	use a small worm or jig under a float on spawning areas.
General Comments
Get the kids, get your friends and Go Fishing. This cooler weather has heated up the fishing. Lots of good reports of nice stringers of channel catfish caught. The fish still have to eat. Fish early and late for best results.This lake has a high density of channel catfish that increases angling opportunity. After a rain get to the inflow areas with good line and some worms, prepared bait--channel catfish can be great. Go have fun. Remember- Wear a Lifejacket and Reach - Throw - Don t Go.This is a Community Fisheries Assistance Program Lake Cooperator.

YATES CENTER RESERVOIR - NEW -

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill	Good	6-9 inches	worms, small jigs, around gravel beds, around feeders
Redear	Fair	8-11 inches	worms on the bottom, around vegetation, this lake has an excellent redear population
channel catfish	Fair	1-10 lbs	cut bait, worms, shad
crappie	slow	8-12 inches
largemouth bass	GOOD	8-18inches	Around any cover, shallow on sunny days
walleye	poor	15-18 inches	scattered along points and dropoffs
wipers	slow	12-18 inches	windy rocky points
General Comments
Lake temp. . Lake is normal level, WEEDS HAVE BEEN TREATED AND ARE GONE! LAKE IS CLEAR best fishing early and late in the day and at night Need a City permit. you can buy them at the Iron ranger at the lake, daily or seasonal

YATES CENTER - SOUTH OLD LAKE -

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Largemouth bass	fair	1-5 lbs	very shallow, along weed line and brush
Wipers	poor		mostly on liver
channel catfish	good	1/2-15 lbs	shad, worms prepared baits, around the feeders
Walleye	poor	1-6 pounds	jigs and crank baits off rocky points and dam
crappie	slow	1/2-1 lbs.	Spawning very shallow along the brush and trees
General Comments
Flooding conditions and muddy lake has a good largemouth bass population. lake is murky Water temp88 Lake is full . Early morning and late evening for the best fishing

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MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER -

Last Updated: 8/27/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
blue, channel catfish	Good	varies	The river is normal/low, fish are concentrated below riffles, fresh sunfish, liver, worms
walleye	slow	varies	use minnows, jigs, work the pools below riffles
white bass/wipers	Poor	varies	improved flows have brought up fish in the river, minnows, jigs, work the pools below the rifles,
General Comments
Angling on the Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area is open and the river and streams are open to fishing. Access to the river is at the Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area and along stateline road bridge. For additional opportunities call 913-352-8941 for accurate information. Get the kids, get your friends and Go Fishing.

NEOSHO RIVER AT CHETOPA DAM -

Last Updated: 5/14/2010

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Paddlefish	GOOD		The recent rains have the Neosho in great shape for the end of the season. I am hearing a lot of inquiries/rumors about the snagging season being extended through the end of the month. This is not correct, the season will still close at Midnight Sat, the 15th.
Channel Catfish	good		Angler have been report good catches of catfish.
General Comments
THE SNAGGING SEASON CLOSES MAY 15TH. Paddlefish Regulations Changes •On the Neosho river Catch and Release is allowed. •A fish must be kept if placed on a stringer, Culling is not Allowed. •Daily creel of 2 paddlefish, 6 for the season. •Barbless- hooks are required at Chetopa. The best fishing occurs at river flows of 10-15,000 cubic feet per second. The following link will take you to the Kansas Water Watch website. Click HERE for river flow data.

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