Fish can be caught just about anywhere on the lake. Maybe it's the unexpected, the surprise. Angler input is welcomed. Annual ice fishing tournament to benefit relay for life. If you would like to receive additional information about this lake a couple of times a year, sign up for the newsletter at the following link. Gearup. We recently stocked 2000 channel catfish. Zebra mussels have been discovered in Council Grove City Lake. This is sent directly to your email. Vertically fishing slab spoons over the tops of fish attractors or prominent windblown main lake points and shelves. Come and tour our venue & gardens. 21" minimum length limit, 2/day creel limit. The fall sample indicated good numbers above the 18" minimum length limit and a quality population for anglers to utilize. Walleye are being found in a variety of depths as the water continues to cool. Try usingminnows, jigs under a 5ft float, along the piers. use small baits, such as worms, jigs suspended under a float, in deeper water. Anglers are breaking holes in the ice and fishing through the holes. Largemouth bass fishing remains slower. The Rock Quarry is a good place for shore fishing. The Jeffrey Energy Center Lakes and Perry Reservoir both have zebra mussels and with Shawnee State Lake being close it is at high risk. Fall sampling indicates a few fish over 15" are available. Size structures listed are from 2022 October test netting and 2021 spring electrofishing for largemouth bass. The crappie population is doing well. Bluegill and redear fishing has slowed. Vertically fishing small jigs or various nightcrawler presentations over deeper, timbered or brushy drop-offs. Some new brushpiles were created and some brush was added to some of the existing 2018/19 structures. Click HERE to learn how to prevent the spread of zebra mussels. Smallmouth can be found on rocky points, shorelines, and along the dam. Finesse plastics fished near vegetation edges and structure. Focus on deeper water in standing timber near channel bends and dropoffs, vertical jigging minnows or jigs should be productive. The lake and the connected river system maintains a good channel catfishpopulation and has been one of the best places around to catch channel over 8 pounds. Please harvest the blue catfish that are under the 25 inch slot length limit (while following the 5/day creel limit). Another goal for this lake is to improve blue cat angling. Most are smaller with some bigger ones mixed in. They can be caught using spinnerbaits, plastics, or crankbaits around the brush piles. Pott. Worms under a slip bobber, or 1/16 jigs will be a good bet to try. Good baits are worms and fresh cut bait. Windy shorelines or points using stink baits, cut bait, shrimp or night crawlers. You can search in your Android, or iPhone, app store for "Explorer GIS", once it is installed you can search for "2020 KDWPT Fishing Access". The KDWP Fisheries Biologist plans to continue to request phase II advanced fingerling stockings for the next three years to help bolster current year classes of largemouth bass. White bass are grouped up and fishing can be hot and heavy when you're on fish. You may call the Dodge City Regional office as 620-227-8609 to make a report. Many strip pits have quality largemouth bass populations with 15-19" being common. The majority of fish are in the 12 inch to 6 pound range. Get all the fishing intel you need to start catching more, and bigger, fish. We recently stocked channel catfish to expand the population. . Sportsman's Warehouse: Shop online or in-store for quality hunting, fishing, camping, recreational shooting & outdoor gear at competitive prices. The ideal catch rate would be 100 bass per hour. The hot water area is a favorite. MARAIS DES CYGNES WILDLIFE AREA - MOUND CITY LAKE - Blue catfish are being caught using cut shad. Chicken liver and shrimp are working best. Have not heard of any walleye being caught. Zebra mussels have been discovered in Council Grove Reservoir. Minnows and jigs are producing the most fish right now. Below are links to Google .kmz files for all fish attractors statewide. 10 to 18 deep near brush or timber on jigs. Plastic finesse baits along vegetation edges are producing the best right now. Don't be afraid to fish shallow water. Last Updated: 10/4/2022 Print. Anglers still-fishing various baits like power bait, worms, marshmallows, and corn alone or in combination can be effective. Sampling shows alot of good crappie over 10 inches here. Shad sides, worms, or other prepared baits fished on windy flats or upper end of lake when water is coming in. As the population grew, it became apparent that the fishery would benefit from harvest of smaller fish. This deep clear lake offers a diverse fishery. Many anglers use kayaks or tubes to float into the cover and are very successful. Bathymetric maps are now available for the Mined Land Wildlife Area strip pits. Anglers should focus on submerged trees that are in 15-20' that are in close proximity to depth changes, or creek channels. Since the infestation was discovered in Oct. of 2007 these mussels have spread throughout the lake. There were 12 bass per hour of electrofishing sampled in the reservoir. Try deeper areas adjacent to fish habitat, brushpiles. 1/2 oz weedless jigs, ned rigs, bladed jigs, and drop shots thrown parallel to the shore along the slope will be a good technique to try. Crappie are still in the deeper brush piles. This lake has limited shoreline access so please spread out, social distance. Water levels have improved. Still doing fairly good for white bass and wipers. Last Updated: 11/29/2022 Print. HARVEY COUNTY EAST LAKE - To make campsite reservations and purchase state park permits visit, https://www.campitks.com/. Please see the information below in the General Comments section for all the details! Small jigs or live bait fished near rocky shorelines, jetties, brushpiles, weed edges, or other shoreline cover. Last Updated: 10/5/2022 Print. The Jeffrey Energy Center allows 30 anglers to fish at any one time. Techniques to try would be to vertical jig spoons and jigs, trolling with Rapalas and spoons, and casting jigs, spoons, and spinning baits. These locations should provide good opportunitiesfor bank anglers in the near future. Critzer Lake is one of Kansas' newest lakes and was opened to fishing in August of 2011. There are good white bass up to 2 pounds and good wipers up to the 5-6 pound pounds. Registration for Coffey County Lake is now available online at https://www.coffeycountyks.org/home/showdocument?id=3502. Zebra mussels, white perch, and asian carp are all invasive species that can be found in Kansas. Locating the fish is where the work comes in. Fish are lakewide, best with cut shad,sponge baits, worms. https://www.takemefishing.org/ice-fishing/ice-fishing-basics/ice-fishing-safety/. Skip to contentSkip to navigation menu Skip to navigation menu For the best experience, please sign in. Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism fisheries staff recently undertook a project to produce lake maps, or bathymetric maps, for public waters statewide. Last Updated: 10/5/2022 Print. However, the flooded timber and clearer water in the backwater section of the river produces a fair density bass population. Worms and plastics in the brushpiles. Football jigs, suspending jerkbaits, or slow rolling big spinnerbaits around various structural elements. Use minnows or small jigs near structure. Best baits are bluegill chunks, worms, liver, traditionalchicken liver, shrimp, prepared baits, lakewide. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water. Rainbow trout are stocked each spring, fall, and winter in Unit #30 in the "Trout Pit". Fishing with jigs and minnows around the deeper brush piles or cube clusters will produce fish. For best luck, try a jig and minnow next to rocky areas along the shoreline or near brush piles. Shad sides are the preferred bait. STAY UP TO DATE ON FISH STOCKINGS, FISH SAMPLING, AND HABITAT PROJECTS: As District Fisheries Biologists, we send out a newsletter to inform anglers of fish sampling result, aquatic outreach events, fish stockings, and habitat improvement projects, for example. If you would like the newsletter e-mailed to you click. PDF Document. Wipers can be caught along with white bass so it is important to properly identify your catch before putting it on a stringer. Read the news release HERE. The corners of the dam and along the East bank are the best places for smallmouth. Lots of small 8-10 inch bass were seen this past spring. The lake also received its first ever sauger stocking in 2021 to see if this species can create a viable fishery at the lake. Flathead catfish can be found in deep water next to submerged trees and structure. Worms and stinkbaits off the fishing piers. Vertically fishing small jigs tipped with mealworms or small chunks of nightcrawlers around deeper brushpiles through the ice. Last Updated: 2/2/2023 Print. We were fishing at 12 to 9 feet of water and managed one yellow perch, one pike, and one 21.5 in walleye! https://ksoutdoors.com/Fishing/Where-to-Fish-in-Kansas/Bathymetric-Lake-Maps, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngvw2uz3oH0, http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/FALL.lakepage.html, http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/JOHN.lakepage.html, http://ksdot.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=3e0ba6a852d2479aa6e384b4f87a0c2b, https://ksoutdoors.com/KDWPT-Info/Locations/Hunting-Fishing-Atlas/Fishing-Atlas/GPS-KML-Information-Files/Google-KMZ-file-of-Fish-Attractor-GPS, https://ksoutdoors.com/KDWPT-Info/Locations/Hunting-Fishing-Atlas/Fishing-Atlas, http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/District-Lakes/Pomona-Lake/Daily-Lake-Information/, http://ksoutdoors.com/Fishing/Special-Fishing-Programs-for-You/Fishing-Videos/Kansas-Fish-Management, http://ksoutdoors.com/KDWPT-Info/Locations/Hunting-Fishing-Atlas/Fishing-Atlas/GPS-KML-Information-Files/Google-KMZ-file-of-Artificial-Habitat-Fish-Attractor-GPS. Look for deep schools of baitfish. Fishing reports provide general angling information from KDWPT staff. Get the kids, get your friends and Go Fishing. Click Here for the most up to date lake level information. Small jigs or flies are also good bets. Sign In or Create Account My Cart Hunting Shooting Fishing Camping Boating Outdoor Cooking Clothing Footwear Clearance Gift Cards Learn Store Flyer Top Brands Blue Catfish) scattered throughout the reservoir, try fresh cutbait in 6-30 feet of water on river channel swings or flats near these swings. Channel catfish can be caught on a variety of baits including nightcrawlers, chicken livers, and cut bait. For up-to-date information, look up the fishing report for the lake of your choice. Zebra mussel veligers are too small to be seen with the unaided eye and they can be found in boat livewells, minnow buckets, boat bilges, water toys and anything else that is capable of holding even a small amount of water. to the parking lot. Some fish have also been caught in the flooded timber. Last Updated: 2/10/2023 Print. Crappie numbers have been low for a few years but are trending up due to good spawns in 2017 and 2018. It has been really cold with highs in the negatives some days but we warmed up this weekend with yesterday at 36. Project completion is dependent on weather. When targeting black bass in the winter make sure you are fishing smaller, slower, and deeper than you would at other times of the year. You can help fellow anglers by sharing successfulfishing notes athttp://www.facebook.com/kdwpt. About Fishing Reports for McKenzie Bay near Parshall. The Marais des Cygnes River is confirmed to contain zebra mussels. We sank 30 Georgia Cube Fish Attractors in this lake and they are holding fish. Last Updated: 10/7/2022 Print. Dispose of all bait on dry land. A blue catfish tagging project in underway at El Dorado. line. Last Updated: 2/10/2023 Print. So far this year the lake has been stocked with 3,400 channel catfish. Hopefully, the population rebounds in the near future. Fishing only lake. Please remember to CLEAN, DRAIN, and DRY your boats and equipment before using another waterbody. Saugeye, white bass, the catfishes, drum, crappie and carp can be harvested. Zebra Mussels have recently been found in Hillsdale Lake, and Linn Valley, Linn County, (Private Lake Development), we'd like to remind you to "Clean, Drain and Dry" your boat and equipment. Reserve Your Campsite Today! Anglers often report good spring catches of blue catfish near Walleye Point, the marina, and Cedar Point. Anglers can target in coves on the upper end of the lake, especially during periods of inflow, main lake where submerged trees and Georgia Cubes have been placed, and jetties and docks that can be fished from shore. Anglers should focus their efforts along the shoreline in depths less than 6' deep near submerged trees and edges of aquatic vegetation. Two can be kept outside this range but only one can be kept over 40 inches. Cedar trees were added to the lake in October of 2021 and spring of 2019 to enhance fish habitat and spawning structure. http://kdwpt.state.ks.us/news/KDWPT-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-New-Strawn-Fishing-District, YATES CENTER CITY LAKE - It is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water, so please discard any unused bait in a trash can. A Wyandotte County fishing permit is required to fish this property. Use spinners or jigs around brush piles and channel breaks. As the population grew, it became apparent that the fishery would benefit from harvest of smaller fish. Good baits are worm, frozen shad or liver, Sunfish or cut shad, prepared baits. Catfishing has slowed. Jigs or minnows near deeper brush or drop-offs. Fishing should be good in the Reservoir in 2023 but typically the best opportunities to harvest saugeye is downstream of the lake in the River Pond or Rocky Ford. For more information check out these two sites. Tobacco Gardens 9.22.2020 Tobacco. Lake users should follow recommended control practices found HERE . If you have information that you would like to contribute to this fishing report, contact Nick Kramer at nick.kramer@ks.gov. *KDWP stocked 2 million walleye fry into Lovewell during the month of April and over 3,0007+"fish in November. Special note: The lake has non-native aquatic plants! Many of the new brushpiles can also be accessed by casting from the shore. Although, most fish are 12 - 15 inches. Great Kansas Fishing Derby May 15 to Sept 15 Visitwww.ksfishderby.comfor more info; Tagged Fish - Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, White Crappie, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Wiper (Striped Bass Hybrid), Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, CRITZER LAKE - The 2021 sampling effort collected the most channel catfish in nine years with 11% of them over 28 inches. Buy your state fishing license and have fun. Small jigs or flies, also bobber with a worm. This lake hasa goodcatfish population and produces nice fish. Cold front will push fish offshore. There is a parking lot and gravel ramp and provides shoreline angling also. Rainbow trout have been stocked! Click on the following link to download the Google Earth File and get the coordinates. The ideal catch rate would be 100 bass per hour. Use cut shad or sunfish or best on chicken liver, shrimp, worms, prepared baits, along dam, lots of fat fish from 2 - 6 pounds. Decent electronics and time searching can pay off for those willing to put in the work. ALERT! BOURBON COUNTY ELM CREEK LAKE - The best way to measure social distancing is with a fishing pole. Windy weather will bring channel catfish into shallow windblown areas where wave action is stirring up food. http://ksoutdoors.com/KDWPT-Info/Locations/Hunting-Fishing-Atlas/Fishing-Atlas/GPS-KML-Information-Files/Google-KMZ-file-of-Artificial-Habitat-Fish-Attractor-GPS, District Fisheries Newsletter. The lake has been maintaining a great largemouth bass population, however the percentage of bass over 15 inches dropped in the 2021 sample. 13 inch to 18 inch slot limit 5 fish per day creel limit. Blue catfish native to major river basins in eastern Kansas can reach massive sizes. Unlimited access to the best fishing spot finder in the game. Walleye have been stocked on the Mined Land Wildlife Area in Units 7, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 31, 33, 34, 39, 40, 41, and 44 to provide an additional species and angling opportunity on the wildlife area. Bobber and worm near brush and other cover that is close to shore. Last Updated: 10/4/2022 Print. The water is very clear and the fish spook easily. CLINTON RESERVOIR - Flathead catfish will move up to the shallows in the morning, evening, and at night, so fishing off the jetties with a bobber and live bait would be a good tactic to try. Fish may not be transported alive from ANS designated waters. 921 blue catfish were tagged for a population study, so be on the lookout for tags in the blue cats that you catch and please report any you do catch. The reservoir also supports some larger walleye and blue catfish, though in low numbers. Be sure to drain all equipment before leaving the lake to avoid moving veligers to other waters. Water levels are very low. The high numbers of young bass has shifted the size structure to an overall smaller average size of bass. The upper end of the lake should be good when water is running in. Using a variety of jigs or minnows can all catch fish this time of year. All blue catfish less than 35 inches must be released immediately. We then went over to the south side kind of by Tobacco Gardens but a little bit further east at the opening of this bay. A good population of both species is present in this lake. Please inspect your trailer and fishing gear before leaving the lake to ensure you are not transporting these plants to any other lakes. Last Updated: 11/29/2022 Print. This means take EXTRA PRECAUTION to help prevent the spread into uncontaminated impoundments. Last Updated: 9/2/2022 Print, If you would like to contribute to this fishing report, contact Nick Kramer at nick.kramer@ks.gov, The locations of fish habitat placed in this lake can be found here. 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