SHAWNEE MISSION PARK LAKE - Last Updated: 6/29/2023 Print. The majority of public fishing waters around the Wichita Metro Area are stocked regularly in the Spring and Fall with harvest-sized Channel Catfish. In addition to, it was proposed and passed to move from a 13-18" slot length limit to an 18" minimum length limit to protect the stocked fingerlings and naturally spawned Largemouth Bass to preferred lengths for bass anglers. WebK-96 Lake in Wichita (Sedgwick County). Last Updated: 6/29/2023 Print, BONE CREEK RESERVOIR - Blue catfish native to major river basins in eastern Kansas can reach massive sizes. Cedar trees were placed on existing brushpiles. Most of the fish caught in the area of the hot water outlet have been the 1 to 2 pound range. This currently includes Granite Creek, North Fork River, Carr Creek, and Walnut Creek. Anglers need to check into the Jeffrey Energy Center Guard House located north of St. Mary's, then west off K-63 Hwy. The upper end of the lake should be good when water is running in. Walleye are on the flats and are being caught on jig and crawler combo, crawler and spinner, and crank baits. Last Updated: 6/28/2023 Print. Warm summer temperatures are favorable for targeting catfish. Niceredear sunfish are available by slow fishing along the piers with jig, worm under a float. The 2023 sample shows the population has regressed and would be considered a poor fishery for the immediate future. Two paddlefish may be harvested daily and six may be harvested in a season. Have had reports of fish being caught lake wide using worms under a bobber. Please take extra precaution by not removing fish and placing them in another body of water (bait fish included), and cleaning, draining, and drying boats motors trailers and all equipment before entering another body of water. WebFor the status of the ATV Area please call (785) 597-5144 and select option #2. Try cut bait or dough bait thorough the reservoir. clinton lake kansas Fishing Report 2023. The only stocking of the GLEN ELDER STATE PARK POND was in late October of 300 pounds of fish. The units and strip pits that have been stocked with walleye provide adequate habitat with deeper water and cooler water temperatures. The GPS coordinates for the Georiga Cubes are as follows: 16 Georgia Cubes @ N 37.642602, W 094.808321 (North point), 6 Georgia Cubes @ N 37.642695, W 094.806880 (Northeast corner dock), 7 Georgia Cubes @ N 37.641402, W 094.807221 (East cove dock on west side of cove), 5 Georgia Cubes @ N 37.637147, W 094.811688 (East fishing pier), 3 Georgia Cubes @ N 37.643472, W 094.811373 (Marina northeast dock), 3 Georgia Cubes @ N 37.644663, W 094.810369 (North boat ramp). Last Updated: 6/30/2023 Print. There are very good numbers of white bass in the lake this year and they will provide good action once their location is found. Current water level conditions can be found at: https://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/District-Lakes/Melvern-Lake/Daily-Lake-Info-2/. Clinton lake kansas fishing report - Taunt On Water The Great Kansas Fishing Derby. The official website of the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks. The 2023 annualsampling effort showed thatthe lake continues to provide a great largemouth bass fishery. The fall sample indicated good numbers above the 18" minimum length limit and a quality population for anglers to utilize. Look for fish to be near deeper brush piles and near Rea Bridge. Various prepared baits, liver, and worms usually good for channel catfish lakewide. Try minnows, small jigs, or small spinners fished around brush and structure. Don't overlook standing timber and brush piles. Try your luck with roadrunners, jigs, and spinners for these sizeable fish! Google KMZ file of Fish Attractor GPS fishing or bowfishing can be good to excellent when wildlife pools are draining or the river is flooding. Also been catching fish in the coves and shallow areas. Bluegill and sunfish can be caught around aquatic vegetation. Tags will appear as a small yellow vinyl tube beneath the fishs dorsal fin. Recent sampling efforts indicate a good population of bass is present with fish up to 6 lbs. Fish can be caught around any aquatic vegetation, off the rocky jetties, and around the overhanging trees in the water. Last Updated: 6/28/2023 Print, CENTRALIA CITY LAKE - Best bite with fresh cut bait. The walleye population is maintained through regular stockings and currently has modest numbers of 16 to 19 inch fish. Missouri Fishing Reports Now Available: A Webster District newsletter that includes fisheries related information about Webster, Kirwin and Keith Sebelius Reservoirs is available. This lake hasa goodcatfish population and produces nice fish. Creel Length/Limit. Have had reports of fish being caught around the mouth of Concrete cove using jigs and casting diving lures. The lake facilities include multiple ramps, picnic tables, plenty of camping pads and many sites with electricity. CLEAN, DRAIN, and DRY your boat and livewell when leaving water bodies. Fish can also be caught near brushpiles or along river channels and drop offs looking for shad. Would also be looking for them in the shallows and coves. Saugeye can be found drifting or trolling mudflats using jigs tipped with nightcrawler or crawler harnesses. MARION COUNTY LAKE - Clinton Lake, Kansas - Reports, Lake Info, Pictures | FISHING White Bass are chasing schools of young shad. Cedar Bluff District Newsletter: A biannual newsletter detailing fishing related projects and activities in the Cedar Bluff District, which includes such waters as Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Sheridan and Scott State Fishing Lakes, Antelope Lake, and other public fishing waters in northwest Kansas are available. Bloomington West is a spacious group campground that sits under an umbrella of trees west of Clinton Dam and Lake in the hills of Kansas. The lake has a boat ramp, parking lot, security light, floating dock, and vault toilet on the east side of the lake and a boat ramp and parking lot on the west side.. Feeders are on. Try fishing cut bait, worms, or stink bait throughout the lake morning, evening, and night. Blue Catfish can be found near river channels and wind-blown shorelines. Target sunfish fish on deep weed edges with worms or small plastics. KDWPT Fisheries and State Park staff enhanced current fish habitat by adding approximately 150 cedar trees near shoreline spawning areas to enhance largemouth bass and spotted bass structure, as well as added cedar trees to current brushpiles near shoreline access areas in October of 2021. Did hear of some walleye being caught along the Dam, drop offs and along the river channels. Try using big jigs or large crank baits on flats. Fish can be found in shallower flats and bays that hold schools of baitfish. Best Fishing Times: 12:00AM to 12:00AM, and 12:00AM to 12:00AM. Walleye prefer moderately deep lakes with gravel, rock or sandy bottoms. 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. Please see the information below in the General Comments section for all the details. If you do not find the body of water you are looking for you can start a new Fishing Report Thread. Banner Creek has been mapped by the Kansas Biological Survey and there is a map available at. Barber State Fishing Lake and all other public fishing waters in Pratt and Barber counties are now a part of the Cheney district. Remember there is a 35 inch minimum length limit on blue catfish in Lovewell. Small live bait offerings on small hooks fished near shoreline. No reports but try 1/8 and 1/4 oz. As with any new regulation, data is needed to gauge effectiveness. 785-842-8562. Walleye may be found along the dam and off of points. This lake has great shoreline angling, lots of room to spread out, for social distancing. 50. Wilson Reservoir Fishing Guides in Clinton Lake, Kansas. Livers, shad sides, or other prepared baits along ledges or windy banks. Lake users should clean, drain and dry fishing equipment and boats to keep from moving zebra mussels to other waters. White bass, bullhead, bluegill and all other legal species. For tips on spring bass fishing check out the KDWPT video at the following link! Cast small crankbaits when schools of fish break the surface. Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. use minnows and dark jigs, recently bigger fish over 11 inches reportedly caught, but lots of 9 inch fish. Last Updated: 6/26/2023 Print, WYANDOTTE COUNTY LAKE - Also along the dam. Great Kansas Fishing Derby May 15 to Sept 15 Visitwww.ksfishderby.comfor more info; Tagged Fish - Channel Catfish, GARNETT NORTH - To improve fishing and address an unbalanced fishery, Kingman State Fishing Lake is being drained and renovated summer of 2023. Look for pockets of deeper water with structure. Recent sampling continues to show excellent numbers of good sized bass. We recently restocked this lake so the catfish numbers are even higher. Main Menu. They can be easily caught on worms and hotdogs. Crappie can be caught around brush piles and standing timber using minnows or small plastics. Reports of fish caught lake wide on jigs and minnows. Anglers can also find saugeye up shallow in the fall, winter, and spring when water temperatures are cooler and where they can be found feeding on the flats and shallow habitat. Minnows and dark jigs are best. As of 6/17/16 the lake has been designated an Aquatic Nuisance Species water. The water is very clear and the fish spook easily. Email: Clinton@usace.army.mil. Channel catfish from the rearing pond are stocked into this lake each fall. Please remember to help STOP AQUATIC HITCHHIKERS! Many of the strip pits have quality populations. Small soft plastics in a variety of colors. All artificial statewide fish attractors' GPS (PDF). Butthis is a great place to fish. The dam is a great spot to start looking for smallmouth. Last Updated: 6/30/2023 Print. Last Updated: 6/30/2023 Print. Worms under a bobber and small jigs fished vertically around brush in deeper water. LOUISBURG-MIDDLE CREEK SFL - Chicken livers or shad imitating baits such as crankbaits, spinnerbaits, rattletraps, soft jerkbaits, fished around wind blown banks and dropoffs. Tryshad sides, liver,worms orprepared baits. Techniques to try would be to vertical jig spoons and jigs, trolling with Rapalas and spoons, and casting jigs, spoons, and spinning baits. You can help fellow anglers by sharing successfulfishing notes athttp://www.facebook.com/kdwpt, MCPHERSON STATE FISHING LAKE - To help prevent the spread of invasive species, please CLEAN, DRAIN & DRY all equipment when changing water bodies and dump your bait. Bathymetric Lake Maps This is a great kayaking while you are fishing lake, no recreational boating. WINFIELD CITY LAKE - Last Updated: 6/30/2023 Print. X. Last Updated: 7/14/2023 Print. The fish feeders are ON and have Lots of channel catfish and anglers are doing well. Not many saugeye reports this week. Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism fisheries staff recently undertook a project to produce lake maps, or bathymetric maps, for public waters statewide. Jigs are the best producing bait right now. Tuttle Creek has zebra mussels whichmakes the lake, the River Pond and Rocky Ford designated as Aquatic Nuisance Species waters. Some anglers are having luck catching Walleye along the dam or off of submerged humps. Bass are being caught by anglers using jigs or plastics along the shorelineand in &aroundbrush piles, rip-rap, and fallen trees. Boulders south of the dam also hold some flathead catfish. Please contact Wyandotte County Unified Government Parks and Recreation Department at 913-573-8327 for more information. Use a jig or minnow on windy shoreline. Fish the creek mouth where the fresh water comes in and the fish are stacked up. Best baits are dark colored jigs and minnows, mainly around underwater structure. Crappie are being found in the brushpiles in 10 to 18 feet of water. Clinton Lake Fishing Zebra mussels have been found at Paola City Lake (Lake Miola). Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water! Last Updated: 6/30/2023 Print. CLARK STATE FISHING LAKE - Anglers from boats should focus on flats and near rock habitat. Would also look for them surfacing on shad around the reservoir as they feed. Bass can be found near shorelines relating to deep water and off shore structures. Using a variety of jigs, spinners, or minnows can catch fish all year. The fish feeders are ON. Ft Scott Lake has boat ramps and several docks and good shoreline access for fishing. The third stocking of 2023 went in on June 6th when the lake received 915 of these catchable sized catfish. are being caught drifting live sunfish over deeper points and other structure. Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers. Coordinates for historical habitat sites that had brush added to them in March 2018. Last Updated: 7/12/2023 Print, Link to USACE reservoir water level:http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/TORO.lakepage.html. Last Updated: 6/28/2023 Print. Target windy banks and points using jigs on reservoir. Zebra Mussels have recently been found in Hillsdale Lake, and Linn Valley, Linn County, (Private Lake Development), NEOSHO RIVER AT CHETOPA DAM - Zebra mussel veligers (larval zebra mussels) are too small to be seen with the unaided eye and they can be found in boat livewells, minnow buckets, boat bilges, and anything else that is capable of holding even a small amount of water. Kansas current state record was caught from the Missouri River, weighing in at more than 100 pounds. Fishing This lake produces many good channel catfish. For more information on lakes in the New Strawn district click the following link. Water Level and Discharge: The most recent water level conditions can be found at the following website: https://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/District-Lakes/Clinton-Lake/Daily-Lake-Info-2/. Best success for bass is coming by using soft plastic worms near structure in 3-10 ft or water or just off of the many ledges. Worms or cut bait where wind is blowing in to shore. Worms or cut bait are producing the best right now. Biologists hope to gain information about the areas blue catfish population size, entrainment through the dam, and the fishs susceptibility to harvest. Lindy rigs and crawler harnesses should work near drop-offs. Live bait and shad imitation baits along the dam are producing the best. PERRY RESERVOIR - Target slightly deeper structure throughout the lake. There is a 13 to 18 inch slot limit on Largemouth Bass in effect at the lake. Dispose of all bait on dry land. The best way to measure social distancing is with a fishing pole. If you do harvest a tagged fish greater than 35" please report your tag number to nick.kramer@ks.gov. Tweet. Use a small hook with a small piece of work or panfish lures. REMEMBER!! In summer, crappie are not as concentrated as they were during the spring spawn. Clinton Lake KS Fishing Reports, Map & Hot Spots Fish move to deep, main-lake structure. The El Dorado blue catfish population will benefit from the harvest of these "short" fish as growth rate of the remaining fish will improve. Would also work the Flats and river channels where the walleye will be feeding. Many fish are in about 15 feet of water. Historical Information. Topwater season is here grab your favorite and throw it around key structural elements. Most less than 28" but getting a few over 40 pounds. Fluke type baits, crankbaits, and jigs are all good springtime saugeye baits. Throwing small shad imitators like compact spinnerbaits or crankbaits. Have had reports of fish being caught lake wide using crankbaits and artificial baits. La Cygne Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 6/30/23. Click HERE to learn how to prevent the spread of zebra mussels. Topwater baits early and late then casting soft plastics, swimbaits and jerk baits around fish attractors, shoreline brush and vegetation along sun-warmed shorelines. The first rainbow trout stocking of the winter and spring of 2022/2023 trout season occurred on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 with a total of 1,200 rainbow trout (800 pounds). Whites are really schooling and chasing young of the year gizzard shad right now. A city fishing permit is no longer required. Success of this project is dependent on anglers reporting the tagged fish they capture. Record high numbers of young saugeye from the 2021 stocking! Fish attracting habitat have been placed along the shoreline to attract fish and improve shoreline angling. CHASE STATE FISHING LAKE - Fish feeders are ON. Try fishing cut bait or stink bait near shallow wind blown areas. Jigs or minnows under a bobber near brush piles. Lake users should follow recommended control practices found HERE . Best baits to use include cut bait, stinkbait, shad sides, shrimp, and nightcrawlers. 10-20ft deep suspended near points, flooded brush, and ledges on jigs and minnows. White Bass Forecast (>12") (>15") (lbs.) Have had reports of fish being caught around the fish attractors using jigs and slab spoons. One such growing fishery can be found in El Dorado Reservoir. To view a list of over-the-counter permits available to non-resident hunters, visit "Applications and Fees" and select Deer.. Species Rating Size Baits, Method, Location Striped Bass WILSON STATE FISHING LAKE FRY 4/19/2022 110000 WLSL Walleye 2022 Big Hill Reservoir FRY Click HERE to learn how to prevent the spread of zebra mussels. 1 miles West of Olathe (K-7) on Dennis Avenue. Trolling diving lures can also be productive. THE SNAGGING SEASON IS OPEN FROM MARCH 15 THROUGH MAY 15TH. As the ice thaws dead baitfish are blown to the shoreline. Also remember this lake has a good wiper and an improving walleye, saugeye population. The fish feeders are ON. Fishing BIG HILL RESERVOIR - KEITH SEBELIUS RESERVOIR - The lake is home to some big flathead. Print Email a Friend. Jig and plastics, such as curly tailed grubs, are always a good bet. In total, 542,774 largemouth bass have been stocked since 2018. 13 inch to 18 inch slot limit 5 fish per day creel limit. This helps prevent the spread to unc, MELVERN RESERVOIR - CLINTON LAKE KANSAS Fishing Report 2023 | United States Anglers should focus on coves and jetties using a variety of methods, which include spinnerbaits, top-water lures, plastic lures, and jerkbaits. Check out their photos, previous catches and more. Please remember to CLEAN, DRAIN, and DRY your boats and equipment before using another waterbody. This lake has had a reproducing blue catfish population for many years, fingerling blue cats were stocked this fall to supplement that population. Spoons, jigs, and Crank baits near points and drop offs. Northeast Region. White bass numbers have been low due to limited spawning success for most of the last decade. Use a jig or minnow on windy shoreline. Channel catfish can still be caught using worms, cut shad, or doughballs. Some reports of fish caught in the upper end of the reservoir. Wipers may be caught by fishing along points in the lake using any lure that resembles a shad. Size structure listed for largemouth bass is from May 2022 electrofishing. There are a few nice crappie in the lake although most are fairly small. Water levels are very low. This regulation change will be evaluated over time to verify if it will continue into the future. While many anglers might associate El Dorado Reservoir with monster walleye, hard-fighting wipers, or slab crappie, blue catfish are developing a following in the 8,000-acre impoundment. A variety of jigs, spoons, spinners, or minnows can catch fish all year. Recently there were 2,000 channel catfish stocked to spice up the fishing. The lake map for Neosho State Fishing Lake can be found at the following link:https://ksoutdoors.com/Fishing/Where-to-Fish-in-Kansas/Bathymetric-Lake-MapsThis link will provide you with a link for all bathymetric lake maps for the state of Kansas. Best areas have been windy shorelines and fresh cut bait and worms have been productive. Last Updated: 6/30/2023 Print, GEARY STATE FISHING REPORT - Fair numbers of legal saugeye caught this spring. The lake is under renovation. The lake is in the Urban Stocking Program and is regularly stocked with 12 to 18 inch channel catfish which leads to good catch rates of fish in that size range. Sampling and angler reports indicate that there are still alot of good crappie here, most in the 10-12 inch range. This area has a total capacity of 150 guests. Jayhawk Marina. The 6-8" crappie have been aged by fisheries staff and are 8-12 years old. We have been taking veliger samples and the samples were high so be sure to drain and dry everything!!!!!! Many of these fish in the pond expired under the ice this winter due to the low water. Bluegill can be caught using a small chunk of worm or small ice jigs over brush piles. When temps are still cool in the morning fish can be caught around any aquatic vegetation, off the rocky jetties, and around the overhanging trees in the water. It is important to remove your drain plug on your watercraft upon departure to drain live wells and water inside of your boat; it will protect our natural resources in Kansas for current anglers and future generations to enjoy. http://kdwpt.state.ks.us/news/KDWPT-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-New-Strawn-Fishing-District, LA CYGNE RESERVOIR - Release all saugeye less than 18 inchesand largemouth bass less than 15 inches. Keep an eye out for surface feeding activity as whites and wipers chase shad. Tweet. Lake is 3+ feet low. Water levels should start to rise with rain. Shad sides, worms, or other prepared baits fished on windy flats or upper end of lake when water is coming in.