The lake supports a decent crappie population. This lake has a decent number of Flathead Catfish. Fish are being caught from 4 feet to 16 feet deep. 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. 10-20 ft deep on minnows and jigs near points, brush, and ledges, Outlet fishing is slow/fair for catfish, white bass, and saugeye, COWLEY STATE FISHING LAKE - A fish must be kept if placed on a stringer. Protect our waters don't forget to CLEAN, DRAIN, and DRY! Fishing wind blown banks or up in the riprap should be productive or try creek channel swings and humps. Chase SFL is an ANS designated water. Anglers who report their tagged catch will receive an award as compensation for their participation. Last Updated: 9/2/2022 Print, CENTRALIA CITY LAKE - Harvest-sized Channel Catfish are stocked regularly in the Spring and Fall. With this designation, regulations arein effect primarily aimed at discouraging water containing microscopic zebra mussel larvae from leaving the property and establishing in new waters. The Health and Economic Burden of Smoking in Missouri, 2000-2004 (May/June 2007) PDF Document. Try crank baits or jigs tipped with night crawlers along the flats. It isIllegaltransportlive fish, bait, and waterfrom this lake. The water is clear with a little color. So far this year the lake has received 2,780 pounds of these catchable sized channel catfish. Bluegill can be caught using a chunk of worm jigged over brush piles and weed beds. WILSON RESERVOIR - Habitat improvements through the use of hinge-cutting, cedar trees, and "Georgia Cubes" will be placed throughout the unique strip pits on Mined Land Wildlife Area. Tube jig or minnow along shoreline and around the brush piles. Zebra Mussels have recently been found in Hillsdale Lake, and Linn Valley, Linn County, (Private Lake Development), NEOSHO RIVER AT CHETOPA DAM - Sampling indicates a good crappie population with a good percentage of fish over 10 inches. To purchase your Kansas hunting and fishing licenses, permits and boat registrationsvisit, https://license.gooutdoorskansas.com/. Best baits are bluegill chunks, worms, liver, traditionalchicken liver, shrimp, prepared baits, lakewide. Channel cats can be taken now on a variety of live or prepared baits. Great Kansas Fishing Derby May 15 to Sept 15 Visitwww.ksfishderby.comfor more info; Tagged Fish - Channel Catfish, Black Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, LEAVENWORTH STATE FISHING LAKE - A bobber and worm, fly rod with small flies, and 1/16 ounce jig with a twister tail will be good baits to try. 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. Catfishing can be very good just about anywhere along the shoreline. $100 entry per 2 person teams. The 2021 sampling effort collected the most channel catfish in nine years with 11% of them over 28 inches. September 23, 2020 January 18, 2021 ~ James Skinner. If you would like to provide a fishing report for Neosho State Fishing Lake, don't hesitate to contact Connor Ossowski, District Fisheries Biologist, at (620) 231-3173. For tips on identifying a white perch from a white bass, wiper or striped bass click HERE. Fall sampling indicated very high numbers of channel catfish are in the reservoir now. These are often caught at the drop offs along creek channels, and around concentrations of gizzard shad. Don't hesitate to throw the classic "ned rig" in the summertime when fish will be deeper and provide a chance at a strike. Fish above the strat line. Remember that KDOT East, Vic's Lake, and Slough Creek are Type 1 trout waters and all anglers fishing those waters November 1st - April 15th must have a trout permit. In addition, there were 245,000 walleye fingerlings stocked in mid-June. For more information on ice fishing safety go tohttps://www.takemefishing.org/ice-fishing/ice-fishing-basics/ice-fishing-safety/. Please use your best judgement when determining where you can fish, and make sure you follow local regulations. KEITH SEBELIUS RESERVOIR - This newsletter is for fishing information for the. Last Updated: 12/7/2022 Print. Wipers may be caught by fishing along points in the lake using any lure that resembles a shad. The marais des cygnes river is at a low flow but could produce some good fishing opportunities. 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. The fourth rainbow trout stocking occurred on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 with a total of 1,200 rainbow trout (800 pounds). 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". near brush and rock 5ft deep on jigs and minnows, near brush/rock 5ft deep on jigs and worms, along creeks and dam on spinners and crankbaits. The lake has been maintaining a very good population of largemouth bass for the last ten years. If you would like to stay up to date on what is happening on Neosho State Fishing Lake (Lake McKinley), Crawford State Fishing Lake (Farlington Lake), Bone Creek Lake, CFAP and FISH properties, and the Mined Land Wildlife Area strip pits, you can subscribe to the Pittsburg District Newsletter at the following link:https://ksoutdoors.com/KDWPT-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Pittsburg-Fishing-District. Most in the 1-2 lb size range but up to 7 lbs. There are good white bass up to 2 pounds and good wipers up to the 5-6 pound pounds. White Bass are chasing shad schools in open water. Look for them in deeper timber and also around Rea Bridge. Coordinates mark areas with multiple habitat structures in the area. Please check any blue catfish for a yellow or orange tag in its back as we have been tagging some to collect more information on the species in Tuttle Creek Lake and the Big Blue River. Crappie can be found throughout the different units on the wildlife area. Two channel catfish can be harvested daily, but largemouth bass are catch and release only. The GPS coordinates for the new brushpile locations are as follows (Updated 10/13/2021): N37.644641, W 094.810386 (North boat ramp), N37.643394, W 094.811154 (Marina northeast dock), N 37.641860, W 094.812640 (Marina Cove southwest dock), N 37.643614, W 094.811419 (Marina Cafe dock), N 37.641616, W 094.813571 (Marina Cove, west end), N 37.641749, W 094.812921 (Marina Cove, southwest dock), N 37.641966, W 094.806699 (East Cove, east bank), N 37.641278, W 094.807183 (East Cove, southwest bank), N 37.641637, W 094.807649 (East Cove, northwest bank), N 37.642103, W 094.807946 (East Cove, north point). Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (S.C.O.R.P), Hiking, Biking, & Horseback Riding Trails, Transferring Fish and Game to Another Person, Education, Exhibition, Collecting, and Salvage Permits, All artificial statewide fish attractors' GPS. Johnson County fishing/trout permits are available through Johnson County Parks and Recreation District and other select vendors. There are many fish in the 3+ range. Fish are lakewide, best with cut shad,sponge baits, worms. Using shad sides livers or other prepared baits on wind blown banks should get a few bites. Most White Perch are 5"-8". Use minnows and jigs near docks and vegetation edges. There is an abundance of submerged trees in a range of depths that will also hold fish. Cold front will push crappie offshore. Two paddlefish may be harvested daily and six may be harvested in a season. Best baits aredark jigs and/or minnows. In the summer months focus on shady cover when fishing shallow or deeper structure. Clean, Drain, and Dry your boat and livewell after leaving this lake. DO NOT MOVE FISH OR BAIT TO DIFFERENT WATERS! Last Updated: 10/10/2022 Print. CLEAN, DRAIN, and DRY your boat and livewell when leaving water bodies. With questions about this lake call Donald George, Fisheries Biologist, at 913-795-2218, or Bourbon County at 620-223-3800. If you would like to provide a fishing report for Bone Creek Lake, don't hesitate to contact Connor Ossowski, District Fisheries Biologist, at (620) 231-3173. The lake did receive a stocking in 2021 that created a modest year class and should help bolster things for the future. Anglers walk from the parking lotwest on the path to the hot water return area. Click HERE for river flow data. Angler access and success is affected by release rates from the nearby Tuttle Creek Reservoir. Best baits to use include stinkbait, shad gizzards, shad sides, shrimp, and nightcrawlers. Crappie are feeding on small gizzard shad blown up on shoreline. 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. Prepared baits, shrimp, chicken liver, and shad will be your best options to try. CLEAN DRAIN & DRY Every Lake, Every Time! The law now says that if anyone leaves the lake with water in your livewell or boat, you are subject to a ticket for transporting Zebra Mussels since they will spawn and the microscopic little mussels will probably be in every drop of water in the lake. The deeper fish are often caught using jigging spoons, minnows, or brightly colored lures. Use minnows or small jigs near structure. For up-to-date information, look up the fishing report for the lake of your choice. Channel catfish can still be caught using worms, cut shad, or doughballs. Catches are more common in the Marina area and in the coves on a variety of baits to include crankbaits andsoft baits. Rocky shorelines on flukes early and late in the day. Both maintained boat ramps are currently usable. As of October 2022, most of these saugeye had already reached 14 inches and the bulk of 2021 year-class should exceed the 15" minimum length limit by spring. Warm weather will really speed up the fishing. Five percent of each stocking is comprised of 14-inch or larger fish. Stockings have occurred since 2007. jigs and live minnows. So please discard any leftover bait in a trash can. Crappie fishing remains good. Trolling and vertical jigging techniques will be a good technique to try. http://kdwpt.state.ks.us/news/KDWPT-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-New-Strawn-Fishing-District, CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE - This lake has a high density of channel catfish that increases angling opportunity. The best way to measure social distancing is with a fishing pole. Use minnows or jigs, but fish slower than you would in warmer months. THIS INCLUDES MINNOW BUCKETS AND BOAT LIVEWELLS AND BILGES!!! To collect this data,KDWPT Fisheries biologists are tagging up to 2,000 blue catfish in El Dorado Reservoir. This first stocking did better than their cousin walleye and anglers should start catching a few small ones this year. Last Updated: 11/21/2022 Print. Most of the fish caught in the area of the hot water outlet have been the 1 to 2 pound range. up to 36 inches, with a lot of 18 to 24 inch "eater" sized fish. GPS coordinates for cube clusters placed on 7/13/21 are: 1. ATTENTION: An established zebra mussel population has been documented at this water making Cedar Bluff an ANS designated water. Last Updated: 2/10/2023 Print. Zebra mussels have been discovered in Council Grove City Lake. Flathead catfish can be caught on live bait, or fresh cut bait, near brushpiles and flats. Bass numbers are improving but would still be considered an overall low population. The majority of fish are in the 12 inch to 6 pound range. Water level is good and clear. There is a second, smaller access area located at the south west part of the lake, from 800 rd. If you would like to provide a fishing report for Crawford State Fishing Lake, don't hesitate to contact Connor Ossowski, District Fisheries Biologist, at (620) 231-3173. Several good reports of multi-species action on the dam! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngvw2uz3oH0, Great Kansas Fishing Derby May 15 to Sept 15 Visitwww.ksfishderby.comfor more info; Tagged Fish - Channel Catfish, Bullhead, ELK CITY RESERVOIR - Channelcan be caught on worms, cut bait or prepared bait. The lake has filled back in and anglers are able to launch from the boat ramp again. However, the majority of the crappie that anglers may find at the end of their line will be in the 6-8" size range. In 2016, KDWPT implemented a 25- to 35-inch protected slot length limit, five fish daily creel limit, and a maximum of two fish over 35 inches. DOUGLAS COUNTY-LONE STAR LAKE - A Wyandotte County fishing permit is required to fish this property. Bluegill and redear can be found near any submerged vegetation or in deeper brush piles. I have added Georgia cubes to several areas to enhance angling especially along shoreline areas. Rocky Ford , a river fishery, is located just south of the Tuttle Creek Dam on the Big Blue River. Fish with jigs or minnows near the dam or rocks. Some baits to try would be jerkbaits, swimbaits, jigs, and live bait. Plastic baits are producing best right now. The most common size was 19 inches long. Most of the larger white bass range from 12 to 16 inches and wipers up to 8 lbs. Blue catfish are currently managed with a 35-in minimum length limit and 5/day creel limit in hopes that they will establish a self-sustaining population. 2,500 small 8 to 10-inch brown trout were stocked on October 22, 2018. The main body of the reservoir doesn't have the necessary largemouth bass habitat to support a high-density bass population. If you have individual strip pits that you'd like to see habitat improvements made, please contact Connor Ossowski, District Fisheries Biologist, at (620) 231-3173. This stocking had some real big ones mixed in. Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism fisheries staff recently undertook a project to produce lake maps, or bathymetric maps, for public waters statewide. Try your luck with roadrunners, jigs, and spinners for these sizeable fish! Anglers report catching good numbers of fish over 10 inches. Cold front will push fish offshore. The main body of the lake from the dam to about Marina Cove and from Cove 3 west is open water, and a significant ice sheet remains between the two open zones of the lake. If you would like to stay up to date on what is happening on Neosho State Fishing Lake (Lake McKinley), Crawford State Fishing Lake (Farlington Lake), Bone Creek Lake, CFAP and FISH properties, and the Mined Land Wildlife Area strip pits, you can subscribe to the Pittsburg District Newsletter at the following link: Catfishing has slowed. If new reports are received it will be updated. Blue Catfish Tagging Project Underway at El Dorado. To hopefully continue to please both angler bases and help increase the overall size structure of sunfish, the lake is being implemented with a special sunfish regulation starting in 2019. Crappie will congregate near the Georgia Cubes, submerged trees, structure, and docks. Good shoreline angler access is provided by the Linn County Park on the west side of the lake. 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. Eurasian watermilfoil is an invasive aquatic vegetation that can be found in nearby water bodies. Use small baits, jigs or small worm under a float set for shallow water, fish maybe in shallow. Use worm, small jig, or small silver spoon around brush piles and deep ends on rock jetties. Sign up to receive a copy of the Fall River District Fisheries Newsletter. Information needed during the call will be the length of the fish, date, tag number, and whether the fish was kept or released. 5-inches of ice cover. Small jigs or small minnows are good bets. Please, always clean your boat when moving to different water bodies. This newsletter is for fishing information for theIndependence District(Chautauqua, Labette, Montgomery, and Wilson counties) only. If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter you can go to the following link to get on the mailing list. Fly fishing opportunities are also present; hook sizes of 10-12 with a floating fly or popper may yield fish up to 8 inches. Smallmouth can be found on rocky points, shorelines, and along the dam. Luck could also be had by trolling along the dam and open areas. Lewis they Soon found a gangue of Elk in a thicket. Fishing below the dam during low to moderate releases should be good for most species. Livers, shad sides, or other prepared baits along ledges or windy banks. Using a variety of jigs or minnows can catch fish this time of year. Even with the colder water temperatures bass are still responding to stick baits and medium depty crank baits. Reports about crappie have been very limited but they should be found schooled up in 15 to 20 feet of water around brush. COFFEY COUNTY LAKE - Please discard leftover bait in a trash can. The low releases rates will have them just below the dam. To view a map of Toronto Reservoir brush piles, copy this file into Google Earth and zoom into the reservoir. Barrel Springs pond is ice covered, but the ice sheet has melted considerably with ice around the edges very thin and ice off-shore less than 2 inches at the thickest. Crappie can be taken on jigs near culvert and rock jetties. Now Available: A Webster District newsletter which includes informative fisheries information about Webster, Kirwin and Keith Sebelius Reservoirs is currently available. Focus your efforts around aquatic vegetation, slopes, beaver dams or any terrestrial or aquatic structure, and shallow water. In general, at least 4 inches of clear, hard ice is considered safe to support ice fishing activities accessed by foot. The humps between the fishing piers hold good numbers of bluegill. Look for deep schools of baitfish. Try using minnows or jigs in 8-15 feet of water. The best bite has been on warm afternoons. The catfish in this impoundment are active and ready for action- Try liver, shad, or live bait fish. Trout were stocked this evening and should be hitting good on the traditional trout baits including PowerBait, small spoons, jigs, inline spinners, and small minnows. Feb. 6 - Badlands Bass Bandits derby, Nelson Lake, 9 a.m.-3. 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 - The lake contains a nice population of larger fish for a small State Fishing Lake. Some new brushpiles were created and some brush was added to some of the existing 2018/19 structures. Crankbaits or soft plastics are producing fish. Channel catfish have been stocked across the entire wildlife area. 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