KANSAS FISHING REPORTS: Region 1

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Reports Updated 08/06/04

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REGION 1

CEDAR BLUFF GLEN ELDER KANOPOLIS KIRWIN LOVEWELL
SEBELIUS WEBSTER WILSON
 

CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR

Updated 08/07/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 2144.0 Temperature: 85 Clarity: 2 foot

Inflow: 2 cfs Outflow: 0 cfs Level: 7.64 feet low

Report by: Bert's Corner

All Ramps are usable except Comanche Ramp in the South Shore State Park and it is out of the water.

Channel Catfish: Good -- using green sunfish, bait shrimp, shad sides on limb lines or trot lines in 10 to 15 ft of water.

Crappie: Fair --- late evening or night under a light, using roadrunners, tots(chartreuse or white), jigs w/minnows.

Largemouth Bass: Fair --- using top water lures or spinners around brush and underwater trees, in about 5-7 ft of water.

Smallmouth Bass: poor - same as above

Wiper: Fair --- some top water action, chasing the shad. Using kastmasters, or anything resembling shad. lakewide.

White Bass: Fair - same as above

Walleye: Poor using standup jigs W/ worms, wally divers, worm rigs on bottem bouncers. Off points with underwater brush.

It has been hot here for a few days with the last two days turning off cool and rainy. We're looking forward to a nice weekend.

 The daily Creel Limit for Wipers is 2.

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GLEN ELDER RESERVOIR
(WACONDA)

Updated 08/06/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1455.6 Temperature: 83

Inflow: 15 cfs Outflow: 100 cfs Level: 3.56 feet low

Trout fair

Largemouth Bass fair using crank baits around the rocky areas

Channel Catfish excellent  using shrimp, night crawlers and cut shad lakewide 

Crappie poor using minnows and jigs in very deep water

Walleye good in 2 to 5 feet of water using jigs/crawler 

White Bass fair using shinners and slabs at night over lights also while trolling with small crankbaits

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KANOPOLIS RESERVOIR

Updated 08/06/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1463.0 Temperature: 76

Inflow: 150 cfs Outflow: 195 cfs Level: 4.64 feet high

Walleye/Saugeye fair using jig-n-worm on the flats and points

White bass good using worms and crankbaits while trolling

Rainbow Trout fair

Wipers fair using white jigs and shad color crankbaits in Loders Point and in Marina Cove

Crappie poor using jigs and minnows along the shoreline

Channel Catfish good using worms and fresh cut bait in the river

Flatheads good using large minnows or sunfish around the rocks and on setlines

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KIRWIN RESERVOIR

Updated 08/06/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1729.3 Temperature:  79

Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 145 cfs Level: 23.85 feet low

Largemouth Bass poor 

Channel Catfish good using worms along the dam Trotlines using sunfish in Bow Creek 

Crappie poor by the fish attractors using minnows

Walleye good using jigs and worms at the south end of the Railroad flats

White Bass good along the north boat ramp using jigs

Wipers good along the dam using worms and jigs

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LOVEWELL RESERVOIR

Updated 08/06/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1582.6 Temperature: 82

Inflow: 4 cfs Outflow: 425 cfs Level: 3.24 feet low

There are 2 new fish attractors at the north end of Marina Cove

Largemouth Bass fair 

Channel Catfish good using shrimp, nightcrawlers and cut shad at Montana Creek and using sunfish in the Inlet

Crappie fair using small grubs and a white head with a yellow or chartreuse body around the fish attractors and in the weeds in 7 to 10 feet of water

Walleye fair while trolling using crank baits and shad raps

White Bass excellent using large spoons and jigs around Willow Point

Wipers fair 

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SEBELIUS RESERVOIR
(NORTON)

Updated 08/06/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 2304.3 Temperature:  81

Inflow: 1 cfs Outflow: 2 cfs Level: 17.25 feet low

The 15" length limit for Largemouth Bass has been lifted.

Largemouth Bass fair by the dam in Leota Cove using spinnerbaits and crank baits

Carp No Report

Bluegill fair using worms around the dock

Channel Catfish good using shad and worms around the mouth of Shoen's cove

Crappie poor using jigs and minnows on the public fishing dock and the marina dock

Saugeye/Walleye fair around the dam using worms and jigs

Wipers good along the north corner of the dam using jigs, shad and worms

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WEBSTER RESERVOIR

Updated 08/06/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool:1892.5 Temperature: 80 

Inflow: 2 cfs Outflow: 120 cfs Level: 24.78 feet low

Wipers/White Bass good using shad or shrimp around the North side of the Methodist Camp

Crappie fair using minnows and jigs around the North and South shore fish attractors

Channel Catfish good using worms on the bottom

Flathead good using minnows, sunfish and stink bait at the west end of the lake

Largemouth Bass poor using spinnerbaits in the weeds and along the rocky shoreline

Rainbow trout good using power baits and salmon eggs

Smallmouth Bass poor along the rocky points

Walleye fair using night crawlers and minnows while drifting over the humps


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WILSON RESERVOIR

Updated 08/06/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1516.0 Temperature: 

Inflow: 15 cfs Outflow: 0 cfs Level: 1.56 feet low

Report by Bud's Bait & Tackle

Stripers No Report

Walleye No Report

White perch  No Report

Catfish No Report

Small mouth No Report

Drum No Report

Bud and Gladys

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