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REGION 1

CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR     (6,869 Acres)

Updated 8/28/2010

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 2144.0 Temperature: 81

Inflow: 20 cfs Outflow: 0 cfs Level:  12.05 feet low

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It is illegal to release fish into public water unless it was taken from that water. So please discard any leftover bait in a trash can.

  Crappie  Slow/Fair  up to 1.5 lbs.  Minnows, jigs, and small slab spoons vertically fished over the fish attractors during the day or night. Minnows have been working best, but fish can often be caught on artificials too. Anglers haven't reported catching great numbers, usually around 8 to 15, but there have been some nice fish up to 14 inches reported.

 Channel Catfish  Fair  up to 15 lbs.  Cut and live bait on setlines fished near the river channel in Duck Flats and near the creek channel toward the upper end of Page Creek has been the most popular method and locations.

 Walleye  Slow  up to 10 lbs.  Walleyes have been pretty slow lately as there have just been a few reports of anglers catching a few shorts while fishing for white bass.

 White Bass  Fair/Good  up to 2.5 lbs.  Trolling crankbaits or vertically fishing minnows or slab spoons over submerged roadbeds or over well defined mainlake points at depths of 18 to 25 feet. Generally, anglers have been catching lower numbers than in the past, but the quality has been good with fish ranging from 12 to 14 inches making up a respectable portion of the creel. Surface activity has been sporadic and the fish haven't really been staying up long enough to provide many topwater fishing opportunities.

Wipers  Slow  up to 12 lbs. A few fish are being caught by anglers slabbing for whites, but generally the wiper bite has been tough.

 The daily Creel Limit for Wipers is 2.

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GLEN ELDER RESERVOIR (12,586 Acres)
(WACONDA)

Updated  8/28/2010

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1455.6 Temperature: 

Inflow: 550 cfs Outflow: 1501 cfs Level: 2.70 feet high

Crappie  Fair to Good  8-15 inches  There have been some pretty good catches reported lately from a variety of locations including the south bluffs, swim point fish attractor, and campground 3 brush pile. Jigs have been slow recently so the best bite has been a Kentucky rig with 2 minnows fished just above the brush. Chatt Martin with a nice 15 inch white crappie caught July 2010. Slow trolling along breaks and other brush has also produced some fish along the dam, in Osage Cove, and along the south shore. The number of young 7-9" fish has increased since the spawn so anglers will have to pick through more of these guys to get those 10"+ keepers. The good news is those small guys equal a bright future!

 Wipers  Fair to Good  10-16 inches 14-23 inches  There is still some surface activity all over the reservoir, but the majority of it has been around the Marina and Timber Cove areas, the mouth of Walnut Creek, Sandy beach, and along the south half of the dam. Slabbing in these same areas and around underwater humps and drops is still working well for both species. Trolling around the mouth of Walnut Creek and in the northeast corner of the dam is still yielding fair numbers of wipers. Also, fishing with lights should work well this time of year.

 Walleye  Slow  14-21 inches  There are still a few keeper walleye reported here and there, but for the most part anglers are targeting other species now. Usually the walleye will start to show up shallow in 3-6 feet of water around Walnut Creek and Sandy Beach this time of year and can be caught casting or trolling crankbaits. There have been a few more walleye reported in the last week, but most of them have been sublegal. Anglers have been catching these trolling a variety of crankbaits along the channel breaks. We stocked over 7 million walleye fry this year.

 Smallmouth Bass  Good  14-21 inches  Topwater baits like Zara Spooks are working very well early in the morning and toward dusk when the reservoir is calm. Once the wind kicks up a little, try throwing a variety of crankbaits in 4-8 feet of water near rocky areas for your best results. Fishing some of the deeper rock piles and structure may also be effective for some 18"+ smallies.

 Channel Catfish  Good  All Sizes  Same as last week. It's summertime which means the chumming activity has really picked up. Many limits of channels have been reported from anglers using mostly soybeans along the river channel between Walnut Creek and Schoen's Cove. A few catfish are also being reported in Osage Cove near the fish feeder. There has also been some decent trotline angling in the Granite Creek area using large shiners, crayfish, and green sunfish.

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KANOPOLIS RESERVOIR  (16,000 Acres)

Updated  8/28/2010

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1463.0 Temperature: 

Inflow: 35 cfs Outflow: 178 cfs Level:4.43 feet high

Channel Catfish  Good  Variety  Worms, liver, shrimp, dip baits, and live baits are good now. Summer catfishing is here and chumming is working - hearing good reports of limits of nice fish coming from the humps and around the brushpiles. Sponge and dip baits are often the baits of choice when fishing chummed areas. Try at night if the days are too hot! Remember, float line fishing is legal in Kanopolis from July 15 thru Sept 15 if you want to try that technique. Trot lines and set lines are still legal - be sure to mark them well with name and address.

 Crappie  Slow  Variety of Sizes - mostly 11 to 13 inches  They have gone deep and you'll need to check out the deeper brushpiles to see if you can find them. Sometimes in August the crappie will move up shallow to take advantage of the food - look for them around any brush or logs laying in the water.

 Walleye/Saugeye  Slow to Fair  Variety  Slab spoons will work from now through the winter but I have not heard any good reports yet. Anglers are catching lots of short fish this year- make sure you throw those back under 15 inches - it is the law!!!!

 White Bass  Good to Excellent  All sizes - lots of 9 to 11 inch fish  White jigs and roadrunners are good baits in the summer as are trolled shad colored crankbaits. Slab spoons are working now too!! The whites are chasing shad in the main lake, around the rockpiles, and windblown points should be the ticket. The shad spawn was good but the shad are getting pretty big already. Anglers are catching a lot of small white bass and wipers - be sure you know the difference if you are keeping them - white bass no limit, wiper limit is 2 fish per day!!!

 Wipers  Fair  All sizes  Bucktail jigs are hard to beat in the summer on the points with the wind blowing in. Might try live shad now as they should be easy to get - slab spoons might work now too. They are catching some small wipers - be sure you can tell the difference between them and the white bass if you plan to keep them. We seined recently and there are LOTS of baby wipers - the stocking we did this spring really took!!

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KIRWIN RESERVOIR (5,000 Acres)

Updated 8/28/2010

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1729.3 Temperature: 80

Inflow: 75 cfs Outflow: 132 cfs Level: 4.08 feet high

Walleye  Fair  9 to 24 inches  Had reports of fish being caught on crank baits below knob hill. Would try fishing the humps, drop offs, and river channel using jigs and night crawlers. Stocked 5 million walleye fry on 4-3 & 4-5. Stocked 125,408 fingerlings on 5-19 and 5-26.

 Wipers/ White Bass  Good  Various  Had reports of several fish caught using crank baits and spinners. Look for fish to be surfacing and feeding on shad during the calm parts of the early morning and late evening. Had reports of several fish being caught under the lights and on the surface. Stocked in 200,000 wiper fry on 5-3-2010.

 Crappie  Fair  7 to 16 inches  Had reports of several fish being caught under the lights near the fish attractors. Would try fishing around the North and South fish a attractors using jigs or minnows under a bobber.

 Channel Catfish  Fair  Various  Have not had any reports yet, but would try fishing up the river arms with shad and would also look for them up in the shallows of coves. Best baits to use would be shad, night crawlers, shrimp, or stink bait.

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LOVEWELL RESERVOIR  (2,986 Acres)

Updated 8/28/2010 

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1582.6 Temperature: 

Inflow: 35 cfs Outflow: 453 cfs Level: 4.63 feet high

Walleye  Fair  15-25 inches  The walleye fishing is generally fairly slow this time of year, but anglers are usually able to find a few while trolling crankbaits along the dam and around Walleye Point and Cedar Point. There are usually some nice walleye hanging out in 3-6 feet of water along the dam, even in the middle of the summer so casting Rapalas toward the bank may also yield some fish.

 Wipers  Good  10-14 inches 15-24 inches  There should be some excellent fishing in the outlet and inlet areas right now with water moving through. Try casting a variety of lures including roadrunners, slabs, rattletraps, and twistertails. Also, drifting live shad through the current is a great way to catch some of these guys. Before the reservoir closed, trolling around Walleye Point was working great for some nice catches of whites with a few wipers mixed in.

 Crappie  Slow  8-13 inches  There are probably a few crappie hanging around the inlet and outlet right now and anglers may happen upon a few while fishing for other species. Fishing the deep brush piles off Cabin Point and Cedar Point with minnows would probably be the best place to target crappie right now.

Channel Catfish  Good  15-31 inches  The inlet and outlet areas are probably the best locations to try for some catfish, but anglers also do very well drifting the flats around the cross and Oak Hill using shrimp and live bullheads and bluegill. The chumming activity may continue for a few more weeks as well.

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KEITH SEBELIUS RESERVOIR   (2,300 Acres)
(NORTON)

Updated 8/28/2010

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 2304.3 Temperature:81 

Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow 1 cfs Level: 4.92 feet low

Walleye/Saugeye  Fair  9 to 23 inches  Did not have any reports of fish being caught this week. Would look for them around the Marsh dike, Concrete Cove, and river channel using night crawlers on the bottom. Stocked in 800,000 saugeye fry on 4-13-2010. Stocked 69,565 saugeye on 5-18-2010. Stocked 50,889 saugeye fingerlings on 5-24.

 Wiper  Good  Various  Did have reports of some nice fish being caught along the dam using surface lures. Now is a good time to try night fishing under the lights with jigs and minnows. Look for fish to be surfacing for shad in the calm mornings and calm evenings. Stocked in 101,250 wiper fry on 5-3-2010. Stocked 19,148 fingerlings on 6-9.

 Crappie  Fair  7 to 14 inches  Did have a few reports of fish being caught at the public dock early in the morning. Also had a few reports of fish being caught under the lights. Look for fish to be around the fishing dock and fish attractors using jigs and jigs with minnows.

 Channel Catfish  Fair  Various  Have had a few of reports of some nice fish being caught on limb lines and trot lines. Also had some reports of some nice fish being caught near the spillway channel. Several fish have been caught on trot lines and limb lines at the west end. The best bait's to use this time of year are shad, shrimp and night crawlers.

 Largemouth/Spotted Bass  Fair  Various  Did have reports of fish being caught in Leota Cove using crank and spinner bait's. Also had reports of fish along the Dam and in the spillway channel.

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WEBSTER RESERVOIR    (3,740 Acres)

Updated 8/28/2010

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool:1892.5 Temperature: 81

Inflow: 25 cfs Outflow: 75 cfs Level: 0.56 feet high

Wipers/White Bass  Good  Various Sizes  Had reports of fish being caught at the mouth of Old Marina cove. Now is a good time to try night fishing under the lights. Fish are busting the surface for shad near the South end of the Dam. Had reports of fish being caught at the Lakeview area casting bucktail jigs into the wind. Stocked in 148,000 wiper fry on 5-3-2010.

 Crappie  Fair  6 to 15 inches  Did not have any reports of fish being caught this week. Would try the North and South shore fish attractors using jigs and night fishing under the lights.

 Walleye  Fair  9 to 22 inches  Did not have any reports of fish being caught this week. Would try the river channel using jigs and worms. Would also try casting crank baits along the submerged road beds and tree lines. Stocked a total of 3,714,900 fry on 4-5 & 4-13-2010. Stocked another 93,051 fingerlings on 5-19 & 5-26-2010. Stocked 92,546 fingerlings on 5-19 and 5-26.

 Channel Catfish  Fair  Varies  Had a few reports of bowfishing in the river. Several fish were reported caught at the Stilling Basin using worms. Did have reports of fish being caught on stink bait in Bow Creek. Had reports of fish being caught on green sunfish on the west end. Also, had reports of some fish being caught on trot lines using shrimp.

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WILSON RESERVOIR  (1,917 Acres)

Updated 8/28/2010

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1516.0 Temperature: high 60's

Inflow: 40 cfs Outflow: 15 cfs Level: 0.08 feet high

Channel Catfish  Good  Variety  Worms, liver, shrimp, dip baits, and live baits will work as summer progresses. Some are trying set lines and trot lines with some luck on live sunfish and large minnows. Chumming is working now too if you want to try soaked grains. Remember, float line fishing is legal in Wilson from July 15 thru Sept 15 if you want to try that technique. Trot lines are still legal - be sure to mark them all well with name and address.

 Crappie  Slow  Varied  Look for them around the deeper edges of the flooded weedbeds or around the deeper brushpiles now. The fish have headed deeper for the summer but there are a few cruising around the weedbeds.

 Stripers  Slow to Fair  1.5 to 5 pounders mostly  The stripers will likely be where the baitfish are -generally deep this time of year! When it gets hot the stripers go deep and you might have to go to downriggers in deep water or drop some live bait down there on the roadbeds and creek channel intersections. Slab spoons should kick in soon. You might try the mouth of Deer Run Cove - often stripers are caught there in August.

 Walleye  Tougher this time of year  Variety  Look deeper for walleye now - slab spoons should kick in soon. I am still getting reports from bass anglers catching a few walleye along the edges of the weedbeds on white twister tailed jigs, crankbaits, and roadrunners. Also heard a report of catching them trolling along the weeds.

 White Bass  Slow to Fair  Variety of Sizes  The fish should be on the main lake points and in around the flooded weedbeds now. Try chrome colored Rattletraps or white twister tailed jigs on windblown points. Should be schooling on shad at calm times. Whites are not numerous but seem to be scattered around the weedbeds where bass anglers are catching a few.

 Black Bass  Good  Variety  The largemouths are in the backs of the coves around the flooded vegetation and they will hit spinner baits or topwater baits now. The SMB's are also around that flooded vegetation and on the rocks too. Try white twister tailed jigs, small wacky worms, or smaller spinner baits in these areas. Topwater action is good at times and should stay that way thru the summer. The recent bass tournament guys said that the bass are relating to weeds and rocks, not wood right now!

 White Perch  Fair to Good  8 to 10 inches  As summer progresses, the perch will go deeper and school up on the breaks - you'll need to drag a worm, small slab spoon, or jig across these areas to find them. The most recent report was that they were stacked in Elm Creek - right out in front of the stumps. Lots of smaller perch this year but keep them all and the fillets will add up quicker than you think!!!. Continue to keep all you catch and remember - IT IS NOW ILLEGAL TO HAVE A WHITE PERCH ALIVE IN YOUR POSSESSION - IF YOU CATCH IT AND WANT TO KEEP IT - IT HAS TO BE DEAD IN A COOLER OR LIVEWELL. THEY ARE NO LONGER LEGAL AS LIVE BAIT FOR STRIPERS OR OTHER FISH!!!!!

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