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CLINTON RESERVOIR

Updated 05/13/05

Lake Map    

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 875.5 Temp:  

Inflow: 10 cfs Outflow: 42 cfs Level: 0.01 feet high

A 10" minimum length limit and 20 daily creel limit for Crappie
A 18" minimum length limit for Wipers went into effect at this lake on January 1, 2005

Largemouth Bass fair using minnows and jigs

Bluegill No Report

Channel Catfish good on night crawlers in the creeks and rivers

Crappie good using jigs and minnows off the banks

Striper No Report

Walleye fair using Rogues and Rapalas.

White Bass fair using jigs off the dam 

Wipers fair using jigs off the dam

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HILLSDALE RESERVOIR

Updated 05/13/05

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 917.0 Temp: 

Inflow: 15 cfs Outflow: 24 cfs Level: 1.99 feet low

Effective January 1, 2003 at Hillsdale Lake, Crappie less than 10" in length must be returned to the water.

Crappie excellent using jigs in shallow water 

Largemouth Bass No Report

Smallmouth Bass No Report

Channel Catfish good using cut shad on the flats

Walleye fair on the flats using jigs

White Bass fair

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MILFORD RESERVOIR

Updated 05/13/05

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1144.4 Temperature:  

Inflow: 250 cfs Outflow: 25 cfs Level: 1.57 feet low

New lake record Blue Catfish of 41 lbs.

Largemouth Bass good using jerk baits off the points

Smallmouth Bass fair using crankbaits on the gravel banks

Catfish fair using shad on the windy flats at the upper end of the lake

Blue Cats fair at the upper end of the lake using fresh shad

Crappie fair using jigs and minnows around the brush in 2 to 6 feet of water

Walleye fair using minnows along the dam

White Bass fair in the river channels using spoons and jigs in 5 to 15 feet of water

Wipers fair

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PERRY RESERVOIR

Updated 05/13/05

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 891.5  Temperature: 

Inflow: 50 cfs Outflow: 25 cfs Level: 0.98 feet low

Largemouth Bass No Report

Channel Catfish fair to good using shad sides of the windy points 

White Bass fair using shad colored crankbaits off the rocky points

White Crappie fair to good using tube jigs or minnows in 1 to 3 feet of water on the bank

Walleye No Report

Saugeye fair using crankbaits on the west side of the dam

Bluegill No Report

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TUTTLE CREEK RESERVOIR

Updated  05/13/05

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1075.0 Temperature: 

Inflow: 1000 cfs Outflow: 200 cfs Level: 0.67 feet high 

Channel Catfish good in the river channel using fresh cut shad and at the north end of the lake

Crappie fair using jigs and minnows in 2 to 4 feet of water along the shore line

Flathead Catfish poor

Rainbow Trout fair

Saugeye fair using live bait at the River Pond and Rocky Ford areas

White Bass No Report

Access to the River Pond is back to normal

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DOUGLAS (SFL)

Updated 05/13/05

Temperature: 63 Clarity:   Lake level: 

Lake Map

Report by Sports Cache Bait & Tackle  

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GEARY (SFL)

Updated 05/13/05

Lake Map

Temperature: 

Channel Catfish good using shad and worms along the windy banks 

Saugeye fair in 5 to 15 feet of water using jigs and night crawlers along the dam

Walleye No Report

Bluegill fair using worms in 2 to 6 feet of water

Largemouth Bass good using minnows by the points

Crappie fair using jigs in 2 to 10 feet of water

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MIAMI (SFL)

Updated 05/13/05

Temperature:

Lake Map

Dam construction has been completed.
Boat Ramp , courtesy dock and parking facility and new restroom has been completed
Over 250 brush piles were constructed
Approx. 500 Largemouth Bass 6-20" have been stocked. (They are expecting more to be stocked)

Bluegill fair using worms 

Largemouth Bass good using small spinner baits and plastic worms

Catfish fair using shad sides and night crawlers 

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MIDDLE CREEK (SFL)

Updated 05/13/05

Lake Map

Temperature: Level: Near normal Clarity:

Bluegill No Report

Channel Catfish good using shad parts on the shallow flats

White Crappie good using jigs in the timber towards the upper end of the lake

Largemouth Bass fair along the dam using spinner baits

White Bass No Report

Wiper good while trolling on the roadbeds and off the dam

Saugeye No Report

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POTTAWATOMIE #1   

  Updated 05/13/05

Water Temp: 

Bluegill fair using live bait

Channel Catfish fair using live bait lake wide

Largemouth Bass fair around the fish attractors

White Crappie No Report

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POTTAWATOMIE #2

 Updated 05/13/05

Water Temp:

Black Bass fair using live bait

Bluegill fair

Channel Catfish fair using liver and cut bait in 6 to 15 feet of water

Crappie fair using jigs around the dock

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Kaw River
(Lawrence)

Updated 05/05/05

Report By: Catdaddy Catfish Adventures

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Kansas River
(Desoto to Eudora)

Updated 05/13/05

No Report

Temperature:   Clarity:  Lake level:

Largemouth Bass fair using spinner baits along the dam

Crappie No Report

Channel Catfish good using cut bait around the fish feeders

Bluegill fair using worms in the weeds

Sunfish No Report

Temperature:   Clarity: 

Lake level: 

Largemouth Bass good using spinner baits along the dam

Bluegill fair using worms in the coves

Crappie No Report

Wiper No Report

Channel Catfish good using cut bait on the flats

Flathead Catfish No Report

Bluecat No Report

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WYANDOTTE COUNTY LAKE

Updated 05/13/05

Channel Catfish good using prepared baits at the upper end of the lake

Black Crappie good around the boat slips 

Largemouth Bass fair using spinner and plastic baits in the timber

Walleye fair using jigs and worms off main lake points

Note:  You will need a state fishing license, a Wyandotte County fishing permit is also required.  The county fishing permits are available through the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and other selected vendors.

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