KANSAS FISHING REPORTS: Region 5
Report Updated 04/02/04
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| BIG HILL | BONE CREEK | COFFEY COUNTY | ELK CITY | FALL RIVER |
| JOHN REDMOND | LACYGNE | LEBO CITY LAKE | MELVERN | POMONA |
| TORONTO | MONTGOMERY (SFL) | WILSON (SFL) | WOODSON (SFL) | |
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Updated 04/02/04 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 858.0 Temperature: Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 7 cfs Level: 0.10 feet high Largemouth Bass fair White Bass No Report Crappie good in 8 to 10 feet of water Channel Catfish fair Note: Several anglers have reported catching Largemouth Bass > 18" with sores on there sides. If any bass are found floating and unable to right themselves, please contact your area Fish and Wildlife Office. Updated 04/02/04 Temp: Level: 1.00 feet low Clarity: Largemouth Bass fair using jigs and plastic baits along the tree line Smallmouth Bass No Report Bluegill/Redear fair using worms and small jigs on the bottom in 5 to 20 feet of water Channel Catfish fair using shad sides, liver and worms in 5 to 20 feet of water Walleye fair using jigs and crankbaits off the points Crappie good using jigs along the shoreline and around the brush The 10 inch minimum length limit was dropped on January 1, 2001. The creel limit will remain 10 fish per day. COFFEY
COUNTY LAKE Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1087.0 Temperature: 55 - 85 Reports from Coffey County Economic Development Note: The Lake is open Largemouth Bass excellent using jigs and minnows around the hot water discharge Smallmouth Bass excellent along the rocky banks Walleye excellent Channel Catfish excellent using a variety of baits in the warm water areas White Bass good using jigs and crankbaits Wipers good
Updated 04/02/04 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 794.0 Temperature: Inflow: 130 cfs Outflow: 1161 cfs Level: 0.53 feet high Largemouth Bass No Report Bluegill No Report Channel Catfish fair using liver and nightcrawlers Flathead No Report Crappie poor below the dam Walleye No Report White Bass fair in the River Wipers No Report Updated 04/02/04 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 948.50 Temperature: Inflow: 230 cfs Outflow: 1424 cfs Level: 1.04 feet high Largemouth Bass poor Channel Catfish good using shad sides and stink bait Flathead No Report Crappie good using minnows and jigs along the rocky shoreline Walleye No Report White Bass good in Otter Creek Wipers No Report Updated 04/02/04 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1039.0 Temperature: 54 Inflow: 1000 cfs Outflow: 3318 cfs Level: 0.03 feet high Largemouth Bass No Report Bluegill No Report Channel Catfish good using worms and shad sides Flathead poor using live bait on set lines Crappie fair around the brush in the creek channels Walleye No Report White Bass fair using jigs in the spillway Wipers No Report Updated 04/02/04 Water Temp: 61 Level: normal Clarity: Bluegill No Report Channel Catfish fair using cut shad and prepared bait around the hot water discharge Flathead Catfish No Report Largemouth Bass good using crank baits in the hot water outlet Crappie poor using jigs and minnows around the dam White Bass good using soft baits and spoons in the hot water outlet look for the sea gulls Wipers good Walleye No Report Anglers when fishing at the hot water inflow at the outlet gate at the dam, DO NOT GO OVER THE CABLES. DUE TO RECENT EVENTS FISHING IN A RESTRICTED AREA COULD GET YOU ARRESTED.
Largemouth Bass No Report Wipers No Report Channel Catfish No Report Walleye No Report Crappie No Report Updated 04/02/04 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1036.0 Temperature: 48 Inflow: 200 cfs Outflow: 450 cfs Level: 1.17 feet high Largemouth Bass fairSmallmouth Bass Smallmouth Bass No ReportChannel Catfish fair using shad sides in the inflowCrappie good around the brush in the shallow waterWalleye poorWhite Bass White Bass goodWipers Wipers No ReportBluegill Bluegill No ReportUpdated 04/02/04 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 974.0 Temperature: 48Inflow: 100 cfs Outflow: 738 cfs Level: 0.16 feet low Largemouth Bass No Report Bluegill No Report Channel Catfish poor using cut shad, worms and dough bait at the upper end of the lake and in the creek channels Crappie No Report Walleye poor using night crawlers and jigs off the bottom White Bass fair using minnows and jigs in 10 to 20 feet of water lakewide Wipers fair using jigs, minnows in 10 to 20 feet of water lakewide Water level is down due to repairs to the front of the dam. ANGLERS DO NOT ENTER IN THE RESTRICTED AREAS Updated 04/02/04 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 901.5 Temperature: Inflow: 150 cfs Outflow: 1250 cfs Level: 1.66 feet high Verdigris River blocked for bridge construction at US Hwy. 54 Crappie Crappie good using minnows and jigs along the rocky shorelineChannel Catfish good using shad sides and stink bait in the spillwayLargemouth Bass poorWhite Bass goodUpdated 04/02/04The lake is being drawn down in order to remove the old boat dock and a new boat dock and fishing dock will placed on the lake in 2004. Largemouth Bass fair using small jigs in 4 to 6 feet of waterWhite Crappie White Crappie No ReportBluegill Bluegill poorChannel Catfish Channel Catfish fair using livers and nightcrawlersUpdated 04/02/04 Crappie Crappie fair using jigs and minnows by the bridgesChannel Catfish goodLargemouth Bass No ReportSpotted Bass No Report
Updated 04/02/04 Temperature:52 Clarity: clear Lake level: Channel Catfish good on shad sides in the flooded weed beds Flathead No Report Largemouth Bass good Smallmouth Bass No Report White Bass No Report Walleye fair along the dam Wipers fair Bluegill/Redear Bluegill/Redear poorCrappie fair |
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