FISHING REPORTS
Posted: 11/23/2000
KANSAS LAKES

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1999 & 2000 Kansas Fishing Forecast Ratings

REGION 1

CEDAR BLUFF GLEN ELDER KANOPOLIS KIRWIN LOVEWELL
SEBELIUS WEBSTER WILSON

REGION 2

CLINTON   HILLSDALE MILFORD PERRY TUTTLE CREEK
DOUGLAS (SFL) GEARY (SFL) MIAMI (SFL) MIDDLE CREEK (SFL) POTTAWATOMIE #1
POTTAWATOMIE #2

REGION 4

CHENEY COUNCIL GROVE EL DORADO MARION BUTLER (SFL)
CHASE (SFL) COWLEY (SFL) KINGMAN (SFL) McPHERSON (SFL)

REGION 5

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)

Region 1

CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 2144.0 Temperature:  Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 1 cfs Level: 0.80 feet low

Largemouth Bass no report

Bluegill no report

Channel Catfish no report

Crappie no report

Walleye no report

White Bass no report

Wipers no report

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GLEN ELDER RESERVOIR (WACONDA)

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1455.6 Temperature:   Inflow: 65 cfs Outflow: 21 cfs Level: 3.78 feet low

Largemouth Bass No report

Bluegill No report

Channel Catfish No report

Crappie No report

Walleye No report

White Bass No report

Wipers No report

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KANOPOLIS RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1463.0 Temperature:  Inflow: 49 cfs Outflow: 14 cfs Level: 0.12 feet high

Largemouth Bass No report

Bluegill No report

Channel Catfish good in lakewide and in the spillway

Crappie no report

Walleye slow on jigs and worms in the shallow water

White Bass slow on jigs and spoons, no big schools

Wipers slow on jigs and slabs, early am is best

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KIRWIN RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1729.3 Temperature:  Inflow: 40 cfs Outflow: 0 cfs Level: 5.26 feet low

Largemouth Bass no report

Bluegill No report

Channel Catfish no report

Crappie no report

Walleye no report

White Bass no report

Wipers no report

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LOVEWELL RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1582.6 Temperature:  Inflow: 100 cfs Outflow: 0 cfs Level: 4.97 feet low

Largemouth Bass No report

Bluegill No report

Channel Catfish no report

Crappie No report

Walleye no report

White Bass no report

Wipers no report

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SEBELIUS RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 2304.3 Temperature:  Inflow: 10 cfs Outflow: 1 cfs Level: 7.05 feet low

Largemouth Bass no report

Bluegill No report

Channel Catfish no report

Crappie no report

Walleye no report

White Bass No report

Wipers no report

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WEBSTER RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool:1892.5 Temperature: Clarity:

Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 0 cfs Level: 5.61 feet low

Report by Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (Webster office)

Wipers no report

Crappie No report

Channel Catfish No report

Largemouth Bass no report

White Bass no report

Rainbow trout No report

Smallmouth Bass no report

Walleye no report


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WILSON RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1516.0 Temperature:  Clarity: 

Inflow: 45 cfs Outflow: 5 cfs Level: 1.38 feet low

Report by Bud's Bait & Tackle

Weather always plays a big part in fishing success as is showing now at Wilson. What few tough fishermen are coming out are catching fish. You must remember that the wind only lets you fish where you can. Therefore you may not land as many fish as you would have other wise.

We have a new specie in the lake that has grown over the last few years, that is white perch. I have talked to fisherman that have kept the bigger ones, and they say that they are excellent eating. You can distinguish the white perch from white bass by the splash of purple under the mouth. They have lighter lines than white bass also. If you catch these, please remove them from the lake. Eat the large ones, but dispose of the little ones. The biologist said they can destroy the food chain of a lake.

Largemouth Bass No report

Channel Catfish are very good. Live bait always a plus but many taken on the old standby stink bait.

Crappie fair around the Minnooka area

Stripers are still plentiful 2 to 6 pounds. Live bait, and using artificial. Over 70  20 to 25lb stripers were released two weeks ago. None have been caught to date.

White Bass are good, when you find them, slab spoons and jigs will be helpful with this species. Watch for the birds.

Walleye fair to good on minnows and worms and trolling are working well to land these guys.

Smallmouth Bass No report

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 Region 2

CLINTON RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 875.5 Water Temp: 56 Clarity: 

Inflow: 10 cfs Outflow: 18 cfs Level: 2.15 feet low

Reports by Lunker Hunting, Fishing & Shooting Supply

Largemouth Bass fair back in the Wakarusa River areas on minnows and deep diving crankbaits 

Smallmouth Bass fair in deep water on minnows and deep diving crankbaits

Bluegill  fair in 10 to 12 feet of water on worms, small jigs

Channel Catfish fair in 10 to 12 feet of water on worms, minnows and goldfish 

Crappie fair in 15 to 18 feet of water on brushpiles using worms, minnows and tubes

Striper fair in 10 to 15 feet of water on gold spoons, minnows and worms

Walleye fair  in 10 to 12 feet of water on the flats on worms, minnows and Wally divers

White Bass fair to poor on double W shad, worms and minnows in 10 to 18 feet of water

Wipers No report

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HILLSDALE RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 917.0 Temp: 56

Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 3 cfs Level: 1.44 feet low

Report by Park Plaza LAKE-N-DALE

Crappie good on shiners or ruby red minnows in 20 to 25 feet deep lakewide

Largemouth Bass slow, on minnows and worms deep

Smallmouth Bass good on minnows in the spillway

Channel Catfish good on goldfish and crawdads in the Bull Creek Arms

Walleye good on worms and leeches at the face of the dam and on the flats

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MILFORD RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1144.4 Temperature: 47-48 Clarity: Clear

Inflow: 60 cfs Outflow: 50 cfs Level: 0.76 feet low

Reports by Fishtech Outdoors

Largemouth Bass very slow

Smallmouth Bass very slow but you can catch fish. Try main lake points next to deep water and channels. Tube jigs are the best bet.

Bluegill  No Report

Channel Catfish very slow

Crappie fair to good fishing brush piles and on the channel breaks, channel bends are particularly good. Fish are running from 15 to 30 feet deep.

Walleye No report

White Bass fair to good in the main lake.

Wipers occasional wipers are being caught with white bass

Striper No Report

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PERRY RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 891.5 Water Temperature: 

Inflow: 10 cfs Outflow: 25 cfs Level: 0.97 feet low

Report by Guide Lines Guide Service

Largemouth Bass Fair, rip-rap areas and Storm Lightening Shad and Thin Fins.

Channel Catfish Fair, Some vertical fish still being taken at the Hot Trough and Devil's Gap area. Live bait and blood bait presentations could be made and mouths of feeder creeks and small pockets.

White Bass Fair, As the water-cools to below 60 degrees the whites should move to the marinas to corral the shad. Presently try some smaller Rattletrap in chrome/chartreuse or gray Roadrunners along the windy rocky points.

Crappie Fair, Numbers are good but size is lacking. Lots of fish in the brushpiles in and near the 12' brushpiles. The windy points of the small flat coves are holding fish feeding of balls of shad. Hair jigs, Roadrunners and small Rattletraps have been working well.

Walleye no report

Buffalo no report

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TUTTLE CREEK RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1075.0 Temperature: 50

Inflow: 450 cfs Outflow: 500 cfs Level: 4.88 feet low

Reports by Fishtech Outdoors

Largemouth Bass slow

Bluegill slow

Flathead Catfish slow

Channel Catfish slow

Crappie good you need to fish the channels. Some very god fish are available and the numbers may be better than you think.  Watch this lake, it's a real sleeper for winter crappie.

Walleye slow

White Bass slow

Wipers slow

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DOUGLAS (SFL)

Temperature: 52 Clarity: 11" Lake level: 2.00 feet low

Lake Map

Report by Sports Cache Bait & Tackle

Water Level: Two feet below full pool.
Water Temperature: 52 degrees.
Turbidity: Visibility 11 inches.
Fish Feeders: No longer operating.
Fishing pressure: Very low.

Crappie: Poor on shore. Fair if concentrations are located by boat.

Bass: Poor

Channel Catfish: Some caught on nightcrawlers.

Flathead: None reported.

Common Carp: None reported.

White Amur: None reported.

Bluegill: None reported.

Green Sunfish: Poor.

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GEARY (SFL)

Lake Map

Temperature:  Clarity: good

Channel Catfish  No report

Saugeye No report

Walleye No report

Bluegill No report

Largemouth Bass No report

Crappie No report

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MIAMI (SFL)

Lake Map

Closed For Renovation

Closed for fishing. The Dam is being rebuilt due to erosion. Lake had to be drained to allow construction to proceed. Lake will probably will be closed until 2003. Fish habitat work began in July and will continue through the fall.

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MIDDLE CREEK (SFL)

Lake Map

Report by Ace Outdoorsman

Channel Catfish Good on worms or crickets near feeders and around water intake by the dam.

Saugeye/Walleye Good nice keeper fish being taken on large shiners, crawlers and crankbaits over old bridge, along old road bed and along the face of the dam.

Bluegill Fair to Good on worms or crickets near feeders and around the water intake by dam.

Crappie Fair to Good, fish are hitting on medium shiners and jig and minnow combinations whenever a concentration is located.

Largemouth Bass Fair some fish being taken in creek channels on spinner baits or shallow crank baits.

White Bass Good large fish being taken over old roadbed with shad crankbaits and hot spots or tiger and bone colored sparkle tails.

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POTTAWATOMIE #1

Water Temp: 45-47

Some skim ice in the mornings this week.

Reports by Fishtech Outdoors

Largemouth Bass Slow but you could catch on jig and pig. Try sunny banks and shallow water.

Channel Catfish Slow

Bluegill No report

Crappie Slow, are catchable on planted brush in the middle of the lake and at the outlet tower.

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POTTAWATOMIE #2

Water Temp: 47

Some skim ice in the mornings of this week

Reports by Fishtech Outdoors

Channel Catfish Slow

Bluegill No report

Largemouth Bass Slow

Crappie Slow but can be caught around the planted brush piles and off the dock. Over all size is small but some good fish can be caught.

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Region 4

CHENEY RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1421.60   Temperature: 68

Inflow: 20 cfs Outflow: 0 cfs Level: 0.02 feet low

Report by TOM'S SHORT STOP

Channel Catfish fair on live bait

Walleye fair

White Bass slow using spoons or sassy shad

Crappie slow

Stripers slow

"A Bad Day Fishing Is Better Than A Good Day At Work"

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COUNCIL GROVE

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1274.0 Temperature: 48

Clarity: Clear

Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 25 cfs Level: 5.60 feet low

Reports by Fishtech Outdoors

Largemouth Bass slow

Bluegill No report

Channel Catfish slow

Crappie Fair to good. Fish as usual oriented to the river and creek channels and will be in the 15 to 30 feet range.  Pin point accuracy is important!!!  Occasional white bass and walleye or saugeye will be caught with the crappie.

Walleye slow

White Bass slow

Wipers No report

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EL DORADO RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1339.0 Temperature:  

Inflow: 0 cfs Outflow: 5 cfs Level: 1.50 feet low 

Reports from Driftwood Bait & Tackle

Trout were released on 10-15-00 and fishing seems to be good. Try powerbait (rainbow)

Largemouth Bass No report

Smallmouth Bass No report

Channel Catfish slow on worms and liver

Flathead Catfish No report

Crappie good on minnows and jigs

Walleye fair to slow on minnows

White Bass good on minnows

Wipers No report

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MARION RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1350.50 Temperature: Clarity:

Inflow: 0 cfs Outflow: 2 cfs Level: 1.80 feet low

Report by CANADA BAIT 'N' TACKLE

White Bass slow around the Broken Bridge area at the Northwest end of the lake.

Largemouth Bass No report

Wipers No report

Walleye No report

Crappie slow up at the Broken Bridge on the Northwest end of the lake.

Channel Catfish A few are being caught up in the North part of the lake near the trees/timbers where birds are conjugating.

There is Channel Catfish Guide Service available here at Canada Bait 'N' Tackle.  Right now the Guide is booking his trips so for more information, you can either give us a call at 316-382-2931;  Fax at 316-328-3766 or e-mail [email protected].  Thank you for your business.  Warren and Donna Kreutziger. Good Fishing at Marion Reservoir this year; but remember to Stop by Canada Bait 'N' Tackle for your Bait, Tackle and licenses.

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BUTLER (SFL)

Temperature:

Channel Catfish No report

Largemouth Bass No report

Crappie No report

Bluegill No report

Redear/Sunfish No report

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CHASE (SFL)

Channel Catfish No report

Walleye No report

Largemouth Bass No report

Crappie No report

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COWLEY (SFL)

Lake Map

Temperature:

Channel Catfish No report

Largemouth Bass No report

Bluegill No report

Redear/Sunfish No report

Crappie No report

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KINGMAN (SFL)

Lake Map

Channel Catfish No report

Largemouth Bass No report

Bluegill No report

Northern Pike No report

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McPHERSON (SFL)

Channel Catfish No report

Largemouth Bass No report

Crappie No report

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Region 5

BIG HILL RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 858.0  Temperature:

Inflow: 0 cfs Outflow: 0 cfs Level: 1.65 feet low

 

Largemouth Bass No report

Smallmouth Bass No report

Crappie No report

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BONE CREEK

Lake Map

Temp: 64 Level: 1.00 feet low Clarity: very clear

Report by Kevin's Country Corner

Largemouth Bass fair in the brush and around the milfoil 7 to 10 feet deep on spinnerbaits, crankbaits and jig-n-pig, mostly small fish

Smallmouth Bass poor

Bluegill/Redear No report

Channel Catfish good, catching around the feeders on liver, shrimp and catfish bait

Walleye poor

Crappie fair in the brush 7 to 10 feet deep on jigs, most under 10"

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COFFEY COUNTY LAKE (formerly Wolf Creek Lake)

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1087.0 Temperature: 68

Reports from Coffey County Economic Development & Guide Lines Guide Service

Largemouth Bass poor on crank baits

Smallmouth Bass  fair on plastic and live bait along the weed beds, early morning is better

Channel Catfish fair on prepared and fresh cut bait near the feeders

Flathead poor on live bait

Crappie fair on jigs and minnows along rocky banks in 10 to 15 feet of water

Walleye  fair while trolling using jig and worm, curly tails, off points and drop offs and using assassins on the flats

White Bass fair using shad like baits

Wipers No report

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ELK CITY RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 794.0 Temperature:

Inflow: 20 cfs Outflow: 7 cfs Level: 0.20 feet low

Largemouth Bass No report

Bluegill No report

Channel Catfish No report

Crappie No report

Walleye No report

White Bass No report

Wipers  No report

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FALL RIVER RESERVOIR

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 948.50 Temperature:

Inflow: 20 cfs Outflow: 51 cfs Level: 0.85 feet high

Largemouth Bass No report

Bluegill No report

Channel Catfish No report

Flathead No report

Crappie No report

Walleye No report

White Bass No report

Wipers No report

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JOHN REDMOND RESERVOIR

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1039.0  Temperature: 

Inflow: 100 cfs Outflow: 25 cfs Level: 0.35 feet low

Largemouth Bass No report

Bluegill No report

Channel Catfish No report

Flathead Catfish No report

Crappie No report

Walleye No report

White Bass No report

Wipers No report

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LACYGNE RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Water Temp: 63 Clarity:  Level: 2.50 feet low

Report by Linn County Park

Bluegill No report

Channel Catfish good

Flathead Catfish/Blue Catfish No report

Largemouth Bass good on crankbaits

Crappie good on jigs and minnows

Wipers No report

Stripers No report

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LEBO CITY LAKE

Lake Map

Largemouth Bass No report

Wipers No report

Channel Catfish No report

Walleye No report

Crappie No report

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MELVERN RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1036.0 Temperature:

Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 20 cfs Level: 4.36 feet low

Report by Guide Lines Guide Service

Largemouth Bass No report

Smallmouth Bass Fair, Storm 1/4 oz. Lighting Shad in the Mustard Brown. Small windy points the flat rocky flats.

Channel Catfish Good, Getting vertical on some channel breaks or drifting the 10' flats has been very productive.

Crappie Poor, They should put the feed bag on any day. Once you find them, please practice some conservation.

Walleye No report

White Bass Poor, About 3/4 way back in the coves. Look for the transition banks to hold the majority of fish. 1/4 oz. White spinnerbaits, Chrome Rattletraps and 1.8 oz. Chartreuse Rooster tail.

Wipers Poor, Mixed bag with everything else chasing shad for fall.

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POMONA RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 974.0 Temperature:

Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 15 cfs Level: 2.07 feet low

Report by Guide Lines Guide Service

Largemouth Bass No report

Bluegill  No report

Channel Catfish No report

Crappie Fair, 12 to 14 feet deep around brushpiles, vertical with jigs and minnows small windy points casting 1/8 oz. gray Roadrunners.

Walleye No report

White Bass Good, 1/2 oz. Spoons or 1/4 oz. hair jigs on and near the main lake humps.

Wipers No report

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TORONTO RESERVOIR

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 901.5 Temperature: 63 Clarity: clear

Inflow: 10 cfs Outflow: 53 cfs Level: 1.30 feet high

Report from Country Junction

Largemouth Bass fair mostly in ponds

Bluegill excellent on nightcrawlers

Channel Catfish excellent on nightcrawlers and shad sides

Flathead fair on perch

Crappie good on minnows and jigs

Walleye No report

White Bass No report

Wipers No report

Smallmouth Bass No report

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MONTGOMERY (SFL)

Largemouth Bass No report

Crappie No report

Bluegill/Redear No report

Channel Catfish No report

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WILSON (SFL)

Channel Catfish No report

Largemouth Bass No report

Crappie No report

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WOODSON (SFL)

Lake Map

Temperature: 65 Clarity: clear Lake level: 2 feet low

Report from Country Junction

Channel Catfish excellent on nightcrawlers and shad guts

Flathead fair on perch

Largemouth Bass fair mostly in ponds

Smallmouth Bass No report

White Bass No report

Walleye No report

Wiper No report

Bluegill/Redear excellent on nightcrawlers

Crappie good on minnows and jigs

Striper No report

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