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CLINTON RESERVOIR

Updated 04/22/05

Lake Map    

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 875.5 Temp:  

Inflow: 25 cfs Outflow: 39 cfs Level: 0.30 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 No Report

Bluegill No Report

Channel Catfish good on shad sides and blood bait in Wakarusa River at upper end of lake

Crappie good using jigs and minnows in 2 to 6 feet of water

Striper No Report

Walleye fair using Rogues and Rapalas.

White Bass fair using jigs in Wakarusa River above lake. 

Wipers fair using jigs

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HILLSDALE RESERVOIR

Updated 04/22/05

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 917.0 Temp: 51

Inflow: 15 cfs Outflow: 24 cfs Level: 1.74 feet low

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

Crappie good using jigs in 5 feet of water (starting to spawn)

Largemouth Bass No Report

Smallmouth Bass No Report

Channel Catfish fair 

Walleye poor on the flats

White Bass fair

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MILFORD RESERVOIR

Updated 04/22/05

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1144.4 Temperature:  

Inflow: 300 cfs Outflow: 25 cfs Level: 1.94 feet low

New lake record Blue Catfish of 41 lbs.

Largemouth Bass fair 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 10 feet of water

Walleye fair using minnows along the dam

White Bass fair in the river channels using spoons and jigs in 10 to 15 feet of water

Wipers fair

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PERRY RESERVOIR

Updated 04/22/05

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 891.5  Temperature: 

Inflow: 30 cfs Outflow: 25 cfs Level: 1.10 feet low

Largemouth Bass No Report

Channel Catfish fair using shad sides of the windy points 

White Bass fair using shad colored crankbaits off the rocky points

Crappie No Report

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  04/22/05

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1075.0 Temperature: 

Inflow: 1600 cfs Outflow: 2000 cfs Level: 0.05 feet low 

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 5 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 04/15/05

Temperature: 64 Clarity:   Lake level: 

Lake Map

Report by Sports Cache Bait & Tackle  

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GEARY (SFL)

Updated 04/22/05

Lake Map

Temperature: 

Channel Catfish fair using shad

Saugeye poor

Walleye No Report

Bluegill fair using worms in 1 to 6 feet of water

Largemouth Bass fair using minnows by the points

Crappie fair using jigs in 2 to 10 feet of water

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MIAMI (SFL)

Updated 04/22/05

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 spinner baits and plastic worms

Catfish fair using shad sides and night crawlers 

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MIDDLE CREEK (SFL)

Updated 04/22/05

Lake Map

Temperature: Level: Near normal Clarity:

Bluegill No Report

Channel Catfish fair using shad parts on the shallow flats

Crappie No Report

Largemouth Bass No Report

White Bass No Report

Wiper good 

Saugeye No Report

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POTTAWATOMIE #1   

  Updated 04/22/05

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 04/22/05

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 04/22/05

Report By: Catdaddy Catfish Adventures

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Kansas River
(Desoto to Eudora)

Updated 04/22/05

No Report

Temperature:   Clarity:  Lake level:

Largemouth Bass good using spinner baits along the dam

Crappie No Report

Channel Catfish fair using cut bait lake wide

Bluegill fair using worms

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 04/22/05

Channel Catfish No Report

Crappie No Report

Largemouth Bass No Report

Walleye No Report

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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