Kanopolis Reservoir
33 miles SW of Salina on K-149 & K141 US
Corps Of Engineers 785-546-2294
GPS Location: N38 38.709 W097 59.244
Location/Address:
Kanopolis, KS
Impoundment Type: Reservoir
Surface Acres: 3,550
Maximum Depth: 35
Normal Lake Level: 1463 msl This lake is generally held 4 feet above this conservation level during the summertime.
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | ||
| Channel Catfish | 10 | |
| Crappie | 50 | |
| Flathead Catfish | 5 | |
| Largemouth Bass | 5 | 15 |
| Saugeye | 5 | 15 |
| Walleye | 5 | 15 |
| Wiper | 2 | |
| Trout | 5 | |
| White Bass | ||
| Black Crappie |
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
Fishing Report - Last Update: 2/9/2012
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Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
|---|---|---|---|
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Channel Catfish |
Fair |
Variety |
Liver, shrimp, and other prepared baits will continue to work. Cut bait is a popular fall and winter bait and often the fishing is really good in the upper end where the river comes into the lake. Chumming the south side humps is ongoing and guys are using worms and dip baits. |
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Crappie |
Fair |
Variety of Sizes - mostly 11 to 12 inches |
As the water cools off the fish will begin to move shallower along the dam and around the boat docks. Try small jigs and small slab spoons. Should just get better and better as the water cools down. |
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Trout |
The seep stream was stocked January 25th with 1,400 more rainbow trout. Many trout are still being caught from the previous stockings, so fishing should be great! |
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Walleye/Saugeye |
Fair |
Variety |
As the water cools down the fish should be moving around a bit more. Sometimes saugeye can be taken on shad colored crankbaits around the rocks. You will want switch to small slab spoons now too - got a report on spoons from 7.5 feet of water. MAKE SURE YOU THROW BACK ALL THOSE UNDER 15 INCHES - there are still some of those out there!!!!! We had a significant dieoff of these species the week of Aug 8 - lost somewhere between 1500 and 2000 fish with initial indications the cause due to heat and handling related stress that led to bacterial/fungal infection on the outside of the fish. Fall sampling indicates that the kill had little effect on the population and good recruitment this year indicates that saugeye and walleye numbers will actually be higher in 2011. |
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White Bass |
Fair |
All sizes - lots of 9 to 11 inch fish |
There are lots of white bass in the lake and a lot of shad too. Look for schooling activity and watch for the birds. Windblown points are often good places to wade fish in the fall and winter. Any shad type lure should work but slab spoons are the bait of choice with boat anglers. White bass numbers in fall netting samples were tremendous and a wide range of sizes will be caught this winter and next year. |
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Wipers |
Slow to Fair |
All sizes |
Wipers love windblown points! Bucktail and twister tail jigs and shad colored crankbaits should work off the windblown points or any windy area. Wipers like it around the brushpiles in the fall so start looking there now. Good numbers of wipers were seen in nets this fall. Not a lot of really big wipers were caught, but many 12-18" wipers were sampled. |
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General Comment |
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KDWPT will be releasing the recently completed “Kansas Crappie Bonanza” video on February 17, 2012. This 25-minute video covers Kansas crappie fishing during spring, summer, fall, and winter with tips and tactics to make you a better crappie angler. Visit the KDWPT homepage on February 17th and click on the Kansas Crappie Bonanza link to view the video! You can find a preview of the video HERE. This is a generic winter fishing report covering the fishing forecast for the upcoming 2012 fishing season. Regular weekly fishing reports will resume in March 2012. Current lake elevation and water temperature is available on the location page linked to this fishing report. It is updated daily by the Corp of Engineers. After Tommie Berger's retirement, Kanopolis Reservoir has been moved to the Cheney District. If you would like to receive the Cheney District Fisheries Newsletter, follow this LINK. |
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