Atchison State Fishing Lake

Atchison State Lake Office 913-367-7811

GPS Location: N39.6371 W95.17722

Location/Address:
Atchison, KS

Impoundment Type: State Fishing Lake

Surface Acres: 66 acres

Maximum Depth: 32 feet

Normal Lake Level: Full

Current Lake Level: Full

ATSL Redear

ATSL C Cat

Fishing PopulationCreel LimitMin Length Limit
Bluegill
Channel Catfish 2 15
Crappie 20
Flathead Catfish 5
Largemouth Bass 2 18
Smallmouth Bass 2 18
Redear Sunfish
Walleye 2 18
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination

Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/13/2013

Species

Rating

Size

Baits, Method, & Location

Spring Fishing Opportunities

Good

 

For fishing tips or more current information provided by fishermen like yourself click Got to Fish and look for your lake.

Perry News Letter

Good to Excellent

4 pages (lots of pics)

Twice a year I will be publishing a newsletter with Perry and other waters in my District. The newest issue is available NOW and features Perry and Sabetha City Lake west of Sabetha. If you would like the newsletter e-mailed to you click on Perry/Sabetha City Lake Newsletter and fill in the blanks. You can read it while you're getting your fishing equipment ready for spring!

Black Crappie

Fair-Good

up to 0.75 lbs

Tube jigs or minnows off the piers and below the cabin. If the sun shines it will get better as the water heats up.

Bluegill

Fair

up to 0.3 lbs

Small hunk of worm or spinner under a bobber around the brush piles and along the weededges.

Channel Catfish

Fair

up to 5.0 lbs

Fish feeders are in and feeding sinking food, feeding at 7:30, 8 am, noon, 7, 7:30 pm. Shad sides and guts around the fish feeders and off of the piers.

Largemouth Bass

Fair-good

up to 3.0 lbs

Plastics or spinner baits worked slow in that shallow water on those sunny days.

Redear Sunfish

Fair

up to 0.5 lbs.

Small hunk of worm or jig around the deeper brush piles on the west side.

General Comments

We'll be electrofishing later in the week and I'll get some pictures up.

Stocked 200,000 walleye fry a couple weeks ago will be a couple years before these guys are of eating size!

October Netting pictures, check out these fish! To see the new electrofishing pictures, click on Atchison State Fishing Lake. Also Click on the fish species and it will take you to the updated Fishing Forecast Data.