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Clark State Fishing Lake

8 1/2 miles SW of Kingsdown

Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks

Dodge City Office 620-227-8609

GPS Location: N37.3826 W99.7823

Location/Address:
Kingsdown, KS

Impoundment Type: State Fishing Lake

Surface Acres: 337 acres

Maximum Depth: 42 feet

Normal Lake Level: Normally at conservation but currently 34 inches low

* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination

Fishing Report - Last Update: 6/13/2013

General Comments
Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method & Location
Walleye	No reports	No reports	Try crankbaits, drifting a jig and worm or vertically fishing minnows.
Flathead catfish	slow	up to 12 lbs	Try live bait around channel swings and bends.
Crappie	slow	up to 10 inches	Fish around any sun washed rock or brush you can find as well as drop-offs, using minnows & jigs.
Largemouth bass	Slow	Up to 6 lbs	Try jigs, crankbaits and slow rolled spinnerbaits.
White bass	good	Up to 1 lb	Small jigs or roadrunners along the west shore and off the points or along windswept shorelines.
Channel catfish	good	Up to 12 lbs	Try liver, shrimp, worms or other live baits or also any cut baits.
The lake is roughly 9 feet low. There are no usable ramps, but the new south ramp should be open by Monday, 06/17/13. The only means of launching a boat on the lake is to carry a small boat. If you would like to post a fishing report go to http://ksfishing.blogspot.com/ and post a report for Region 3 and the lake you have been fishing. You may also call the Dodge City Regional office as 620-227-8609 to make a report. Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!