Sheridan State Fishing Lake

Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks Norton, KS 913-877-2953

GPS Location: N39 21 31.21 W100 13 39.23

Location/Address:
Hoxie, KS 67740

Impoundment Type: State Fishing Lake

Surface Acres: 67 acres

Maximum Depth: 22 feet

Normal Lake Level: Full is 4 feet below overflow structure.

Current Lake Level: At normal full operating level.

Lake Temperature: 51

Fishing PopulationCreel LimitMin Length Limit
Bluegill
Crappie 50
Channel Catfish 5
Flathead Catfish 5
Largemouth Bass 5 15
Redear Sunfish
Saugeye 5 15
Wiper 2
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination

Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/16/2013

Species

Rating

Size

Baits, Method, & Location

Crappie

Good

Up to 11 inches

Jigs or minnows under a bobber or doodlesocking jigs around shallow brushpiles and flooded vegetation.

Largemouth Bass

Fair

Up to 4.5 lbs.

Slow rolling spinnerbaits and soft plastics fished around the fish attractors should be productive.

Saugeye

Fair/Good

Up to 4 lbs.

Fishing jigs tipped with nightcrawlers or minnows over points and drop-offs should be best.

Bluegill

Fair/Good

Up to 8 inches

Nightcrawler pieces or small jigs vertically fished around the brushpiles.

Channel Catfish

Slow

Up to 3.5 lbs.

Cut sunfish, liver, and shrimp along rocky shorelines or around brush piles.

Wiper

Fair

Up to 6 lbs.

Casting or trolling shad imitating crankbaits and spoons.

Comments

ATTENTION: The east boatramp is open for use, but the west boatramp remains closed due to low water.

It is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water, so please discard any unused bait in a trash can.

Cedar Bluff District Newsletter: A biannual newsletter detailing fishing related projects and activities in the Cedar Bluff District, which includes such waters as Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Sheridan and Scott State Fishing Lakes, Antelope Lake, and other public fishing waters in northwest Kansas are available. If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter you can go to the following link to get on the mailing list. The link is: http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Cedar-Bluff-Fishing-District

Anglers who fish Sheridan State Fishing Lake might consider sharing their experiences with other anglers through the public fishing report. If you would like to post a fishing report please go to http://ksfishing.blogspot.com/