Mined Land Wildlife Area / Region 5 / Fishing Locations - Public Waters / Where to Fish in Kansas / Fishing / KDWPT

Location/Address:
West Mineral, KS

Impoundment Type: State Fishing Lake

Surface Acres: 1500 acres of water. More than 200 strip-mined lakes up to 50 acres in size

Maximum Depth: 60 feet

Normal Lake Level: N/A

Current Lake Level: N/A

A trout permit is required for all anglers over 16 years years of age fishing the trout lake in unit 30. New in 2008, youth 15 and younger can fish for and possess trout, but their daily creel limit is reduced to 2 fish per day.

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
Bluegill
Black Bullhead
Channel Catfish	5	15-inch minimum
Crappie	50	None
Largemouth Bass	5	13-18 inch slot
Spotted Bass	5	15-inch minimum
Walleye	5	18-inch minimum
Rainbow Trout	5 (Unit #30)	None
Brown Trout	1	20-inch minimum
Wiper	2	18-inch minimum

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

Fishing Report - Last Update: 6/19/2013

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill / Redear	Good	All sizes	Try worms or small jigs and spinners fished slowly along weedlines and around structure. Some bluegill and redear are still in shallow water to spawn.
Channel Catfish	Good	All sizes	Try shad sides, liver, live bait, worms or prepared baits. 14,000 channel catfish are stocked in the Mined Land Wildlife every October. These fish are 8-16 inches in length and average 1/3 pound each.
Crappie	Fair	All sizes	Try minnows, small jigs or small spinners fished around brush and structure.
Largemouth Bass	Fair/Good	All sizes	Try jigs, worms, spinner baits, or crankbaits fished around brush, structure, or along weedlines.
Rainbow trout	Fair	10 - 15"	Try power bait, small spinners, spoons, flies, small crankbaits, worms, or corn in water 15 to 40 feet deep. Bi-weekly stockings of 935 fish have been made since October 2012. The last spring stocking was made on May 20, 2013. Most rainbows are 10 inches in length when stocked, and average 1/2 lb. each. Five percent of each stocking is comprised of 14-inch or larger fish. Trout can live year-around in this unique strip-mined lake, so fish in the 3-5 pound range are occassionally caught.
General Comments
Surface water temperatures are ranging from 78 to 82 degrees. Water levels some lakes are still a few feet low. Use extreme caution wen launching your boat. Trout Anglers - Youth 15 and younger are not required to purchase a trout permit, but their daily creel limit is 2 trout/day. All anglers 16 and older are required to have a trout stamp to fish in the trout lake in Area # 30. Brown trout less than 20-inches in length must be returned to the water immediately. The creel limit for browns is one fish per day. This regulation is being implemented to improve the quality of fishing, and hopefully, a trophy fishery can some day be established. Browns were first stocked in October 2008, with additional stockings of 7 to 10-inch fish in 2010 and 2011.