Region 2 Fishing Reports

Crappie

Good

0.4-1.5 lbs

Crappie are on the bank. Anglers have been catching good numbers of crappie, lately.

White bass

Fair

0.25-1.5 lbs

Anglers were doing good on the dam, but it has been somewhat inconsistent. Most white bass have been caught by anglers fishing for crappie on minnows and jigs.

Channel catfish

Fair-Good

2-9 lbs

Using fish eggs, minnows, jigs, and crankbaits..

Boat Ramp Condition

All OK, except Rock Creek ramp not usable, Wakarusa River ramp has at least one foot drop off at the end, Coon Creek ramp is fairly shallow.

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Water level May 16 was 3.5 feet low, release rate = 21 cfs, temperature = 68 F. 3.5 million walleye and 700,000 sauger fry stocked in April. Be aware there are a lot of Asian Carp in the outlet, these fish are illegal to possess alive. Brushpiles placed into Clinton August 11 and 12, 2008. GPS locations in degrees, minutes, seconds using Datum WGS 84: 1) N38 55.755 W095 24.146, 2) N38 56.4444 W095 24.466, 3) N38 56.283 W095 23.465, 4) N38 56.014 W095 23.096, 5) N38 55.036 W095 22.568, 6) N38 56.011 W095 23.085, 7) N38 55.073 W095 22.565, 8) N38 55.785 W095 22.235.

Channel Catfish

Fair/Good

Up to 10 lbs.

Fall netting indicated a moderate abundance of channel catfish. Some larger catfish are available to anglers as the biggest catfish captured was over 8 lbs.

Walleye

Fair/Good

Up to 10 lbs.

Fall netting indicated a low to moderate abundance of walleye. However, it is still believed that there is a good population of walleye at Hillsdale. The biggest walleye captured during fall netting was 7 lbs.

Crappie

Good

Fish are 9 to 11 inches and few up to 13 inches

Good numbers of crappie were captured during fall netting. Try fishing jigs or minnows near brushpiles or fishing along rocky areas during the spawn.

White Bass

Fair

Up to 2 lbs.

Fall netting indicated a moderate abundance of white bass. Most of the white bass captured were 12-15 inches in length. Try fishing jigs off mainlake points for white bass.

Largemouth
Bass

Fair

Up to 4 lbs.

Spring electrofishing indicated a low abundance of largemouth bass. Some larger bass are available to anglers as the biggest bass captured was over 3 lbs. A research project aimed at improving the bass population will be continued in 2013 at Hillsdale Reservoir.

KC District Newsletter

Good

4 pages

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Current Fishing Opportunity

Crappie

Fair

Fish are 9 to 11 inches and few up to 13 inches

Jigs or minnows fished in 10 ft of water near rocky areas.

Walleye

Fair

Up to 10 lbs.

Jigs tipped with a nightcrawler fished on the flats or in the coves.

BOAT RAMP CONDITIONS: All ramps are usuable.

WATER LEVEL: The water level is currently 0.86 ft. above conservation pool.

REMEMBER; DO NOT MOVE BAIT AMONG WATER BODIES!!

Black bass

Good

up to 7 lbs

Smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted bass are all available to anglers in Milford. Smallmouth are most abundant, and provide a trophy opportunity. Largemouth are less abundant, but trophys are also present. Spotted bass are few in numbers, but provide a unique fishery. In combination, these species should provide good angling.

Catfish

Good

up to 50 lbs

Channel, blue, and flathead catfish are present in Milford. Blue cats provide both a trophy and abundant fishery, while channel cats offer good numbers of smaller fish. Flatheads also provide a trophy fishery of their own, although not as abundant as channels or blues. Together these 3 species offer good fishing to anglers.

Crappie

Good

.5-1.5lbs

Crappie numbers are good in Milford. Although most are smallish, keepers are present. Fishing can be good in Spring and late Fall/Winter when crappie become more concentrated.

Walleye

Good

up to 8 lbs

Walleye numbers are good in Milford. Many fish will be sub-legal, but there are still keepers available. Fishing along the dam during the spawn, drifting the flats in late Spring/early Summer, and summertime trolling are the most reliable methods.

White bass

Good

.5-2lbs

White bass of all sizes are available in Milford. Fishing the river and rocks in the Spring, jigging and trolling in early summer, and topwater in the late Summer/early Fall should be most productive.

Wiper

Good

up to 10 lbs

Wiper of all sizes are also abundant in Milford. In addition to the techniques for white bass listed above, live bait fishing for Wipers can produce real lunkers for those with appropriate tackle.

Current Fishing Opportunity

Listed Below

Catfish

Fair

up to 82lbs

blue cats good on cut bait near channel ledges 10-20ft deep

Crappie

Good

up to 16 inches

on tube jigs and minnows near brush and rock by points, coves, channel ledges, and dropoffs 3-10ft deep

Walleye

Good

up to 8lbs

along edges of flats on worms

White Bass/Wipers

Fair

along rock points on jigs and trolling crankbaits

Smallmouth Bass

Good

up to 4lbs

near secondary rock points on jigs and crankbaits

Largemouth Bass

Good

up tp 4 lbs

near brush on jerkbaits, jigs, and spinnerbaits

Outlet

SLOW

CAUTION: BOATING HAZARDS PRESENT DUE TO LOW LAKE LEVEL. USABLE RAMPS INCLUDE SCHOOL CREEK, ROLLING HILLS, STATE PARK, AND FARNUM CREEK.

CAUTION: DO NOT TRANSFER LIVE BAIT FROM ONE BODY OF WATER TO ANOTHER!!! ALONG WITH ZEBRA MUSSEL INFESTATION, ASIAN CARP ARE IN DRAINAGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE KANSAS RIVER AND CAN EASILY BE MISTAKEN FOR SHAD!!!

This includes a report covering the fishing forecast for the 2013 fishing season. The Current Fishing Opportunity section will be updated with regular weekly fishing reports starting March 2013.

WARNING! ZEBRA MUSSELS NOW IN RESERVOIR AND OUTLET!

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Zebra Mussels

Super Infectious!

up to 3/4"

Since the infestation was discovered in Oct. of 2007 these mussels have spread throughout the lake. It's up to all of us to make sure these are not spread to other area lakes, Clean-Drain-Dryeverything that is taken out of Perry. Mussels will be start spawning as the water temperature gets to around 54 degrees, I'll start water samples again this month!

Spring Fishing Opportunities

Good

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Perry News Letter

Good-Excellent

4 Pages (lots of pics)

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

Channel Catfish

Fair-Good

up to 8 lbs

Shad side and guts about anywhere but especially where the wind is blowing in and where the creeks are running in. Few fish being caught up shallow in the rocks on worms.

Sauger

Slow-Fair

up to 3.0 lbs.

Fish are in the feeding mood deep cranks off of those points along the west side down towards the dam. We had a great spring of collecting sauger, 5 million sauger eggs at Milford Hatchery and Saugeye production is nearly done. Collected lots of males from 14-18" and some females up to 3.0 lbs.

Largemouth Bass

Fair-Good

up to 5.0 lbs.

On those warm sunny days fish some of that shallow brush with plastics or spinner baits. Check the usual spots, fish will be spawning shortly.

White Bass

Fair

up to 2.0 lbs.

River is running a little raised the lake some more, only 1.7' low and a few might have crossed the low water dam at Valley Falls, should be good when the river clears. Twister or roadrunners of the rocky points, along the face of the dam, good bunch of them up at Hwy 92 waiting for some water so they can run up the river.

White Crappie

Fair-Good

up to 1.5 lbs.

It is time to be fishing! Fish are moving shallow to spawn, 2-4' of water on tube jigs or minnows. Most are done spawning however there are always a few up shallow should be a great weekend to be fishing.

Blue Catfish

Slow

up to 2 lbs.

Remember to turn all those blue cats less than 35" back so we can have some trophy catfish.

We have 20 tagged fish in Perry that could be worth millions to YOU, check out the Cabela's website! New pictures of the Cablea's fish, let me know when you catch one, after you collect your prize from Cabela's! Currently the lake is down 1.7' and all boat ramps are usuable. Be very careful out there, lots of obsticles.

Stocked 1,000,000 sauger fry, be a little while before these guys can get a hook in their mouth!

Click on Perry Reservoir above the fishing report to look at the October netting Pictures. I'll have some bass numbers up shortly. Click on the underlined fish species and it will take you to the updated Fishing Forecast. Zebra mussels were confirmed on 10-9-07, so make sure you clean, drain and dry your boat after leaving Perry.

Crappie

Good to Excellent

1/2 to 1.5 pounds

Largest crappie sample in 25 years. Tuttle has good numbers of crappie over 11 inches. Anglers have been doing really well the last few weeks on crappie over 11 inches. Most of the crappie have been caught in less than 6 feet of water on jigs or minnows. Stockdale Cove, Carnahan Cove, McIntire Cove, Marina Cove and the dam have all been good spots. Fishing should be good for spawning crappie through the rest of May.

White Bass

Fair

1/2 to 4 pounds

Anglers have been doing fairly good along rocky banks on jigs, spinners or crankbaits. The tubes has been good just below the dam.

Catfish

Fair

Up to 20 pounds

Channels catfish are being caught in shallow muddy areas of the reservoir or at the tubes below the dam. No reports of spawning activity yet, but the big cats should be up spawning in the rocks soon. Tuttle Creek does also support a low level blue catfish population.

Largemouth Bass

Fair

1 to 5 pounds

Coves in southern third of the Reservoir have some locally good largemouth bass populations. The McIntyre Cove area tends to produce the best fishing.

Saugeye

Good

Up to 6 pounds

Saugeye are being caught shallow in the reservoir on crankbaits or jigs. Many reports of limits being caught with some real nice sized ones. It has also been good at the tubes. Good numbers of saugeye this year!

Tuttle Creek is back full! You can check current water condtions at http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/DistrictLakes/TuttleCreekLake/DailyLakeInformation.aspx

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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. Pretty good numbers off of the end of the piers.

Bluegill

Fair-Good

up to 0.4 lbs

Small hunk of worm or spinner under a bobber around the brush piles and along the weededges. Look for the muddy water between the bank and the curly leaf pondweed.

Channel Catfish

Fair-Good

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. These guys will be spawning soon.

Redear Sunfish

Fair-Good

up to 0.75 lbs.

Small hunk of worm or jig in the open areas in the curly leaf pondweed and by the boat ramp.

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

May Electrofishing 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.

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 1.0 lbs.

Tube jig around the piers. If the sun shines and the water heats up it will get even better. When we electrofished last week most of the crappie were on the south side of the piers!

Bluegill

Fair-Good

up to 0.4 lbs.

Small hunk of worm or small spinner around the brush piles and along the weed edges, look for the muddy water between the bank and the curly leaf pondweed.

Channel Catfish

Fair-good

up to 10 lbs

Fish feeders are in and feeding sinking feed at 7:30, 8 am, noon, 7 and 8 pmShad side or guts around those fish feeders or off the piers.

Largemouth Bass

Fair-Good

up to 5 lbs.

Plastics and spinner baits worked slow in that shallow warmer water on those sunny days. Fish are moving shallow thinking about spawning. Electrofished and put some pictures up.

Redear Sunfish

Fair

up to 0.5 lbs.

Small hunk of worm or jig at the north end off the points.

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

May Electrofishing pictures, nice redear, crappie and largemouth bass, click on BrownState above the fishing report to see some of these fish. Click on the fish species and it will take you to the updated Fishing Forecast.

Species

Rating

Size

Baits, Method, & Location

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Bluegill/redear sunfish

Fair-Good

Up to 0.33 lbs

On worms, small jigs and spinners.

Largemouth bass

Good

0.3-1.5 lbs

Using jigs, spinners, minnows and small crankbaits.

Channel catfish

Fair-Good

1-5 lbs

Nightcrawlers, minnows, and sunfish off piers are catching fish.

Black bass

Good

up to 22"

Largemouth and smallmouth are both available, with the majority being largemouth. They can be caught with traditional methods lakewide throughout the seasons.

Bluegill

Good

up to 8"

Bluegill are found near shallow water cover, and caught on small jigs and live bait.

Channel catfish

Fair

up to 23"

Although smaller in size, channel catfish can be caught lakewide on standard catfish baits. Flatheads can be caught along rocky areas on live bait.

Crappie

Good

up to 14"

Crappie numbers are good for smaller fish, and should provide fun angling, primarily in the Spring and Winter periods.

Saugeye

Fair

up to 21"

Saugeye numbers remain steady, with some keepers available for harvest. Most are caught along the dam and rock points on crankbaits and jig/worm.

Current Fishing Opportunity

Listed Below

Crappie

Fair

up to 14 inches

tube jigs 2-6ft deep near gravel and brush

Catfish

Good

up to 4lbs

shad sides and minnows along wind swept banks

Saugeye

Fair

up to 4 lbs

along dam and points on minnow baits and worms

Black bass

Good

up to 5 lbs

jigs, jerkbaits, and spinnerbaits near shallow cover

Bluegill

Good

jigs and worms 2-5ft near cover

This includes a fishing report covering the fishing forecast for the upcoming 2013 fishing season. The Current Fishing Opportunity section will be updated with weekly fishing reports starting March 2013.

This deep clear lake offers a diverse fishery. Best for 2013 should be bluegill, crappie, and largemouth bass.

Spring Fishing Opportunities

Good

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

Perry Newsletter

Good

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 just before you go to sleep and dream about big fish all night!

LM Bass

Fair-Good

up to 2.0 lbs

Work those shallow areas along the curly leaf pondweed, plastics or spinner bait. Just electrofished this week saw some nice fish look at the new pictures.

Channel Catfish

Fair-Good

up to 5.0 lbs

Fish feeders are in and feeding sinking food at 7:30, 8, noon, 7 and 7:30 pm. We have six feeders going and we'll need more water to get the 7th one going. Shad sides or guts work well this time of year, use the piers on the south side.

Bluegill

Fair-Good

up to 0.3 lbs

Small hunk of worm under a bobber especially on a warm afternoon, look for those open areas in the curly leaf pondweed.

Crappie

Fair-Good

up to .5 lbs

Small tube jigs around those brush piles in 8-10' of water.

Redear Sunfish

Fair-Good

up to 0.5 lbs

Small hunk of worm or small spinner under a bobber in the open areas of pondweed.

Wiper

Slow

up to 4.0 lbs

Shad colored crankbait off of the piers.

Walleye

Fair

Up to 4.0 lbs

Fish the west end with crankbaits along the weed edge.

Water level is still low but has come up slightly! DO NOT TRY AND USE THE NORTH LANE of the ramp, you will lose your boat trailer. Justin filled it in with some rock so when the lake does fill it will be usuable.

Stocked 200,000 walleye fry few weeks ago, be a couple years before they are of eating size!

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

LM Bass

Fair/Good

0.5-4 lbs

Finesse plastics fished near shoreline vegetation.

Bluegill

Fair/Good

Up to 0.33 lbs

Livebait fished under a bobber near shoreline vegetation.

Channel Cat

Fair

1-5 lbs

Nightcrawlers fished off the piers.

Channel Catfish

Fair

1/2 to 11 lbs.

Liver or nightcrawlers fished near the fish feeder.

Crappie

Fair

Up to 15 inches

Jigs or minnows fished near rocky areas.

Saugeye

Fair

Up to 3 lbs.

Crankbaits fished off mainlake points.

Largemouth Bass

Fair

Up to 3 lbs.

Finesse plastics fished near the submerged roadbed.

Wiper/White Bass

Fair

Up to 4 lbs.

Crankbaits fished off mainlake points.

Winter Fishing Opportunities

Good

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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 to have 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!

Bluegill

Fair-Good

up to 0.2 lbs.

Small hunk of worm or spinner under a bober around the piers and the corner of the dam.

Channel Catfish

Fair-Good

up to 6 lbs

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

Largemouth Bass

Fair-Good

up to 5 lbs

Work those plastics and spinner slow in the shallow water, fish will move up there on those sunny days. Fish will be spawning shortly.

White/ Black Crappie

Fair-Good

up to 1.0 lbs.

Tube jigs around the fishing piers especially if the sun shines, bright colors.

May electrofishing pictures are up now! Click on NEBO above fishing report to see these fish. Click on the fish species and it will take you to the updated Fishing Forecast.

Bluegill

Fair to Good

Up to 8 inches

The lake has a fair bluegill population this year. Saw some nice big bluegill up shallow last week.

Channel Catfish

Slow to Fair

3/4 to 5 pounds

The lake has a low level catfish population.

Crappie

Fair to Good

1/2 to 1 pound

The lake has pretty good numbers of 8-10" crappie. Crappie have been biting good the last couple of weeks on minnows.

Largemouth Bass

Good

1/2 to 5 pounds

The lake has excellent numbers of bass with most of the fish 12 to 15 inches.

This small 24 acre lake is similar to pond fishing. The lake is known for catch and release of largemouth bass and harvest of nice bluegill. The lake's channel catfish are protected by a 15 inch minimum length limit.

Black Bass

Fair to Good

1/2 to 4 pounds

The lake has good numbers of both largemouth and smallmouth. Bass are shallow right now.

Channel Catfish

Fair to Good

3/4 to 3 pounds

The lake is in the Urban Stocking Program and is frequently stocked with 12 to 18 inch channel catfish. This allows for good harvest rates of eater size channel catfish. 1,100 channel catfish were stocked on May 22th, for a total of 3,500 stocked this year. A video about the Urban Stocking Program can be found at http://youtu.be/5l4QiSfsQbQ

Crappie

Fair

1/4 to 1 pound

Some are being caught around brush with minnows under a bobber.

Pott. # 2 is noted for family outings, scenic views, catch and release bass fishing, harvest of small crappie and channel catfishing. The channel cat population is maintained with 2 fish feeders and frequent stockings of 12+ inch fish from March through September.

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Largemouth Bass

Good!

1/2 to 5 pounds

The lake has a excellent population of black bass over 15 inches. Nice bass can be found about anywhere at this lake. Bass have been real active the last 2 weeks.

Crappie

Fair

1/2 to 1 pound

Lots of crappie at the lake this year. Along the dam or rock piers with minnows under a bobber.

Channel Catfish

Fair to Good

1/2 - 4 pounds

The lake is in the Urban Stocking Program and is frequently stocked with 12 to 18 inch catfish. The second stocking of the year went in on May 8th. This brings the total to over 3,000 channel catfish stocked this year. Fish have been shallow and feeding up. Fish feeders are in and running. A video about the Urban Stocking Program can be found at http://youtu.be/5l4QiSfsQbQ

Located north of Silver Lake, Shawnee State Fishing Lake is the site of good catch and release largemouth bass fishing. The lake is also noted for channel catfish harvest since the lake receives frequent stockings of harvestable sized catfish from March through September. The Jeffrey Energy Center Lakes and Perry Reservoir both have zebra mussels and with Shawnee State Lake being close it is at high risk. Please, always clean your boat when moving to different water bodies.

Brush piles at GPS coordinates

Bluegill

Fair

Up to 1/3 lb

The lake has a large bluegill population, but is dominated by small fish. Just North of the boat ramp is usually a good spot.

Channel catfish

Fair

Up to 7 lbs

Fair numbers of channel cats are available.

Crappie

Fair

Up to 1lb

The lake has lots of crappie, but not too many over 10 inches. Crappie were shallow last week for spawning. Saw some big ones guarding nests. Along the dam or East bank tends to be the best spots.

Largemouth bass

Slow

Up to 4 lbs

The largemouth bass population has struggled in recent years and current numbers are low.

Saugeye

Poor

Up to 3 lbs

Recent saugeye samples have been poor, but there are a few keepers around. There is a 18 inch minimium length limit.

Washington State Fishing Lake is back full.

Channel Catfish

Fair

Up to 12 pounds

The lake has good numbers of nice sized catfish. Along the dam right now.

White Bass

Fair

1/2 to 1 lb.

Low numbers this year, but they were up shallow last week along the dam spawning and fishing should be good along the rocks.

Crappie

Good

1/2 to 1 pound

Highest sample numbers of crappie in over 10 years. Most of the crappie are below 10 inches, but fair numbers of larger crappie around. Crappie are still shallow.

Saugeye

Fair

2 to 8 lbs.

Casting crankbaits along the dam or road beds. Overall, saugeye numbers are down some. However, most of the population is over the 18 inch minimum length limit.

Largemouth Bass

Poor

1/2 to 5 pounds

Bass are few and far between at this lake, but they are big. Best places are the rock piers, standing timber and around the West boat ramp. Bass are covered by an 18 inch minimum lenght limit.

Centralia Lake is a 400 acre lake that is noted for good channel cat, white bass and crappie fishing. The lake facilities include multiple ramps, picnic tables, plenty of camping pads and many sites with electricity. Centralia is enrolled in the CFAP program, which means a City permit is not required for fishing visits. Perry Reservoir has zebra mussels and with Centralia Lake being close it is at high risk. Please, always clean your boat when moving to different water bodies.

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Crappie

Fair-Good

0.40-0.75 lb

Using jigs and minnows lakewide from the bank.

Bluegill

Fair-Good

Up to 0.25 lb

Using jigs, small spinnerbaits, and worms under bobber.

Largemouth bass

Fair-Good

0.5-3.5 lbs

Using jigs, spinnerbaits and crankbaits.

Channel catfish

Slow-Fair

0.5-8 lbs

Anglers have caught fish on a variety of baits including: nightcrawlers, minnows, and sunfish.

Black Bass

Fair to Good

Up to 7 pounds

The lake has fair numbers of both largemouth and smallmouth. Bass are protected by an 18 inch minimum length limit. Largemouth fishing has been good the last week, with big fish shallow.

Bluegill and Yellow Perch

Good

Up to 1/3 pound

There is a good population of bluegill at the lake.

White Crappie

Good

1/2 to 1 pound

Good numbers of crappie at the lake. The spawn is about over, but fishing has still been fairly good. The cove just West of the boat ramp is a good place to catch spawners.

Channel Catfish

Slow to Fair

1 to 15 pounds

The lake does not have a lot of catfish, but they tend to be big.

This scenic lake is noted for largemouth bass fishing along the abundant shoreline weed beds during the spring and summer. Smallmouth bass are also available along the dam and rocky shoreline. Saugeye and crappie can also be taken at this 200 acre lake located in the flint hills. Since this lake is not part of the CFAP Program, annual or day use permits are available at the boat ramp bait house on the northeast shore. Expect to have your boat inspected for invasive species at the ramp. Always clean your boat when moving to different water bodies.

Bluegill

Fair

Up to 8 inches

Livebait fished under a bobber along shoreline vegetation.

Channel Catfish

Fair/Good

Up to 14 lb.

Nightcrawlers or liver fished near the fish feeder.

Saugeye

Slow

Up to 3 lb.

No Reports.

Crappie

Fair

Up to 12 inches

Jigs or minnows fished near rocky areas.

Largemouth Bass

Fair

Up to 4 lbs

Finesse plastics fished near the docks.

Catfish

Fair

1-4 lbs

Good numbers of small channel catfish should be caught lakewide using traditional catfish techniques. Good numbers of flatheads may be caught along the dam and rocks using live bait.

Crappie

Good

.5-1.5lb

Good numbers of harvestable crappie are available to anglers. Best fishing should be in the Spring near cover on jigs and spinners. Summer fishing would be best using jigs and/or live bait near standing timber, the same for Winter.

Largemouth bass

Fair

up to 3 lbs

Largemouth abundance is low, but best fishing is using lures near cover, and crankbaits along dam.

Walleye

Fair

up to 5 lbs

Most walleye will be below the length limit. Good catch and release angling should be available throughout the fishing season with a few keepers present.

White bass

Good

up to 2 lbs

White bass abundance decreased slightly. Large white bass are available, and should be accessible throughout the year.

Wipers

Fair

up to 10 lbs

Wipers should provide decent fishing along with trophy possibilities for lucky anglers.

Current Fishing Opportunity

Listed Below

Catfish

Fair

up to 3lbs

shad sides along windy banks

Crappie

Good

up to 12 inches

tube jigs near brush and rocks 3-8ft deep

Walleye

Good

up to 6lbs

along edges of flats on worms

White Bass/Wipers

Good

up to 4 lbs

along dam and near creeks and rocks on jigs

This includes a fishing report covering the fishing forecast for the upcoming 2013 fishing season. The Current Fishing Opportunity section will be updated with regular weekly fishing reports starting March 2013.

This lake provides a diverse fishery, but best in 2013 should be crappie and white bass.

Lake Contour Map

Pretty Good

8.5"x11" Color

Banner Creek has been mapped by the Kansas Biological Survey and there is a map available at Contour Map

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 waiting for the crappie to bite!

Black Crappie

Fair-Good

up tp 1.0 lbs.

Tube jigs and minnow around the 6-10' brush, single lane boat ramp cove. Few fish trying to spawn, saw a few females still holding eggs on Wednesday.

Bluegill

Fair

up to 0.3 lbs.

Small hunk of worm or spinner under a bobber around the brush piles off of the piers.

Channel Catfish

Fair-Good

up to 8.0 lbs.

Shad sides and guts around the feeders and off the points. We'll get the feeders going in a couple of weeks, the water is still pretty cool.

Largemouth Bass

Fair-Good

up to 4.0 lbs.

Plastics or spinner baits worked slow around the brush and standing timber, fish are moving shallow thinking about spawning.

Walleye/ Sauger

Fair_Good

up to 3 lbs.

Fish are in the feeding mood, jigs and crawlers on the dropoffs.

Friday stocked 500,000 walleye fry and stocked 600,000 sauger fry few weeks ago, it will be a couple years before these guys reach eating size!

May electrofishing pictures uploaded, saw some nice walleye and catfish. Click on Banner Creek above fishing report to see some of these fish . Click on the fish species and it will take you to the updated Fishing Forecast Data.

Black Bass

Fair

1 to 5 pounds

Nice numbers of smallmouth bass and a low level largemouth bass population. The dam and along the East bank are the best places for smallmouth.

Crappie

Fair

1/2 to 2 pounds

Overall sample numbers are below average for the lake, but anglers have been doing pretty good. There is a brush pile just South of the fishing dock.

Channel Catfish

Fair

1/2 to 6 pounds

No recent reports.

Walleye

Fair

1 to 5 pounds

Walleye are in less than 10 feet of water hitting worms or crankbaits. Walleye regulations are 2 a day and a 15 inch lenght limit.

White Bass

Good!

1/2 to 2 pounds

Lots of 12 inch white bass at the lake. The spawn is about over, but the males are still up shallow in the rocks. The inlet has also been good.

Wipers

Good

1 to 12 pounds

The lake has good numbers of 16-22" wipers with a few bigger ones around. The daily creel limit for wipers is 2. Have been busting the surface chasing shad.

Anglers need to check into the Jeffrey Energy Center Guard House located north of St. Mary's, then west off K-63 Hwy. The Jeffrey Energy Center allows 30 anglers to fish at any one time. If the inlet is flowing, then good fishing can be found there. As of May 22nd, the lake was full and the boat ramp was usable.

Zebra mussels were found at Make-Up Lake. Please CLEAN, DRAIN & DRY all equipment when changing water bodies.

Do you want some more information on fishing in the Manhattan area? You can subscribe to the free Manhattan Fisheries Newsletter by clicking the link.

Bluegill

Fair

Up to 8 inches

Jigs fished near shoreline structure.

Crappie

Fair

Up to 15 inches

Minnows fished near rocky areas.

Channel Catfish

Fair

Up to 6 lbs.

Nightcrawlers fished in the flats.

Wiper

Fair

Up to 9 lbs.

Crankbaits fished near mainlake points.

Largemouth Bass

Fair/Good

Up to 4 lbs.

Finesse plastics fished near shoreline vegetation.

Trout

Slow

Catchable

No Reports.

In addition to a state fishing license, a Johnson County fishing permit is required. If you plan to fish for trout, a Johnson County trout permit is also required. Johnson County fishing/trout permits are available through Johnson County Parks and Recreation District and other select vendors.

Bluegill

Fair/Good

Up to 8 inches

Jigs fished near shoreline structure.

Channel Catfish

Fair

Up to 5 lbs.

Nightcrawlers fished off mainlake points.

Largemouth Bass

Fair/Good

Up to 6 lb.

Spinnerbaits fished near shoreline structure.

Saugeye

Fair

Up to 3 lbs.

Jigs fished off rocky points.

Wiper

Fair

Up to 11 lbs.

Crankbaits fished off rocky points.

White Crappie

Fair/Good

Most fish around 9 inches, but some up to 13 inches.

Minnows fished near rocky areas.

NEW FOR 2013: Channel catfish daily creel is 5/day.

LM Bass

Fair

0.5-2.5 lbs

Finesse plastics fished near shoreline vegetation.

Channel catfish

Fair

0.5-6 lbs

Nightcrawlers fished near mainlake points.

Crappie

Fair

0.5-1 lbs

Jigs or minnows fished near rocky areas.

Brushpiles were placed at several locations November 07. Locations were marked using WGS 84 in decimel degrees: 1) N38.58320 W094.84451; 2) N38.58696 W094.84709; 3) N38.58315 W094.84453; 4) N38.58710 W09484722; 5) N38.58785 W094.84595; 6) N38.58768 W094.84595; 7) N38.58770 W094.84600; 8) N38.58727 W094.84810; 9) N38.58734 W094.84807; 10) N38.58736 W094.84768; 11) N38.58706 W094.84595; 12) N38.58715 W094.84641; 13) N38.58726 W094.84611; 14) N38.59237 W094.84518; 15) N38.58313 W094.84462; 16) N38.58318 W094.84466; 17) N38.59250 W094.84519; 18) N038.59231 W094.84511; 19) N38.59077 W094.84518; 20) N38.59158 W094.84512; 21) N38.59444 W094.84327; 22) N38.58772 W094.84164; 23) N38.58538 W094.84326; 24) N38.58583 W094.84547; 25) N38.58771 W094.84779.

Black Crappie

Fair to Good

1/3 to 1 lb.

The lake has fair numbers of 8 - 10" crappie. There have been reports of some good harvest this spring.

Bluegill

Fair

6 to 10 inches

The lake has a nice bluegill population. They were up shallow last week.

Channel Catfish

Fair

1/2 to 6 lbs.

The lake contains good numbers of catfish for a small lake.

Largemouth Bass

Good

1/2 to 4 lbs.

The lake has a large population that contains all sizes of fish, but the fishery is dominated by 12 to 15 inch bass.

This small 49 acre lake is located in northeast Pott. County. The fishing conditions are very similar to that of a large farm pond. The lake is noted for good catch and release largemouth bass fishing due to the abundance of the species. Bass 13 to 18 inches long are protected.

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 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 1.0 lbs

Tube jigs and/or minnows still some fish shallow however most of the spawning is over. Work those brush piles and end of the jetty.

Bluegill

Fair

up to 0.4 lbs

Small hunk of worm or spinner under a bobber around the shallow brush and weed edges. Electrofish this week and fish aren't up shallow yet but the next week should be good, water is still pretty cool.

Channel Catfish

Fair-Good

up to 8 lbs

Get out those shad side and guts, fish around the fish feeder and off of the pump house cove points.

Largemouth Bass

Fair-Good

up to 4 lbs.

Plastics and small spinner baits worked slow and shallow. Fish will move into the warmer water on those sunny days. Be on the lookout for spawning beds.

Walleye

Fair

up to 4.0 lbs.

Crank baits and twisters off of the points either side of the pump house cove. Saw a few in the trees on the south end.

Wiper

Fair

up to 5.0 lbs.

Crank baits, large twisters or shad at the mouth of the cove on the east side.

Lake has come up some and the City has put the dock in but feet becareful out there!

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

May electrofishing pictures, you fishermen in NE Kansas truely live near the Great Lakes! Click on Pony Creek above the fishing report and see some nice fish! We electrofished some nice fish. Click on the fish species and it will take you to the updated Fishing Forecast Data.

Fisheries Newsletter

If you want to keep up with what's going on at Lake Shawnee (including GPS coordinates for any new brush piles placed into the lake) sign up for the Lawrence District Newsletter at the following link:
http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Lawrence-Fishing-District

Crappie

Fair

0.4-1 lb

Using jigs and minnows in 2-10 feet of water.

White bass

Fair-Good

0.25-1 lb

Using jigs and minnows. Some being caught trolling crankbaits off rocky areas.

Channel catfish

Slow-Fair

0.5-5 lbs

Using a variety of baits, including: minnows, worms, shad, and sunfish.

Largemouth bass

Fair

0.5-3.5 lbs

Using crankbaits, jigs and spinnerbaits around shoreline cover.

Brushpiles were constructed and placed at 5 locations in April 2010. Locations were marked with GPS using datum NAD83: 1) N38.99217 W095.63188, 2) N39.00736 W095.62968, 3) N38.99254, W095.63210, 4) N38.99619 W095.632202, 5) N39.01043, W095.63014. November 07 locations were marked with GPS using datum WGS84 in decimel degrees: 1) N39.00740 W095.62978; 2) N39.00819 W095.63046; 3) N39.00810 W095.63055; 4) N39.00806 W095.63043; 5) N39.00638 W095.62261; 6) N39.00247 W095.62495; 7) N38.99622 W095.63205; 8) 39.00274 W095.63202.

Black Crappie

Fair/Good

Up to 12 inches

Minnows fished near rocky areas.

Bluegill

Fair

Up to 8 inches

Jigs fished under a bobber near shoreline vegetation.

Channel Catfish

Fair

Up to 10 lbs.

Nightcrawlers fished off mainlake points.

Largemouth Bass

Fair/Good

Up to 5 lbs.

Spinnerbaits fished near shoreline vegetation.

Smallmouth Bass

Fair/Good

Up to 2 lbs.

Jigs fished near rocky areas.

Wiper/White Bass

Fair/Good

Up to 6 lbs.

Crankbaits fished near mainlake points.

Walleye

Slow

Up to 2 lbs.

No Reports.

A Wyandotte County fishing permit is required to fish this property. A Wyandotte County trout permit is required for trout fishing. Please contact Wyandotte County Unified Government Parks and Recreation Department at 913-573-8327 for more information.

Catfish

Fair

1 to 20+ pounds

Fishing for both channels and flathead have improved the last few weeks, with some nice fish being caught. Channels can be caught on minnows, worms, prepared bait and fresh cut bait. Flatheads can be taken on live baits and lures.

White Bass & Wipers

Good

1/2 to 1 pound

Fishing for white bass and wiper continues to be great. Most being caught in the current.

To distinguish between the two species you can look at the tooth patch on the tongue. Wiper has two tooth patches. White bass has only one tooth patch. The fishing regs has good pictures for id. Wiper daily creel is 2.

Drum

Fair

1/2 to 3 lbs.

Drum are an abundant species that are taken on worms, minnows, and jigs.

Saugeye

Good

3/4 to 5 pounds

Anglers have been catching saugeye on jigs or crankbaits below the dam. There is a 15 inch minimum length limit on saugeye.

Rocky Ford , a river fishery, is located just south of the Tuttle Creek Dam on the Big Blue River. Anglers have the opportunity to harvest fishes generally associated with moving water. Saugeye, white bass, the catfishes, drum, crappie and carp can be harvested. Angler access and success is affected by release rates from the nearby Tuttle Creek Reservoir. You can check current conditions at http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/DistrictLakes/TuttleCreekLake/DailyLakeInformation.aspx

Bluegill

Fair

up to 8"

This lake contains a good population of 6-8" bluegill. They are caught primarily on live bait near shallow water cover and rock.

Catfish

Good

up to 26"

Good numbers of smaller channel cats are caught lakewide on traditional catfish baits. Flatheads are caught along the rocky dam on live bait.

Crappie

Good

up to 14"

Crappie are abundant, some up to 14". They are caught on jigs and/or live bait near brush, primarily in the Spring and Winter.

Largemouth Bass

Fair

up to 3 lbs

Largemouth bass are present, but in low numbers. They are caught near brush on artificials, and along the dam on crankbaits.

White bass

Fair

up to 17"

There are decent numbers of white bass currently available, some rather large. Most can be found in the creek and along the dam in the Spring and Fall. Best baits are jigs and spinners.

Current Fishing Opportunity

Listed Below

Catfish

Excellent

up to 5lbs

along windy banks on cutbait and minnows

Crappie

Fair

up to 12 inches

tube jigs and minnows near rocks and brush 3-5ft deep

Largemouth Bass

Slow

Bluegill

Fair

jigs and worms near cover 5ft deep

White Bass

Fair

up to 2 lbs

near creek and dam on jigs and spinners

This includes a fishing report covering the fishing forecast for the upcoming 2013 fishing season. The Current Fishing Opportunity section will be updated with weekly fishing reports starting March 2013.

This shallow lake has the best fishing for crappie and channel catfish which are stocked annually.

Blue-Green Algae: Current advisories and warnings are listed here: http://www.kdheks.gov/algae-illness/algae_advisories.htm

Black Bass

Good

Up to 5 lbs

The lake has an excellent smallmouth bass population. They can be found along any of the rocky shoreline. Catch and release fishing has been good!

White Bass

Good

Up to 2 lbs

White bass are spawning strong right now. Lots of fish up shallow, especially in the flooded vegetation. Good numbers of 12" to 16" white bass this year.

Wiper

Fair

Up to 10 lbs

A nice population of wipers with most of them around 24".

Walleye

Fair

Up to 6 lbs

A few being caught around the island and South end of the dam. Walleye regulations are 2 fish a day over 15".

Crappie

Poor

Up to 1.5 lbs

Current crappie numbers are low.

Channel Catfish

Fair

Up to 12 lbs

Cats are shallow and feeding up. The lake has a decent catfish population, with most of them from 21" to 25".

Anglers need to check into the Jeffrey Energy Center Guard House located north of St. Mary's, then west off K-63 Hwy. The Jeffrey Energy Center allows up to 30 anglers to fish at any one time. As of April 22nd, the lake was full and the boat ramp was usable.

Zebra mussels have been found at Auxiliary Lake! Please CLEAN, DRAIN & DRY all equipment when changing water bodies.

Brush piles at GPS coordinates