Rooks State Fishing Lake
Webster Area Office, Stockton 913-425-6775
GPS Location: N39.4032 W99.3192
Location/Address:
Stockton, KS
Impoundment Type: State Fishing Lake
Surface Acres: (Periodically Dry) 64 acres
Maximum Depth: 14 feet
Normal Lake Level: 1818.5 conservation pool
Current Lake Level: The Lake Approximatley 5.0' low
Lake Temperature: 72 degrees
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
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| Bluegill | ||
| Black Bullhead | ||
| Channel Catfish | 5 | |
| Crappie | 50 | |
| Green Sunfish | ||
| Largemouth Bass | 2 | 18 |
| Redear Sunfish |
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/17/2012
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Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
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2012 FISHING OUTLOOK |
The information that is below is an outlook on how the fish populations should be in 2012 and are based on the 2011 Fall sampling. |
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Channel Catfish |
Good |
Majority 11 to 16 inches |
Catfishing should be good with the numbers up considerably from last year. The population is dominated by 11 to 16 inch fish accounting for 70%, fish 16 inch + fish accounted for 11% and the remainder were YOY fish. Biggest fish weighted 7.3 lbs. |
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Largemouth Bass |
Good |
Majority 8 to 12 inches |
Numbers are up from last year with the majority of the largemouth being in the 8 to 12 inch size range accounting for 77% and fish over 15 inches accounted for 6%. The biggest fish weighted 4.13 lbs. |
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Bluegill |
Good |
Majority 6 to 8 inches |
Numbers are down slightly from last year with the majority of the bluegill being in the 6 to 8 inch size range accounting for 61% and fish over 8 inches accounted for 6%. |
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SPRING FISHING |
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Largemouth Bass |
Good |
8 to 22 inches |
Have had reports of fish being caught lake wide using spinner bait's and crank bait's. Most of them are under the 18 inch length limit, but have heard of fish being caught that are over the length limit. |
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Bluegill |
Good |
6 to 10 inches |
Have had reports of fish being caught lake wide using worms under a bobber. |
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Catfish |
Good |
10 to 25 inches |
Have had reports of fish being caught using shad, stink bait or worms on the bottom. |
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General Comments |
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Water Temp. 72 We will be conducting a creel survey at Rooks State Fishing Lake from March thru October, therefore, if you are approached by our creel clerk Carrol Conyac, PLEASE take a few minutes and answer a few questions that he will be asking. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. KDWPT will be releasing the recently completed “Kansas Crappie Bonanza” video on February 17, 2012. This 25-minute video covers Kansas crappie fishing during spring, summer, fall, and winter with tips and tactics to make you a better crappie angler. Visit the KDWPT homepage on February 17th and click on the Kansas Crappie Bonanza link to view the video! KDWPT will be releasing the Urban Stocking Fish Program video soon and it can be found at http://youtu.be/5l4QiSfsQbQ Now Available: A Webster District newsletter that will include Webster, Kirwin and Keith Sebelius Reservoir's will be coming out soon. 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-Webster-Reservoir-Fishing-District |
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