Holton - Banner Creek Reservoir
1 ½ miles West of Holton, KS
Jackson County 785-364-4236
GPS Location: 39.45986 -95.72701
Location/Address:
Holton, KS
Surface Acres: 535 acres
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
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| Crappie | 20 | |
| Channel Catfish | 5 | 15 |
| Flathead Catfish | 5 | |
| Green Sunfish | ||
| Largemouth Bass | 2 | 18 |
| Sauger | 2 | 18 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 2 | 18 |
| Walleye | 2 | 18 |
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
Fishing Report - Last Update: 2/4/2012
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Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
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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 |
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Fall/Winter Fishing Opportunities |
Good |
For fishing tips or more current information provided by fishermen like yourself click Got to fish and look for your lake. |
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Black Crappie |
Fair-Good |
Netting Numbers from October: 10 0-5", 446 5-8", 273 8-10" and 42 10-12" fish with the largest weighing 0.81 lbs. |
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Bluegill |
Fair-Good |
Netting Numbers from October: 61 0-3", 955 3-6", 189 6-8" and 1 fish over 8" with the largest fish weighing 0.37 lbs. |
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Channel Catfish |
Fair-Good |
Netting Numbers from October: 6 0-11", 29 11-16", 40 16-24", 10 24-28" and 2 28-36" with the largest fish weighing 16.4 lbs. |
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Sauger |
Fair |
Netting Numbers from October: 7 7-11", 1 11-14" and 2 14-17" with the largest fish weighing 0.85 lbs. |
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Walleye |
Good |
Netting Numbers from October: 4 0-10", 3 10-15", 16 15-20", 21 20-25" and 6 25-30" with the largest fish weighing 6.48 lbs. |
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White Crappie |
Fair |
Netting Numbers from October: 14 0-5", 3 5-8", 26 8-10", 20 10-12" and 10 12-15" with the largest fish weighing 1.37 lbs. |
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Current Fishing |
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Fair |
Up to 1.0 lbs. |
Fish are schooling, look for them on the dam and around the deeper brush. Try around the brush and in the coves on the south side, jig and minnow. |
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Slow |
Up to .4 lbs. |
Small jigs or meal worms in those bursh piles off of the fishing piers. |
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Slow |
Up to 10 lbs. |
Fish are hungry, glob of worms or cut bait fished shallow. Fish feeders have been pulled for the winter look for them in the spring. |
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Slow |
Up to 4 lbs. |
With the water cooling a little spinner bait around the brush piles will put fish in your boat. |
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Slow |
Up to 4 lbs. |
Time to start drifting a jig and crawler and bring a bunch of worms that is. I've got some new pictures, one around 28". |
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General Comments |
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No Fishing Information Night this year. Richard Sanders will be talking about Clinton and Melvern at the Topeka Boat Show on February 10th at 6 pm. I'll be talking about Perry and my other small lakes at the Topeka Boat Show on February 11th at 2 pm. ctober Netting pictures uploaded, saw some nice channels, walleye and crappie. 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. Done with brush piles for 2011, several trees/GPS point: N 39°26.830’ W 95°46.907’ N 39°26.846’ W 95°46.928’ N 39°26.884’ W 95°46.919’ N 39°26.893’ W 95°46.886’ N 39°26.882’ W 95°46.831’ N 39°26.892’ W 95°46.822’ N 39°26.770’ W 95°46.873’ N 39°26.770’ W 95°46.857’ N 39°26.992’ W 95°47.017’ N 39°27.015’ W 95°46.996’ N 39°27.017’ W 95°46.973’ N 39°27.088’ W 95°46.909’ N 39°27.074’ W 95°46.908’ N 39°26.770’ W 95°46.908’ N 39°27.071’ W 95°46.855’ N 39°27.087’ W 95°46.840’ N 39°27.192’ W 95°46.710’ N 39°27.200’ W 95°46.737’ N 39°27.210’ W 95°46.740’ N 39°27.211’ W 95°46.751’ N 39°27.304’ W 95°46.660’ N 39°27.301’ W 95°46.651’ N 39°27.304’ W 95°46.633’ N 39°27.390’ W 95°46.566’ N 39°27.395’ W 95°46.559’ N 39°27.411’ W 95°46.542’ N 39°27.417’ W 95°46.523’ N 39°27.453’ W 95°46.449’ |
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