Holton - Banner Creek Reservoir

Banner Creek Lake
This Location does have Boat Access

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 PopulationCreel LimitMin Length Limit
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
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination

Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/22/2012

Species

Rating

Size

Baits, Method, & Location

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.

Black Crappie

Fair-Good

Up to 1.0 lbs.

Fish are done spawning, fish have scattered for the summer. Try around the brush and in the coves on the south side, jig and minnow.

Bluegill

Fair-Good

Up to .4 lbs.

Small jigs or meal worms in those bursh piles off of the fishing piers. Will be working on spawning beds shorlty.

Channel Catfish

Fair-Good

Up to 10 lbs.

Fish with some shad sides if you can stand them, they will produce some nice fish. Fish feeders are in and feeding sinking food at 7:30, 8, noon, 7 and 7:30 pm.

Largemouth Bass

Fair

Up to 4 lbs.

A little spinner bait around the brush piles will put fish in your boat. These fish are nearly done spawning.

Walleye/ Sauger

Fair-Good

Up to 4 lbs.

Spawning is done, fish will be on the humps feeding like crazy, jigs and crawler or minnow.

General Comments

We'll be electrofishing shortly and I'll get some pictures up.

October 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:

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