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Pottawatomie No. 2

1.5 miles east and 2.5 miles north of Manhattan

Pottawatomie State Lake Office 785-539-9999

GPS Location: N39.22785 W96.51569

Location/Address:
Manhattan, KS

Impoundment Type: State Fishing Lake

Surface Acres: 75 acres

Maximum Depth: 30 feet

Current Lake Level: Full

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

Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/17/2012

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Black Bass	Fair to Good	1/2 to 4 pounds	The lake has good numbers of both largemouth and smallmouth. The East bank was the best area in the most recent sample.
Channel Catfish	Good!	3/4 to 3 pounds	The lake is in the Urban Stocking Program and is frequently stocked with 12 to 18 inch fish. This allows for good harvest rates of eater size channel catfish. 730 catfish were stocked on April 20th. So far 1800 channel catfish have been stocked this year. A video about the Urban Stocking Program can be found at http://youtu.be/5l4QiSfsQbQ
Crappie	Fair to Good	1/4 to 1 pound	Along the rock piers and off of the docks with jigs or minnows. Most of the crappie are 8 to 10 inches, but sampled a 2 lb one this year!
General Comments
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 assisted with two fish feeders and maintained with frequent stockings of 12+ inch fish from March through September. 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. You can watch a fishing forecast video by clicking HERE.