Tuttle Creek Reservoir
GPS Location: N39 15.445 W96 34.77
Location/Address:
Manhattan, KS
Impoundment Type: Reservoir
Surface Acres: 12,500 acres
Maximum Depth: 50 feet
Normal Lake Level: 1075 mls
Lake Temperature: 60
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Catfish | 10 | |
| Bluegill | ||
| Channel Catfish | 10 | |
| Crappie | 50 | |
| Flathead Catfish | 5 | |
| Green Sunfish | ||
| Largemouth Bass | 5 | 18 |
| Saugeye | 5 | 15 |
| White Bass | ||
| Walleye | 5 | 15 |
| Trout | 5 |
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
Fishing Report - Last Update: 1/23/2012
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Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
|---|---|---|---|
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Channel Catfish |
Good |
1 to 9 pounds |
Tuttle has a good channel cat population and there is normally good harvest in the Reservoir and the Big Blue River. There is also a low level blue catfish population, which is being supplemented with a new stocking effort. |
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Crappie |
Good!! |
1/2 to 1.5 pounds |
Best crappie sample in 16 years. Tuttle is full of 8 to 10 inch fish with good numbers of crappie over 11 inches. |
|
White Bass |
Fair |
1/2 to 3 pounds |
White bass numbers are on their way up. Fair numbers of 12 to 15 inch fish with a few brutes still around. |
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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. |
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Saugeye |
Good |
1 to 5 pounds |
The saugeye population is doing well with over half of the fish from the fall sample over the 15 inch length limit. |
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Winter Fishing Opportunities |
Listed below |
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Rainbow Trout |
Fair |
1/2 to 3 pounds |
Another stocking of rainbow trout went into Willow Lake on January 23rd. This brings the total to 9,400 trout stocked this season. Anglers have been catching trout on worms, minnows, jigs, and commercial trout baits. The lake was mostly iced over on 01/23/12, but there is some open water around the docks and rock piers. |
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Crappie |
Good |
Up to 1.5 pounds |
Anglers are catching some nice crappie off brush piles in 20 to 30 feet of water. Stockdale and Carnahan have been the most productive coves. Chartreuse jigs and minnows have been best. |
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General Comments |
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This is a generic winter fishing report covering the fishing forecast for the upcoming 2012 fishing season. Regular weekly fishing reports will resume during the month of March. The Winter Fishing Opportunity section of the report will be periodically updated should good information become available. Good Luck! Winter trout fishing is here at Willow Lake! A trout permit is needed to fish at Willow Lake, which is located in the Southeast corner of the Tuttle Creek River Pond area. Anyone under 16 years of age with a properly licensed adult can harvest up to 2 trout without a trout permit. You can check current water condtions at http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/tc/daily.cfm Want some more info on fishing in the Manhattan area? Then please subscribe to the free Manhattan Fisheries Newsletter by clicking the link. |
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