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: 5/17/2012
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Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
|---|---|---|---|
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Channel Catfish |
Good |
1 to 9 pounds |
Channels are being caught along rocky areas in the reservoir. |
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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. Anglers are still catching a few spawners shallow. Fishing at the tubes has been productive for crappie when release rates are steady for a couple of days. |
|
White Bass |
Fair |
1/2 to 3 pounds |
Anglers are doing well for white bass along the dam and rocky points casting the shoreline. |
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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 |
Fair |
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. Anglers have started catching some keepers in the River Pond on worms or jigs. |
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General Comments |
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KDWPT has released the new “Kansas Crappie Bonanza” video. 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 at http://www.kdwpt.state.ks.us/ and click on the Kansas Crappie Bonanza link to view the video! You can check current water condtions at http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/tc/daily.cfm Want some more information on fishing in the Manhattan area? You can subscribe to the free Manhattan Fisheries Newsletter by clicking the link. Or you can watch a video fishing forecast by clicking HERE. |
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