Great Bend (Veterans Park)
Great Bend, KS
Great Bend 620-793-4160
GPS Location: 38.37095 -98.79511
Location/Address:
Great Bend, KS
Impoundment Type: Community Lake
Surface Acres: 13 acres
Maximum Depth: 10 feet
Normal Lake Level: Down due to drought
No local permits are required for fishing, but an a dditional license is required to fish for and possess trout during the trout season.
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Channel Catfish | 5 | |
| Crappie | 50 | |
| Largemouth Bass | 5 | 15 |
| Saugeye | 5 | 15 |
| Trout | 5 | |
| Bluegill | ||
| Green Sunfish | ||
| Green Sunfish |
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
Fishing Report - Last Update: 10/27/2011
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Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
|---|---|---|---|
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Channel catfish |
No Report |
No Report |
Try prepared stinkbait, cut bait or liver under a bobber or on the bottom. Fish on the wind blown side of the lake, thats where they tend to feed. You can also try drifting nightcrawlers. |
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Saugeye |
No reports |
No Report |
Try jigs tipped with worms, minnows or leaches or small minnow type crank baits. |
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Crappie |
No Report |
No Report |
Fish around any brush or vegetation you can find as well as drop-offs. Minnows, or jigs, about 20 inches under a small bobber are pretty good. |
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Rainbow Trout |
No reports |
No Report |
Small spinners, jigs and power bait |
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General Comments |
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Current information on blue-green algae can be found here: If you have any questions or concerns, KDHE can be contacted during normal business hours at 785-296-6603 Current information on blue-green algae can be found here: Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water! If you would like to post a fishing report go to http://ksfishing.blogspot.com/ and post a report for Region 3 and the lake you have been fishing. |
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