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Cowley State Fishing Lake

Arkansas City, KS

13 miles E of Arkansas City

Lake Area Office 620-876-5730

GPS Location: N37.09815 W96.80505

Location/Address:
Arkansas City, KS

Impoundment Type: State Fishing Lake

Surface Acres: 84 acres

Maximum Depth: 32 feet

Normal Lake Level: N/A

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: 5/10/2012

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
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Black Crappie	Fair	up to 10-inch	Fishing breaks in 8 to 9 feet of water with minnows.
Bluegill			Small beetle spins or bobber and worm combo off the piers, rocky shorelines, and shallow shoreline areas with sun exposure. Although few lunker sized bluegill are available at Cowley, action can be fast and furious on fish to 7-inches during the spring spawn. The clear waters at Cowley make detecting the spring spawning beds a snap. Bluegill are a great fish to introduce kids to fishing.
Channel Catfish	Fair	up to 3 lbs	Livers and stinkbait in depths of 3 to 5 feet. 15-inch minimum length limit 5/day creel limit
Largemouth Bass	Fair to Good	up to 18-inch	Crawdad imitating crankbaits and plastics in 5 to 7 feet of water along weed lines and flats. Very few fish are hanging along the steep bluff banks so concentrate on the weedy flats!
Redear Sunfish	Fair	Up to 10-inch	4 to 6 feet deep on worms.
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