Milford Reservoir / Region 2 / Fishing Locations - Public Waters / Where to Fish in Kansas / Fishing / KDWPT

GPS Location: N39 06.241 W96 53.682

Location/Address:
Junction City, KS

Impoundment Type: Reservoir

Surface Acres: 16,200 acres

Maximum Depth: 65 feet

Normal Lake Level: 1144.4

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
Bluegill
Blue Catfish	5
Channel Catfish	10
Crappie	50
Flathead Catfish	5
Green Sunfish
Largemouth Bass	5	15
Smallmouth Bass	5	15
Spotted Bass	5	15
Walleye	5	18
White Bass
Wiper	2

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

Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/22/2013

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Black bass	Good	up to 7 lbs	Smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted bass are all available to anglers in Milford. Smallmouth are most abundant, and provide a trophy opportunity. Largemouth are less abundant, but trophys are also present. Spotted bass are few in numbers, but provide a unique fishery. In combination, these species should provide good angling.
Catfish	Good	up to 50 lbs	Channel, blue, and flathead catfish are present in Milford. Blue cats provide both a trophy and abundant fishery, while channel cats offer good numbers of smaller fish. Flatheads also provide a trophy fishery of their own, although not as abundant as channels or blues. Together these 3 species offer good fishing to anglers.
Crappie	Good	.5-1.5lbs	Crappie numbers are good in Milford. Although most are smallish, keepers are present. Fishing can be good in Spring and late Fall/Winter when crappie become more concentrated.
Walleye	Good	up to 8 lbs	Walleye numbers are good in Milford. Many fish will be sub-legal, but there are still keepers available. Fishing along the dam during the spawn, drifting the flats in late Spring/early Summer, and summertime trolling are the most reliable methods.
White bass	Good	.5-2lbs	White bass of all sizes are available in Milford. Fishing the river and rocks in the Spring, jigging and trolling in early summer, and topwater in the late Summer/early Fall should be most productive.
Wiper	Good	up to 10 lbs	Wiper of all sizes are also abundant in Milford. In addition to the techniques for white bass listed above, live bait fishing for Wipers can produce real lunkers for those with appropriate tackle.
Current Fishing Opportunity			Listed Below
Catfish	Fair	up to 82lbs	blue cats good on cut bait near channel ledges 10-20ft deep
Crappie	Good	up to 16 inches	on tube jigs and minnows near brush and rock by points, coves, channel ledges, and dropoffs 3-10ft deep
Walleye	Good	up to 8lbs	along edges of flats on worms
White Bass/Wipers	Fair		along rock points on jigs and trolling crankbaits
Smallmouth Bass	Good	up to 4lbs	near secondary rock points on jigs and crankbaits
Largemouth Bass	Good	up tp 4 lbs	near brush on jerkbaits, jigs, and spinnerbaits
Outlet	SLOW
General Comments
Blue-green algae Alert - Milford Reservoir is open to fishing from land and boat. Visit the Blue-Green Algae Information page for the latest updates. *CAUTION: BOATING HAZARDS PRESENT DUE TO LOW LAKE LEVEL. USABLE RAMPS INCLUDE SCHOOL CREEK, ROLLING HILLS, STATE PARK, AND FARNUM CREEK.* CAUTION: DO NOT TRANSFER LIVE BAIT FROM ONE BODY OF WATER TO ANOTHER!!! ALONG WITH ZEBRA MUSSEL INFESTATION, ASIAN CARP ARE IN DRAINAGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE KANSAS RIVER AND CAN EASILY BE MISTAKEN FOR SHAD!!! This includes a report covering the fishing forecast for the 2013 fishing season. The *Current Fishing Opportunity* section will be updated with regular weekly fishing reports starting March 2013. WARNING! ZEBRA MUSSELS NOW IN RESERVOIR AND OUTLET! Sign up for the most recent Milford district fisheries newsletter today!