Pleasanton City Lake East / Region 5 / Fishing Locations - Public Waters / Where to Fish in Kansas / Fishing / KDWPT

GPS Location: 38.1967 -94.6894

Location/Address:
Pleasanton, KS 66075

Impoundment Type: Community Lake

Surface Acres: 127 acres

Maximum Depth: N/A

Normal Lake Level: N/A

Current Lake Level: conservation pool

Lake Temperature: normal

This lake was constructed in 1967 for water supply and public recreation. The lake supports an excellent channel catfish and a good largemouth bass, crappie and wiper angling. This is a Community Fisheries Assistance Program Lake and "No Special Permits" are required to fish here. Recreational boating is not allowed.
Access to the lake is provided with 2 single lane boat ramps, 2 parking lots, and 2 miles of roads that surround the lake shoreline. There is a floating dock close to a fish feeder to enhance angling. This area is a favorite for kids and family fishing trips. The lake is involved in a fish feeding program and several floating fish feeders are visible to the angler. For catfish anglers these feeders are beacons of good fishing.

Fish harvest regulations are enforced and are posted at each entrance to the lake.

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
Bluegill	unlimited	unlimited
Black Bullhead	unlimited	unlimited
Channel Catfish	2	15
Crappie	50	unlimited
Largemouth Bass	2	21
Saugeye	2	18
Smallmouth Bass	2	15
Striped Bass	2	18
Walleye	2	18
Wiper	2	18
Green Sunfish	unlimited	unlimited
Redear Sunfish	unlimited	unlimited

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

Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/16/2013

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Wipers	Slow	size varies,	lake wide trolling with sassy shads, from the bank and boat, with crankbaits, spoons,.
Channel catfish	Good	All sizes,	The fish feeders are ON, best baits are chicken liver or use stink baits, shrimp, worms, prepared baits, lakewide, Fish the south end creek after a rain. I saw several 3 pounders caught today on liver or worms.
largemouth bass	Slow	varies	good results along the dam and weedbed edge, silver or blue crank baits or soft baits
walleye, saugeye	Slow	18-24 inches	fish the flats, use jigs tipped with a worm
white crappie	Slow	8-14 inches	good numbers of nice crappie, fish around the floating dock, and drop offs, fish are not in real shallow.Try over the brushpiles, use dark jigs,minnows
General Comment
The water level is fine,for fishing. The fish feeders are ON. The floating dock is out of service for repair. Sign up for the Mound City Fishing District Newsletter today! Remember to "CLEAN, DRAIN AND DRY" your boats and equipment. Don't move water from any impoundment. KDWPT will be releasing the recently completed “Kansas Crappie Bonanza” video on February 17, 2012. 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 homepageon February 17th and click on the Kansas Crappie Bonanza link to view the video! This lake is enrolled into the Community Fisheries Assistance Program. A city fishing permit is no longer required.Remember- Wear a Lifejacket and Reach - Throw - Don t Go.