KANSAS FISHING REPORTS: Region 1

KANSAS LAKES

Reports Updated 08/13/04

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REGION 1

CEDAR BLUFF GLEN ELDER KANOPOLIS KIRWIN LOVEWELL
SEBELIUS WEBSTER WILSON
 

CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR

Updated 08/13/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 2144.0 Temperature: 76 Clarity: 2 to 3 feet

Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 0 cfs Level: 7.61 feet low

Report by: Bert's Corner

All Ramps are usable except Comanche Ramp in the South Shore State Park and it is out of the water.

Blue Gill: no report

Channel Catfish: Fair --- in 8 to 10 ft of water on limblines or trot lines, using

Green sunfish, shrimp, chicken liver, shad sides or gizzards.

Crappie: poor --- sporadic, mostly at night under a light, using minnows or roadrunners, or jigs

Largemouth Bass: Fair -- in heavy brush, using bush hogs, top water poppers, or some spinners.

Smallmouth Bass: Poor -- same as above

Wipers: Good -- in 30 to 40 ft of water, on old parking lots and the old wheat field, using sunfish, 2 0z super slims, kastmasters.

Walleye: Fair --- off points and around trees, using standup jigs w/ worm,

 The daily Creel Limit for Wipers is 2.

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GLEN ELDER RESERVOIR
(WACONDA)

Updated 08/13/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1455.6 Temperature: 78

Inflow: 15 cfs Outflow: 66 cfs Level: 3.76 feet low

Trout fair

Largemouth Bass fair using crank baits around the rocky areas

Channel Catfish excellent  using shrimp, night crawlers and cut shad lake wide 

Crappie poor using minnows and jigs in very deep water

Walleye fair in 5 to 15 feet of water using jigs/crawler 

White Bass good using shinners and slabs at night over lights also while trolling with small crankbaits

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KANOPOLIS RESERVOIR

Updated 08/13/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1463.0 Temperature: 76

Inflow: 425 cfs Outflow: 195 cfs Level: 4.82 feet high

Walleye/Saugeye fair using jig-n-worm on the flats and points

White bass good using worms and crankbaits while trolling

Rainbow Trout fair

Wipers fair using white jigs and shad color crankbaits in Loders Point and in Marina Cove

Crappie poor using jigs and minnows along the shoreline

Channel Catfish good using worms and fresh cut bait in the river

Flatheads good using large minnows or sunfish around the rocks and on setlines

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KIRWIN RESERVOIR

Updated 08/13/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1729.3 Temperature:  77

Inflow: 2 cfs Outflow: 142 cfs Level: 25.42 feet low

Largemouth Bass poor 

Channel Catfish good using worms along the dam Trotlines using shad and shrimp in Bow Creek 

Crappie poor by the fish attractors using minnows

Walleye good using jigs and worms at the south end of the Railroad flats

White Bass good along the north boat ramp using jigs

Wipers good along the dam using worms and jigs

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LOVEWELL RESERVOIR

Updated 08/13/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1582.6 Temperature: 76

Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 385 cfs Level: 4.79 feet low

There are 2 new fish attractors at the north end of Marina Cove

Largemouth Bass fair 

Channel Catfish good using shrimp, nightcrawlers and cut shad at Montana Creek and using sunfish in the Inlet

Crappie fair using small grubs and a white head with a yellow or chartreuse body around the fish attractors and in the weeds in 7 to 10 feet of water

Walleye fair while trolling using crank baits and shad raps

White Bass good using large spoons and jigs around Willow Point

Wipers fair 

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SEBELIUS RESERVOIR
(NORTON)

Updated 08/13/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 2304.3 Temperature:  81

Inflow: 2 cfs Outflow: 2 cfs Level: 17.38 feet low

The 15" length limit for Largemouth Bass has been lifted.

Largemouth Bass fair by the dam in Leota Cove using spinnerbaits and crank baits

Carp No Report

Bluegill fair using worms around the dock

Channel Catfish good using shad and worms around the mouth of Shoen's cove

Crappie poor using jigs and minnows on the public fishing dock and the marina dock

Saugeye/Walleye fair around the dam using worms and jigs

Wipers good along the north corner of the dam using jigs, shad and worms

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WEBSTER RESERVOIR

Updated 08/13/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool:1892.5 Temperature: 75 

Inflow: 4 cfs Outflow: 92 cfs Level: 25.90 feet low

Wipers/White Bass good using shad or shrimp around the North side of the Methodist Camp

Crappie fair using minnows and jigs around the North and South shore fish attractors

Channel Catfish good using worms on the bottom

Flathead good using minnows, sunfish and stink bait at the west end of the lake

Largemouth Bass poor using spinnerbaits in the weeds and along the rocky shoreline

Rainbow trout good using power baits and salmon eggs

Smallmouth Bass poor along the rocky points

Walleye fair using night crawlers and minnows while drifting over the humps


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WILSON RESERVOIR

Updated 08/13/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1516.0 Temperature: 

Inflow: 15 cfs Outflow: 15 cfs Level: 1.56 feet low

Report by Bud's Bait & Tackle

Stripers No Report

Walleye No Report

White perch  No Report

Catfish No Report

Small mouth No Report

Drum No Report

Bud and Gladys

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