KANSAS FISHING REPORTS: Region 1

KANSAS LAKES

Reports Updated 08/28/04

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REGION 1

CEDAR BLUFF GLEN ELDER KANOPOLIS KIRWIN LOVEWELL
SEBELIUS WEBSTER WILSON
 

CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR

Updated 08/28/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 2144.0 Temperature: 78 Clarity: 2  feet

Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 0 cfs Level: 7.95 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.

Bluegill: no report

Channel Catfish: Fair -- on limb lines or trot lines using chicken livers, sunfish, stink bait.

Crappie: poor -- slow at night under lights, some caught in spillway cove over the weekend on jigs about 40 ft of water

Largemouth Bass: slow in shallows with brush with poppers and top water lures

Smallmouth Bass: Poor --- sporadic, occasionally when fishing for the largemouth.

Stripers: Fair --- on old parking lots and old wheat fields in about 30 to 40 ft. of water. using 2 oz. slabs or sunfish

Walleye: Fair --- off points w/brush using worm rigs w/ jigs

 The daily Creel Limit for Wipers is 2.

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GLEN ELDER RESERVOIR
(WACONDA)

Updated 08/28/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1455.6 Temperature: 81

Inflow: 15 cfs Outflow: 80 cfs Level: 4.11 feet low

Largemouth Bass poor 

Channel Catfish fair using shrimp, night crawlers and cut shad at night 

Crappie poor using minnows and jigs in very deep water

Walleye fair in 3 to 7 feet of water using jigs-n-crawler in Walnut Creek

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

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KANOPOLIS RESERVOIR

Updated 08/28/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1463.0 Temperature: 76

Inflow: 60 cfs Outflow: 150 cfs Level: 3.96 feet high

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

White bass fair using worms and crankbaits while trolling

Wipers fair using white jigs and shad color crankbaits

Crappie fair using jigs around the outlet tower

Channel Catfish good using worms  and liver lake wide

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

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KIRWIN RESERVOIR

Updated 08/28/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1729.3 Temperature:  80

Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 0 cfs Level: 26.71 feet low

The low water ramp off Rock Flats is now operable.  The solar lights at the ramp is set and should be working

Largemouth Bass poor 

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

Crappie poor by the fish attractors using minnows

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

White Bass fair along the north boat ramp using jigs

Wipers fair along the dam using worms and jigs

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LOVEWELL RESERVOIR

Updated 08/28/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1582.6 Temperature: 78

Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 370 cfs Level: 9.45 feet low

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

Largemouth Bass fair 

Channel Catfish fair using shrimp, nightcrawlers and cut shad at on the flats and in the creeks

Crappie fair using small grubs and a white head with a yellow or chartreuse body around the fish attractors and in the weeds

Walleye fair while trolling using crank baits and shad raps in 10 to 20 feet of water in the outlet area or Oak Hill

White Bass/Wipers good around the outlet and along the dam using silver spoons, Rapalas  

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SEBELIUS RESERVOIR
(NORTON)

Updated 08/28/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 2304.3 Temperature:  81

Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 1 cfs Level: 17.57 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 in Leota Cove

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

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WEBSTER RESERVOIR

Updated 08/28/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool:1892.5 Temperature: 82 

Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 0 cfs Level: 26.67 feet low

Wipers/White Bass fair using minnows on the bottom or while trolling using shrimp

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

Channel Catfish fair using worms on the bottom or shad in shallow water

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

Largemouth Bass  poor using shad or shrimp along the rocky points and in the outlet

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 08/28/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1516.0 Temperature: 

Inflow: 15 cfs Outflow: 15 cfs Level: 1.70 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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