KANSAS FISHING REPORTS: Region 1
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Reports Updated 06/20/09
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Updated 06/20/09 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 2144.0 Temperature: 74 Inflow: 45 cfs Outflow: 0 cfs Level: 16.56 feet low Walleye fair using Jig and night crawler combos drifted over hard-bottomed points is the best pattern. White Bass good using casting buck tail jigs and other shad imitations along the dam face, over shallow points, submerged parking lots, and road beds. Wipers fair off the north shore points, parking lots, and roadbeds near the dam. The bite has been best when the wind is blowing hard into the points. Topwater plugs and buck tail jigs Catfish fair trotlines on large, shallow flats. The Duck Flats area at the upper end of the lake or the upper ends of the major coves Crappie fair to good using pitching jigs and minnows next to flooded timber. Largemouth Bass fair pitching plastic baits around flooded bushes and log-jams on secondary Smallmouth Bass they are along the shorelines in 4 to 6 feet of water using crayfish jigs or crank baits The daily Creel Limit for Wipers is 2. GLEN
ELDER RESERVOIR Updated 06/20/09 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1455.6 Temperature: Inflow: 2240 cfs Outflow: 1251 cfs Level: 0.78 feet high Largemouth Bass fair (18" length limit) Crappie Fair to Good are spawning in Marina Cove and Osage Cove in the state park area. There are still fish showing up from the Cawker causeway area as well, especially under the bridge. try fishing minnows under a bobber or casting small tube jigs under a bobber near the spawning grounds. White Bass Good Trolling around the Cawker causeway and Granite creek bridge area has been very productive. In addition, anglers have been doing very well using minnows and night crawlers fished on the bottom in these areas Wipers Fair to Good On days with a south wind, the wipers have been concentrated in Marina Cove near the back end and along the west bank. Walleye Fair to Good The walleye have moved west and Fishing the rock piles, stump beds, humps, and drops on the flats in 6-10 feet of water. Smallmouth Bass Good This is an excellent time to catch some bronze backs. The males are probably still sitting on their nests so they will be very aggressive if you can find them. Try using a variety of crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and soft plastics along the dam, in Osage and Marina Coves, and along the bluffs throughout the day. Channel Catfish Good Granite Creek, and around Carr Creek Trotlines baited with goldfish, crayfish, and shad sides seem to be working best. The spawn is approaching and the channels are beginning to congregate along the rocky Updated 06/20/09 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1463.0 Temperature: 75 Inflow: 95 cfs Outflow: 123 cfs Level:3.48 feet high Channel Catfish good worms or cut bait might work better on the windy side of the lake - the muddy stirred up water seems to get them going. Crappie fair spawning mode is winding down in and around the marina cove, along the dam, and up around Yankee Run docks were pretty good for awhile. Small tube jigs under a bobber is what most are using. Walleye/Saugeye good they are catching fish on the flats - in the Bluff Creek area, on the north side, and along the south bank. Jig-n-worm is the best bait when they get up on the flats but shad type crankbaits will work too if you want to troll. White Bass fair try them off the windy points as they should be starting to school on baitfish soon. Small white twister tail jigs, roadrunner, or spinners are good baits now Wipers fair on the bottom on worms on the south side. worms, liver, or crawdads fished on the bottom - just like catfish. The wipers should move up onto the windblown points - get those buck tail jigs or shad type crank baits in the water. Flatheads No Report Updated 06/20/09 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1729.3 Temperature: 75 Inflow: 400 cfs Outflow: 450 cfs Level: 3.51 feet high Walleye fair being caught moving up into the shallows using jigs and night crawlers. Wipers/ White Bass fair being caught along the corners of the dam casting jigs, road runners, and buck tails into the wind, as well as trolling diving lures. Catfish poor being caught would try fishing up into Bow Creek and up West on the North Fork Solomon using shad sides and gizzards. Crappie fair being caught up in the coves and shallow water areas using jigs and jigs with minnows. The crappie fishing should improve as the water continues to warm up. Updated 06/20/09 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1582.6 Temperature: 70's Inflow: 20 cfs Outflow:104 cfs Level: 0.52 feet high Walleye fair while drifting using a jig/crawler combo over Walleye Point, Cedar Point, or Willow Point. Crappie fair to poor using jigs tipped with minnows around the deeper brush piles White Bass poor to fair Wipers good reports from the outlet area. include the points along the state park shoreline, between Walleye Point and Cedar Point. Boat anglers trolling along these areas have been doing well recently in 5 to 10 feet of water. Channel Catfish fair to good around the Highway 14 bridge SEBELIUS
RESERVOIR Updated 06/20/09 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 2304.3 Temperature: 75 Inflow: 15 cfs Outflow :1 cfs Level: 9.45 feet low Largemouth Bass along the rocks off the dam, and in Schoen's Cove using plastics, rattle traps, and crankbaits. Walleye/Saugeye good Leota Cove using jigs with night crawlers. Wiper good being caught on the east side of Leota cove, along the dam, and in the sandpit casting buck tails and jigs into the wind and using worms on the bottom. Channel catfish poor being caught off the public fishing dock using worms on the bottom. Crappie good being caught off the marina slips, public fishing dock, and over the fish attractors Updated 06/20/09 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool:1892.5 Temperature: 74 Inflow: 400 cfs Outflow: 450 cfs Level: 4.26 feet high Channel Catfish fair being caught up to the west end in the river channel using shad sides on the bottom. Walleye excellent being caught using jigs and jigs with night crawlers. Most of the fish are being caught on the flats and submerged road beds in approx. 6 to 12 feet of water. Wipers/White Bass good being caught off the dam, along the South shore by the Morel boat ramp, and along the swim beach casting jigs into the wind. Crappie fair being caught
over the fish attractors, up in the coves and off the south road bridge by
Bow City using jigs and jigs with minnows. Updated 06/20/09 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1516.0 Temperature: 70's Inflow: 180 cfs Outflow: 15 cfs Level: 1.32 feet high Channel Catfish fair Might be getting a little late for shad side and gizzards but with the water warming up worms and liver will work now. Cut bait often works this time of year as well! Crappie fair They are in the spawning mode now - right up in the flooded stuff. Stripers fair up in the lower end off the windy points down by the dam Walleye fair to good using jig-n-worm in varying depths from 3 feet to 30 feet. White Bass fair they also spawn in the lake on the dam and rocky points so you should be able to catch so there too. Black Bass good moving back onto the rocky points after the spawn still catching males on small white twister tailed jigs. White Perch fair to good should be shallow and bite on worms on the bottom. Try worms, small white jigs or roadrunners, or small rattletraps. IT IS NOW ILLEGAL TO HAVE A WHITE PERCH ALIVE IN YOUR POSSESSION - IF YOU CATCH IT AND WANT TO KEEP IT - IT HAS TO BE DEAD IN A COOLER OR LIVEWELLS. THEY ARE NO LONGER LEGAL AS LIVE BAIT FOR STRIPERS OR OTHER FISH!!!!! |
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