KANSAS FISHING REPORTS: Region 2

KANSAS LAKES

Report Updated 05/21/04

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REGION 2

CLINTON   HILLSDALE MILFORD PERRY TUTTLE CREEK
DOUGLAS (SFL) GEARY (SFL) MIAMI (SFL) MIDDLE CREEK (SFL) POTTAWATOMIE #1
POTTAWATOMIE #2 Kaw River
(Lawrence)
Kansas River
Desota to Eudora
CEDAR LAKE OLATHE LAKE
 

CLINTON RESERVOIR

Updated 05/21/04

Lake Map    

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 875.5 Temp:  70

Inflow: 340 cfs Outflow: 33 cfs Level: 1.32 feet high

Report by Hacks Outfitters

Largemouth Bass fair

Smallmouth Bass No Report

Bluegill No Report

Channel Catfish fair to good

Crappie excellent in 3 to 5 feet of water  using minnows

Striper No Report

Walleye good and spawning

White Bass good

Wipers No Report

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HILLSDALE RESERVOIR

Updated 05/21/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 917.0 Temp: 66

Inflow: 540 cfs Outflow: 134 cfs Level: 1.77 feet high

Effective January 1, 2003 at Hillsdale Lake, Crappie less than 10" in length must be returned to the water.

Crappie good using jigs and minnows around the brush piles

Largemouth Bass No Report

Smallmouth Bass No Report

Channel Catfish good using shad sides and guts in the creek channels

Walleye good using jig-and-worms 

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MILFORD RESERVOIR

Updated 05/21/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1144.4 Temperature: 62

Inflow: 700 cfs Outflow: 25 cfs Level: 0.81 feet high

New lake record Blue Catfish of 41 lbs.

Largemouth Bass good using jerk baits in the creek arms

Smallmouth Bass good using crank baits and jigs off the rocky points

Catfish fair using shad sides and worms on the windy flats

Blue Cats slow at the upper end of the lake  near the river

Crappie fair using jigs in 1 to 6 feet of water on the gravel banks

Walleye good using jigs and night crawlers in 10 to 20 feet of water by the channel edges

White Bass good in 10 to 20 feet of water by the channel edges using jigs and spinners

Wipers fair along the dam

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PERRY RESERVOIR

Updated 05/16/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 891.5  Temperature:  60

Inflow: 1660 cfs Outflow: 25 cfs Level: 0.98 feet high

Report by: E.T.'s Bait

Largemouth Bass No Report

Channel Catfish fair on cut bait, shad side's and on Danny's Dough Bait and also worms where water is running.

White Bass fair using rippal with twisted tail.

Crappie good on tube jigs in 8 to 12 feet of water and they are starting to move into shallow water.

Walleye No Report

Saugeye No Report

Bluegill No Report

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TUTTLE CREEK RESERVOIR

Updated 05/21/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1075.0 Temperature:  

Inflow: 3270 cfs Outflow: 750 cfs Level: 2.13 feet high 

Channel Catfish fair in the river using fresh cut bait

Crappie No Report

Flathead Catfish fair to slow using rod and reel with live bait

Rainbow Trout poor

Saugeye fair using live bait and jigs in the River Pond

White Bass fair using jigs and minnows

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DOUGLAS (SFL)

Updated 05/14/04

Temperature: 72   Clarity:   Lake level: 

Lake Map

Report by Sports Cache Bait & Tackle  

Water Level: Six inches below full pool.
Water Temperature: 72 degrees F.
Turbidity: Visibility 24 inches.
Fish Attractors: Not in service due to vandalism.
Fishing Pressure: Moderate through the week, heavy during weekends.

Channel Catfish: Good. Two 15-pounders reported this week caught at night on green sunfish. Others report success using night crawlers, poultry liver or dough bait.

Crappie: Good to excellent. Crappie are staging in several parts of the lake and some males have turned black, their breeding color. Evenings and mornings seem best and live minnows or jigs are the best baits. Most are small white crappie 6-7 inches in length.

Flathead Catfish: One 42-pounder reported this week. It was caught at night on green sunfish.

Bluegill Sunfish: Good. Bluegills are abundant near shore and eagerly taking bits of night crawler, crickets or small jigs and artificial baits.

Green Sunfish: Good. Sunfish are close to shore and taking night-crawler bits, jigs, tiny lures and insects like mealworms. Most are small, but make good bait for big flathead.

Common Carp: Good. Very few fishermen fish for carp, but large ones are available to be caught. Fermented corn, dough baits and night-crawlers are useful baits.

White Amur: None reported. Fermented corn is an excellent bait for these fish. A few are taken on night crawlers.

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GEARY (SFL)

Updated 05/21/04

Lake Map

Temperature: 

Channel Catfish good using shad side  and worms lakewide

Saugeye fair using jigs and nightcrawlers around the rocks

Walleye No Report

Bluegill good using worms in 1 to 5 feet of water

Largemouth Bass good using spinner baits in the weeds

Crappie good using jigs in 2 to 6 feet of water along the channel edges

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MIAMI (SFL)

Updated 05/21/04

Temperature:

Lake Map

Dam construction has been completed.
Boat Ramp , courtesy dock and parking facility and new restroom has been completed
Over 250 brushpiles were constructed
Approx. 500 Largemouth Bass 6-20" have been stocked. (They are expecting more to be stocked)

The boat ramp is open and the Lake is open to all boats

Largemouth Bass fair using black and red plastic worms

Catfish good using liver, worms and cut bait

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MIDDLE CREEK (SFL)

Updated 05/21/04

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Temperature:   Level: Near normal Clarity:

Bluegill No Report

Channel Catfish No Report

Crappie No Report

Largemouth Bass No Report

White Bass No Report

Wiper No Report

Saugeye No Report

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POTTAWATOMIE #1   

  Updated 05/21/04

Water Temp:

Bluegill fair using live bait

Channel Catfish fair using live bait and cut bait lakewide

Largemouth Bass good along the shoreline using live bait

White Crappie fair along the shoreline using live bait

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POTTAWATOMIE #2

 Updated 05/21/04

Water Temp:

Black Bass fair using live bait and lures along the shoreline

Bluegill fair using live bait and lures lakewide

Channel Catfish good using cut bait and liver in 6 to 15 feet of water lakewide

Crappie fair using jigs and minnows in 10 to 15 feet of water by the channels

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Kaw River
(Lawrence)

Report By: Catdaddy Catfish Adventures

No Report

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Kansas River
(Desota to Euroda)

Report By: E.T's. Bait

Channel's They are catching on nightcrawler's, chicken liver's, ex-large minnow's and shad sides.

Flathead They are catching on the Delware at Perry on carp, crawdads and gold fish (it's been pretty slow right now.

Blue Cat on goldfish and some on shad sides. (it's been slow)

CEDAR LAKE
(City Lake)

Updated 05/21/04

Lake Map

Temperature:   Clarity:  Lake level:

Largemouth Bass No Report

Crappie No Report

Channel Catfish No Report

Sunfish No Report

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OLATHE LAKE
(City Lake)

Updated 05/21/04

Lake Map

Temperature:   Clarity: 

Lake level: 9:00 feet low

Largemouth Bass No Report

Crappie No Report

Wiper No Report

Channel Catfish No Report

Flathead Catfish No Report

Bluecat No Report

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WYANDOTTE COUNTY LAKE

Updated 05/21/04

Channel Catfish No Report

Crappie No Report

Largemouth Bass No Report

Walleye No Report

Note:  You will need a state fishing license, a Wyandotte County fishing permit is also required.  The county fishing permits are available through the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and other selected vendors.

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