KANSAS FISHING REPORTS: Region 2

KANSAS LAKES

Report Updated 10/29/04

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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
Desoto to Eudora
CEDAR LAKE OLATHE LAKE
 

CLINTON RESERVOIR

Updated 10/29/04

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 875.5 Temp:  60

Inflow: 225 cfs Outflow: 16 cfs Level: 1.65 feet high

Largemouth Bass fair

Bluegill No Report

Channel Catfish good using liver, stinkbait and spoons 

Crappie poor using minnows and jigs 

Striper No Report

Walleye poor

White Bass fair using jigs and spoons around the points and off the rock points

Wipers No Report

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HILLSDALE RESERVOIR

Updated 10/29/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 917.0 Temp: 61

Inflow: 200 cfs Outflow: 8 cfs Level: 0.62 feet high

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

Crappie fair using minnows and jigs in the creek channels

Largemouth Bass poor using soft plastics and jigs in the standing timber 

Smallmouth Bass No Report

Channel Catfish good using cut shad in the creeks

Walleye fair using jig-and-worms on the lake flats and lake points

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MILFORD RESERVOIR

Updated 10/28/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1144.4 Temperature:  

Inflow: 100 cfs Outflow: 400 cfs Level: 0.59 feet high

New lake record Blue Catfish of 41 lbs.

Largemouth Bass No Report

Smallmouth Bass No Report

Catfish No Report

Blue Cats No Report

Crappie No Report

Walleye No Report

White Bass No Report

Wipers No Report

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PERRY RESERVOIR

Updated 10/29/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 891.5  Temperature: 

Inflow: 600 cfs Outflow: 25 cfs Level: 1.68 feet high

Report by: E.T.'s Bait

Largemouth Bass No Report

Channel Catfish No Report

White Bass No Report

Crappie No Report

Walleye No Report

Saugeye No Report

Bluegill No Report

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TUTTLE CREEK RESERVOIR

Updated 10/22/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1075.0 Temperature:  

Inflow: 325 cfs Outflow: 100 cfs Level: 0.54 feet high 

Channel Catfish good in the river using cut shad and worms

Crappie No Report

Flathead Catfish fair to good using live bait in the tail waters

Rainbow Trout poor 

Saugeye fair using live bait and jigs in the River Pond

White Bass poor in the river using jigs and minnows

Access to the River Pond is very poor to boat traffic since the boat ramps are closed.

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DOUGLAS (SFL)

Updated 10/29/04

Temperature: 62 Clarity:   Lake level: 

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Report by Sports Cache Bait & Tackle  

Water Level: 2 inches below full pool.
Water Temperature: 62 degrees F.
Turbidity: Visibility 12 inches.
Fish Attractors: Not in service due to vandalism.
Fishing Pressure: Hardly any during the week, very light during weekends.

Largemouth Bass: No report this week. Try minnows or Texas rigged plastic worms.

Channel Catfish: No Report this week. Try nightcrawlers or shad sides.

Crappie: Crappie are still in deep water. They can be taken by boaters using locators or by drifting over cover. Live minnows or jigs are the best baits.

Flathead Catfish: None reported this week. Try goldfish or green sunfish.

Bluegill Sunfish: Fair. Bluegills are available in small numbers near shore. A few been caught on small bits of night-crawler fished around weed beds or other cover. .

Green sunfish: Fair. See comments on bluegills above.

Common Carp: No report.

White Amur: No report.

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GEARY (SFL)

Updated 10/28/04

Lake Map

Temperature: 

Channel Catfish good using worms, shad sides and stinkbait in 10 to 20 feet of water

Saugeye fair using jigs and crawlers in 10 to 15 feet of water along the dam

Walleye No Report

Bluegill fair using worms in 5 to 10 feet of water

Largemouth Bass good using crankbaits along the rocks and points

Crappie good using jigs and minnows in 10 to 15 feet of water in the brushpiles

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MIAMI (SFL)

Updated 10/29/04

Temperature:

Lake Map

Dam construction has been completed.
Boat Ramp , courtesy dock and parking facility and new restroom has been completed
Over 250 brush piles 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

Bluegill fair using nightcrawlers and small jigs

Largemouth Bass No Report

Catfish No Report

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MIDDLE CREEK (SFL)

Updated 10/29/04

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Temperature:   Level: Near normal Clarity:

Bluegill No Report

Channel Catfish good using nightcrawlers and cut bait along the dam and by the fish feeders 

Crappie No Report

Largemouth Bass fair using plastic baits in the flooded timber

White Bass fair shad lures on the road beds

Wiper No Report

Saugeye good using minnows tipped with jigs and crankbaits along the roadbeds

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POTTAWATOMIE #1   

  Updated 10/29/04

Water Temp:

Bluegill No Report

Channel Catfish No Report

Largemouth Bass No Report

White Crappie No Report

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POTTAWATOMIE #2

 Updated 10/29/04

Water Temp:

Black Bass No Report

Bluegill No Report

Channel Catfish No Report

Crappie No Report

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Kaw River
(Lawrence)

Updated 10/29/04

Report By: Catdaddy Catfish Adventures

No Report

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Kansas River
(Desoto to Eudora)

Updated 10/29/04

Report By: E.T.'s. Bait

No Report

CEDAR LAKE
(City Lake)

Updated 10/29/04

Lake Map

Temperature:   Clarity:  Lake level:

Largemouth Bass good using spinnerbaits and plastic worms in the flooded timber

Crappie No Report

Channel Catfish good using cut bait and worms around the fish feeders

Bluegill fair using jigs and flies lake wide

Sunfish No Report

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OLATHE LAKE
(City Lake)

Updated 10/29/04

Lake Map

Temperature:   Clarity: 

Lake level: 

Largemouth Bass fair using plastic lizards, worms and crawfish in the flooded timber and the weeds

Bluegill fair using worm and bobber combo in the coves

Crappie No Report

Wiper No Report

Channel Catfish good at the upper end of the lake using worms and cut bait

Flathead Catfish No Report

Bluecat No Report

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WYANDOTTE COUNTY LAKE

Updated 10/29/04

Channel Catfish fair off the bottom using prepared baits

Crappie No Report

Largemouth Bass fair using crankbaits and soft plastics in the timber

Walleye good using worms and crankbaits around the points

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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