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CLINTON RESERVOIR   (7,000 Acres)

Updated 1/27/2012

Lake Map    

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 875.5 Temp: 

Inflow: 10 cfs Outflow: 38 cfs Level: 0.43 feet high

REMEMBER; DO NOT MOVE BAIT AMONG WATER BODIES!!

Crappie  Good  0.25-1.25 lb  Crappie bite has picked up lately. Most have caught crappie by jigging spoons and jigs around brushpiles in about 12-20 feet of water. Most of the bigger fish are near the bottom.

 White bass  Slow  0.5-1.5 lbs  Anglers have been doing well on windy side of lake off shallow flats and points casting shad imitation crankbaits, jigs and spinners.

 Rainbow trout  Good  0.5-1 lbs  Lake Henry has received 3 stockings so far. A total of 7 stockings will occur through the season. Most fish have been caught on powerbait, but small spinners, little Cleos, and nightcrawlers have all accounted for fish.

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HILLSDALE RESERVOIR   (4,580 Acres)

Updated 1/27/2012

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 917.0 Temp:

Inflow: 115 cfs Outflow: 24 cfs Level: 0.19 feet high

Report by: Doncunninghamfishing.com

Channel Catfish  Fair  Up to 10 lbs.  Moderate numbers of channel catfish were captured during fall test netting. The trees in the upper end of the reservoir tend to be popular locations for catfishermen.

 Walleye  Fair/Good  Up to 10 lbs.  Fair number of walleye were captured during fall test netting and some larger fish are available. Jigs fished along the dam during the spawning period or jigs tipped with a nightcrawler fished on the flats during the summer are popular tactics for walleye at Hillsdale.

 Crappie  Good  Fish are 9 to 11 inches and few up to 13 inches  Good numbers of crappie were captured during fall test netting. Jigs fished along rocky areas during the spawning period or minnows fished near the brushpiles are popular tactics for crappie.

 White Bass  Fair  Up to 2 lbs.  Fall test netting indicated moderate numbers of white bass. The white bass should will likely be a supplemental species captured while fishing for crappie. White twistertails fished near points and along the Tontzville causeway are popular locations for white bass.

 Largemouth Bass  Fair  Up to 4 lbs.  Spring electrofishing indicated a low to moderate abundance of largemouth bass. The largest fish captured during electrofishing was 4 lbs so some larger fish are available. Try using finesse plastics fished in the coves for largemouth bass.

  REMEMBER; DO NOT MOVE BAIT AMONG WATER BODIES!!

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MILFORD RESERVOIR  (16,200 Acres)

Updated 1/27/2012

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1144.4 Temperature:

Inflow: 1900 cfs Outflow: 9000 cfs Level:8.39 feet high

CAUTION: DO NOT TRANSFER LIVE BAIT FROM ONE BODY OF WATER TO ANOTHER!!! ALONG WITH ZEBRA MUSSEL INFESTATION, ASIAN CARP ARE IN DRAINAGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE KANSAS RIVER AND CAN EASILY BE MISTAKEN FOR SHAD!!!!

Black bass  Good  up to 7 lbs  Smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted bass are all available to anglers in Milford. Smallmouth are most abundant, and provide a trophy opportunity. Largemouth are less abundant, but trophys are also present. Spotted bass are few in numbers, but provide a unique fishery. In combination, these species should provide good angling.

 Catfish  Good  up to 50 lbs  Channel, blue, and flathead catfish are present in Milford. Blue cats provide both a trophy and abundant fishery, while channel cats offer good numbers of smaller fish. Flatheads also provide a trophy fishery of their own, although not as abundant as channels or blues. Together these 3 species offer good fishing to anglers.

 Crappie  Fair  .5-1.5lbs  Crappie numbers are fair in Milford. Although most are smallish, keepers are present. Fishing can be good in Spring and late Fall/Winter when crappie become more concentrated.

 Walleye  Fair  up to 8 lbs  Walleye numbers are good in Milford. Many fish will be sub-legal, but there are still keepers available. Fishing along the dam during the spawn, drifting the flats in late Spring/early Summer, and summertime trolling are the most reliable methods.

 White bass  Fair  .5-2lbs  White bass of all sizes are available in Milford, even trophys. Fishing the river and rocks in the Spring, jigging and trolling in early summer, and topwater in the late Summer/early Fall should be most productive.

 Wiper  Good  up to 10 lbs  Wiper of all sizes are also abundant in Milford. In addition to the techniques for white bass listed above, live bait fishing for Wipers can produce real lunkers for those with appropriate tackle.

 WARNING!!! BLUE GREEN ALGAE ADVISORY!!! CAUTION: DO NOT TRANSFER LIVE BAIT FROM ONE BODY OF WATER TO ANOTHER!!! ALONG WITH ZEBRA MUSSEL INFESTATION, ASIAN CARP ARE IN DRAINAGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE KANSAS RIVER AND CAN EASILY BE MISTAKEN FOR SHAD!!! WARNING! ZEBRA MUSSELS NOW IN RESERVOIR AND OUTLET!

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PERRY RESERVOIR  (11,630 Acres)

Updated 1/27/2012

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 891.5  Temperature:

Inflow: 150 cfs Outflow: 2969 cfs Level: 2.95 feet high

Zebra Mussels  Super Infectious!  up to 3/4"  Since the infestation was discovered in Oct. of 2007 these mussels have spread throughout the lake. It's up to all of us to make sure these are not spread to other area lakes, Clean-Drain-Dryeverything that is taken out of Perry. Mussels are spawning now! August samples showed about 11 veligers/12 oz can!  

 Bluegill  Fair     Netting numbers from October: 432 0-3", 167 3-6" and 41 6-8" with the largest fish weighing 0.4 lbs.

 Blue Catfish  Poor     Netting numbers from October: 8 0-11" with the largest fish weighing 0.2 lbs.

 Channel Catfish  Good     Netting numbers from October: 29 0-11", 29 11-16", 75 16-24", 7 24-28" and 2 28-36" with the largest fish weighing 16.3 lbs.

 Sauger  Good     Netting numbers from October: 6 7-11", 37 11-14", 12 14-17" and 13 17-20" with the largest fish weighing 2.75 lbs.

 White Bass  Good     Netting numbers from October: 10 0-6", 50 6-9", 195 9-12", 111 12-15" and 21 15-18" with the largest fish weighing 2.28 lbs.

 White Crappie  Fair-Good     Netting numbers from October: 339 0-5", 364 5-8", 195 8-10", 193 10-12" and 9 12-15" with the largest fish weighing 1.53 lbs.

  Largemouth Bass  Fair  Up to 6.0 lbs.  Work that flooded cover with plastics or spinner baits.

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TUTTLE CREEK RESERVOIR    (12,500 Acers)

Updated 1/27/2012

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1075.0 Temperature :

Inflow: 975 cfs Outflow: 4833 cfs Level: 5.99 feet  high

Channel Catfish  Slow  1 to 9 pounds  No recent reports.

 Crappie  Fair to Good  1/2 to 1.5 pounds  Anglers are catching some nice crappie off brush piles in 15 feet of water. Chartreuse jigs and minnows have been best.

 White Bass  Good  1/2 to 3 pounds  A few anglers are catching a lot of big white bass in the Reservoir trolling or on spoons. Overall white bass numbers are down, but the population is dominated by large fish, with a nice chance of catching a Master Angler Award white bass.  

Largemouth Bass  Slow  1 to 5 pounds  Coves in southern third of the Reservoir have some locally good largemouth bass populations. The McIntyre Cove area tends to produce the best fishing.  

Saugeye  Fair  1 to 5 pounds  The Reservoir has good numbers of saugeye over the 15 inch length limit. Not many people fishing for them, but they should be hitting crankbaits good this time of year.

 Rainbow Trout  Fair to Good  1/2 to 3 pounds  Another stocking of rainbow trout went into Willow Lake on November 30th. This brings the total to 5,900 trout stocked this fall. Anglers are catching a few nice trout on worms, minnows, jigs, and commercial trout baits.

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DOUGLAS (SFL)  (180 Acres)

Updated 1/27/2012

Temperature: Clarity: 3.5 feet Lake level: at full pool

Lake Map

Report by Sports Cache Bait & Tackle  

Bluegill/redear  Fair  Up to 0.25 lb  Using worms, small spinners and jigs.

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GEARY (SFL)   (97 Acres)

Updated 1/27/2012

Lake Map

Temperature:

Black bass  Good  up to 5 lbs  Largemouth and smallmouth are both available, with the majority being largemouth. They can be caught with traditional methods lakewide throughout the seasons.

 Bluegill  Good  up to 1/3 lb  Bluegill are found near shallow water cover, and caught on small jigs and live bait.

 Channel catfish  Fair  up to 4 lbs  Although smaller in size, channel catfish can be caught lakewide on standard catfish baits. Flatheads can be caught along rocky areas on live bait.

 Crappie  Good  up to 1.5 lb  Crappie numbers and size are good, and should provide quality angling, primarily in the Spring and Winter periods.

 Saugeye  Fair  up to 6 lbs  Saugeye numbers are fair, with some keepers available for harvest. Most are caught along the dam and rock points on crankbaits and jig/worm.  

LM Bass  Fair  0.5-4 lbs  Spring electrofishing indicated a high density largemouth bass population. Most fish were under 15 inches, although a few larger fish are available. Try using spinnerbaits fished near fallen trees for largemouth bass.

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MIAMI (SFL)

Updated 1/27/2012  (101 Acres)

Temperature:

Lake Map

LM Bass  Fair  0.5-4 lbs  Plastic worms and jigs are producing fish.

 Bluegill  Fair  Up to 0.33 lbs  Using worms, jigs, and small spinners.

 Channel Cat  Fair-Good  1.5-7 lbs  Using worms, minnows, sunfish and stinkbait.

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MIDDLE CREEK (SFL)   (281 Acres)

Updated 1/27/2012

Lake Map

Temperature: Level:

Channel Catfish  No Report

 Crappie  No Report

 Saugeye  No Report

 Largemouth Bass  No Report

 Wiper/White Bass  No Report

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POTTAWATOMIE #1    (24 Acres)

  Updated 1/27/2012

Water Temp: 

Bluegill  Fair  Up to 8 inches  Fair numbers of 6-8" bluegill. The North West bank usually holds some good gills.

 Channel Catfish  Slow  3/4 to 5 pounds  The lake does not have great numbers of catfish, but people are always catching a few.

 Crappie  Slow  1/2 to 1 pound  Along the dam or habitat bouy. The lake has fair numbers of 8-10" crappie.

 Largemouth Bass  Good  1/2 to 5 pounds  The lake has excellent numbers of bass with most of the fish 12 to 15 inches. Topwater baits have been good for bass.

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POTTAWATOMIE #2   (75 Acres)

 Updated 1/27/2012

Water Temp: 

Black Bass  Fair  1/2 to 4 pounds  The lake has good numbers of both largemouth and smallmouth. The lake has surprisingly high numbers of large bass.

 Bluegill and Redear  Slow to Fair  Up to 1/4 pound  Sunfish numbers are down this year. The population is dominated by small fish with a few large fish mixed in.

 Channel Catfish Good  3/4 to 3 pounds  The lake is in the Urban Stocking Program and is frequently stocked with 12 to 18 inch fish. 700 channel catfish were stocked on August 12, bringing the total up to 4,100 catchable sized catfish stocked at the lake this year. These stockings allow for good harvest rates of eater size cats. Fish feeders are a good place to find hungry cats.

 Crappie  Fair  1/4 to 1 pound  Anglers have been catching crappie around the docks.

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