KANSAS FISHING REPORTS: Region 4

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Report Updated 05/27/05

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REGION 4

CHENEY COUNCIL GROVE EL DORADO MARION BUTLER (SFL)
CHASE (SFL) COWLEY (SFL) KINGMAN (SFL) McPHERSON (SFL) HARVEY COUNTY EAST
HARVEY COUNTY WEST
 

CHENEY RESERVOIR

Updated 05/27/05

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1421.60   Temperature: 

Inflow: 125 cfs Outflow: 0 cfs Level: 0.06 feet low

Report By: Fred's Bait Shop

Minimum Length on Walleye is 21" and a 2-day creel limit.

Minimum length on Wiper and Stripers is 21"  and a 2-day aggregate creel limit

Minimum length on Crappie is 10" 

No Report

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COUNCIL GROVE

     Updated 05/27/05

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1274.0 Temperature: 

Inflow: 20 cfs Outflow: 4 cfs Level: 0.45 feet high

There is a new 20 per day Crappie creel limit and is effective January 1, 2005

Report by: Clint's Bait and Tackle  

Hello out there in the fishy land. Once again it has come the time to let you all know what we have been told about what the fish are doing in our waters around here. So here goes.

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Crappie--the crappie will be spawning in a couple of days according to all we have been told. They are ready and unless we get some real bad weather they will do it in short time. They have been hitting on minnows and a few jigs but the larger and the most have been with the minnow.

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Walleye--from the reports we have got there have been many caught in the 5 to 8 pound range. They have been hitting minnows, jigs, and the crawlers. This is on both lakes.

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Bass----they are catching all types of bass at both lakes and the River and creek. They are hitting on minnows, crawlers, and jigs of various types. When I say all types of bass I do mean all types.

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Catfish--the channels have been real active in the past week in just about all the waters around here. We have seen many from 3 to 20 pound range. They are hitting just about anything you want to use for them. Also the flatheads are starting to move pretty good. Have seen from 19 to 35 pounders and have heard of larger ones. They are hitting on all the usual bait for them.

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We are open 7 days a week and have a full line of bait and tackle for your fishing needs. We also have the city permits for fishing and for your boat. Plus we have the state license. For fishing.

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EL DORADO RESERVOIR

Updated 05/27/05

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1339.0 Temperature: 

Inflow: 75 cfs Outflow: 7 cfs Level: 1.01 feet low

WARNING Zebra Mussel were verified on August 26, 2003 so beware.

A 35-inch minimum length limit on BLUE CATFISH became effective on January 1, 2005

A 18-inch minimum length limit on WALLEYE

A 18-inch minimum length limit on WIPERS

Black Bass No Report

Channel Catfish fair using shad in the creeks

White Crappie good using minnows or jigs in the weeds 

Walleye good using jigs and crankbaits

Wipers good 

White Bass good using crankbaits and jigs in the creeks and along the dam

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MARION RESERVOIR  

   Updated 05/27/05

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1350.50 Temperature: 

Inflow: 10 cfs Outflow: 7 cfs Level: 0.25 feet low

Report by CANADA BAIT 'N' TACKLE    Braggin' Board 

Wipers and white bass have been the best for catching 

Walleye is starting to come up more now. 

Channel catfish have been coming into the dam. Evening fishing has been the best with Channel.

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BUTLER (SFL)

Updated 05/27/05

Temperature: 

 Channel Catfish fair using shad side or guts at the upper end of the lake (Length limit is 15 inches and creel limit is 2/day) 

Largemouth Bass good in 1 to 5 feet of water using spinner and crank baits 

Black Crappie good using minnows and jigs  

 Bluegill fair using small baits along the rocky shoreline 

Redear/Sunfish fair using pieces of worms

Walleye fair  

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CHASE (SFL)

Updated 05/27/05

Temperature: 

Channel Catfish fair at the upper end of the lake (Length limit is 15 inches and the daily creel limit is 5) 

Saugeye/Walleye fair using jigs and crankbaits off the rocky shoreline 

White Bass fair  off the main lake points using shad

Largemouth Bass fair using stick baits in the coves (There is a 13 to 18 inch slot limit in effect at this lake)

White Crappie good using minnows and jigs along the shoreline 

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COWLEY (SFL)

Updated 05/27/05

Lake Map

Temperature:

Channel Catfish fair using shad sides and worms

Largemouth Bass good using crankbaits in the shallow waters

Bluegill fair using worm pieces in the rocks

Redear/Sunfish fair on the bottom using small baits

Black Crappie fair in 2 to 5 feet of water using minnows and jigs (THEY ARE SPAWNING) 

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KINGMAN (SFL)

Updated 05/27/05

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Alcohol possession is not allowed at this lake

Channel Catfish good using stink baits off the points 

Crappie fair using minnows and jigs around the brush piles (fish shallow)

Largemouth Bass good using plastic worms around the brush 

Bluegill No Report 

Northern Pike good using live shad or big shiners 

Sunfish No Report 

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McPHERSON (SFL)

Updated  05/27/05

Temperature: 

Channel Catfish good using sponge bait by the feeders 

Largemouth Bass good using crankbaits in shallow water 

Black Crappie good using casting jigs on the west side of the boat ramp 

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Harvey County East Lake

Updated 05/27/05

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Lake Level: Normal     Water Temperature: 77
Lake size & Location: 254 acres, 7 miles E of Newton

Report by: Hunter's Bait Shop

Channel cat: good everyone is catching good numbers caught on shad gizzards , worms , sonnys , minnows and other prepared bait. Up to 8 lbs have been reported

Crappie : fair waltons landing area

Largemouth bass: good on plastic baits and minnows and crankbaits Up to 6 lbs reported

White bass : rock jetties out on the ends using minnows work good

Bluegill perch are spawning

Fishing is great right now and memorial weekend is here as of Thursday night there were plenty of camping spots

All you need is a state fishing permit to fish and boat if fishing , no lake permit required for fishing and fishing from your boat.

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Harvey County West Lake  

Updated 05/27/05

Water level : normal
Water temp : 79 degrees

Report by: Hunter's Bait Shop

Crappie: slow

Largemouth bass : fair on minnows and plastic baits

Catfish :good on gizzards , worms

The little Arkansas which runs thru park channel cat good on prepared bait

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