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CHENEY RESERVOIR

Updated 1/27/2012

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1421.60   Temperature:

Inflow: 1510 cfs Outflow: 236 cfs Level: 0.59 feet high

Zebra Mussels  Zebra mussels can be found attached to rocks lakewide and are expanding their population. Zebra mussel veligers are too small to be seen with the unaided eye and they can be found in boat livewells, minnow buckets, boat bilges, water toys and anything else that is capable of holding even a small amount of water. Be sure to drain all equipment before leaving the lake to avoid moving veligers to other waters. THIS INCLUDES MINNOW BUCKETS, BOAT LIVEWELLS AND BILGES!!!

 White Bass  Fair  Up to 16"  Few white bass reports coming in. Most are being caught by anglers trolling crankbaits or sassy shad for walleyes or wipers.

 Wiper  Good  Up to 8 lb.  Wiper fishing has been good early on islands and points. Twist-tail jigs and crankbaits have been good baits. Look for exposed rocks on walleye island for a good wiper spot.

 Walleye  Fair  Up to 28"  Not many walleye reports coming in although some sub-legal fish have been caught trolling and jigging around islands and points.

 Crappie  Fair  Up to 15"  No reports for crappies, but fish will be spread out in deeper water.

 Channel Catfish  Fair  Up to 10 lb  Catfishing has been hit and miss on stinkbait and cutbait. Also, some big flatheads are up shallow spawning.

 White Perch There are many catchable size white perch (10+") in the lake.

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1274.0 Temperature:

Inflow: 40 cfs Outflow: 513 cfs Level: 0.28 feet high

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

Channel Catfish  Fair to Good  up to 5 lb  Drifting nightcrawlers on the flats in water 4 to 10 feet deep.

 Saugeye  Fair to Good  Up to 22-inch  Shallow water on shad imitating plastics or crankbaits.

 White Bass  Fair to good  12 to 15-inch  Whites are being caught in the creeks and coves on jigs and small inline spinners. Trolling crank baits is producing in the main lake areas.

 Wiper  Fair  up to 19-inch  Look for wiper along windblown shorelines and points. Crankbaits are a good bet this time of the year. Trolling will locate active fish then slow down and fish the area thoroughly with jigs or spinners.

 White Crappie  Fair  up to 14-inch  Most fish are coming from water 9 to 14 feet deep near breaks and along the dam. Creel limit 20/day  White crappie are looking good for 2011. Density is similar to last year. Although density is below average for the lake, the size structure looks very good with good percentages of larger crappie that anglers prefer. There was good production during the 2010 crappie spawn which provides for continued fishing in future years. Crappie can be caught year around at Council Grove. The crappie spawn is a very popular time for crappie fishing but good fishing can also be had summer, fall, and winter. Ice fishing during times of safe ice can also provide some hot crappie action.

 Report by: Council Grove Marina

EL DORADO RESERVOIR

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1339.0 Temperature:

Inflow: 210 cfs Outflow: 984 cfs Level: 1.37 feet high

Zebra Mussels      Zebra mussel veligers (larval zebra mussels) are too small to be seen with the unaided eye and they can be found in boat livewells, minnow buckets, boat bilges, water toys and anything else that is capable of holding even a small amount of water.

 Blue catfish  Slow  12 to 20-inches  A few blues are being caught incidental to other species with most ranging 12 to 20 inches in length. No real pattern as the fish are being caught at a wide range of depths on a variety of baits.

 Wiper  Fair to Good  up to 22-inch  Wiper catch is beginning to pick up. Fish are being caught on the flats, on the points, and along the dam. Fish the windy shorelines with crankbaits and shad imitating plastics. Troll crankbaits to locate active fish.

 White bass  Fair to Good  up to 16-inch  Same as wipers.

 White Perch  Bait anglers are catching white perch nearly lake wide on nightcrawlers with very small hooks. Most of the white perch are 5.5 to 6.5-inches in length. Remember it is illegal to posses live white perch. Click HERE for info on properly identifying white perch.

 White crappie  Fair  Up to 14-inch  12 to 15 deep feet deep near breaks or structure on minnows or jigs.

 Channel Catfish  Fair  up to 4 lbs  Liver or prepared baits in the Old Bluestem Lake area. Drifting shad on the flats has also produced.

 Walleye  Fair to good  up to 25-inch  A few fish are being taken on the flats on jig and crawler or spinners. Productive depths ranging from 4 feet to 15 feet deep. Trollers are also picking up the occasional walleye while pulling crank baits.

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1350.50 Temperature: 

Inflow: 50 cfs Outflow: 7 cfs Level: 0.09 feet low

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 Black Crappie  Fair  Up to 8-inch  Small minnows fished under a float near shoreline cover

Temperature: 

Channel Catfish  Fair to Good  up to 8 lbs, with the occasional fish in the teens

 Catfish are being caught from deep as well as shallow water. Good baits have been fresh cut bait or shad sides. Also stinkbait around the feeders.

 Largemouth Bass  Fair to Good  up to 17-inch  Early and late in the day have been the most productive. Fish are shallower during the low light periods. Fish 6 to 12 feet during the day. Good baits have been medium to large plastics, crankbaits, and topwater baits close to shore early and late.

 Saugeye  Fair  up to 17-inch  No reports on saugeye this week.

 Spotted Bass & largemouth. The spotted bass adds additional black bass opportunities at Chase. The spots are more often found a bit deeper than the largemouth and usually hang in the eastern portions of the lake favoring rocky habitat over the weedy.

 White Bass No recent reports. Trolling shad imitating crankbaits is a good method to find active white bass.

 Bluegill  Fair to Good  up to 8-inch  Small live bait offerings fished near rocks on the piers, woody or weedy cover.

 White Crappie  Fair up to 9-inch  Jigs and minnows near brushpiles are producing some crappie.

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Black Crappie  Fair  up to 10-inch  Minnows fished in 9 to 12 feet of water are producing a few crappie.

 Bluegill  Fair to Good  up to 7-inch  Worms fished under a float between the piers on the north side of the lake.

 Channel Catfish  Good  Up to 6 lbs  Feeders are up and running. Prepared baits around the feeders are producing fish.

 Largemouth Bass  Fair to Good  up to 19-inch  Plastics and other baits that mimic crayfish. The water is currently very clear and most fish have been found at depths near 7 feet. We saw some very nice bass while conducting the spring electrofishing sample this year.

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Crappie  Fair  8-14 inches  No recent reports on crappie.

 Channel catfish  Good  Up to 10 lbs  Any catfish bait (shrimp, liver, cutbait) seems to be working. Really nice catfish are being caught near the feeders. Remember the 15" minimum length limit and 2/day creel limit at Kingman.

 Largemouth Bass  Fair  12-23 inches  Curly-leaf pondweed has died back but lilypads are coming on in middle of lake. Remember weedless lures. Topwater baits have been good.

 Northern Pike  Good  24-42 inches  Pike fishing is good up on the springs in the north end of the lake. Look for yellow tags and report tag numbers and length of fish to Jeff at 620-459-6922.

White Perch   3-8 inches  White perch are being caught frequently by anglers. It is illegal to possess live white perch.

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McPHERSON (SFL)

Updated   1/27/2012

Temperature: 

Lake Level: Normal

On Channel Catfish only 2 per day

Channel catfish  Excellent  Up to 30"  Fishing is good by the feeders. Also try around structure and along the dam. Catfish will be spawning in cavities like rocks and hollow logs.  

Creel limit is 2 catfish per day and a 15" length limit.

 Crappie  Fair  8-10"  Anglers are having some luck on small crappies near rocks or brush. Use minnows or small jigs.

 Largemouth bass  Good  Up to 5 lb.  Hit the weedlines with topwater lures early and late.

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Harvey County East Lake

Updated   1/27/2012
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Lake Level: Normal   Water Temperature: 

Lake size & Location: 254 acres, 7 miles E of Newton

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 Bluegill  Good  up to 1/2lb  Fish worms under a bobber or use small spinning lures or jigs.

 Largemouth Bass  Fair  Up to 18 inches  Fish with worms and lures

 White Crappie  Fair  8-12 inches  Minnows, worms and jigs

 Channel Catfish  Good  1 lb plus  Stink bait,liver and worms

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Harvey County West Lake  

Updated 1/27/2012

Water level: Normal  Water temp : 

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