KANSAS FISHING REPORTS: Region 5

KANSAS LAKES

Report Updated 03/05/04

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REGION 5

BIG HILL BONE CREEK COFFEY COUNTY ELK CITY FALL RIVER
JOHN REDMOND LACYGNE  LEBO CITY LAKE MELVERN POMONA
TORONTO MONTGOMERY (SFL) WILSON (SFL) WOODSON (SFL)
 

BIG HILL RESERVOIR

Updated 03/05/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 858.0  Temperature:

Inflow: 1450 cfs Outflow: 135 cfs Level: 1.33 feet high

Largemouth Bass No Report

White Bass No Report

Crappie good

Channel Catfish good

Note: Several anglers have reported catching Largemouth Bass > 18" with sores on there sides.  If any bass are found floating and unable to right themselves, please contact your area Fish and Wildlife Office.

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BONE CREEK

Updated 03/05/04

Lake Map

Temp:   Level: 1.00 feet low Clarity:

Largemouth Bass No Report

Smallmouth Bass No Report

Bluegill/Redear No Report

Channel Catfish No Report

Walleye No Report

Crappie No Report

The 10 inch minimum length limit was dropped on January 1, 2001.  The creel limit will remain 10 fish per day.

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COFFEY COUNTY LAKE
(formerly Wolf Creek Lake)

Updated
03/05/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1087.0 Temperature: 50 - 70

Reports from Coffey County Economic Development

Note: The Lake is now open

Largemouth Bass excellent using jigs and minnows around the hot water discharge

Walleye poor on the flats using jigs and minnows

Channel Catfish poor on all baits

White Bass poor using jigs and crankbaits

Wipers poor

 

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ELK CITY RESERVOIR

Updated 03/05/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 794.0 Temperature: 

Inflow: 7500 cfs Outflow: 63 cfs  Level: Full

Largemouth Bass No Report

Bluegill No Report

Channel Catfish No Report

Flathead No Report

Crappie poor below the dam

Walleye No Report

White Bass No Report

Wipers No Report

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FALL RIVER RESERVOIR

Updated 03/05/04

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 948.50 Temperature:  

Inflow: 19900 cfs Outflow: 4 cfs Level: 13.49 feet high

Largemouth Bass poor

Channel Catfish good using shad sides and stink bait

Flathead No Report

Crappie fair using minnows and jigs on the channel breaks

Walleye No Report

White Bass poor 

Wipers No Report

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JOHN REDMOND RESERVOIR

Updated 03/05/04

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1039.0  Temperature: 44

Inflow: 9000 cfs Outflow: 877 cfs Level: 3.33 feet high

Largemouth Bass No Report

Bluegill No Report

Channel Catfish fair using worms

Flathead poor using live bait

Crappie poor in the spillway

Walleye No Report

White Bass poor using jigs in the spillway

Wipers No Report

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LACYGNE RESERVOIR

Updated 03/05/04

Lake Map

Water Temp: 54  Level: normal Clarity:

Bluegill No Report

Channel Catfish fair using cut shad and prepared bait around the hot water discharge

Flathead Catfish No Report

Largemouth Bass good using crank baits in the hot water outlet

Crappie poor using jigs and minnows around the dam

White Bass good using soft baits and spoons in the hot water outlet look for the sea gulls

Wipers good

Walleye No Report

Anglers when fishing at the hot water inflow at the outlet gate at the dam, DO NOT GO OVER THE CABLES. DUE TO RECENT EVENTS FISHING IN A RESTRICTED AREA COULD GET YOU ARRESTED.

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LEBO CITY LAKE

Lake Map

Largemouth Bass No Report

Wipers No Report

Channel Catfish No Report

Walleye No Report

Crappie No Report

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MELVERN RESERVOIR 

Updated 03/05/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1036.0 Temperature:  38 

Inflow: 7300 cfs Outflow: 20 cfs Level: 3.44 feet low

The lake is ice covered

Largemouth Bass fair

Smallmouth Bass Smallmouth Bass No Report

Channel Catfish poor

Crappie poor/fair in the heated dock, so are being taken through the ice around the brush piles

Walleye poor

White Bass White Bass good

Wipers Wipers No Report

Bluegill Bluegill No Report

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POMONA RESERVOIR

Updated 03/05/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 974.0 Temperature: 34

Inflow: 5000 cfs Outflow: 15 cfs Level: 5.99 feet low

Lake is ice covered

Largemouth Bass No Report

Bluegill  No Report

Channel Catfish poor

Crappie No Report

Walleye No Report

White Bass No Report

Wipers No Report

Water level is down due to repairs to the front of the dam.  ANGLERS DO NOT ENTER IN THE RESTRICTED AREAS

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TORONTO RESERVOIR

Updated 03/05/04

Lake Map

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 901.5 Temperature:

Inflow: 20150 cfs Outflow: 3 cfs Level: 14.66 feet high

Verdigris River blocked for bridge construction at US Hwy. 54

Crappie Crappie poor on shad sides and stink bait

Channel Catfish fair using shad sides and stink bait

Largemouth Bass poor

White Bass poor

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MONTGOMERY (SFL)

Updated 03/05/04

The lake is being drawn down in order to remove the old boat dock and a new boat dock and fishing dock will placed on the lake in 2004.

The lake is ice covered

Largemouth Bass Largemouth Bass No Report 

White Crappie White Crappie No Report

Bluegill Bluegill poor

Channel Catfish Channel Catfish poor

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WILSON (SFL)

Updated 03/05/04

Crappie Crappie fair using jigs and minnows by the bridges

Channel Catfish  fair

Largemouth Bass No Report

Spotted Bass No Report

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WOODSON (SFL)

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WOODSON (SFL)

Updated 03/05/04

Lake Map

Lake Map

Temperature:40 and flooding  Clarity: clear Lake level:

Channel Catfish fair on shad sides

Flathead No Report

Largemouth Bass poor

Smallmouth Bass No Report

White Bass No Report

Walleye poor

Wipers No Report

Bluegill/Redear Bluegill/Redear poor

Crappie poor

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