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January - March 2007

March 29, 2007 - Clinton - Wiper and whites are good to excellent in the cove by the new marina; try using Countdowns, white with red Road Runners and spoons. Most are at a depth of six to ten feet and can be caught by trolling in the middle of the cove.

Good luck!

March 29, 2007 - Toronto - Crappie are starting to move close to the rocky banks in Mann's Cove, Toronto Point, and Split Rock Cove. One foot of water on minnows are jigs.

Smiley

March 29, 2007 - Winfield - Caught about 25 crappie around brush piles in 10-15 ft of water. Was using 1/8 oz black and chartreuse tube jig. Most were in the 9" range. Kept 6 between 12" and 13". Best fishing was after 6 pm. Lots of walleye fisherman fishing along the damn, in boats and from shore. Don't know if they were having any luck.

Mike B.

March 26, 2007 - Winfield City Dam - 1st trip of the year at the dam and what a doozy, the weather was perfect cloudy 65 and the water was 61. Caught 2 wipers 3 keeper white bass and a 12 in crappie. As usual I had to go through dozens of small white bass. All were caught on small spoons and hair jigs.
Mark

March 26, 2007 - Shawnee State Fishing Lake - it's kinda late but here it goes. i caught a 35 pound flathead catfish out of the shawnee state fishing lake in the last week of october of 2006 using a perch on rod and reel. the fish measured 41 inches long and my 3 year old son was scared of it. but he did keep repeating " dad look big fishy!" lol he's my baby.but anyway done been hunting with no luck so we will see what the spring will hold.

March 21, 2007 - Courtesy of KWP -

Region 1

At 3/18/2007 1:03 PM, Anonymous said...Ottawa SFL - Went to Ottawa SFL on March 12. Caught two Channel Cats, 14 and 12", on worms between 530 and 630 pm at North end of lake...

At 3/16/2007 10:52 AM, Anonymous said... Cedar Bluff / Bert's Corner reports that fishing has picked up - they will not have any live bait until 3/22.

Glen Elder - People are catching yellow white bass but the weather and wind have affected the catch some.

Wilson - Knotheads Bait Shop reports that walleye are being caught off of the bank and stripers are good!

Region 2

At 3/18/2007 10:56 AM, Anonymous said... Fished Pott. 2 Wednesday afternoon until dark for Walleye and Crappie. Jigging for Crappie and Jigging for Walleye with a nightcrawler on it. No bites...

At 3/16/2007 10:55 AM, Anonymous said...Clinton - Clinton Marina reports that fishing is going pretty well so far! They are catching crappie aroung the dock between 11-14". Currently the water temp is about 45 degrees

Hillsdale - Lake N Dale reports fishing is going ok right now. They are catching walleye at about 10 feet of water and are still small. The water temp is about 45-50 degree right now.

Region 3

At 3/20/2007 9:49 AM, Anonymous said...Thanks everybody for the input on helping me decide where to fish at this week. It looks like I will be going to Meade. Been hearing a lot of good things about that place. A lot of crappie being caught, so I decided to try it out for myself. Go fishing!

At 3/19/2007 12:07 AM, Anonymous said... meade st Fishing lake - the channel cats are biting mainly stinkbait and sum on worms..mainly small cats though..i also scene some crappie being pulled out around brush in the middle of the lake

At 3/16/2007 11:00 AM, Anonymous said... Meade St. Fishing Lake - The Bait shop reports that crappie are pretty good - one person caught between 30-35 the other day. The Channel cat are starting to bit along with the bass.

Coldwater City Lake - K & B's reports on the west side of the lake channel cat are biting on shrimp. Off of the dam, small wipers are biting on top water plugs.

At 3/15/2007 12:46 PM, Anonymous said...Pratt Centenial Pond -Trout are really taking the fly. I caught fihs on every cast with a San Jaun worm yesterday (red).

At 3/15/2007 9:46 AM, Anonymous said... Has anybody fished Scott Lake lately. Thinking about going up there this weekend. Just curious on how the fishing is? Thanks.

Region 4

At 3/19/2007 12:25 PM, Anonymous said... March 19th - Fished ElDordo Saturday and Sunday all day long. Fished in jon boat on Satchel creek Saturday. Crappie was very slow. Caught 4 all day. The only great thing about the day was that the largest crappie went 15 inches. Very Nice! Went up on the Walnut Sunday and the fishing was about the same (slow). Did catch a pig (16 inch crappie). Nice to see the crappie getting larger at ElDorado again.

Region 5

At 3/16/2007 11:03 AM, Anonymous said... Melvern - Melvern Lake Marina reports that fishing has picked up this morning so far and that the catfish are starting to bite. Crappie are also biting. At the pond there are plenty catfish biting though.

Pomona - North Shore Marina reports that there are little crappie biting.

March 19, 2007 - Meade Lake - Went fishing at Meade on 3/19. Water temp 56, surface. Very slow in a boat on the brush piles. Showed a few fish on the locator but no bites. Tried jigs of various colors and small crankbaits. Heard reports of a few small bass and some crappie caught off the dam early in the day.

March 19, 2007 - Yates Center (old lake) - Went to Yates center resivoir, the old one yesterday. (3-18) fished the dam with minnows and jigs. Caught two bass and one walleye. Very slow fishing. I think the fishing goes to crap with high winds. Also went to Wilson state lake. A LOT of little channel caught. Mostly 13 inches or smaller. Only caught 4 that were 15 inches. But caught a lot of fish.

Good luck everybody.
CLAYTON

March 18, 2007 - Marion Reservoir - went to marion res. on saturday. we did ok on wipers and white bass in shallow water 6-8 feet on spinners and rattle traps. lots of guys fishing walleye and doing well from what the guy at the canada bait shop says

March 18, 2007 - El Dorado - Started catching some of the bigger crappies yet this year last night north of the yacht club at El Dorado lake. Everything caught 6 inches from the bottom on bobber rigs with chartruese jigs tipped with minnows.

March 17, 2007 - Clinton - Clinton is 45.7, catching a few short saugeye on main lake humps no Wally's yet. Beware. Mice eat Berkley Gulp bait. I got out to the lake after two days of not fishing and when I opened my tackle hatch mice had gone through my Gulp bait, approx 11 bags and carried it to my rod lockers and battery compartment. I keep it in a water tight locking box now.

March 16, 2007 - Kaw River - Submitted by VELOCITY1USA@aol.com - weve been out about 6 times this week and had success with perch/bluegill and shad mostly under 20 lbs but have lost a few big flat heads allready so it will probably start picking up within a couple more weeks of warmer weather all fishing has been west of 435 on the kaw but below larwrence

March 14, 2007 - Question on Clark Fish-n-Ranch of Kingman - Can anyone tell me if Clark Fish-n-Ranch of Kingman is still in operation? They once offered fee fishing for catfish and bass in "shady spring-fed lakes and ponds". They were 5 1/2 miles west of Kingman on US 54. The number I had for them is no longer in service (620-532-2013). I was hoping to take my daughters there this spring/summer. Thanks.

Dean B.
Wichita, KS

March 14, 2007 - Courtesy of KWP -

Region 1

At 3/12/2007 8:29 AM, Anonymous said... Cedar Bluff - Bert's corner reports that couple of guys were fishing the other day for about 3-4 hours and the fish were not biting.

Region 2

At 3/14/2007 2:19 PM, Anonymous said...Is anyone catching any walleye on the rocks at hillsdale yet??

At 3/13/2007 3:43 PM, Anonymous said... Where are the top spots to catch spawning crappie and walleye at Clinton Lake? When do the fish generally start moving to these areas?

At 3/12/2007 8:51 AM, Anonymous said... Tuttle Creek - Fishing has been fair according to Derick's Bait-N-Tackle. They were catching channel cat below the outlet on rocks using nightcrawlers ranging from 2-5 pounds. Trout fishing has been picking up as well.

Hillsdale - Rand's reports that crappie are pretty good and deeper in the water around the brush - definitely seeing more out fishing now.

Region 3

No new reports

Region 4

At 3/11/2007 10:24 PM, Anonymous said...Went to El Dorado sunday evening around Duerchen creek (sp) and caught 1 largemouth which was too small. 2 white crappie and 1 black crappie. 4 white bass, one which was 2 lbs. and had eggs. All were caught on mepps, crappie jigs and road runners. Wish we could get some rain and fill the lake back up.

Region 5

At 3/12/2007 9:04 AM, Anonymous said... Melvern - Melvern Lake Marina reports fishing has not been too good, but there are lots of people out there trying! They did open the release up to 200 due to the inch of rain that was received on Sunday. Walleye and Sauger should be catching pretty soon!

Pomona - North Short Marina reports of people out there fishing from Thursday and through this weekend. Haven't heard how the fish are biting though.

March 11, 2007 - Butler County State Lake - Submitted by Mark Kirkpatrick

Air temp 50
Water temp 50
wind 20 mph
First day out on the boat Priceles
Bluegill SnackDaddy Split Stick, Big Fish 6.12lbs

Mark Kirkpatrick -

March 11, 2007 - Winfield on Walnut River - Fishing is slowly picking up at tunnel mill dam in winfield on the walnut river. Been able to catch white bass all winter but they have all been small. The last 2 weeks some larger fish have showed up. Saturday the 10th I caught one 8lb 3oz wiper and 4 nice slab white bass. Today the fishing was very slow only caught one Kentucky bass and that was it. The next 2 or 3 weeks they otta run pretty hard if we get the rain for some high water.

Dan

March 10, 2007 - Courtesy of KWP -

Region 1

No new reports

Region 2

No new reports

Region 3

At 3/10/2007 6:58 AM, Anonymous said...Kiowa is slow still but i am betting that it will pick up shortly

At 3/09/2007 6:55 PM, Anonymous said...Clark State fishing lake - I just got done fishing at clark this passed tuesday and the crappie and white bass are biting good..use minnow and jig around brush piles about 7 ft deep or so we allso used a few crank baits and caught a few...but mainly minnows

At 3/09/2007 10:00 AM, Anonymous said...I am planning on making a fishing trip on March 22-23, but I am trying to decide where to make it at. I am looking at Clark, Coldwater, Kiowa, or Meade. I really can't find any fishing reports that will help me choose where to go. I went to all four lakes yesterday, and didn't see much going on. I am wondering if anybody has fished at any of these locations in the past week or so. All input appreciated. Thanks.

Region 4

No new reports

Region 5

At 3/08/2007 2:12 PM, Anonymous said...Melvern-3-8-07 Beautiful day but poor fishing! We located fish early but we thought we could do better, not to be! Fish were still 21-23' deep. We ended up keeping 10 crappie.

March 10, 2007 - Tuttle Creek - March 5th - March 10th. No matter how long you been fishing there is something new to learn each year. I've been fishing Tuttle Creek for catfish since 1970 and the first fishing after winter when the ice gets off the lake is the flats where the water is warm and the shad kill provides some good feeding. The fish all have light brown stomachs from laying around all winter and as the water temp increases another year begins at least that's what I've thought through all these years.

When 2007 arrives its the first year in a long time that we receive large amounts of water from the north due to snow melts. The first week in March I hit the flats and catch some nice fish but not large numbers. Water is 40 degrees on the flats. The second week of March provides some nice warm days and very low wind. Water coming down the river is 37 degrees and 2000 inflow. Too cold to fish the current is what I've always thought, no so this year! They were in the river and in great numbers and eating like hogs. Not big fish but averaged 2 to 4 lbs. Couldn't get any more food in there bellies and fat. Had to use # 1 hook because they bit very light. Caught 30 to 35 fish each day, I've never caught numbers like that fishing the flats. For most of us that think we have it figured out, better think again.

Water stopping coming in on Saturday so back to the flats. The bait of the day is fresh shad. without it you won't catch the numbers but shad guts from the bait shop will catch you some nice stringers. With the water temp in the low 40's it all begins now. Tuttle Creek will shine this year with some large numbers of large channels and Milford will see some Blue Cat over 60 lbs. RKH

March 7, 2007 - Courtesy of KWP -

Region 1

At 3/02/2007 9:53 AM, Anonymous said...Cedar Bluff - Bert's Corner reports hihg winds and the ice is fully melted at this time. Boats are able to get out now once the winds calm down.

Wilson - Knotheads Bait shop reports the lake has been pretty quiet and the ice is all melted at this time.

Region 2

At 3/02/2007 10:42 AM, Anonymous said...Clinton - Clinton Marina reports that crappie are biting with an occassional wiper that was stocked a few years ago. The ice is totally melted and there has been plenty of wind but the lake is clear!

Hillsdale - K & M Lake N Dale reports that they are catching crappie. The ice is melted and boats have been going out all week!

At 3/02/2007 11:17 AM, Anonymous said...Kansas River - Cat Daddy reports that he was catching 15-20 lbs channel cat using fresh cut shad.

Region 3

At 3/06/2007 7:52 PM, Anonymous said...Pratt, - Monday evening I caught one crappie about 14 in long on the north side using a pepper black twister tail and black jig head
Thanks

At 3/02/2007 10:46 AM, Anonymous said...Coldwater - K & B's reports that at the farm ponds fish are biting but the lake has been slow and it is wide open at this time!

Meade - The lake is wide open but no fishing going on yet.

Region 4

At 3/03/2007 8:43 PM, Joe said...I went looking for northern pike at Kingman SFL. It was windy and cold and I never got any northern pike to take my slab spoon. However, I caught a three pound bass jigging a bluegill swim bait under the dock. That was good enough for me. Honestly though, it was about one step above ice fishing.

At 3/02/2007 10:07 AM, Clay Markee said... Fished up north on Eldorado Lake Wednesday evening along the creek channel and caught 5 white bass and 7 walleye. Only 3 of the walleye were legal limit with the biggest being 22 inches. Only males were caught and they weren't even close to spawning yet due to the hardness of the sperm sacks. Though the building of a T-storm interupted my wading with claps of thunder and lightning strikes it wasn't long till it moved on and I was able to get back into the water. Chartreuse was the ticket that nite. If the temps stay up it won't be long now.

Region 5

At 3/05/2007 3:43 PM, Anonymous said...Melvern-3-5-07 We had a good day! Yesterday (Sunday) we caught 18 crappie, today we caught our limit of some of the best size crappie we have caught all year (13" +). We caught our best crappie along the river's edge, 21-26' deep using Bass Assassins and hair jigs. Water temp. 40 degrees.

At 3/02/2007 11:10 AM, Anonymous said...Melvern - Melvern Lake Marina reports fishing has been pretty decent and the ice is gone at this time. The boats have been abel to get out and they are catching their limit on crappie.

Pomona - North Shore Marina reportswhite bass have been biting and they are catching some pretty good size crappie and catching their limit.

At 3/01/2007 1:14 PM, Anonymous said...Was on LaCygne yesterday and caught some nice bass, one that was 23 inches. Most were on north side of the hot water outlet. Did good with johnson spoons. Caught some little whites and saw another boat with some good crappie. Had to quite early because of the wind.

March 5, 2007 - Question on setting lines - Does anybody know when a good time to start setting lines in the river? This will be my first year, but I don't know when to start, I am not wasting my time. I appreciate the info. THANK YOU

CLAYTON

March 5, 2007 - Farm Ponds - Took my dad and brother out fishing last wed. Whether was perfect, but I knew the water would be very chilly. Tried our farm pond we have fished for twenty years and couldn't get anything. I think the fish haven't recovered from the rainy chilly weahter we had. The pond was very muddy too. Even his small pond that has tons of small bass didn't produce a bite. We went to a bigger farm pond about 40 acres and tried it as well. It wasn't as murky, but couldn't find the fish. The carp were jumping all around though. Another fisherman was there and said it had nice sized fish in there, but he had nothing either and he scaled the whole lake with his chest waders. Going to try next week... might even take my boat out as well. Hopefully I will have a better report.

Dominic

March 5, 2007 - Kanopolis Seep Stream -Conditions @ Salina, KS @ 0858 hrs CST:
Sky: clear below 12000
Temp: 41 degrees
Wind Chill: 38 degrees
Humidity: 65%
Dewpoint: 30 degrees
Barometric Pressure: 30.36 Rising
Wind Direction / Speed: South @ 5 MPH

Arrived approx 11:00 CST at the Seep Stream. Approx 1 foot lower than in
October of last year. Only 2 other folks fishing the dam (lower section of
the stream) and a couple of folks working the beaver dams. Only landed 4
rainbows: 1st on about 14 - 16 inches about 1.75 lbs; next two were the
"normal" 10 - 12 inch that one normally catches; then hit the large one =
3.5 lbs caught on a spinning rod using a black wooly bugger. Had one more
strike on L & S broken back minnow (MMLSFT) in firetiger which threw the
hook when he jumped.

Tight lines & SHARP hooks
walt

March 5, 2007 - Wilson State Lake - Went to Wilson state lake near buffalo Ks, Sunday afternoon. A lot of channel cat was caught between 10 and 13 inches. Nothing really big, but a lot of fun. No crappie. Looking forward to the warmer weather. Good luck everybody.

CLAYTON

March 4, 2007 - Tuttle Creek State Park - Fishing is still slow in all aspects at the outlet at Tuttle Creek State Park. The discharge at the tubes has increased however and that hopefully will remain the same for a steady amount of time in order to get the fish used to it. At this time however, Fishing is very slow. The water temp is sure to be a factor. Here's to wamer weather!!!! HahA!

Ryan Braddock

Manhattan, Kansas

March 4, 2007 - Walleye question and Hillsdale Question - When does the Kansas Walleye spawn usually begin and how long does it last? What is the best way to catch the fish during this period? Can you also catch them during the day? If so, how and where? Thanks. (Any good spots at Hillsdale lake?)

March 1, 2007 - Courtesy of KWP -

Region 1

At 2/22/2007 11:03 AM, Anonymous said...Wilson - Knotheads Bait Shop reports Ice fishing is pretty good since the lake is completely froze over! The Hell creek & Duvall cove areas have been the best spots. They are catching msall stripers and white perch using slab spoons.

February 7, 2007 - Answer to Ice fishing for walleye question -

I share your same concern. I've sent numerous emails to Kansas Wildlife and Parks and Nebraska Wildlife and Parks asking about good places to catch walleyes through the ice and they are just as curious as we are. The Nebraska folks said they just seem to go away in the winter. I personally believe the walleye are biting somewhere on something but haven't figured it out though. A friend of mine use to catch them on minnows at Cheney back when I was catching whites, wipers and stripers a 4 or 5 years ago on kastmasters and little cleos. I'm really concerned about the fisheries at Cheney because of the white perch. It's just weird on how we can have such great success and then nothing. It's not from a lack of trying. Since I live 20 minutes from the lake, I will venture out and I will cut 100 holes a day over a 2 mile stretch with nothing to show for it. I will fish 4 to 12 of water looking for them. Honestly, Cheney has left a bad taste in my mouth.

Last year I went to Glen Elder and caught crappie which was nice.

I just got back from Lake Oahe in South Dakota and had a good time catching walleyes through the ice. We caught our limit everyday (4 fish per person) of 18"-22" fish. I was catching them on rod and reels and tip ups. What seem to be hot was a little cleo tipped with a live minnow.

Unfortunately, our truck, 2 4-wheelers and all of our fishing gear was stolen in Council Bluffs Iowa on the way back so I haven't fished in Kansas yet. However, I just received my shipment from Cabelas. I will venture out this weekend. I typically don't use live bait but am considering it just because it does seem to pull walleyes through the ice. It's just something I personally haven't tried in Kansas.

Good luck fishing,

Postman

Region 2

At 2/24/2007 11:01 AM, Anonymous said...South end of Tuttle Creek Res. apppears to be completely ice-free, but Wildcat Marina and State Park boat ramp still iced in. Quite a change from Friday noon.

At 2/17/2007 5:09 PM, Anonymous said...Milford -Jim's Corner reports: crappies fair on jigs through the ice in 15 to 20 feet of water in Curtis Creek and Military Cove.

At 2/22/2007 11:15 AM, Anonymous said..Tuttle Creek - Dericks Bait N Tackle reports fishing has been pretty good especially down river by Rocky Ford, they were catching channel cat. The lake is frozen but slushy at this time.

Milford - Thunderbird Marina reports that the lake is completely frozen over, but there is not much fishing going on at this time.

Hillsdale - K & M's reports the lake is partially frozen and that walleye have been caught using night crawlers.

Clinton - Clinton Marina reports the lake is frozen over about 3" of ice but the marina is open at this time. They are catching a few nice crappie but mostly in the evening or early morning, not a lot biting during the day.

Region 3

At 2/22/2007 11:22 AM, Anonymous said..Coldwater - K & B's reports the lake is partially frozen with some water coming in at this time. Not much fishing going on yet.

At 2/22/2007 9:22 PM, Anonymous said...Trout fishing at the Pratt Centennial pond has been great. The ice is gone and the trout are biting! Wooly bugger

At 2/26/2007 7:24 PM, Anonymous said..Crappie are biting at Pratt County Lake. As soon as the ice went off, people were able to take them near brush. Heard reports of up to 65 caught per day.

Region 4

At 2/28/2007 9:27 AM, taylorhunt said...Fished at Chisholm North Park Lake (in Wichita) yesterday - Feb 27th, 1215PM. 57 degrees

Lures used - white medium spinner bait, chartreuse medium spinner bait, deep running crawdad crankbait, Mepps w/ black blade & chartreuse dots

Fish Caught: 1 Crappie on mepps lure

Location: Southeast Corner of the lake

Technique: Let the mepps drop about 3 seconds and run it slow and deep

Writeup: Taylor Hunt
taylorh_AT_gmail.com

At 2/26/2007 11:29 AM, Clay Markee said...Went out Saturday afternoon and fished many areas up in Old Bluestem lake off some points and in the creek channel with jigs and stickbaits never got a hit. Noticed a few anglers wading around lookout point for walleye. Fishing was very slow. Found a few small crappie around the marina.

At 2/25/2007 9:13 PM, Joe said...me and my dad both limited trout at eldorado lake (walnut river). We used some berkly power bait products but some other people had alot more luck with cheese and salmon eggs. Absolutely everyone there was limiting.

At 2/23/2007 9:09 PM, Anonymous said...I caught 4 keeper trout in an hour at El Dorado plus a few smaller ones that I threw back today.

Tight lines, MS

At 2/23/2007 11:45 AM, Anonymous said.. Trout are being caught left and right at Eldorado in the trout stream. I caught some on jigs and small spoons silver in color. Saw people catching trout also on salmon eggs and powerbait. Some guys limited in 30 minutes and left.

At 2/21/2007 1:13 PM, Anonymous said...Trout area at Eldorado has melted and now has open water. I heard trout were stocked again late last week.

At 2/20/2007 12:50 PM, CaptainT16 said... Yes, I would imagine that Eldorados ice is pretty much gone. We went over on Saturday and started fishing around 8:00 catching crappie right off the bat. Sure didn't last long and the bite was off. Ended up leaving at around 3:00 and the 3 of us ended up catching around 12 crappie. It was a fun trip and fun while the ice was around. Great year for ice fishing in KS.

At 2/20/2007 8:03 AM, Anonymous said... Ice is melting fast at Eldorado. Maybe it will open up this week.

At 2/12/2007 2:14 PM, Anonymous said... Fished at Marion Reservoir on Saturday, Feb. 10, above the dam in the outlet area. Ice was 12" with another 12" of slush under the ice. Don't know what the rest of the ice is around the lake. Caught some crappies and white bass on small tube jigs with light line. Only ended up with 4 crappie big enough to keep (one was 11+" - female). Fish were taking it very lightly. Only actually felt one fish tap the jig. Not many fisherman out there, from what I could see.

At 2/12/2007 12:50 PM, CaptainT16 said... "Ice fishing was terrible at Eldorado on Sunday. NOt even one hit".

Where abouts did you fish at El Dorado on Sunday? I was there Saturday and ended up keeping 5 nice crappie, all 11 inches+. My father went yesterday and caught some white bass along with some largemouth and crappie.

At 2/11/2007 3:45 PM, Anonymous said..ice fishing was terrible at Eldorado on Sunday. NOt even one hit.

Region 5

At 2/27/2007 4:38 PM, Anonymous said...2-28-07Melvern Lake-We started where we ended up yeserday,west of Arrow Rock. We caught more small fish today but we caught larger fish today(some 13" fish). There were 3 of us today and we ended up with 35 crappie. Hair jigs worked real well and Bass Asscinds.

At 2/26/2007 3:30 PM, Anonymous said... Melvern Lake- We finally got back on the lake. We had no luck fishing the east end of the lake, we couldn't locate fish. West of Arrow Rock we found them. We kept 39 crappie, no large ones. Water temp. was 38 degrees. 2-26-07

At 2/22/2007 11:27 AM, Anonymous said.. Melvern - Melvern Lake Marina reports fishing is pretty slow at this time. Coves are frozen 4-5" thick but they recommend you do not get on ice.

Pomona - North Shore Marina reports the lake is partially frozen and not alot of fishing going on at this time.

At 2/17/2007 5:08 PM, Anonymous said...COFFEY COUNTY - white bass excellent on spoons, crankbaits near the hot-water outlet; largemouth bass fair to good on crankbaits, plastic baits along the riprap near the hot-water outlet; wipers fair on spoons.

At 2/16/2007 11:14 AM, Clay Markee said...Well I guess to answer my own quetion I decided to try the fishing myself at Toronto. The ice was about 5inches thick and thicker in some spots. Found a few crappie in deeper water up in the Walnut did not make it to the Verdigris. They averaged about a pound to a pound and a half. Moved closer to the main lake and found some White bass. Caught some on a white jig and some on spoons. Niether species wanted to hit the baits aggresively. But all in all was a wonderful adventure. Ended up with 8 crappie and 12 whites. If anyone else has input would like to here from you.

February 25, 2007 - tuttle creek res. - outlet area/rocky ford -

Crappie -

Slow catch rate. Fish are not of great size except for the occasional one or two you may get over a period of time. Fish are being take from the outlet area at random depths on small plastic lures, and the feather style crappie jigs. Colors of lure vary, but, pink/white, along with variations of yellow/white/red seem to be working as well, but fishing is slow.

Walleye -

Fish are being taken at the outlet area on the common worm/jighead combo as well as 3" plastice lures with jigheads. Colors that have taken fish have been red, pink, and white. Fishing is slow here as well. Expect to spend several hours to make your catches.

White Bass -

Slow catch rate. Fish are being caught at the outlet area/rocky ford on small plastic lures in various colors. Yellow, White, Pink, and Bright Combos seem to be working.

Saugeye -

Have yet to catch one, or see one being landed. No report.

Channel-

Landed one while fishing for crappie. Have not seen fish being caught. Slow.

**OUTLET OVERVIEW**

There has been outflow changes over the past month wich most surely will affect the fishing. The weather goes from 60 and sunny to freezing rain to cloudy to sunny. We all know that weather is a direct influence to our catch rates, and the weather doesnt seem to want to cooperate at this time of the year. The fish do not seem to be aggresive and the catch rates are slow. Hits are soft with the occasional hard hit. Lets hope the rain becomes more stable, the weather and water temps heat up, and the fishing becomes more active. As of right now though, anglers need to expect a long day at the river.

February 22, 2007 - Question on finding shad in Perry and Clinton - I struggle finding shad thoughout the year. Summer in August is obvious, their everywhere. Usually they are a fair size. Where are the good sized shad in the spring (pre-spawn), early summer and late fall? I mainly fish Clinton and Perry. I have the most difficutly on Clinton but Perry is a struggle also. I can sometimes find 3-5" shad in the weeds along the banks but that does not always hold true. Can they be netted deep? I see schools of what I assume are shad 15 to 30' deep but not sure they are nettable. Any suggestions? Thanks.

February 8, 2007 - Courtesy of KWP -

Region 1

At 2/05/2007 2:31 AM, Anonymous said... 02/03-02/04, Glen Elder.Ice about 9in. thick.Fished all day sat.and sun.Fish spread out all over west of causeway.Be prepared to drill lots of holes.Caught 4 stripers,37 nice whites,25 crappie in 2 days.Both small and larger slabs did the damage.wax worms helped on crappie.

At 2/01/2007 4:54 PM, Anonymous said... GLEN ELDER, clear, 12 feet low. Corner Bait and Tackle reports: Ice is 6 inches thick; stripers good on red jigs west of the causeway and at the Boller Point area through the ice.

Region 2

At 2/01/2007 4:56 PM, Anonymous said...PERRY, clear, 3 1/2 feet low. Perry Yacht Marina reports: most of the lake is frozen; crappies good on chartreuse jigs 10 feet deep off the dock.

Region 3

At 2/04/2007 10:53 PM, Anonymous said... Anybody fished Meade Lake lately. Just curious. Thanks.

At 2/03/2007 6:25 PM, Anonymous said... I have a few questions that some of you die hard fisherman might be able to answer for me. I recently moved here and have been fishing Clark sfl a lot. Is it just me, or does it seem that Clark is the forgotten lake in Kansas by the KDWP? Looking at the fishing forecast it has a decent bass population and thats it. I know this year it also supposedly had a high density rating for white bass, but if you look back at other years fishing forecasts, this years numbers don't add up. Is this just a bass lake or what? Has this lake had any other strong populations of fish? I've tried getting an email to the region 3 fish biologist, but never had any returns. So, if anyone has any info on lake, or any lake history info would love to hear it.

Region 4

At 2/06/2007 12:14 PM, Anonymous said...Good ice in the coves at El Dorado last weekend (Feb 3 and 4) at 7 to 8 inches thick.

At 2/05/2007 1:47 PM, Anonymous said...February 3 - Cheney Reservior - Fished most of the day Saturday on the upper end off Yoder Point with no luck; not even a tap. The ice was 6" thick. The water was about 6-7 feet deep in most areas. There were about 50 people in the upper end scattered about, with most hanging right around Yoder Point. Only saw a couple fish caught. I heard, after I got off the ice that the fish were suspended about 2-3 feet off the bottom (didn't even think of that since it was only 6 feet deep to start with). For those who knew, it still seemed a very, very slow day for fishing.

Region 5

At 2/07/2007 10:00 AM, Clay Markee said...Has anyone been fishing up in Walnut creek or the Verdigris above Toronto Lake. My Uncle and I are ae planning a trip in search of Crappie and White Bass through the ice.

At 2/01/2007 4:53 PM, Anonymous said... MELVERN, clear, 2 feet low. Melvern Marina reports: crappies fair on minnows off the docks.

February 7, 2007 - Answer to Ice fishing for walleye question -

Wally,

I share your same concern. I've sent numerous emails to Kansas Wildlife and Parks and Nebraska Wildlife and Parks asking about good places to catch walleyes through the ice and they are just as curious as we are. The Nebraska folks said they just seem to go away in the winter. I personally believe the walleye are biting somewhere on something but haven't figured it out though. A friend of mine use to catch them on minnows at Cheney back when I was catching whites, wipers and stripers a 4 or 5 years ago on kastmasters and little cleos. I'm really concerned about the fisheries at Cheney because of the white perch. It's just weird on how we can have such great success and then nothing. It's not from a lack of trying. Since I live 20 minutes from the lake, I will venture out and I will cut 100 holes a day over a 2 mile stretch with nothing to show for it. I will fish 4 to 12 of water looking for them. Honestly, Cheney has left a bad taste in my mouth.

Last year I went to Glen Elder and caught crappie which was nice.

I just got back from Lake Oahe in South Dakota and had a good time catching walleyes through the ice. We caught our limit everyday (4 fish per person) of 18"-22" fish. I was catching them on rod and reels and tip ups. What seem to be hot was a little cleo tipped with a live minnow.

Unfortunately, our truck, 2 4-wheelers and all of our fishing gear was stolen in Council Bluffs Iowa on the way back so I haven't fished in Kansas yet. However, I just received my shipment from Cabelas. I will venture out this weekend. I typically don't use live bait but am considering it just because it does seem to pull walleyes through the ice. It's just something I personally haven't tried in Kansas.

Good luck fishing,

Postman

February 5, 2007 - Ice fishing for walleye question - This probably should be on the the commentary page, but I looked and it don't look like much is going on there. I would like to know if anyone can give out some info on how to catch walleye through the ice. I know some were caught a few years back at Cheney while fishing for stripers, probably more by accident as opposed to actually targeting them. The walleye is caught by ice fisherman consistently up north, so why can't that be done here, say like at El Dorado. If someone is doing it, how about sharing the info.

Wally

February 5, 2007 - Cheney question - Questions for ice fisherman. Is anyone seeing in the ice dead shad? Few of them? Lots of them? How big? Why I ask. Back in 2000, last time I went ice fishing. There were huge numbers of dead shad in the ice. I was told this was a good thing. Both for the shad and fish to feed on at the bottom of lake. Intern this is excellent food for the fish, (easy pickens). Like eating at Home Town Buffet, all you can eat. I remember that spring and into summer, (2000-2001). Was one of my very best years of fishing. Another comments would be apperceive.

January 31, 2007 - Courtesy of KWP -

Region 1

At 2/01/2007 4:54 PM, Anonymous said...GLEN ELDER, clear, 12 feet low. Corner Bait and Tackle reports: Ice is 6 inches thick; stripers good on red jigs west of the causeway and at the Boller Point area through the ice.


Region 2

At 2/01/2007 4:56 PM, Anonymous said...PERRY, clear, 3 1/2 feet low. Perry Yacht Marina reports: most of the lake is frozen; crappies good on chartreuse jigs 10 feet deep off the dock.


Region 3

At 2/03/2007 6:25 PM, Anonymous said...I have a few questions that some of you die hard fisherman might be able to answer for me. I recently moved here and have been fishing Clark sfl a lot. Is it just me, or does it seem that Clark is the forgotten lake in Kansas by the KDWP? Looking at the fishing forecast it has a decent bass population and thats it. I know this year it also supposedly had a high density rating for white bass, but if you look back at other years fishing forecasts, this years numbers don't add up. Is this just a bass lake or what? Has this lake had any other strong populations of fish? I've tried getting an email to the region 3 fish biologist, but never had any returns. So, if anyone has any info on lake, or any lake history info would love to hear it.

Region 4

At 2/01/2007 10:34 AM, Anonymous said...Does anyone know the condition of the ice at El Dorado.

Region 5

At 2/01/2007 4:53 PM, Anonymous said...MELVERN, clear, 2 feet low. Melvern Marina reports: crappies fair on minnows off the docks.


January 31, 2007 - Answer to Coffey County Lake Question - Coffee County Boat ramp is just on the West side of the lake. The hot water is strait East of the ramp so its only a short trip across the narrow lake. The lake runs North and South for the most part. I have had great success using Shiners along the hot water outlet just off the rocks but try drifting along and casting cranks or plastics. I usually just anchor and cast with a bobber and a jig and shiner then move after 15 or so minutes of trying. Keep moving along the rocks until you contact fish. In March the giant smallmouth bass will be moving along the rocks for sure. You will catch largemouth bass and whites for sure anytime during the winter.

January 31, 2007 - Marion Reservoir - Crappie are being taken through the ice above the dam. Ice is 4" - 6" thick.

January 31, 2007 - Courtesy of KWP -

Regions 1-2

No Reports

Region 3

At 1/26/2007 8:22 PM, Anonymous said...At Pratt County Lake ice is 4"-5" thick in most spots, catching 6"-14" crappie. On Wed. Jan. 24th caught 6 and on Fri. Jan. 26th caught 44 in about 2 1/2 hrs.

Regions 4 - 5

No Reports

January 28, 2007 - Cheney - On sunday jan. 21st just hammered the wipers in d's cove in about 14 ft of water. Fire tiger little cleos and kastmasters with chartruse stripe worked best. caught between 25 and 30 only two keepers all the rest were short a inch or so. Now comes sunday Jan. 28, fished the same area for about 6 hours and never as so much had a hit. Went up north in about 6 ft. water same thing. Around 12 other guys up there only 2-3 fish on the ice.

January 26, 2007 - Cheney - Catching wipers through the ice using spoons with Chartreuse Swim Tail on a jig above the spoon. Fish are being caught on the Swim Tails.

January 25, 2007 - Coffey County Lake Question - Can any body out there give me any kind of information on Coffey county lake? It will be the first time I will have fished it and I don't want to show up blind. How close to the hot water outlet it the boat ramp? Where are all the boat ramps located? Any information will help thank you.                Clayton

January 24, 2007 - Courtesy of KWP -

Regions 1 - 3

No new reports

Region 4

At 1/22/2007 12:24 PM, Clay Markee said...Eldorado.-Went out after x-mas and tried out new chest waders. Very calm day. Caught a few whites with an occasional nice walleye. They are starting to move up off deeper points and creek channels, though the lake is so low I believe a good year of fishing is upon us. My early in the year spots are burdened by the shallow water but look for creek channels close to the bank if you don't have a boat. Throw a shad immitation or a shad rap. It has worked well for me. Watch out for the Zebra mussels PLEASE!

Region 5

No new reports

January 22, 2007 - Marion Ice Fishing Jan. 22 went to Marion fishing in the outlet, lake side. Caught about 30 whites, and one small walleye. The bad thing was, the whites were 8-10 inches.. Not worth going back. Would like to hear a report from Cheney.

January 20, 2007 - Glen Elder Went to Glen Elder yesterday (Jan 19th) and caught 1 8 lb striper and 5 1.5-2.5 lb white bass. Got there at 3:00 p.m. The people I talked to had better luck from noon till 3:00. Ice is 4-6 inches thick. Vance Stirn

January 20, 2007 - Courtesy of KWP -

Region 1

At 1/19/2007 8:52 AM, Anonymous said... Wilson Lake - Knotheads Bait Shop reports that ice fishing has picked up and around the Elm Creek and Hell Creek areas they are catching stripers, bass, and white perch.

Cedar Bluff - Bert's Corner reports that the lake is pretty much froze over but the ice isn't thick enough yet. Boats are not able to get out in the lake due to the ice.

At 1/19/2007 11:57 PM, Anonymous said...Webster - Fished North Fish attractors with no success. One other gentleman was out and he didn't catch anything either. Neither one of us had to drill holes because there were already about ten open holes in the area. This tells me that fisherman probably weren't having a lot of success earlier in the day.

Region 2

At 1/20/2007 9:30 AM, Anonymous said...what are the "tubes" is that below the dam?

At 1/25/2007 12:26 PM, Anonymous said...That's outlet where water comes through the dam.

At 1/19/2007 9:16 AM, Anonymous said...Clinton - Clinton Marina reports the lake has been frozen solid and today is about 1/2 frozen. Many are ice fishing and catching crappie from 10-13" long and generally catch their limit in a day.

Tuttle Creek - Dericks Bait-N-Tackle reports ice fishing at the tubes and they are catching crappie, white bass, and walleye.

Region 3

At 1/19/2007 9:24 AM, Anonymous said... Coldwater Lake - K & B's reports fishing is pretty slow, the lake is not frozen at this time. There is some fresh water coming back into the lake now.

Region 4

No new reports

Region 5

At 1/19/2007 9:42 AM, Anonymous said...Pomona - North Shore Marina reports the lake frozen over and about 2-4 inches of ice layering the ground.

January 11, 2007 - Bowfishing Question - I SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF THE HOT SUMMER BOWFISHING. BUT I DON'T HEAR A LOT ABOUT CLUBS OR EVENTS. I LIVE IN IOLA KANSAS SO IF ANY BODY KNOWS OF ANYTHING PLEASE LET ME KNOW. IF MY EMAIL IS MESSED UP PLEASE CALL 1 620 365 0175 THANK YOU

January 11, 2007 - Courtesy of KWP -

Regions 1 - 3

No new reports

Region 4

At 1/06/2007 11:08 PM, Anonymous said...Butler County: Went fishing at a farm pond last saturday 12/30/06 and caught 6 largemouth. Biggest three were 5.5, 2.7, and 2.3. Caught all on a black and blue jig with trailer 8'deep.

Region 5

At 1/08/2007 9:08 AM, Anonymous said...Fall River-1-05-07 Very foggy early. We found many fish but we had no luck catching them. The fish we caught were 9-14' deep. We kept 16, 10+" crappie. Wind was SE light

Melvern-1-06-07 Nice day. We fished from the dam to the silo. The fish we caught were 12-24' deep. Water temp. was 42 degrees. We kept 35, 10-14" long crappie. .

At 1/06/2007 10:10 PM, Anonymous said...At La Cygne boat access on the east side, goes into the hot water auxillary lake. It will not get you onto the main lake. I do not know if the fishing in the hot water aux lake is any good or not. Seems like in the summer, that would be really hot all the time. I would wonder what others say about that?

At 1/06/2007 6:48 PM, Anonymous said...La Cygne: Can anyone tell me if there is boat access on the east side of the lake, in the hot water channel? Wildlife and parks' website map shows one there. I have never driven to the east side. I always launch at the marina. I would think that they would not want boats in there.

January 8, 2007 - Toronto - WE WENT TO TORONTO ON 1/7/07. THE FISHING WAS PRETTY SLOW. NOT SURE WHY. THE SHAD WERE THICK BUT AS SOON AS THE SUN CAME UP THEY WERE GONE, AND SO WERE THE CRAPPIE. WE ONLY KEPT 8, BUT THEY WERE NICE SIZE. WENT TO THE DOCK ON THE PEIR, ONLY SEEN ONE FISH CAUGHT. LAKE DID NOT COME UP MUCH WITH THE RECENT RAINS AND SNOW. GOOD LUCK CLAYTON

January 4, 2007 - Tuttle Creek: The water started coming in at the north end on Monday 1/3/07. and the lake took a 1.5' rise in 4 days. Hopefully in the next day or so it will be 1070, only 5 feet low. These fish are not laying around waiting for spring. There eating and due to the warm winter there out looking for food every day. They are not in the current (too cold) there off in the still water next to the current. The best bait is shade. The fresh water coming in stirs up some food and gets them moving around. I have not caught a fish under 3 pounds, they average 3 to 7 and all look fat. If the wind would stay down it would be make fishing a little easier. Plenty of fish to catch if you pick the good weather days. RKH

January 4, 2007 - Courtesy of KWP -

Region 1
At 1/04/2007 8:52 AM, Anonymous said...Wilson Lake
Knotheads Bait Shop reports some fishing off of the bank but no reports on the catch at this time.

Cedar Bluff
Bert's Corner reports that there hasnot been electricity for 5 days and there was about 4-6 inches of rain/freezing rain and ice. As fas as they know, there isn't anyone chancing the road conditions or weather at this time.

Region 2

At 1/04/2007 9:43 AM, Anonymous said...Hillsdale
Ther have been good crappe caught in about 15-20 foot of water in the brush. They received about 10 inches of snow a few weeks ago which brought the water level up a bit.

Tuttle Creek
At the outlet area there have been crappie, walleye, and white bass caught using jigheads and soft plastics.

Clinton
They received about 1/2 inch of rain last week and fishing has been somewhat slow.

At 12/28/2006 1:09 PM, Anonymous said...good limits of crappie are being taken at the marina docks in 3 to 4ft of water at hillsdale. And 20ft
25ft when the sun is out.

Region 3

At 1/04/2007 9:11 AM, Anonymous said...Coldwater Lake
K & B's reports not alot of fishing going on at this time.

Region 4

No new reports

Region 5

At 1/04/2007 9:47 AM, Anonymous said...Pomona
North Shore Marina reports the lake being pretty busy right before Christmas with crappie being caught.

Melvern
Reports of nice size crappie are being caught.

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