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CEDAR BLUFF FISHING REPORT - Need a Map? -

Last Updated: 6/25/2009

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Crappie	Fair/Good	up to 1.5 lbs.	Crappies continue to move into deeper water during the day as water temperature increases. Vertically fishing minnows around flooded timber lining sharp drop-offs has been best. Anglers report catching 12 to 20 nice fish on a good day. Night fishing action should begin to improve as summer sets in. Minnows or jigs under lights over points and other structure might be a pattern to try.
Walleye	Fair	up to 7.5 lbs.	Success continues to be sporadic. But a few legal limits and lunker fish in the 26 to 29 inch range have been reported over the past week. Most anglers have been drifting or casting jig and worm combos over mainlake points in depths ranging 10 to 20 feet. A few anglers have had some success trolling crankbaits over points.
White Bass	Fair/Good	white bass up to 2.5 lbs.	Trolling shad imitations over points has been the most effective method. However, fish are beginning to surface on newly hatched gizzard shad. Casting small jigs into surfacing schools has begun to produce. Morning and evening is the best time to take advantage of the surface bite.
Wipers	Fair	up to 10 lbs.	Live bait on the bottom drifted over points and breaks in 25 to 33 feet of water. Anglers are not catching high numbers, but the quality has been good as fish have ranged from 4 to 11 lbs.
Channel Catfish	Good	up to 13 lbs.	Fish have moved into the dam and other rocky areas to prepare for spawning. Fishing live bait on rod and reel or setlines has produced good numbers of quality fish up to 13 lbs.
Largemouth Bass	Slow	up to 5.5 lbs.	Fishing soft plastics, jerkbaits, and spinnerbaits around shallow flooded brush on points in the morning and evening, and soft plastics deeper on points and breaks during the day.
WATER TEMPERATURE- 78 SURFACE ELEVATION- 2127.32' ----16.68' below conservation.

GLEN ELDER FISHING REPORT - Need a Map? -

Last Updated: 6/23/2009

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Crappie	Good	9-16 inches	Same as last week. Most of the crappie have moved to the deep brushpiles, but a few remain in the coves and shallower brushy areas. The best reports have been coming in from the Campground 3, Harrison Point, and swimming beach brushpiles with good catches of fish reported over the last couple of weeks. A few crappie continue to be caught by walleye anglers on the flats as well. Minnows and jigs continue to work best for summertime crappie.
White Bass	Fair to Good	10-16 inches	The summer white bass pattern has begun and anglers are reporting catching fish from a variety of locations, but the overall size has declined a little. The best reports have come from night anglers fishing over floating lights. They have been catching good numbers off the dam in 25-30 feet of water using minnows and white jigs. Other reports have come from the Granite Creek area and near the Granite boat ramp, trolling along the dam, fishing the edges of the river channel on the west end, and off the south bluffs on some days. With the water temperatures really warming up and the young shad beginning to grow, anglers may start to see some surface activity in the next week or so. Also, keep an eye on the north shore points and coves on days with a good south wind as the fish will concentrate in these areas feeding heavily on shad.
Wipers	Fair	10-12 inches and 3-5 pounds	The wipers are beginning to move toward the river channel edges and anglers may have luck finding them in the northeast corner of the reservoir. They may be concentrated around the outlet area with the high releases as well as mixed in the white bass schools on the north side of the reservoir. Night fishing with floating lights has yielded a few wipers Remember, the creel limit is 2/day!
Walleye	Fair	10-21 inches	The walleye bite has slowed as many of the fish have moved to deeper water, but anglers are still catching some fish along the river channel breaks in 10-25 feet of water. Jigs tipped with nightcrawlers, leeches, or minnows continue to work best. Trolling crankbaits in these same areas or off the bluffs, near Waconda Springs, and over toward Walnut Creek may also yield some 'eyes. Some of the best summer walleye angling normally occurs near the old hedgerows and points of Walnut Creek. Night fishermen reported a few walleye with their white bass and wipers.
Smallmouth Bass	Good	10-20 inches	Most bass anglers have been reporting good success on smallies this year, but with the warming water temperatures, the fish are likely moving to deeper water now. Topwater activity should be excellent early in the morning and just before dark, but once the sun rises, the fish will head a little deeper. Look for these fish in 8-15 feet of water using soft plastics, Senkos, or slow rolling crankbaits like jointed shad raps. Fish can be found off the dam, south bluffs, and main lake points between the dam and Granite Creek. Fishing plastics on deep (15-25 feet) structure near these areas may also be the best way to find some of the bigger fish.
Channel Catfish	Fair to Good	All Sizes	The catfish spawn is on now and anglers are reporting modest catches of fish around the rocky areas including Granite Creek, the Cawker causeway, and the south bluffs, but I haven't heard of any limits recently. Try fishing leeches or nightcrawlers under a bobber right against the rocks in the above mentioned areas. Setline anglers are doing well using green sunfish in Walnut Creek and up the rivers with all of the recent inflow. Other anglers are beginning to catch fish over chum piles, but that still hasn't been going very good yet and is expected to improve in July.
General Comments
Due to high inflows the Bureau is releasing 1,500 cfs from Glen Elder now to get the lake level back down to conservation pool. This should provide some good fishing opportunities around the outlet area on the lake side and below the dam as well. White bass, crappie, and catfish normally congregate in these areas during periods of high flow. Also, the high flows coming in the river arms should also be concentrating some catfish and white bass, and anglers may have luck finding some of each species in those areas. The annual Waconda Lake Association Fish-A-Thon started May 1st and runs through Labor Day. There are nearly 300 tagged fish in the reservoir (walleye, white bass, wipers, crappie, catfish, and drum) and each of them is worth at least $25 if caught. You must purchase an entry ticket at one of the local bait shops prior to catching one of these fish to be eligible. Waconda Willie is back and is worth $200 this year with the total prize money over $8,000. A family entry ticket is only $10 so pick one up before heading out and see if you can find one of these tagged fish. There have already been 37 tagged fish turned in, worth up to $100, so it's time to get out and give it a try! We are running a creel survey at Glen Elder this year. If you run into one of our creel clerks, Art Leonhart or Bob Hyde, they will have a few questions for you and may ask to measure your fish. It will only take a minute and the information we receive will help us to better manage the Glen Elder fishery. Anglers can now find GPS locations for each of the brushpiles located in the reservoir. Simply click on this link Good Fishing Spots and select the individual brushpile. As we enhance these brush piles throughout the year, we'll make a note under each individual location. Check for the recent updates! For current water temperature and reservoir elevation, simply click on the "Glen Elder Reservoir" link above this report.

KANOPOLIS RESERVOIR FISHING REPORT - Need a Map? -

Last Updated: 6/30/2009

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish	Good	Variety	Worms, cut bait, liver, and dip baits are the best baits now!!! Early summer catfish often bite well on the windy side of the lake - the muddy stirred up water seems to get them going. Anglers are fishing the humps - chumming with soaked grains and some are catching limits. A few flatheads are being caught on setlines.
Crappie	Slow to Fair at times	Variety of Sizes - mostly 9 to 11 inches	Most of the fish have already moved to the deeper brushpiles for the summer so you probably need to look there. Summer crappie are tough unless you find a brushpile with a concentration of fish.
Brown Trout	????????	Mostly 10 to 12 inches	Trout season is over but you can still fish for trout in the seep stream if you want. We stocked browns to see if they will provide a summer catch and release trout fishery - if you try it and catch some, please let Tommie Berger know - 785-658-2465 EXT 203. THANKS!!!!!!! The Wichita Flatland Fly Fishers and KDWP planted 15 trees and placed 10 floating half log structures in the stream on Sat May 30 - there were still trout seen in all the pools. This hot weather is tough on trout - we'll see!
Walleye/Saugeye	Slowed Down	Variety	It is summer now and the walleye/saugeye bite has really slowed down - most of what is being caught are shorts. You guys have hauled a lot of saugeye/walleye out of this lake this spring!!!! The fish surely have moved to the deeper channel breaks and the deeper water for the summer. Stocked 87,500 fingerling saugeye and 3.5 million fry walleye this year so far so we should keep those guys going.
White Bass	Fair to Good	All sizes	Try them off the windy points as they should be starting to school on baitfish soon. They have been catching fair numbers of whites trolling shad colored crankbaits. Small white twister tail jigs, roadrunner, or spinners are good baits now - try to match the size of the shad. Have heard of boats catching 30 to 50 whites a day!! Might be slowing a bit with the heat!
Wipers	Fair	All sizes	The wiper bite along the south shore has slowed down so the wipers have probably moved to the windy points - get those bucktail jigs or shad type crank baits in the water. Early mornings and late evenings usually the best. Bet live shad would work on the deeper points too. Stocked a million wiper fry the last week of May and got fingerlings on June 9.
General Comments
Current lake elevation and water temperture is available on the location page linked to this fishing report. Summer is here for sure and the water temp has to be approaching 80 degrees on the surface. It is updated daily by the Corp of Engineers. The plan is to hold the lake 4 feet above conservation for the summer. We are running a creel survey on the lake this summer and Lorraine Hirano and Mel Rittger are my creel clerks now so please help us out by giving them the information they ask for!!! They will be counting and interviewing anglers from now thru October and the creel information allows us to better manage the lake for good fishing!!! Thanks for your cooperartion!!!! Have a happy and safe holiday weekend and remember that fireworks are not allowed at this lake!!

KEITH SEBELIUS RESERVOIR FISHING REPORT -

Last Updated: 6/24/2009

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Largemouth/Spotted Bass	Fair	Various	Have heard reports of fish being caught in Leota Cove, along the rocks off the dam, back by the flood gates, and in Schoen's Cove using plastics, rattle traps, and crankbaits.
Walleye/Saugeye	Good	9 to 26 inches	Did have reports of good numbers of fish being caught up by the Marsh Dike, up to the West end, and in Leota Cove using jigs tipped with night crawlers. Stocked 600,000 saugeye fry on April 20, 2009. Stocked 66,855 saugeye fingerlings on May 19, 2009.
Wiper	Good	Various	Had reports of wipers being caught on the east side of Leota cove, along the dam, and in the sandpit, casting bucktails and jigs into the wind, and using worms and cut bait on the bottom.
Channel catfish	Fair	Various	Have had a couple reports of channels being caught off the public fishing dock and up to the West end using sunfish and worms on set lines as well as fishing on the bottom.
Crappie	Good	7 to 14 inches	Did have reports this past week of fish being caught off the marina slips, public fishing dock, and over the fish attractors. Have also heard of fish being caught trolling crankbaits and hot n' tots. Most of the fish were around 5 to 7 inches, but had some 9 to 11 inch fish caught as well.
General Comments
WATER TEMPERATURE- 83 SURFACE ELEVATION- 2294.79' ----9.51' below conservation Currently, the water level is 0.89 feet lower than it was one year ago at this time. Approximately 90 additional cedar trees have been added around the Public Fishing dock, the mid dam fish attractor and the fish attractor South of the swim beach. The fish feeder is up and running releasing food in three hour intervals starting at 6:00 am. Stocked 600,000 saugeye fry on 4/20/09.

KIRWIN RESERVOIR FISHING REPORT - Need a Map? -

Last Updated: 6/24/2009

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Walleye	Good	9 to 24 inches	Have had some more reports this week of limits being caught trolling hot 'n' totts and using jigs tipped with night crawlers. Stocked 112,500 walleye fingerlings on may 22, 2009. Stocked an additional 58,000 walleye fingerlings on May 28, 2009.
Wipers/ White Bass	Fair	Various	Have heard of fish being caught along the corners of the dam casting jigs, road runners, and bucktails into the wind, as well as trolling diving lures. Also look for fish pushed back into coves on windy days. Stocked 380,000 wiper fry on May 11, 2009.
Catfish	Fair	Various	Have heard of a few fish being caught, would continue to try fishing up into Bow Creek and up West on the North Fork Solomon using shad sides, gizzards, and set lines.
Crappie	Fair	7 to 16 inches	Had reports this past week of fish being caught up in the coves in 6 to 15 ft of water, as well as over the fish attractors using jigs and jigs with minnows.
Largemouth Bass	Poor	Various	Have not yet heard of any being caught. Continue throwing plastics, rattle traps, and crankbaits along the dam and back in the coves.
General Comments
WATER TEMPERATURE- 82 SURFACE ELEVATION- 1732.41' ----3.16' above conservation Currently, the water level is 11.37 feet higher than one ear ago at this time. Stocked 380,000 wiper fry on May 11, 2009. Stocked 112,500 walleye fingerlings on May 22, 2009. Stocked an additional 58,000 walleye fingerlings on May 28, 2009. The Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) has been put into effect at Kirwin, so if you have any questions contact the Service at 785-543-6673 or stop by their office at 702 Xavier Road. The seasonal boat closer has now been lifted and boats are now allowed on the Reservoir. When the water elevation reaches 1722.00 feet the closure is removed. Both the North and South Shore ramps are now open and useable. Currently releasing 380 cfs to negate incoming water to maintain a steady elevation.

LOVEWELL RESERVOIR FISHING REPORT - Need a Map? -

Last Updated: 6/26/2009

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
White Bass Wipers	Fair	8-17 inches 3-6 pounds	White bass and wiper activity and success rates have slowed, but are still fairly decent around the reservoir. Most of the activity is coming from the west half of the lake with the Cabin Point, Oak Hill, and flats areas all yielding fish now, but anglers are still finding fish around Walleye Point as well. Trolling seems to be effective in a variety of depths, but casting twistertails, rapalas, and rattletraps is also working well. The fish will be concentrated on the windward side of the reservoir and may be right up against the smartweed. Some very nice fish have been caught recently using the above mentioned techniques.
Walleye	Fair	15-23 inches	The walleye fishing has declined some as many of the larger fish have moved deeper, but anglers continue to report good catches of smaller fish with a few legal fish mixed in. Anglers have been catching them using shallow running crankbaits, drifting jig-n-crawlers, or casting small crankbaits or spinnerbaits near the smartweed. There haven't been as many limits reported of late, but catches of 1-2 keepers apiece are fairly common. Try looking along the river channel edges on the lower half of the reservoir or trolling along the dam in 10-15 feet of water as anglers often find crappie in these areas throughout the summer. Please make sure to handle the short fish with extra care to assure they survive and grow to reach legal size.
Catfish	Good	3-10 pounds	Anglers looking to catch some catfish now can find them about anywhere lakewide, especially in areas of high inflow following the rains we've seen. With the water temperatures in the mid-70's, the catfish will be spawning around rocky areas so that may be your best bet. Try using a variety of baits including shrimp, minnows, shad guts, and nightcrawlers until you figure out what's working, but make sure to target areas of high inflows or rocky areas such as the dam. Anglers using setlines have been doing very well in the main lake coves, around the inlet area, and near the Highway 14 bridge.
Crappie	Poor	7-12 inches	The crappie numbers are low enough now in the reservoir that it's been hard to come by a good stringer of fish. There have been a few caught incidentally by walleye and white bass anglers, but for the most part, there have not been any good crappie reports.
Comments
The Bureau has begun inflows into the reservoir through the inlet canal and some limited fishing activity has occurred there. In addition, the outflows are now over 100 cfs and anglers may be able to find some white bass, wipers, and catfish in that area. Usually, the first couple of hours after sunrise are the best, but some fish may be caught throughout the day. Anglers can now find GPS coordinates, descriptions, and histories of some of the major brushpiles in Lovewell. Simply follow this link Good Fishing Spots and select the individual brushpile to find out more information. For current water temperature and reservoir elevation, simply click on the "Lovewell Reservoir" link above this report.

WEBSTER RESERVOIR FISHING REPORT - Need a Map? -

Last Updated: 6/24/2009

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish	Fair	Various	Had reports of some channel's being caught off the dam and break water as well as up to the west end in the river channel using shad sides, cut baits, minnows, and on set lines.
Walleye	Good	9 to 28 inches	Reports of walleye being caught continue to role in using jigs and jigs tipped with night crawlers and trolling diving lures and crankbaits. Anglers have reported catching several fish, however the majority have been shorts. Stocked 68,000 walleye fingerlings on May 22, 2009. Stocked another 56,600 walleye fingerlings on May 28, 2009.
Wipers/White Bass	Excellent	6 to 18 inches	Had reports of good numbers of white bass and wipers being caught off the dam and along the South shore by the Morel boat ramp. Most fish currently being caught are in the 7 to 9 inch range. However, there are several larger fish being caught as well. Stocked 332,000 wiper fry on May 11, 2009.
Largemouth Bass	Poor	5 to 11 inches	Have heard of a couple small fish being caught off the bridge by Bow City, along the dam, and in Old Marina cove on plastics, tubes, and crankbaits.
Crappie	Fair	6 to 15 inches	Reports have stayed consistent with fish being caught over the fish attractors, up in Rock Point Cove off the public dock, and along the break water using jigs and jigs with minnows. Most of the fish were in the 7 to 9 inch range, but also some in the 10 to 12 inch range.
General Comments
WATER TEMPERATURE- 84 Degree's SURFACE ELEVATION- 1896.19' ---- 3.74' above conservation Currently, the water level is 15.48 feet higher than it was one year ago at this time. White bass and wipers continue to be caught along the North and South ends of the dam depending on which way the wind is blowing. The feeder in Old Marina Cove, just West of the Coyote Shelter, is set to go off in three hour intervals starting at 6:00 am. The feeder in the Stilling Basin has been removed due to high water. Stocked 332,000 wiper fry on May 11, 2009. Stocked 68,000 walleye fingerlings on May 22, 2009. Stocked another 56,600 walleye fingerlings on May 28, 2009. Boaters, be aware of submerged rip rap along the Goose Flats boat ramp. Currently releasing 450cfs, equaling the inflow, to maintain the current water elevation.

WILSON RESERVOIR FISHING REPORT - Need a Map? -

Last Updated: 6/30/2009

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish	Good at times	Variety	Worms, liver, shrimp, prepared and dip baits will work now. Reports in the lake are getting better and there have been some nice catfish taken by anglers fishing for other species. Bet there are some chummers out there doing pretty good but they are not bragging loud enough for me to hear yet!!
Crappie	Poor to Fair	Varied	They will be in the deeper brushpiles now for the summer months. You'll have to work for the crappie in this lake this year but they should have spawned up a storm!!!
Stripers	Slow to Fair	1.5 to 5 pounders mostly	We caught stripers EVERYWHERE in our fall netting - lots of 3 to 6 pounders but I don't know where they are. They should show up in the lower end off the windy points down by the dam and chasing baitfish but I've been expecting that for a month or more. Last year the stripers did not bite well and I felt they would really go this year but they haven't gotten started yet. WHERE OH WHERE HAVE THE STRIPERS GONE?????? Still a mystery - come on guys help me out!! Summer stripers generally go deep and live bait fished in 30 to 40 feet of water along the river channel breaks and the old roadbeds will produce in normal years. Have heard that some of the Wilson striper anglers are tearing the wipers up at Milford!!
Walleye	Fair	Variety	The walleye bite has really slowed down now and the fish have most likely gone deep for the summer. Anglers are catching mostly shorts now so keep throwing them back!!! Got a report of some being taken on crankbaits now too - shad colors best. Deep fish often like green and orange jigs and slab spoons might work now and will get better as the summer progresses.
White Bass	Fair	Variety of Sizes	Look for them chasing shad off windy points anytime now!!!!! There are a few being caught on white twister tailed jigs on the deeper endge of the flooded weedbeds. No big shooling activity yet!!
Black Bass	Good to Excellent	Variety	Smallies are onto the rocky points and topwater action is great at times!!!! Some of the smallies are right up in the flooded weedbeds and cattails. Largemouth like the flooded vegetation and we caught some nice ones on spinner baits right in the flooded brush. Crawdad colored crankbaits will work and with the hot weather plastic worms/craws will work too.
White Perch	Fair	8 to 10 inches	White perch will be moving deep now too - 15 to 30 feet and cruising around in schools. Try worms fished on the bottom drifting over the deeper water till you find the fish. They are scattered all over right now so finding a concentration might be tough. Continue to keep all you catch and remember - IT IS NOW ILLEGAL TO HAVE A WHITE PERCH ALIVE IN YOUR POSSESSION - IF YOU CATCH IT AND WANT TO KEEP IT - IT HAS TO BE DEAD IN A COOLER OR LIVEWELL. THEY ARE NO LONGER LEGAL AS LIVE BAIT FOR STRIPERS OR OTHER FISH!!!!!
General Comments
The lake level is now about conservation and rising slowly. The outflow is now 15 cfs. All the lake boat ramps are open now. The current lake elevation and water temperature are posted on the location page daily by the Corp of Engineers - it is linked to this fishing report page for your convenience. Water temp is pretty consistantly in the mid 70's right now. The lake is crystal clear on the lower half of the lake!!!! In our fall netting and we saw plenty of walleye, white perch, and stripers in the nets. Not a lot of baby walleye this year but last years STRONG year class is going strong. We have seen a fair number of walleye 3 to 5 pounds - more bigger fish than I've seen for awhile. HAVE A SAFE AND FUN HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND REMEMBER THAT FIREWORKS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT THIS LAKE. THE BIG FIREWORKS DISPLAY AT THE LAKE IS SATURDAY EVENING AT 9:45 PM!!!!

STATE FISHING LAKES

JEWELL STATE FISHING LAKE - Reopened Oct 4, 2008 read story- Last Updated: 6/4/2009

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Walleye	Poor to Fair	9-11 inches	We stocked nearly 300 intermediate walleye on 4/9/09, the first stocking of walleye since the lake refilled. They will not be of legal size until next year so take care to handle them carefully and return them to the lake so they can survive and grow.
Channel Catfish	Fair	8-12 inches	The first batch of 2,000 fish was stocked in September. These fish are all under the length limit of 15", but should offer some fun catch and release angling. Shrimp, stinkbaits, nightcrawlers, and chicken liver will all catch some of these cats.
Bluegill	Fair to Good	4-6 inches	These fish were stocked on October 7th and are already catchable size. Look for them around the flooded vegetation and brushpiles. A worm or minnow under a bobber will be the easiest way to catch these fish, but small spinners, jigs, and even flies will also work.
Largemouth Bass	Fair to Good	8-12 inches	The bass were stocked in late August and average about 1/3 of a pound. They will be fairly aggressive now and you should be able to catch them on small lures like roadrunners, jigs, Panther Martins, and twistertails.
General Comments
Both gates at Jewell have been unlocked and the entire area is again open to the public. Fishing opportunities will be somewhat limited the first year or two until the fish grow to harvestable size, but anglers (especially youth and new anglers) can really have a great time catching small channel cats, largemouth bass, and bluegill. Water temperature: 72 degrees Water level: 6 feet low--max depth 16 feet

OTTAWA STATE FISHING LAKE FISHING REPORT -

Last Updated: 6/30/2009

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Largemouth Bass	Fair	Variety	Topwater action should be good early mornings, late evenings. Plastic worms will work now too around the deeper brushpiles. Pretty hot so bass are getting tough!
Bluegill	Fair	6 to 8 Inches	Worms fished under a bobber around the rocks will get you some bluegill. The main spawn is over and the lake muddied up again so bluegill action might be sporadic.
Channel Catfish	Fair	Variety	It is time for worms or liver or prepared baits or shrimp. The catfish bite has slowed a bit with the hot weather. Fish feeders are in and working now. We will be stocking some bigger catfish after the 4th of July.
Saugeye & Wipers	Slow	Most under the legal limit	The length limit on both species is 18 inches and there are a fair number of saugeye over 18 inches now. Anglers are catching a few saugeye and some are just under 18 inches. We stocked another 5000 Saugeye fingerlings the last week of May and stocked 10,000 wiper fingerlings the first week of June.
Crappie	Slow	8 to 10 inches	I would start looking around the deeper brushpiles with jigs or minnows for the larger fish. They will be there all summer so look deeper.
General Comments
The new cabin is in and usable. We have it rentable now - get ahold of the Hays Regional Office - 785-628-8614 - for reservations or more information. Starting January 1, 2007 there has been an 18 inch minumum length limit on saugeye and wipers to protect both species a little longer so that they will do their job of chowing down on shad and crappie. We have stocked both these species the last 2 years and few will be over 18 inches until late this year. So, catch and release fishing will be in order for a while longer. Have heard that anglers were catching both species and doing a good job of returning them to the water -THANKS!!!!! The lake looks as good as I've ever seen it - very few weeds of any kind and the lily pads are fewer than ever before!!!!!! We have not had to cut weeds yet and may not have to cut weeds this summer. This lake is really pretty right now although the water is a bit stained. Have a happy 4th of July holiday and remember fireworks are not allowed at this lake!!!!

ROOKS STATE LAKE FISHING REPORT -

Last Updated: 6/24/2009

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish	Good	2 to 9 pounds	Stocked approximately 1400, 2-9 pound channel catfish over the last couple weeks. Have been catching limits of fish around the fishing pier using worms under a bobber.
Largemouth Bass	Poor	6 to16 inches	Have heard of a couple fish being caught on small crankbaits, plastics, and spinners.
General Comments
Water Temp. 76 The Lake finally filled up during the last week of October. Have begun stocking fish and plan to continue stocking throughout June. Bluegill, redear and largemouth bass fingerlings are requested. Stocked just over 400 adult bass ranging in size from 9 to 16 inches, as well as 22,250 bluegill ranging in size from 2 to 6 inches. Stay tuned and get those fishing poles out and ready to go.

SALINE STATE FISHING LAKE FISHING REPORT -

Last Updated: 6/30/2009

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill and Green Sunfish	Fair		They are moving around now so try a worm under a bobber around the rocks or the brush.
Crappie	Slow	Variety	The crappie will be tough during the summer since the water is so shallow.
Largemouth Bass	Slow	Few are over 15 inches	Chartruese spinner baits and Mepps spinners are good baits but topwater and plastics will work now too. Some fairly good catch and release fishing available with a few bass over 15 inches.
Channel Catfish	Slow	Variety	Liver, shrimp, and worms should catch channel cats now - the bite has slowed quite a bit from earlier reports. We stocked 679 channels on 3/23 that averaged a shade over 1 pound each but there have been quite a few hauled out already!!! Not sure whether we are going to stock any more catfish this summer as the lake continues to recede and the water is real warm!!!
General Comments
The gates opened on April 1 and fishing is started then. The lake dropped another 2 to 3 feet over the winter so there is less than half a lake left. That will certainly concentrate the fish and looks like it is making them easier to catch!!! The lake level is dropping down slowly and the water temperature will go up so fishing is getting tough and will likely be that way all summer. Since the lake is real shallow, the water is going to get pretty hot with the 100 degree days and the fishing will really slow down!!!! HAVE A SAFE AND FUN HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND REMEMBER FIREWORKS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT THIS LAKE!!!!!!

SHERIDAN STATE FISHING LAKE FISHING REPORT -

Last Updated: 6/25/2009

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish	Fair/Good	up to 5 pounds	Live or cut bait along the dam and other rocky areas.
Crappie	Fair	up to 13 inches	Fishing minnows around brush in deeper water has been the best pattern. Anglers have reported catching fish up to 11 inches in length.
Largemouth Bass	Good	up to 4 pounds	Soft plastics and spinner baits around flooded brush and vegetation toward the upper end of the lake and around the brushpiles has been the most productive pattern.
Sunfish	Good	6-10 inches	Finding spawning areas is key to success this time of year, and where you find one fish you are likely to find several others. Hard-bottomed areas in coves, especially if there is flooded vegetation or brush associated, is best. Nightcrawler pieces under a bobber have been very productive.
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Water Temp- 81 Anglers who fish Sheridan State Fishing Lake might consider sharing their experiences with other anglers through the public fishing report.

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