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REGION 2
Reservoirs are listed first, then state lakes, city lakes and streams
Update dates are shown at the top of the report of the individual lake.
State reports last checked May 7, 2008 at 1:01 p.m.

RESERVOIRS

CLINTON RESERVOIR - Need a Map? - CLINTON GUIDE - Last Updated: 4/28/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
White bass	Fair	0.5-1.5 lbs	A few white bass were caught using small spinners and jigs off rocky banks. Also, a some were caught on jigs in the Wakarusa River above the lake.
Crappie	Fair	0.3-1 lb	Anglers are catching a few crappie over brushpiles using jigs and minnows off Marina docks and off channel breaks and deepwater brushpiles in about 12 of water. Some fish are being caught from the shore on warmer days.
General Comments
Note: Sampling Oct. 23-25, 2007 revealed an abundance of channel catfish in the 1.5-3 lb range, many wipers in the 1.5-2.5 lb range, moderate number of saugers in the 1-2.5 lb range, few walleye - some up to 7 lbs, good numbers of white bass 0.5-1 lb, good number of crappie but not a lot of big ones. Water level is 2.44 feet above normal, discharge = 500 cfs, water temperature = 57.

HILLSDALE RESERVOIR - Need a Map? - Last Updated: 5/2/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Walleye	Slow	Up to 9 lbs.	A few fish have been caught on crankbaits over mainlake points. The bite should continue to improve over the next couple of weeks.
Largemouth Bass	Fair	Up to 6 lbs.	Anglers have reported catching a few fish around rip-rap, brushpiles, and laydown timber in 3-10 feet of water.
Channel Catfish	Fair	Up to 9 lbs.	Worms or cutbait in the mouths of creeks flowing into the lake.
Crappie	Fair	Up to 13 inches	The crappie spawn has begun as anglers have reported catching fish shallow around structure in coves and other areas of the lake that warm earliest. A few anglers have caught good numbers of fish, but most only report catching fair numbers.
General Comments
Lake water level is 1.35 feet above normal pool and rising. There are still a few tagged crappie running around out there so remember to turn any tags in at the State Park Office. Select tags are worth $5-100!!

MILFORD RESERVOIR - Need a Map? - Last Updated: 5/1/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Black bass	Fair	1-4lbs	suspending jerk baits near points
Catfish	Good	1-30 lbs	in river and upper end on cut bait
Crappie	Fair	up to 1.5lb	minnows/tube jigs 10-15ft deep
Walleye	Fair	2-8lbs	jigs,minnows, minnow baits in outlet, minnow baits along dam, deeper edges of flats 20-25ft deep on crawlers
White bass	Good	up to 2lb	jigs, minnows, spoons 10-20ft deep, jigs and spinners in outlet, good in river
Wiper	Good	1-5lbs	in outlet on large jigs, some in river
General Comments
outlet has good fishing for walleye on jigs, catfish on cut bait, and white bass/wipers on jigs and spinners

PERRY RESERVOIR - Need a Map? - PERRY GUIDE - Last Updated: 4/28/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish	Fair	up to 5 lbs.	Catching a few shallow on shad sides.
Sauger	Really Slow	up to 3.0lbs.	Fish are done spawning, fish will be off those gravle points. Trolling cranks baits or twisters
White Bass	Fair/Good	Up to 1.5 lbs.	These guys are trying to spawn up the river and on the rocks, twisters, roadrunners and tube jigs.
White Crappie	Fair/Good	Up to 1.0 lbs.	Jigs or minnows in 4-8' off the banks or under the docks bunch being caught up the river.
General Comments
It is time to be crappie fishing and mushroom chasing, get out there! Zebra mussels were confirmed on 10-9-07 after a diver removed 3 adults in about 10' of water. New pictures from this falls netting! Click on Perry Reservoir above the fishing report. We saw good size/numbers of white crappie in Rock Creek other nets didn't show much. Catch rates for Stock size crappie is up however number of keepers is down.

TUTTLE CREEK RESERVOIR - Need a Map? - Last Updated: 5/1/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish	Fair to Good	1 to 9 pounds	There has been some harvest in the tailwaters. Fishing in the Reservoir using live baits and cut bait can produce some action during the cooler months in the upper end and the river near the Randolph Bridge.
Crappie	Fair to Good	1/2 to 1 1/4 pounds	Fishing in the tailwaters has slowed greatly with the increase in the release rate. Fishing on the Reservoir has been increasing with some fish being caught in deeper coves.
Rainbow Trout	Good	11 to 14 inches	Willow Lake has been stocked several times. Fishing with small spinners, live bait, corn and powerbaits have been best.
White Bass	Fair	1/2 to 1 1/2 pounds	Fishing is fair in the tailwaters and good to fair at Rocky Ford. Fish are being caught in the river upstream of the Reservoir with spinners and jigs. Will start spawning on the dam soon.
Saugeye	Slow to Fair	1 to 5 pounds	Harvest in the tailwaters and Rocky Ford has been fair lately, but some days are good using small lures and also jigs with live bait. Saugeye in the Reservoir will be found at the dam, rocky points, and mud flats with the warmer weather.
General Comments
The lake elevation is 3 feet above pool level and the release is 6000 cfs. The high release rate has decreased success in the tailwaters. Trout season is here in Willow Lake.. A trout permit is necessary to keep trout. Willow Lake is located in the Southeast corner of the River Pond area. The Willow Lake receives periodic trout stockings and fishing has been good. A child under 16 years of age trout fishing with a properly licensed adult can harvest 2 trout without a valid trout permit.

STATE FISHING LAKES

ATCHISON STATE FISHING LAKE - Last Updated: 4/28/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Black Crappie	Fair/Good	Up to 1.0 lbs.	Fish around the brushpiles with jigs and minnows if the weather warms these guys will be moving shallower trying to spawn.
Bluegill	Fair	Up to .5 lbs.	Fish those brushpiles with a small jig or meal worm.
Channel Catfish	Fair/Good	up to 3 lbs.	Shad side lake wide, fish feeders are in and feeding sinking feed. Feeders are feeding at 7:30, 8, noon, 7 and 7:30 pm.
Largemouth Bass	Fair/Good	Up to 3 lbs.	Spinners worked slow around the piers.
General Comments
Is your fishing equiptment ready, spring is here! It is crappie and mushroom time! Netting pictures , check out the fish by clicking on Atchison State Fishing Lake . We saw good numbers of small black crappie and good numbers of bluegill and redear sunfish. Click on the fish species and it will take you to the Fishing Forecast Data.

BROWN STATE FISHING LAKE - Last Updated: 4/28/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Black Crappie	Fair/Good	Up to 1.0 lbs.	Tube jigs or minnows in the brush piles and off the ends of the piers.
Bluegill	Fair	Up to .5 lbs.	Fish the brushpiles, small spinner or meal worm.
Channel Catfish	Fair/Good	up to 4 lbs.	Few channel catfish on shad sides, fish feeders are in and feeding sinking feed. Feeders feeding at 7:30, 8, noon, 7 and 7:30 pm.
Largemouth Bass	Fair/Good	up to 4 lbs.	Spinner baits off of the dam and around the brush piles.
General Comments
Is your fishing equipment ready, spring is here! It is crappie time, catch a few mushrooms too. Netting Pictures, click on Brown State above the fishing report to see some fish we saw and you might catch . Saw some really nice bluegill and black crappie, spring fishing should be great! Click on the fish species and it will take you to the fishing forecast data.

DOUGLAS STATE FISHING LAKE - Last Updated: 4/23/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
General Comments
Douglas State Fishing Lake remains closed to fishing to allow fish population development. The following fish species were stocked in 2006: 8000 fathead minnows (Aug. 2), 15600 bluegill (Sept. 25), 4000 redear sunfish (Sept. 25),1250 channel catfish (Sept. 27), 200 intermediate largemouth bass (Sept. 28), 200 intermediate largemouth bass (Oct. 2.), 1012 largemouth bass shorts (Oct. 5), and 52 adult redear sunfish (Oct. 9). 4500 channel catfish measuring 4-6 inches long were stocked March 28, 2007. Electrofishing September 17, 2007 showed that largemouth bass produced a good spawn. Fall test netting conducted in October 2007 showed good numbers and growth of channel catfish, bluegill and redear sunfish. Black crappie will be stocked in 2008 and saugeye in 2009. Rainfall runoff continues to add water to the lake. Douglas is about 3 feet low and covers about 168 acres. Tentatively, January 1, 2009 is the date to reopen lake for fishing.

GEARY STATE FISHING LAKE - Last Updated: 5/1/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Black bass	Fair	1-4lbs	suspending jerk baits and spinnerbaits near points
Bluegill	Fair	up to 1lb	jigs/worms 3-8 feet deep
Channel catfish	Good	1-3lbs	along windy banks on cut bait
Crappie	Good	up to 1lb	tube jigs, minnows near brush/rock 5-10ft deep
Saugeye	Fair	1-4lbs	along dam on minnow baits and points on crankbaits
General Comments

LEAVENWORTH STATE FISHING LAKE - Last Updated: 4/23/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
LM Bass	Slow	1-3 lbs	Some being caught on slow running crankbaits and jigs.
Crappie	Slow	0.4 lbs	Jigging deepwater brushpiles and rock mounds.
General Comments
Fall test netting conducted in October showed good numbers and size for channel catfish. Good numbers and moderate size for wipers. Fair numbers and size for walleye. Moderate numbers and size for crappie. Fair numbers and poor size for bluegill. Good numbers and moderate size for redear sunfish. Water temp = 61, water clear.

MIAMI STATE FISHING LAKE - Last Updated: 4/23/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel catfish	Fair	1-4 lbs	Using cut shad and nightcrawlers.
Bluegill	Fair	0.3-0.7 lbs	Fishing bright colored tube jigs set under bobber, on warm days.
General Comments
Fall test netting conducted in October showed excellent numbers and size for bluegill. Moderate numbers and good size for redear sunfish. Moderate numbers and size for crappie. Low numbers and good size for channel catfish. Flooding this summer resulted in high numbers of drum, common carp, and gizzard shad entering the lake.

MIDDLE CREEK STATE FISHING LAKE (LOUISBURG) - Last Updated: 5/2/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Crappie	Fair	Up to 11 inches	Jigs fished around brush or vegetation in shallow water.
Channel Catfish	Fair	Up to 10 lbs.	Stillfishing in the creek flowing into the lake or the upper ends of coves.
Wiper	Fair	Up to 4 lbs.	Crankbaits along the roadbed and the dam.
Saugeye	Fair	Up to 6.5 lbs.	Crankbaits along the roadbed or over mainlake points.
General Comments
None.

NEBO STATE FISHING LAKE - Last Updated: 4/28/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill	Fair	Up to .3 lbs.	Fish the brush piles with a worm or small spinner.
Channel Catfish	Fair	Up to 5 lbs.	Catching a few on shad sides.
Largemouth Bass	Fair	Up to 3 lbs.	Spinner baits, fish are moving shallow into some warmer weather.
White/ Black Crappie	Fair/Good	Up to 1.0 lbs.	Fish are off the banks near the brush piles with a tube jig or minnow.
General Comments
It is crappie and mushroom time! Is your equipment ready, spring is here! New Netting Pictures , a few nice crappie. Click on NEBO above fishing report to see these fish. Click on the fish species and it will take you to the fishing forecast.

POTTAWATOMIE STATE FISHING LAKE # 1 - Last Updated: 5/1/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill	Good	Up to 1/3 pound	The lake contains a good population of bluegill and can be taken using live bait or small artificial lures along the shoreline.
Channel Cat	Fair to Good	3/4 to 5 pounds	Livers, worms, and cut bait lake wide.
Crappie	Fair to Good	1/2 to 3/4 lb.	Jigs and/or minnows along rocky shoreline or around submerged structure. There has been some good harvest lately.
Largemouth Bass	Good	1/2 to 5 pounds	A good population of black bass weighing 1 to 5 pounds is available on artificials or live baits near structure.
General Comments
This is a generic report covering the population status. This small 24 acre lake is similar to pond fishing. Catch and release of largemouth bass and harvest of nice bluegill. The lake's channel catfish are assisted by a fish feeder and protected by a 15 inch minimum length limit. Fish feeder is out for winter.

POTTAWATOMIE STATE FISHING LAKE #2 - Last Updated: 5/1/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Black Bass	Fair to Good	1/2 to 4 pounds	Live bait and artificial lures used near the shoreline or near submerged habtitats. Fishing is primarily catch and release since the black bass fishery is dominated by sub-legal fish, but a few nice fish are available.
Bluegill and Redear	Fair to Good	Up to 1/4 pound	Sunfish are harvested using live bait and small artificial lures along the shoreline.
Channel Catfish	Good	3/4 to 3 pounds	The lake is in the Urban Stocking Program and is frequently stocked with 12 to 15 inch fish. 820 fish were stocked on April 22. Still fishing using prepared bait, cut bait, live bait and livers in 5 to 12 feet lakewide.
Crappie	Fair	1/4 to 3/4 pound	Fishing is best using a jig and/or minnow near the boat dock, off rocky shoreline and near submerged structure.
General Comments
This is a generic report that covers a forecast for the upcoming fishing season and is updated periodically. Pott. # 2 is noted for family outings, scenic views, catch and release bass fishing, harvest of small crappie and channel catfishing. The channel cat population is maintained with frequent stockings of 12 plus inch fish from April through September. The lake has received two stockings to date this year.

SHAWNEE STATE FISHING LAKE - Last Updated: 5/1/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Black Bass	Fair to Good	1/2 to 3 pounds	The lake has a good population of black bass but the action is dominated by catch and release of sub-legal fish below 15 inches long. Traditional artificial lures and live baits used along the shoreline and near submerged habitat are productive.
Crappie	Fair	1/2 to 3/4 lbs.	The lake has fair numbers of crappie. Fishing along rocky shoreline or near brushy habitat in 5 to 10 feet of water using jigs and/or minnows. Crappie staging for spawning.
Bluegill and Redear	Fair	Up to 1/4 pound	The lake has fair numbers of sunfish. Sunfish are taken along the shoreline and piers using small artificials and live bait.
Channel Catfish	Good	1/2 - 2 pounds	The lake is frequently stocked with 12 to 14 inch fish in the Urban Stocking Program. Fish are taken lake wide using prepared baits, livers, cut baits and live bait.
General Comments
This is a generic report for the lake and relates to the fishing season. Located north of Topeka, Shawnee State is the site of good catch and release largemouth bass fishing. The lake is also noted for channel cat harvest since the lake receives frequent stockings of harvestable sized catfish from April through September. Channel catfish were last stocked March 19. The fish feeders have been pulled for the winter.

WASHINGTON STATE FISHING LAKE - Last Updated: 5/1/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill	Good		tube jigs 5-10ft deep
Channel catfish	Good	1-5lbs	cut bait along windy banks
Crappie	Good	up to 1.5lb	tube jigs, minnows 5-10 ft deep
Largemouth bass	Fair	1-5lbs	suspending jerkbaits and jigs near dam and coves
Saugeye	Fair	1-6lbs	along dam on minnow baits
General Comments

CITY LAKES

CENTRALIA CITY LAKE - Last Updated: 4/22/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish	Fair to Good	1 to 5 pounds	Live baits, prepared bait and cut bait in 4 to 15 feet of water near old road beds, flats and near creek channels.
White Bass	Fair to Good	1/2 to 1 lb.	White bass fishing can be fair to good. The current moderate abundance population has decent size and can produce action on a variety of lures and/or baits.
Crappie	Fair to Good	1/2 to 1 pound	Near standing timber, rocky shoreline, or creek channels using jigs and minnows. The population has some nice fish up to 1 pound.
Walleye Saugeye	Fair	1 to 3 lbs.	Fair numbers of legal walleye and saugeye along road beds and creek channels in 8 -10 feet of water. Best baits are a variety of minnow imitatation lures or jig and nightcrawler. There is an 18 inch minimum length limit on these fish and the fishery is dominated by short fish.
Largemouth Bass	Fair to Good	1/2 to 5 pounds	Bass are covered by an 18 inch minimum. The lake does not have good numbers of bass, but the best areas are off the dam and rocky piers on wide variety of artificial baits.
General Comments
This is a generic fishing report that relates to the upcoming fishing season and will be periodically updated. Centralia Lake, a 400 acre lake, is noted for good channel cat, white bass and crappie fishing. The lake facilities include multiple ramps, picnic tables, plenty of camping pads and many sites with electricity. Centralia is an enrollee in the CFAP program. A City permit is not required for fishing visits.

DOUGLAS COUNTY-LONE STAR LAKE - Last Updated: 4/23/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
LM Bass	Fair	1-3 lbs	Using crankbaits and plastics.
Channel catfish	Fair	1-4 lbs	Using nightcrawlers in upper end of lake.
Crappie	Slow	0.3-0.7 lbs	Using jigs over brushpiles and other deepwater structure.
General Comments
Fall test netting conducted in October revealed good number and size for channel catfish. Fair numbers and size for crappie. Good numbers and sizes for bluegill and redear sunfish. Only one 2 lb wiper was sampled.

ESKRIDGE-LAKE WABAUNSEE - Last Updated: 4/22/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Largemouth Bass	Good	1 to 7 pounds	The lake has a good population of larger black bass. Artificial baits used while casting near the shoreline around lake, along face of dam and rocky shoreline. Bass are protected by an 18 inch minimum length limit.
Smallmouth Bass	Fair to Good	1/2 to 4 pounds	Fair to Good population exists along rocky shoreline and can be taken on artificials while casting in these areas.
Bluegill	Slow to Fair	Up to 1/3 pound	Live bait and small artificial lures along shoreline and near the aquatic vegetation.
White Crappie	Good	1/2 to 1 lb.	The lake contains good numbers of smaller fish with some larger crappie available. Fish near rocky shoreline and submerged structure with jigs and/or minnows.
Channel Cat	Fair	3/4 to 4 pounds	Still fishing 5 to 10 ft deep lake-wide using livers, live, prepared and cut baits.
Saugeye	Fair	1 to 4 pounds	The lake has a fair to good population of saugeye. The population provides an opportunity to harvest saugeye in excess of 5 pounds. Casting and trolling along the flats, the dam and breaks near the dam. Best baits are crankbaits, jigs and/or nightcrawlers. An 18 inch minimum length limit applies.
General Comments
This is a generic fishing report for the upcoming season. This scenic lake is noted for largemouth bass fishing along the abundant shoreline weed beds during the spring and summer. Smallmouth bass are also available along the dam and rocky shoreline. Saugeye and crappie can also be taken at this 200 acre lake located in the flint hills. Since this lake is not part of the CFAP Program, annual or day use permits are available at the boat ramp bait house on the northeast shore.

GARDNER CITY LAKE - Last Updated: 5/2/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill	Fair	Up to 8 inches	Small baits such as meal worms, jigs, or sinking flys and nymphs around docks and vegetation.
Channel Catfish	Fair	Up to 14 lb.	Cutbait stillfished on shallow mudflats or near the creek flowing into the lake.
Saugeye	Fair	Up to 5 lb.	Jigs tipped with night crawlers or plastic grubs and crankbaits over mainlake points.
Crappie	Fair	Up to 13 inches	Jigs around vegetation or laydown trees in shallow water.
Largemouth Bass	Good	Up to 6 lbs.	Jerkbaits and spinnerbaits around docks and vegetation.
General Comments
None.

HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW - Last Updated: 5/1/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Catfish	Good	1-6lbs	cut bait along windy banks and near creeks
Crappie	Good	up to 1.5lb	tube jigs, minnows near timber 5-10 ft deep
Largemouth bass	Fair	1-3lbs	jerkbaits near points and rocks
Walleye	Fair	2-5lbs	along dam on minnows,jigs,and minnow baits, deeper edges of flats on crawlers
White bass	Fair	1-2lbs	near creeks and dam on jigs/spinners
Wipers	Fair	1-6lbs	same as white bass
General Comments

HERINGTON CITY LAKE-OLD - Last Updated: 5/1/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill	Fair		tube jigs near rocky banks
Catfish	Good	1-4lbs	cut bait along windy banks
Crappie	Good	up to 1lb	minnows, tube jigs 5-10ft deep near brush
Largemouth bass	Poor
White bass	Fair		near creek and dam on jigs
General Comments

HOLTON - BANNER CREEK LAKE - Last Updated: 4/28/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Black Crappie	Fair/Good	Up to 1.0lbs.	Fish will be thinking about spawning shortly, tube jigs and minnows, normal spots, dam and big brushpiles. These guys will be more active if the weather improves.
Bluegill	Fair	Up to .4 lbs.	Fish are in the brush small spinner or meal worm.
Channel Catfish	Fair/Good	up to 4 lbs.	Few at the west end on shad sides.
Largemouth Bass	Fair/Good	up to 2 lbs.	Work those spinners slow in the trees, will be moving up shallow in the warmer weather.
Walleye/ Sauger	Fair	up to 5 lbs.	Fish are done spawning and will be moving to the humps to feed on your jig and crawler.
General Comments
It's crappie time! Make sure your fishing equipment is ready for that big one! Click on Banner Creek above fishing report to see some of these fish . Feeders are out for the winter. Clic k on the fish species and it will take you to the Fishing Forecast Data.

JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER MAKE-UP LAKE - Last Updated: 4/22/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Black Bass	Fair to Good	1 to 5 pounds	The lake contains a fair to good population of smallmouth, but the largemouth bass fishery is only fair. Both species are taken along the dam and off rocky points using traditional baits.
Channel Catfish	Fair to Good	1/2 to 6 pounds	Channel cat are taken lake wide on a wide variety of baits.
Walleye	Fair	1 to 5 pounds	Harvest is fair while trolling or casting with crank baits and jigs and crawlers near rocky structures and submerged shallow flats. The Jeffrey lakes have an 18 inch minimum length limit. Make Up Lake has a good walleye population for a small lake, but most of the fish are under the 18 inch length limit.
White Bass	Fair to Good	1/2 to 2 pounds	The number of white bass is fair to good. The fishery is dominated by fish 10 to 12 inches long, but an occasional high quality fish is taken.
White Crappie	Fair	1/2 to 2 pounds	Using jigs, minnows and a combination near the pump house, along the dam, rocky piers and steep rocky shoreline.
Wipers	Fair to Good	1 to 10 pounds	Wipers can be taken on live bait and shad imitation lures along the dam and the west side of the lake.The daily creel for wipers is 2.
General Comments
This is a generic fishing report for the 2008 fishing season. Fishing access to the Jeffrey Energy Center will be closed to public, whenever Homeland Security reaches Orange Level status. Public access will be reinstated upon return to yellow status. Anglers check into the facility at the JEC Guard House located north of St. Mary's, then west off K-63 Hi-way. The Jeffrey Energy Center allows 30 anglers to fish at any one time. Make-up Lake is relatively clear and fishable.

JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER AUX. LAKE - Last Updated: 4/22/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish	Fair to Good	1 to 4 lbs.	Live bait and shad baits lakewide
Walleye	Fair	1 to 3 lbs	Artificials and/or live baits in 5-15 ft. deep near east shore points, each end of dam and around the island. A Fair to Good population exists.
Crappie	Fair	1/2 to 1 lb.	Aux. lake has a fair crappie fishery. Fishing in 4 to 8 feet using jigs and minnows near rocky areas and courtesy docks.
White Bass	Fair to Good	1/2 to 11/2 lbs.	Artificials and/or live baits in 5-15 ft. deep. Fish may also congregate along rocky areas at this time of the year for spawning.
Black Bass	Fair to Good	1/2 to 3 lbs.	Artificials or live baits 2 to 10 feet around shoreline.
General Comments
This is a generic fishing report for the upcoming 2008 fishing season . Public access for Jeffrey fishing allows 30 anglers to fish at a time. Access to the property will close whenever the National Security Level is at Orange. Access will be reopened upon return to yellow status.

JOHNSON COUNTY SHAWNEE MISSION LAKE - Last Updated: 5/2/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill	Fair	Up to 8 inches	Small baits such as mealworms, jigs, or sinking flys and nymphs around structure.
Channel Catfish	Slow	Up to 10 lbs.	No Report.
Crappie	Slow	Up to 13 inches	No Report.
Wiper	Fair	Up to 9 lbs.	Crankbaits or minnows along the dam.
Largemouth Bass	Fair/Good	Up to 4 lbs.	Jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits around laydown trees and brushpiles.
General Comments
Shawnee Mission Park Lake is a 121 acre impoundment located in Shawnee, KS. Shawnee Mission Park Pond, an approximately 1 acre impoundment is located within the same park. In addition to a state fishing licence, a Johnson County fishing permit is required. Johnson County fishing permits are available through Johnson County Parks and Recreation District and other select vendors.

OLATHE-LAKE OLATHE - Last Updated: 5/2/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill	Fair	Up to 6 inches	Small baits such as mealworms, jigs, or sinking flys and nymphs around rocks or laydown trees.
Channel Catfish	Fair/Good	Up to 7 lbs.	Various baits in the creek flowing into the lake or on broad flats.
Largemouth Bass	Slow	Up to 6 lb.	Jerkbaits or jigs tipped with plastic grubs around laydown trees.
Saugeye	Fair	Up to 2 lbs.	Jigs tipped with plastic grubs or minnows over broad points and flats.
Wiper	Slow	Up to 11 lbs.	Trolling crankbaits along the dam or in front of the swimbeach.
White Crappie	Fair	Most fish around 9 inches, but some up to 13 inches.	Jigs around shoreline vegetation.
General Comments
Attention: a 15 inch minimum length limit and 5 per day creel limit is in effect for saugeye.

PAOLA CITY LAKE - Last Updated: 4/23/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Crappie	Fair	0.3-0.7 lbs	Using jigs around brushpiles.
White bass	Fair	0.5-1.5 lbs	Using white twister tail jigs off rocky areas.
Channel catfish	Fair	1-3 lbs	Using shad sides on flats at north end of lake. Nightcrawlers producing some fish during runoff events.
General Comments
Fall test netting conducted in October showed high numbers and moderate size for channel catfish. Good numbers of small to medium sized saugeye. Good numbers of intermediate wipers. Moderate numbers and size for white bass. Moderate numbers and sizes for crappie and bluegill. Brushpiles were placed at several locations November 07. Locations were marked using WGS 84 in decimel degrees: 1) N38.58320 W094.84451; 2) N38.58696 W094.84709; 3) N38.58315 W094.84453; 4) N38.58710 W09484722; 5) N38.58785 W094.84595; 6) N38.58768 W094.84595; 7) N38.58770 W094.84600; 8) N38.58727 W094.84810; 9) N38.58734 W094.84807; 10) N38.58736 W094.84768; 11) N38.58706 W094.84595; 12) N38.58715 W094.84641; 13) N38.58726 W094.84611; 14) N38.59237 W094.84518; 15) N38.58313 W094.84462; 16) N38.58318 W094.84466; 17) N38.59250 W094.84519; 18) N038.59231 W094.84511; 19) N38.59077 W094.84518; 20) N38.59158 W094.84512; 21) N38.59444 W094.84327; 22) N38.58772 W094.84164; 23) N38.58538 W094.84326; 24) N38.58583 W094.84547; 25) N38.58771 W094.84779.

POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY LAKE - Last Updated: 5/1/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Black Crappie	Fair	1/3 to 3/4 lb.	The black crappie population will produce some action, but the fish are not large. This time of year they can be taken along rocky shorelines and submerged structure using jigs and minnows.
Bluegill	Good	Up to 1/3 pound	The lake has a good population of bluegill. They are taken lake-wide using worms or small artificial lures.
Channel Catfish	Fair	1/2 to 4 lbs.	The lake contains fair numbers of catfish which are taken lake-wide using traditional baits.
Largemouth Bass	Good	1/2 to 4 lbs.	The lake has a large population that contains all sizes of fish, but the fishery is dominated by 12 to 15 inch bass. Fish are taken lake wide on the traditional baits. The lake has a 13-18 slot length limit. Release the bass within the length limit.
General Comments
This is a generic report for the upcoming fishing season and is updated periodically. This small 49 acre lake is located in northeast Pott. County. The fishing conditions are very similar to that of a large farm pond. The lake is noted for good catch and release largemouth bass fishing due to the abundance of the species. Bass 13 to 18 inches long are protected.

SABETHA - PONY CREEK LAKE - Last Updated: 4/28/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Black Crappie	Fair/Good	Up to 1.0 lbs.	These guys have moved into the timber,4-8' tube jigs, will be thinking about spawning shortly.
Bluegill	Fair	up to .5 lbs	Small jig or meal worms in the trees, moving shallow.
Largemouth Bass	Fair/Good	up to 3 lbs.	Spinner baits in the trees, moving up in that shallow warmer water.
Walleye	Fair	up to 5 lbs.	These guys are will be feeding heavy in a couple weeks look for them off the breaks, jig and crawler.
Wiper	Fair/Good	up to 7.5 lbs	Pump house cove or the points either side of it, spoons.
General Comments
Spring is finally here, is your tackle ready? Click on Pony Creek above the fishing report and see the new netting pictures . Wow nice cats, wipers, walleye and black crappie. Click on the fish species and it will take you to the Fishing Forecast Data.

SHAWNEE COUNTY-LAKE SHAWNEE - Last Updated: 4/23/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Trout	Fair	0.5-4 lbs	Power bait, and small spinners are picking up a few fish.
Channel cat	Slow	1-3 lbs	A few fish being taken on shad sides and nightcrawlers.
Crappie	Slow	0.3 - 0.5 lbs	A few crappie are being caught off docks on jigs.
General Comments
Brushpiles were constructed and placed at several locations in November 07. Locations were marked with GPS using datum WGS84 in decimel degrees: 1) N39.00740 W095.62978; 2) N39.00819 W095.63046; 3) N39.00810 W095.63055; 4) N39.00806 W095.63043; 5) N39.00638 W095.62261; 6) N39.00247 W095.62495; 7) N38.99622 W095.63205; 8) 39.00274 W095.63202.

WYANDOTTE COUNTY LAKE - Last Updated: 5/2/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Black Crappie	Fair	Up to 12 inches	Fishing jigs or minnows in the coves in 10 to 15 ft of water.
Bluegill	Fair	Up to 8 inches	Small baits such as mealworms, jigs, and sinking flys or nymphs around rocks and laydown trees.
Channel Catfish	Fair	Up to 4 lb.	Various baits fished over flats and points.
Largemouth Bass	Fair/Good	Up to 3 lb.	Finesse worms or suspending jerkbaits around laydown trees.
Wiper	Fair	Up to 19 inches	Trolling crankbaits over mainlake points and along the dam.
Walleye	Slow	Up to 2 lb.	No Report.
General Comments
Effective January 1, 2007, a Wyandotte County fishing permit is required. For more information on permit requirements and availability contact Unified Governement of Wyandotte County Kansas City, KS Parks and Recreation at (913)-596-7077. Attention: Wipers were stocked during June 2006. An 18 inch minimum length limit and 2/day creel limit is in effect for wipers. Be sure to check the toothpatches located on the fishs' "tongue" to distinguish wipers from white bass. For more information relative to wiper identification consult page 17 of the 2006 KDWP Kansas Fishing Regulations Summary or log on to http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/fishing/fish_id_gallery and click on the "Fish I.D. Poster-Temperate Bass Family" link.

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ROCKY FORD FISHING AREA - Last Updated: 5/1/2008

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish	Fair to Good	1/2 to 2 pounds	Channels are taken on minnows, worms, prepared bait and fresh cut bait. There is a good population but the fish taken are generally under 1 pound.
White Bass	Fair to Good	1/2 to 1 pound	White bass can be taken on jigs, spinners, and live bait near the current on slow side of the wall.
Drum	Good	1/2 to 3 lbs.	Drum are an abundant species that are taken on worms, minnows and jigs.
Saugeye	Fair to Good	3/4 to 3 pounds	Rocky Ford Dam produces saugeye throughout the fishing season with spring being the best time. A few fish are being harvested on the slow side lately. Saugeye migrate to the area via the Tuttle Creek Outlet. These fish are taken on crankbaits, jigs, worms and other live baits. There is a statewide 15 inch minimum length limit on saugeye.
General Comments
Rocky Ford , a river fishery, is located just south of the Tuttle Creek Dam on the Big Blue River. Anglers have the opportunity to harvest fishes generally associated with moving water. Saugeye, white bass, the catfishes, drum, crappie and carp can be harvested. Angler access is affected by release rates from the nearby Tuttle Creek Reservoir. Currently, the release rates are high, so the slow side will be the most productive area.

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