Look for where shad are schooled up. Post Fishing Report Report Ice Depth Report Water Temp Fishing Forecast Fishing Reports Pin As Favorite PLEASANTON CITY LAKE WEST - Be sure to Clean, Drain, and Dry your boat, bait buckets, and recreational watercraft before and after launching your boat. Below are links to Google .kmz files for all fish attractors statewide. A few fish have been caught incidentally through the ice by crappie anglers. Last Updated: 5/24/2022 Print, Catch and release is allowed on the Neosho River. Soft plastic crayfish worked slowly up the rocks have been working best. Be sure to Clean, Drain, and Dry your boat, bait buckets, and recreational watercraft before and after launching your boat. Auxiliary Lake is closed to anglers until March for the waterfowl hunting season. ll5-7-1, a fish salvage conditions exists at Kingman State Fishing Lake due to a renovation project. 2 - The walleye population has fallen to rather low numbers and harvest is expected to be low this year. White Bass can be found chasing schools of shad in open water. As of October 2022, most of these saugeye had already reached 14 inches and the bulk of 2021 year-class should exceed the 15" minimum length limit by spring. Jigs or minnows near deeper brush or drop-offs. Free ship to store. Call the Linn County Park at 913-757-6633 for more information or camping, and cabins reservations. https://ksoutdoors.com/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Formsand click on Cheney Fishing District. Anglers still-fishing various baits like power bait, worms, marshmallows, and corn alone or in combination can be effective. Last Updated: 10/7/2022 Print. The lake has struggled to grow sunfish to a size large enough that anglers want to keep for frying. You might find fish patrolling lake flats. This lake has great shoreline angling, lots of room to spread out, for social distancing. Crankbaits and spinnerbaits near cover are also producing. FALL RIVER RESERVOIR - Water level is good and clear. range. Use surface plugs or plastic worms along the rip rap and shoreline along shaded areas. Vertically fishing small jigs or spoons around the deeper brushpiles through the ice. Channel Catfish) Fish can be found from shallow to moderate depths. Current water levels and discharge can be viewed HERE. We have a spring and fall edition of our newsletters that you can subscribe to. to the parking lot. Shad sides are the preferred bait. The largemouth bass population continues to improve and I would now call it a good bass lake. For current lake elevation, inflow, and outflow click hereand for the lake forecast click here. The low releases rates will have them just below the dam. Try fishing cut bait, worms, or stink bait throughout the lake. Most recent water level conditions can be found at the following website: https://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/District-Lakes/Clinton-Lake/Daily-Lake-Info-2/. BOURBON STATE FISHING LAKE - 5-inches of ice cover. Wipers may be caught by fishing along points in the lake using any lure that resembles a shad. This lake produces some nice crappie each year. They can be easily caught on worms and hotdogs. Finding these congregations will be the key to having success with either Blue Cats or Channel Cats. http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Cedar-Bluff-Fishing-District, http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Larkwrence-Fishing-District, http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Lawrence-Fishing-District, https://www.kdheks.gov/algae-illness/index.htm, http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Kansas-City-Fishing-District, http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/DistrictLakes/HillsdaleLake/DailyLakeInformation.aspx, https://ksoutdoors.com/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms, https://ksoutdoors.com/Fishing/Special-Fishing-Programs-for-You/Urban-Fishing-Program, https://ksoutdoors.com/Fishing/Special-Fishing-Programs-for-You/Trout-Fishing-Program, http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/TORO.lakepage.html, Fall River/Toronto District Fisheries Newsletter, https://ksoutdoors.com/KDWPT-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Pittsburg-Fishing-District, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpIJaiyW32k, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sazyEuIT_bk. It had no hallucinogenic or medicinal properties, but Native Americans dried and smoked its leaves, using it for trade. Caught the fish on a yellow darting lure. This will allow for view while you're out fishing. Crankbaits or soft plastics are producing fish. Look for crappie near the dam or in brush in the Elk River. There is some habitat cubes along the dock and a big brush pile along the point just North of the boat ramp. Last Updated: 9/2/2022 Print, OLATHE - LAKE OLATHE - So far this year the lake has been stocked with 3,400 channel catfish. Information about fishing and fisheries management throughout southcentral Kansas will be updated at least twice each year. Various prepared baits, liver, and worms usually good for channel catfish lakewide. Great Kansas Fishing Derby May 15 to Sept 15 Visitwww.ksfishderby.comfor more info; Tagged Fish - Channel Catfish, Black Bass, Crappie, Saugeye, Drum. However, would try fishing around the outsides of the fish attractors using jigs tipped with minnows. Vertical jigging slab spoons or shad imitation jigs around the creek channel and deeper water or fish may be caught along the rocky shorelines or windy points using small spinners, crankbaits, or hair jigs. 921 blue catfish were tagged for a population study, so be on the lookout for tags in the blue cats that you catch and please report any you do catch. Last Updated: 10/6/2022 Print. Best luck would come from a boat or kayak in the coves further up each of the arms. This will be evaluated through fin clips to assess genetics to realize stocking contribution to the fishery. Near Birnt Hills Trail [sic] just three miles north of Tobacco Gardens Resort & Marina, Captain Meriwether Lewis was shot while hunting for elk along the Missouri River. The lake has a low level catfish population. NEBO STATE FISHING LAKE - It is important to remove your drain plug on your watercraft upon departure to drain live wells and water inside of your boat; it will protect our natural resources in Kansas for current anglers and future generations to enjoy. In addition to, it was proposed and passed to move from a 13-18" slot length limit to an 18" minimum length limit to protect the stocked fingerlings and naturally spawned Largemouth Bass to preferred lengths for bass anglers. Last Updated: 10/4/2022 Print. The majority of public fishing waters around the Wichita Metro Area are stocked regularly in the Spring and Fall with harvest-sized Channel Catfish. Fish feeders are OFF. Asian Carp have made their way up stream to below Lake Olathe dam. Fair numbers of 14 to 16 inch saugeye around this summer. Football jigs, suspending jerkbaits, or slow rolling big spinnerbaits around various structural elements. It has been really cold with highs in the negatives some days but we warmed up this weekend with yesterday at 36. Try fishing deep brush piles and other hard structure. There are very good numbers of crappie in the reservoir now so success can be had throughout the year. You can call the Guard House to check on availability at (785) 456-6149. Fishing for all three species of catfish can be good at Rocky Ford. Flathead catfish can be found in deep water next to submerged trees and structure. A detailed fishing report for the Tobacco Garden Creek will make the difference between a good fishing here and a bad one. Saugeye are being caught near submerged roadbed and flats adjacent to the dam. Fishing conditions have greatly improved with cooler water temperatures. Anglers can focus their efforts on brushpiles, which are located on the lower end on the southwest corner of the lake, drop offs and changes in depth located in close proximity to jetties, and coves. In total, 517,774 largemouth bass have been stocked since 2018. The last round of trout was stocked on Feb. 20th with 825 pounds of quality fish stocked in the GLEN ELDER OUTLET. Any attempts to get out on the ice are greatly discouraged. TUTTLE CREEK - Use a jig, worm, spinner or crank bait around stumps and brush in the river. Zebra mussels have been discovered in Council Grove Reservoir. To find Tobacco Garden Creek enter the 48.097523 latitude, and -103.112411 longitude coordinates into your GPS device or smart phone. This is a great Kayak or small craft lake. Current water level conditions can be found at: https://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/District-Lakes/Melvern-Lake/Daily-Lake-Info-2/. If you would like to stay up to date on what is happening on Neosho State Fishing Lake (Lake McKinley), Crawford State Fishing Lake (Farlington Lake), Bone Creek Lake, CFAP and FISH properties, and the Mined Land Wildlife Area strip pits, you can subscribe to the Pittsburg District Newsletter at the following link: Catfishing has slowed. HOLTON - BANNER CREEK - Last Updated: 11/29/2022 Print. It is illegal to transport alive fishfrom ANS designated waters. These are often caught at the drop offs along creek channels, and around concentrations of gizzard shad. Fish can be caught use wacky worms, Senkos, Ned Rigs, spinnerbaits, roadrunners, and crankbaits. Anglers should try usingshad sides, shad gizzards, shrimp, nightcrawlers, and chicken liver. The lake is primarily a boat lake but there is shoreline access east of the boatramp where anglers can set up on the two piers and be very close to the parking lot. Georgia Cubes were added to six new locations. Worms and plastics in the brushpiles. Fish have moved to deeper water humps, ridges, and channels. Use soft plastics to works bait through and around vegetation and brush piles. Boat ramp is iced in at this time and lake has approx. Fish may not be transported alive from ANS designated waters. When targeting black bass in the winter make sure you are fishing smaller, slower, and deeper than you would at other times of the year. To hopefully continue to please both angler bases and help increase the overall size structure of sunfish, the lake is being implemented with a special sunfish regulation starting in 2019. Fish the creek mouth where the fresh water comes in and the fish are stacked up. In 2019, 218, 377 (fry) were stocked when a hatchery surplus was available. In April 2022, 260,000 (fry) were stocked when a hatchery surplus was available. It is updated daily by the Corps of Engineers. This lake has a decent number of Flathead Catfish. LAKE SHAWNEE - Vertical jigging skirt jigs have been working best. Current lake elevation and water temperature is available on the location page linked to this fishing report. Casting crankbaits and swimbaits over points, shelves, and along rip-rapped shorelines adjacent to deeper water. Lewis they Soon found a gangue of Elk in a thicket. For additional ice fishing safety information seehttps://www.takemefishing.org/ice-fishing/ice-fishing-basics/ice-fishing-safety/. Some new brushpiles were created and some brush was added to some of the existing 2018/19 structures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpIJaiyW32k, Check out this video from Brent Chapman fishing for bass in Critzer Lake! Blue catfish were introduced into El Dorado Reservoir in 2004 to establish an additional predatory fish population and to provide anglers with a new sport fishing opportunity. The fish are waiting for you. The East bank, South cove and around the island are usually the best largemouth spots. A few crappie can be found by jigging over deeper brush piles along the dam. Wiper have been stocked in Crawford State Lake and provide a quality sportfish for anglers to target. Look for catfish to be in the shallow timber on warmer days. Locating the fish is where the work comes in. Zebra mussel veligers are too small to be seen with the unaided eye and they can be found in boat livewells, minnow buckets, boat bilges, water toys and anything else that is capable of holding even a small amount of water. If new reports are received it will be updated. Gorge South Jordan Friday, Feb 10 2023 Flaming Gorge Reservior South Jordan Friday, Feb 10 2023 Lake Hemet Murrieta Cedar trees were added to the lake in October of 2021 and spring of 2019 to enhance fish habitat and spawning structure. You can search in your Android, or iPhone, app store for "Explorer GIS", once it is installed you can search for "2020 KDWPT Fishing Access". Cash payout plus door prizes. Bluegill and redear can be found in the deeper brush piles. Lewis halted at a bottom on S. Side to kill Some Elk Peter Cruzatte a frenchman went out with Capt. Alternate Fishing Times: 12:00AM to 12:00AM. Casting soft plastics, swimbaits and jerk baits around fish attractors, shoreline brush and vegetation along sun-warmed shorelines. Therefore, anglers may keep brown trout in combination with rainbow trout for a combined daily creel of 5. Some boat ramps are unusable due to low water conditions. Catfish are being caught using nightcrawlers, minnows, stink bait, shad, and sunfish. This stocking had some real big ones mixed in. There are no harvest restrictions at this time. KEITH SEBELIUS RESERVOIR - Additionally, 12-14 inch fish are present. DO NOT MOVE FISH OR BAIT between waters. Try power bait, small spinners, spoons, flies, small crankbaits, worms, or corn. 2/27/2023: Open water. Crank baits and spinnerbaits along rock or other cover. For information on the Linn County Marina boat ramps call 913 757-6633. Finesse plastics, jigs, or spinner-baits target docks and vegetation edges. The fish feeders are ON. Channel catfish are being taken on live and prepared baits. Fish can be caught just about anywhere on the lake. Cut and live bait are good baits to try. If you have any questions regarding Kirwin Reservoir and the surrounding public lands, contact the USFWS at 785-543-6673. Get all the fishing intel you need to start catching more, and bigger, fish. Spin-cast anglers throwing small in-line spinners and spoons often do well. WARNING! This shallow lake has the best fishing for crappie and channel catfish which are stocked annually. Some fish being caught using cut bait, liverand stink bait. Get the kids, get your friends and Go Fishing. Last Updated: 12/27/2022 Print. Smallmouth tend to prefer harder, rockier bottoms, while Largemouth might be found on softer bottoms and weed beds. Fish the creek mouth where the fresh water comes in and the fish are stacked up. SEE MORE sunset today 3:54PM sunrise tomorrow 6:08AM moon phase Full Moon Sun times displayed in Central Standard Time. Water levels are normal. Good baits are worm, frozen shad or liver, Sunfish or cut shad, prepared baits. Small hooks and pieces of worm fished close to shoreline cover. Fishing reports, best baits and forecast for fishing in Tobacco Garden Creek Fishing spots, fishing reports and regulations in Tobacco Garden Creek 4.5 (2) North Dakota, United States 42 Logged catches View fishing report ( 42) Suggest changes About Tobacco Garden Creek The lake is noted for good catch and release largemouth bass fishing due to the abundance of the species. Try using soft plastics or jerk baits on warmer days. For largemouth bass try fishing some of the standing timber and weedbeds with spinners and buzzbaits. Walleye bite has been decent on flats adjacent to points. Smallmouth bass fishing remains slow. Last Updated: 11/21/2022 Print. Anglers should note that tagged blue catfish that are not legal for harvest must be returned to the water immediately after recording the tag information. Recent fish population sampling indicates a great population of channel catfish in the 2 - 5 pound range. Last Updated: 10/7/2022 Print. STOP AQUATIC HITCHHIKERS! Walleye are being found in a variety of depths as the water continues to cool. A fish must be kept if placed on a stringer. Remember blue cats look similar to channel catfish, so be careful withidentification. 2 + 2 = ? Be sure to stay up to date on information regarding Aquatic Nuisance Species. This will supplement the population and maintain fishing opportunities. Last Updated: 2/2/2023 Print. Rocky shorelines on flukes early and late in the day. All ice has undergone significant melting and is too weak to safely support ice fishing activity. Any attempts to get out on the State Lake ice is strongly discouraged. Last Updated: 12/7/2022 Print. Look for areas that hold baitfish. Similar locations and baits as those used for white bass. Gearup. Jig and plastics are good right now, tipping with some live bait helps. Tobacco Garden Creek. A trout permit is required to fish at Willow Lake during the trout season which is from November 1st to April 15th. These guys can be caught throughout the year using a variety of techniques. We have created a fishing newsletter that can be sent out to all that subscribe to it. Lewis killed one and cruzatte killed two, and as he Still kept firing one of his balls hit Capt. Angling will improve as the water cools down. When releasing high volume of water the outlet/spillway is fantastic. Be sure to drain all equipment before leaving the lake to avoid moving veligers to other waters. The department cannot update the reports on a regular, frequent basis. The lake has been maintaining a very good population of largemouth bass for the last ten years. Target structure and vegetation edges with live bait. Fish can be found in near aquatic vegetation edges in 5-10ft. try dropoffs, and the deep side of weed bed habitat. Some are taken onjigs tipped with worms, spinners, dam and upper creek channel. Buy your state fishing license and have fun. This lake is great for shoreline angling, lots of room to spread out. Last Updated: 2/27/2023 Print. Zebra Mussels are also present in the Trout Area below the dam!! OR5 miles west of West Mineral on NW Scammon Rd., 4 miles south on NW 100th St. and a half mile to the west on NW Lawton Rd. GPS Coordinate locations for all brushpiles. Some anglers have been catching a good number of nice sized fish. Spinnerbaits or plastics worked around brush piles and rocks. Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Minnows, soft plastics and hair jigs have been working best. Last Updated: 10/4/2022 Print. They can be found holding in 10-15ft during the day. ATTENTION: An established zebra mussel population has been documented at this water making Cedar Bluff an ANS designated water. Anglers should try live minnows under a bobber, jigs with a twister tail, and streamers with a fly rod. Some blue catfish have been caught that are over 80 pounds. Creel limit is 5 trout per day. Maximum stay is two weeks. There was a giant white bass spawn in 2020 that is dominating the population. Sign up for the most recent Milford district fisheries newsletter today! Use cut shad or sunfish or best on chicken liver, shrimp, worms, prepared baits, along dam, lots of fat fish from 2 - 6 pounds. Fish windy shorelines where the waves are stirring up the bottom. Brown trout tend to be more seclusive than rainbow trout, so early morning and evening hours will be your best bet. A bobber and worm, fly rod with small flies, and 1/16 ounce jig with a twister tail will be good baits to try. Nightcrawler under a bobber fished near shoreline structure. Catfish can be caught from shore using cut bait, dough baits, or chicken livers. Come inside for climate controlled indoor seating or enjoy scenic views from the outdoor patio. The State Lake is approximately 90% ice covered and the boat ramp is iced in. Channel catfish from the rearing pond are stocked into this lake each fall. REMEMBER!! Fish can be caught around any aquatic vegetation, off the rocky jetties, and around the overhanging trees in the water. Hope to see some 15 inch sauger by late summer or early fall. Don't move water from any impoundment. Email Page. Largemouth bass fishing remains slow. Please consider harvesting your daily creel limit of 50 crappie per day to help reduce numbers of crappie and open up space for them to grow. Best success for bass is coming by using soft plastic worms near structure in 3-10 ft or water or just off of the many ledges. The fifth rainbow trout stocking occurred on Monday, February 13, 2023 with a total of 1,200 rainbow trout (800 pounds). The Marais des Cygnes River is confirmed to contain zebra mussels. Fish near structure and rocks with soft plastics, or jerk baits. Have not had any reports of catfish being caught. The corners of the dam and along the East bank are the best places for smallmouth. These recently stocked fish will eat all the traditional catfish baits but really like dough baits or worms. Anglers have reported catching saugeye near the dam on the east side of the lake on swimbaits, jigheads with plastics, and crankbaits. Now Available: A Webster District newsletter which includes informative fisheries information about Webster, Kirwin and Keith Sebelius Reservoirs is currently available. Fish above the strat line. Saugeye can be found drifting or trolling mudflats using jigs tipped with nightcrawler or jigging spoons. Stinkbaits, fresh cut bait, and worms are good summer baits. As with any new regulation, data is needed to gauge effectiveness. This newsletter is for fishing information for the. The fish feeders are ON and support alot of channel catfish. To help prevent the spread of invasive species,pleaseCLEAN, DRAIN & DRY all equipment when changing water bodies and pleasedo not move fishyou have caught oryour bait. Most are situated on deeper breaks and structure towards the dam. If you want to keep up with what's going on at Douglas State Fishing Lake sign up for the Lawrence District Newsletter at the following link: Livebait under a bobber fished near structure or vegetation edges. These locations should provide good opportunitiesfor bank anglers in the near future. 21" minimum length limit, 2/day creel limit. The lake supports good numbers of channel catfish and the size of fish is well above average with 24% of the fish collected last fall were over 24 inches. There are a variety of coves that will hold crappie during the spawn in the spring time. Last Updated: 10/7/2022 Print. Brown trout have been stocked in Unit #30 in the Trout Pit to provide an additional species and trophy opportunity for anglers. Many fish are up shallow right now. Last Updated: 9/2/2022 Print. Last Updated: 1/13/2023 Print. Zebra Mussels have recently been found in Hillsdale Lake, and we'd like to remind you to stay aware and take all precautions necessary to prevent the spread into uncontaminated waters! Locations were marked with GPS using datum NAD83: 1) N38.99217 W095.63188, 2) N39.00736 W095.62968, 3) N38.99254, W095.63210, 4) N38.99619 W095.632202, 5) N39.01043, W095.63014. Try along dam and shoreline, use cut shad, worms, prepared baits. 13 inch to 18 inch slot limit 5 fish per day creel limit. Best luck would come near the islands on the north shore. The third rainbow trout stocking occurred on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, with a total of 1,190 rainbow trout (850 pounds). 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