KANSAS FISHING REPORTS: Region 2
Report Updated 05/21/04
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Updated 05/21/04 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 875.5 Temp: 70 Inflow: 340 cfs Outflow: 33 cfs Level: 1.32 feet high Report by Hacks Outfitters Largemouth Bass fair Smallmouth Bass No Report Bluegill No Report Channel Catfish fair to good Crappie excellent in 3 to 5 feet of water using minnows Striper No Report Walleye good and spawning White Bass good Wipers No Report Updated 05/21/04 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 917.0 Temp: 66 Inflow: 540 cfs Outflow: 134 cfs Level: 1.77 feet high Effective January 1, 2003 at Hillsdale Lake, Crappie less than 10" in length must be returned to the water. Crappie good using jigs and minnows around the brush piles Largemouth Bass No Report Smallmouth Bass No Report Channel Catfish good using shad sides and guts in the creek channels Walleye good using jig-and-worms Updated 05/21/04 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1144.4 Temperature: 62 Inflow: 700 cfs Outflow: 25 cfs Level: 0.81 feet high New lake record Blue Catfish of 41 lbs. Largemouth Bass good using jerk baits in the creek arms Smallmouth Bass good using crank baits and jigs off the rocky points Catfish fair using shad sides and worms on the windy flats Blue Cats slow at the upper end of the lake near the river Crappie fair using jigs in 1 to 6 feet of water on the gravel banks Walleye good using jigs and night crawlers in 10 to 20 feet of water by the channel edges White Bass good in 10 to 20 feet of water by the channel edges using jigs and spinners Wipers fair along the dam Updated 05/16/04 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 891.5 Temperature: 60 Inflow: 1660 cfs Outflow: 25 cfs Level: 0.98 feet high Report by: E.T.'s Bait Largemouth Bass No Report Channel Catfish fair on cut bait, shad side's and on Danny's Dough Bait and also worms where water is running. White Bass fair using rippal with twisted tail. Crappie good on tube jigs in 8 to 12 feet of water and they are starting to move into shallow water. Walleye No Report Saugeye No Report Bluegill No Report Updated 05/21/04 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1075.0 Temperature: Inflow: 3270 cfs Outflow: 750 cfs Level: 2.13 feet high Channel Catfish fair in the river using fresh cut bait Crappie No Report Flathead Catfish fair to slow using rod and reel with live bait Rainbow Trout poor Saugeye fair using live bait and jigs in the River Pond White Bass fair using jigs and minnows Updated 05/14/04 Temperature: 72 Clarity: Lake level: Report by Sports Cache Bait & Tackle Water Level: Six inches below full pool. Channel Catfish: Good. Two 15-pounders reported this week caught at night on green sunfish. Others report success using night crawlers, poultry liver or dough bait. Crappie: Good to excellent. Crappie are staging in several parts of the lake and some males have turned black, their breeding color. Evenings and mornings seem best and live minnows or jigs are the best baits. Most are small white crappie 6-7 inches in length. Flathead Catfish: One 42-pounder reported this week. It was caught at night on green sunfish. Bluegill Sunfish: Good. Bluegills are abundant near shore and eagerly taking bits of night crawler, crickets or small jigs and artificial baits. Green Sunfish: Good. Sunfish are close to shore and taking night-crawler bits, jigs, tiny lures and insects like mealworms. Most are small, but make good bait for big flathead. Common Carp: Good. Very few fishermen fish for carp, but large ones are available to be caught. Fermented corn, dough baits and night-crawlers are useful baits. White Amur: None reported. Fermented corn is an excellent bait for these fish. A few are taken on night crawlers. Updated 05/21/04 Temperature: Channel Catfish good using shad side and worms lakewide Saugeye fair using jigs and nightcrawlers around the rocks Walleye No Report Bluegill good using worms in 1 to 5 feet of water Largemouth Bass good using spinner baits in the weeds Crappie good using jigs in 2 to 6 feet of water along the channel edges Updated 05/21/04 Temperature: Dam construction has been completed. Largemouth Bass fair using black and red plastic worms Catfish good using liver, worms and cut bait Updated 05/21/04 Temperature: Level: Near normal Clarity: Bluegill No Report Channel Catfish No Report Crappie No Report Largemouth Bass No Report White Bass No Report Wiper No Report Saugeye No Report Updated 05/21/04 Water Temp: Bluegill fair using live bait Channel Catfish fair using live bait and cut bait lakewide Largemouth Bass good along the shoreline using live bait White Crappie fair along the shoreline using live bait Updated 05/21/04 Water Temp: Black Bass fair using live bait and lures along the shoreline Bluegill fair using live bait and lures lakewide Channel Catfish good using cut bait and liver in 6 to 15 feet of water lakewide Crappie fair using jigs and minnows in 10 to 15 feet of water by the channels Report By: Catdaddy Catfish Adventures No Report
Kansas River Report By: E.T's. Bait Channel's They are catching on nightcrawler's, chicken liver's, ex-large minnow's and shad sides. Flathead They are catching on the Delware at Perry on carp, crawdads and gold fish (it's been pretty slow right now. Blue Cat on goldfish and some on shad sides. (it's been slow) CEDAR
LAKE Updated 05/21/04 Temperature: Clarity: Lake level: Largemouth Bass No Report Crappie No Report Channel Catfish No Report Sunfish No Report
OLATHE LAKE Updated 05/21/04 Temperature: Clarity: Lake level: 9:00 feet low Largemouth Bass No Report Crappie No Report Wiper No Report Channel Catfish No Report Flathead Catfish No Report Bluecat No Report
WYANDOTTE COUNTY LAKE Updated 05/21/04 Channel Catfish No Report Crappie No Report Largemouth Bass No Report Walleye No Report Note: You will need a state fishing license, a Wyandotte County fishing permit is also required. The county fishing permits are available through the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and other selected vendors. |
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