El Dorado Reservoir Fishing Information
Blue Catfish Tagging Project Underway at El Dorado
Blue catfish – native to major river basins in eastern Kansas – can reach massive sizes. Kansas’ current state record was caught from the Missouri River, weighing in at more than 100 pounds. As blue catfish populations become established in Kansas’ largest reservoirs, popularity of this species among anglers also continues to grow. One such growing fishery can be found in El Dorado Reservoir.
While many anglers might associate El Dorado Reservoir with monster walleye, hard-fighting wipers, or slab crappie, blue catfish are developing a following in the 8,000-acre impoundment. 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. Annual stockings occurred for six years, creating a population that first exhibited natural recruitment in 2009. As the population grew, it became apparent that the fishery would benefit from harvest of smaller fish. In 2016, KDWPT implemented a 25- to 35-inch protected slot length limit, five fish daily creel limit, and a maximum of two fish over 35 inches.
As with any new regulation, data is needed to gauge effectiveness. To collect this data, KDWPT Fisheries biologists are tagging up to 2,000 blue catfish in El Dorado Reservoir. Tags will appear as a small yellow vinyl tube beneath the fish’s dorsal fin. Each tag will display an ID number unique to that fish and a phone number to call to report the catch, (620) 342-0658. Biologists hope to gain information about the area’s blue catfish population size, entrainment through the dam, and the fish’s susceptibility to harvest.
Success of this project is dependent on anglers reporting the tagged fish they capture. Information needed during the call will be the length of the fish, date, tag number, and whether the fish was kept or released. Anglers who report their tagged catch will receive an award as compensation for their participation.
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. If the tagged catfish is legal for harvest, anglers may keep or release the fish. Because part of this study is to evaluate harvest patterns, biologists encourage anglers not to let the presence of a tag influence their decision to keept or release the fish.
If you find a tagged blue catfish on the end of your line this summer, please take the time to call it in. Data collected from these fish are invaluable to fisheries biologists and will only improve angling success in the future.
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Creel limits for similar species, including largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and spotted bass; or walleye, saugeye, and sauger; or wiper and striped bass apply to single species or in combination. For example, at El Dorado Reservoir, an angler may keep five largemouth bass OR three largemouth bass and two smallmouth bass OR two largemouth bass, two smallmouth bass, and one spotted bass or any other combination of the three.
Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method & Location |
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Zebra Mussels | Zebra mussel veligers (larval zebra mussels) 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. Be sure to drain all equipment before leaving the lake to avoid moving veligers to other waters. THIS INCLUDES MINNOW BUCKETS AND BOAT LIVEWELLS AND BILGES!!! CLEAN DRAIN & DRY Every Lake, Every Time! Click HERE to learn how to prevent the spread of zebra mussels. REMEMBER!! Zebra Mussels are also present in the Trout Area below the dam!! | ||
Wiper | Fair | 17-22 inch | Be sure to properly ID your catch as there is there is an 21-inch minimum length limit and 2/day creel limit on wiper. See white bass report. |
White bass | Fair | 9-14 inch | Jig and plastics on points during the windy days. Also being found on flats and near breaks in 8 to 14 feet of water, shallower if it is a warmer day. A few reports of whites in the creeks with the recent inflows. Wipers are mixed in with the white bass. |
White Perch | No recent reports. White perch can usually be found on mainlake breaks and rocky areas. Small hooks and worms are always productive. | ||
Crappie | Fair to Very Good | Up to 15+ inches | 20/day creel limit Crappie are moving in shallow in preparation for the spawn. Fishing has been as up and down as the weather, but should improve quickly as the weather patterns stabilize. Good baits are jig and float and minnow and float. Many anglers start shallow and then work deeper until active fish are located. Look for flooded weeds or shoreline brush. |
Blue Catfish | Fair | up to 40 inches, with a lot of 18 to 24 inch "eater" sized fish. | There is a 25 to 35 inch protective slot limit on blue catfish and a 5/day creel with no more than 2 blue catfish over 35 inches. Blue catfish reports have become few and far between with anglers focusing on crappie and walleye. Blue catfish can be caught year around and fresh cut bait is the bait of choice. Blue catfish continue to work shallow water along windblown points and shorelines. Cut bait fished on the bottom is a simple but productive method. Please harvest all legal fish under the slot length limit. In order for a slot to work, fish need to be harvested below the slot. |
Walleye | Fair | up to 26 inch | THE WALLEYE LENGTH LIMIT IS 21-INCHES WITH A 2/DAY CREEL LIMIT. Walleye are beginning to show up on shallow points and flats, but fishing is still a little slow. Jig and nightcrawler is an effective combo for this post spawn bite. Areas in the wind are more attractive to feeding fish. |
General Comments | |||
1.71 ft below Normal Pool, releasing 9 CFS. Click Here for the most up to date lake level information. ZEBRA MUSSEL & WHITE PERCH WARNING! El Dorado Reservoir and the Walnut River below the reservoir contain zebra mussels and white perch. Take zebra mussel control precautions when leaving the lake, Trout Area, and Stilling Basin. For information on Aquatic Nuisance Species click Here. |
Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
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Blue Catfish | 5/day with no more than 2 35 inches or greater | 25 to 35 inch protected slot |
Channel Catfish | 10 | |
Crappie | 20 | |
Flathead Catfish | 5 | |
Largemouth Bass | 5 | 15 |
Smallmouth Bass | 5 | 15 |
Spotted Bass | 5 | 15 |
Walleye | 2 | 21 |
Wiper | 2 | 21 |
Trout | 5 | |
Bluegill | ||
Green Sunfish |
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
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NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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LARGEMOUTH BASS | |||||
(>12") | (>15") | (>20") | (lbs.) | BR | |
SEBELIUS | 264.55 | 81.66 | 1.03 | 5.24 | G |
WILSON | 49.43 | 38.12 | 0.39 | 5.63 | G |
WEBSTER | 45.72 | 29.11 | 0.00 | 3.80 | F |
KIRWIN | 37.30 | 28.81 | 0.00 | 3.72 | F |
LACYGNE | 35.01 | 26.89 | 1.96 | 7.70 | G |
BIG HILL | 33.15 | 14.38 | 0.64 | 6.81 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 18.65 | 7.00 | 0.09 | 5.83 | G |
KANOPOLIS | 17.03 | 2.14 | 0.53 | 4.85 | F |
MILFORD | 10.70 | 2.81 | 0.00 | 4.21 | F |
GLEN ELDER | 10.26 | 7.17 | 0.07 | 4.92 | G |
MELVERN | 8.57 | 1.89 | 0.00 | 2.03 | F |
EL DORADO | 7.93 | 4.29 | 0.21 | 3.94 | F |
CLINTON | 6.09 | 2.53 | 0.00 | 4.75 | F |
WOLF CREEK | 5.61 | 4.23 | 0.59 | 5.49 | P |
PERRY | 3.51 | 1.74 | 0.27 | 6.00 | P |
LOVEWELL | 2.94 | 2.35 | 0.00 | 4.56 | P |
TORONTO | 1.50 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 3.71 | P |
HILLSDALE | 1.47 | 1.05 | 0.00 | 2.99 | P |
NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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WALLEYE | |||||
(>15") | (>20") | (>25") | (lbs.) | BR | |
KIRWIN | 4.78 | 0.56 | 0.06 | 8.46 | G |
MARION | 4.74 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 4.65 | G |
WEBSTER | 3.06 | 0.92 | 0.11 | 6.36 | G |
EL DORADO | 2.73 | 1.00 | 0.09 | 7.94 | G |
WILSON | 2.62 | 1.18 | 0.07 | 7.45 | G |
MILFORD | 2.60 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 3.87 | F |
CEDAR BLUFF | 2.15 | 0.57 | 0.03 | 7.93 | G |
GLEN ELDER | 2.04 | 0.22 | 0.01 | 6.61 | F |
CHENEY | 1.20 | 0.73 | 0.14 | 7.54 | F |
HILLSDALE | 1.17 | 0.31 | 0.10 | 7.06 | G |
LOVEWELL | 1.00 | 0.47 | 0.00 | 4.62 | F |
WOLF CREEK | 0.66 | 0.20 | 0.02 | 5.99 | F |
MELVERN | 0.49 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 4.45 | F |
CLINTON | 0.42 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 3.45 | F |
POMONA | 0.38 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 4.16 | P |
KANOPOLIS | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 5.83 | P |
BIG HILL | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.39 | F |
ELK CITY | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | P |
SEBELIUS | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.51 | P |
NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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BLACK CRAPPIE | |||||
(>8") | (>10") | (>12") | (lbs.) | BR | |
SEBELIUS | 26.47 | 14.00 | 1.33 | 1.54 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 23.61 | 4.75 | 0.08 | 1.29 | G |
KIRWIN | 9.56 | 9.15 | 5.79 | 2.06 | G |
LOVEWELL | 4.46 | 0.76 | 0.05 | 1.43 | F |
KANOPOLIS | 3.94 | 3.03 | 0.44 | 1.43 | G |
WEBSTER | 3.77 | 1.75 | 0.02 | 1.40 | F |
MARION | 3.33 | 0.67 | 0.33 | 1.09 | F |
MILFORD | 2.88 | 0.94 | 0.02 | 1.06 | F |
HILLSDALE | 1.75 | 0.32 | 0.05 | 1.02 | G |
CLINTON | 1.11 | 0.70 | 0.02 | 0.93 | G |
JOHN REDMOND | 0.75 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 1.29 | P |
GLEN ELDER | 0.73 | 0.40 | 0.13 | 1.11 | F |
WILSON | 0.64 | 0.24 | 0.11 | 1.68 | P |
PERRY | 0.38 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.81 | P |
POMONA | 0.34 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 1.44 | P |
TORONTO | 0.34 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 1.19 | P |
BIG HILL | 0.33 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.52 | F |
WOLF CREEK | 0.23 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 1.39 | P |
LACYGNE | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.93 | P |
EL DORADO | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.60 | P |
FALL RIVER | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 1.14 | P |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 1.17 | P |
MELVERN | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.63 | P |
ELK CITY | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | P |
NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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BLUEGILL | |||||
(>6") | (>8") | (>10") | (lbs.) | BR | |
SEBELIUS | 44.33 | 9.47 | 0.00 | 1.21 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 15.12 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.40 | F |
HILLSDALE | 6.07 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.46 | F |
LACYGNE | 4.39 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.31 | F |
KANOPOLIS | 3.78 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.39 | G |
WILSON | 3.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | G |
WEBSTER | 2.94 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | F |
LOVEWELL | 2.56 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.43 | P |
BIG HILL | 2.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.36 | G |
MARION | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.39 | F |
MILFORD | 1.44 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.52 | P |
CLINTON | 1.11 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.52 | F |
KIRWIN | 0.81 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.59 | F |
PERRY | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | P |
MELVERN | 0.52 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.37 | P |
EL DORADO | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | F |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | P |
GLEN ELDER | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.70 | P |
WOLF CREEK | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | P |
FALL RIVER | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | F |
POMONA | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.43 | F |
COUNCIL GROVE | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | P |
TORONTO | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | P |
ELK CITY | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | P |
NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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CHANNEL CATFISH | |||||
(>16") | (>24") | (>28") | (lbs.) | BR | |
LOVEWELL | 6.94 | 0.94 | 0.11 | 11.81 | G |
BIG HILL | 6.30 | 0.73 | 0.03 | 9.05 | G |
HILLSDALE | 5.36 | 0.33 | 0.05 | 10.45 | G |
MARION | 4.43 | 0.23 | 0.03 | 5.79 | G |
KANOPOLIS | 3.37 | 0.43 | 0.02 | 9.93 | G |
WILSON | 2.97 | 0.46 | 0.03 | 10.11 | G |
TORONTO | 2.56 | 1.83 | 0.47 | 11.33 | G |
PERRY | 2.45 | 0.67 | 0.14 | 12.70 | G |
CHENEY | 2.45 | 0.41 | 0.04 | 14.81 | G |
ELK CITY | 2.23 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 5.65 | G |
LACYGNE | 2.19 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 7.26 | G |
GLEN ELDER | 2.18 | 0.46 | 0.16 | 16.60 | G |
MELVERN | 2.14 | 0.27 | 0.04 | 8.33 | G |
CLINTON | 1.82 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 6.06 | G |
FALL RIVER | 1.73 | 1.39 | 0.64 | 14.53 | G |
POMONA | 1.55 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 11.96 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 1.46 | 0.32 | 0.04 | 14.15 | G |
COUNCIL GROVE | 1.42 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 9.41 | F |
WEBSTER | 1.39 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 10.64 | G |
KIRWIN | 1.06 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 11.23 | G |
JOHN REDMOND | 1.05 | 0.31 | 0.07 | 12.33 | F |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.95 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 14.31 | G |
WOLF CREEK | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.12 | F |
EL DORADO | 0.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.84 | F |
SEBELIUS | 0.37 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 22.56 | F |
MILFORD | 0.35 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 9.23 | F |
NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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WHITE BASS | |||||
(>9") | (>12") | (>15") | (lbs.) | BR | |
GLEN ELDER | 18.32 | 16.17 | 3.84 | 3.49 | G |
MARION | 17.06 | 12.20 | 0.43 | 1.87 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 10.24 | 9.28 | 2.79 | 2.25 | G |
PERRY | 9.76 | 5.82 | 0.22 | 2.15 | G |
KANOPOLIS | 8.17 | 6.15 | 0.28 | 2.70 | G |
POMONA | 7.40 | 4.58 | 0.45 | 2.20 | G |
CLINTON | 6.88 | 5.20 | 1.02 | 2.32 | G |
WEBSTER | 6.22 | 3.92 | 0.08 | 2.73 | G |
MILFORD | 5.78 | 4.93 | 0.55 | 2.13 | G |
KIRWIN | 5.19 | 4.22 | 0.67 | 2.18 | G |
TORONTO | 5.00 | 3.00 | 1.36 | 2.69 | G |
FALL RIVER | 4.24 | 2.94 | 0.94 | 3.02 | G |
WOLF CREEK | 3.96 | 2.44 | 0.32 | 1.98 | G |
MELVERN | 3.33 | 2.63 | 0.43 | 2.26 | G |
LOVEWELL | 3.25 | 1.75 | 0.25 | 1.85 | P |
EL DORADO | 3.24 | 1.58 | 0.36 | 2.03 | F |
JOHN REDMOND | 3.14 | 2.21 | 0.95 | 3.24 | F |
BIG HILL | 3.00 | 1.83 | 0.07 | 1.73 | G |
LACYGNE | 2.71 | 1.60 | 0.33 | 2.88 | G |
COUNCIL GROVE | 2.47 | 1.58 | 0.18 | 2.23 | F |
HILLSDALE | 2.43 | 1.83 | 0.10 | 1.43 | G |
WILSON | 2.21 | 2.11 | 0.86 | 2.96 | G |
CHENEY | 0.86 | 0.80 | 0.33 | 2.09 | P |
ELK CITY | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0.03 | 1.94 | F |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.47 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 2.96 | F |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
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Sebelius Reservoir | 267.22 | 82.69 | 1.03 | 5.24 | Reservoir | G |
Wilson Reservoir | 62.91 | 44.38 | 0.39 | 5.63 | Reservoir | G |
Webster Reservoir | 45.72 | 29.11 | 0.00 | 3.80 | Reservoir | F |
Big Hill Reservoir | 38.62 | 16.46 | 0.64 | 6.81 | Reservoir | G |
Kirwin Reservoir | 37.30 | 28.81 | 0.00 | 3.72 | Reservoir | F |
LaCygne Reservoir | 35.01 | 26.89 | 1.96 | 7.70 | Reservoir | G |
Melvern Reservoir | 25.37 | 6.34 | 0.00 | 2.86 | Reservoir | G |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 22.06 | 7.49 | 0.09 | 5.83 | Reservoir | G |
Glen Elder Reservoir | 20.90 | 11.69 | 0.07 | 4.92 | Reservoir | G |
Kanopolis Reservoir | 17.03 | 2.14 | 0.53 | 4.85 | Reservoir | F |
Milford Reservoir | 15.89 | 3.94 | 0.00 | 4.21 | Reservoir | F |
El Dorado Reservoir | 12.86 | 5.36 | 0.21 | 3.94 | Reservoir | F |
Wolf Creek Reservoir | 12.44 | 9.42 | 0.79 | 5.49 | Reservoir | F |
Clinton Reservoir | 9.56 | 3.75 | 0.00 | 4.75 | Reservoir | F |
Perry Reservoir | 4.74 | 2.70 | 0.27 | 6.00 | Reservoir | P |
Lovewell Reservoir | 2.94 | 2.35 | 0.00 | 4.56 | Reservoir | P |
Hillsdale Reservoir | 1.77 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 3.01 | Reservoir | P |
Toronto Reservoir | 1.50 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 3.71 | Reservoir | P |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
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Melvern Reservoir | 34.23 | 14.91 | 1.41 | 1.61 | Reservoir | E |
Sebelius Reservoir | 28.53 | 15.00 | 1.83 | 1.54 | Reservoir | G |
Lovewell Reservoir | 26.88 | 10.54 | 1.02 | 2.50 | Reservoir | G |
Hillsdale Reservoir | 25.52 | 11.45 | 1.52 | 1.29 | Reservoir | E |
Perry Reservoir | 25.45 | 14.03 | 0.38 | 1.42 | Reservoir | G |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 24.71 | 5.51 | 0.43 | 1.80 | Reservoir | G |
Toronto Reservoir | 18.51 | 5.83 | 1.91 | 2.40 | Reservoir | G |
Elk City Reservoir | 15.49 | 5.57 | 1.35 | 2.40 | Reservoir | G |
LaCygne Reservoir | 15.07 | 5.95 | 0.45 | 2.30 | Reservoir | G |
Clinton Reservoir | 10.61 | 3.46 | 0.24 | 1.37 | Reservoir | G |
Kirwin Reservoir | 10.31 | 9.56 | 6.06 | 2.06 | Reservoir | G |
Wolf Creek Reservoir | 8.93 | 3.27 | 0.57 | 1.64 | Reservoir | F |
Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 7.57 | 4.68 | 1.05 | 1.69 | Reservoir | G |
Pomona Reservoir | 7.41 | 3.11 | 0.18 | 1.73 | Reservoir | G |
Big Hill Reservoir | 7.40 | 3.43 | 0.27 | 1.19 | Reservoir | G |
Marion Reservoir | 6.67 | 2.67 | 0.33 | 1.09 | Reservoir | G |
Milford Reservoir | 6.54 | 3.75 | 0.58 | 1.90 | Reservoir | G |
Fall River Reservoir | 6.06 | 1.85 | 0.44 | 2.58 | Reservoir | G |
El Dorado Reservoir | 5.93 | 2.29 | 0.82 | 1.59 | Reservoir | G |
Council Grove Reservoir | 5.89 | 3.22 | 1.33 | 1.87 | Reservoir | F |
Kanopolis Reservoir | 5.67 | 3.58 | 0.50 | 1.43 | Reservoir | G |
Webster Reservoir | 5.38 | 2.90 | 0.17 | 1.79 | Reservoir | G |
Glen Elder Reservoir | 3.33 | 1.38 | 0.46 | 1.91 | Reservoir | F |
John Redmond Reservoir | 1.71 | 0.79 | 0.25 | 3.04 | Reservoir | F |
Wilson Reservoir | 0.73 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 1.68 | Reservoir | P |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
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Sebelius Reservoir | 44.40 | 9.50 | 0.00 | 1.21 | Reservoir | G |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 15.33 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.44 | Reservoir | F |
Hillsdale Reservoir | 6.09 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.46 | Reservoir | F |
LaCygne Reservoir | 4.50 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.31 | Reservoir | F |
Kanopolis Reservoir | 3.81 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.39 | Reservoir | G |
Wilson Reservoir | 3.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | Reservoir | G |
Webster Reservoir | 2.94 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | Reservoir | F |
Big Hill Reservoir | 2.63 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.62 | Reservoir | G |
Lovewell Reservoir | 2.56 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.43 | Reservoir | P |
Marion Reservoir | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.39 | Reservoir | F |
Milford Reservoir | 1.44 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.52 | Reservoir | P |
Clinton Reservoir | 1.20 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.52 | Reservoir | F |
Kirwin Reservoir | 0.83 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.59 | Reservoir | F |
Perry Reservoir | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | Reservoir | P |
Melvern Reservoir | 0.52 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.37 | Reservoir | P |
El Dorado Reservoir | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | Reservoir | F |
Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | Reservoir | P |
Glen Elder Reservoir | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.70 | Reservoir | P |
Wolf Creek Reservoir | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | Reservoir | P |
Fall River Reservoir | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | Reservoir | F |
Pomona Reservoir | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.43 | Reservoir | P |
Council Grove Reservoir | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | Reservoir | P |
Toronto Reservoir | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | Reservoir | P |
Elk City Reservoir | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | Reservoir | P |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
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Sebelius Reservoir | 9.17 | 4.63 | 0.43 | 6.38 | Reservoir | P |
Kirwin Reservoir | 4.75 | 1.06 | 0.33 | 8.46 | Reservoir | G |
Marion Reservoir | 4.69 | 1.89 | 0.17 | 4.65 | Reservoir | G |
Council Grove Reservoir | 3.51 | 1.82 | 0.60 | 6.89 | Reservoir | G |
Webster Reservoir | 3.19 | 1.94 | 0.81 | 6.36 | Reservoir | G |
El Dorado Reservoir | 2.73 | 1.91 | 0.67 | 7.94 | Reservoir | G |
Wilson Reservoir | 2.62 | 2.02 | 0.84 | 7.45 | Reservoir | G |
Milford Reservoir | 2.60 | 1.13 | 0.05 | 3.87 | Reservoir | F |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 2.12 | 1.34 | 0.47 | 7.93 | Reservoir | G |
Glen Elder Reservoir | 1.96 | 1.10 | 0.13 | 6.61 | Reservoir | F |
Kanopolis Reservoir | 1.88 | 1.13 | 0.32 | 6.70 | Reservoir | G |
Perry Reservoir | 1.55 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 2.75 | Reservoir | E |
Melvern Reservoir | 1.37 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 4.45 | Reservoir | G |
Cheney Reservoir | 1.20 | 1.04 | 0.63 | 7.54 | Reservoir | F |
Clinton Reservoir | 1.20 | 0.34 | 0.02 | 3.45 | Reservoir | G |
Pomona Reservoir | 1.20 | 0.48 | 0.05 | 4.16 | Reservoir | G |
Hillsdale Reservoir | 1.14 | 0.62 | 0.24 | 7.06 | Reservoir | E |
Lovewell Reservoir | 1.00 | 0.89 | 0.38 | 4.62 | Reservoir | F |
Wolf Creek Reservoir | 0.64 | 0.40 | 0.16 | 5.99 | Reservoir | F |
Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 0.45 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 4.81 | Reservoir | G |
Big Hill Reservoir | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.39 | Reservoir | F |
Elk City Reservoir | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.11 | Reservoir | F |
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South Central Trout Stocking Schedule
Department-owned Waters - Trout Stocking by KDWP
South Central Region |
El Dorado St Park River Area |
Wichita O.J. Watson Park Pond |
1st Stocking | Nov. 28 | Nov. 28 |
2nd Stocking | Dec. 28 | Dec. 28 |
3rd Stocking | Feb. 1 | Feb. 1 |
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2023-2024 Season | 3,213 Trout | 2,550 trout |
Community Lake Stockings - Please contact local city/county offices for dates of stockings if not listed below
South Central Region |
Sedgwick County Park Vic’s Lake 316-660-1780 |
Sedgwick County Slough Creek 316-660-1780 |
Hutchinson New location due drought 620-663-7411 |
1st Stocking | Nov. 7, Nov. 16, Nov. 28 | Nov. 28 | Nov. 28 |
2nd Stocking | Dec. 12, Dec. 28 | Dec. 12, Dec. 28 | Dec. 12, Dec. 28 |
3rd Stocking | Jan. 18, Feb.1, Feb. 15 | Jan. 18, Feb. 1, Feb. 15 | Feb. 1, Feb. 15 |
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2023-24 Season |