Scott State Lake
Scott City, KS
11 miles N of Scott City
Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
Area Office 620-872-2061
GPS Location: N38.6914 W100.9244
Location/Address:
Scott City, KS
Impoundment Type: State Fishing Lake
Surface Acres: 115 acres
Maximum Depth: 15 feet
Normal Lake Level: A natural spring keeps this lake full.
Current Lake Level: N/A
Additional License Required: A trout permit is required to fish for and possess trout during the trout season.
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Channel Catfish | 5 | |
| Crappie | 50 | |
| Largemouth Bass | 5 | 15 |
| Walleye | 5 | 15 |
| Trout | 5 | |
| Black Bullhead | ||
| Bluegill | ||
| Green Sunfish | ||
| Redear Sunfish |
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
Fishing Report - Last Update: 6/13/2013
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Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method & Location |
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Channel Catfish |
Good |
Up to 17 inches |
Cut bait, shrimp, worms, and prepaired baits fished around the fish attractors and other structure has been best for fish up to 19 inches. |
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Crappie |
Good |
Most up to 9 inches |
Minnows or jigs around the fish attractors has been best. But drifting jigs or small crankbaits over the deeper part of the lake in a boat, fishing minnows under a bobber along rip-rapped shorelines in the evening, or fishing minnows under a bobber up in the creek can all be productive methods/locations. Anglers report catching good numbers of fish most days with the majority of the "keepers" running in the 8 to 9 inch range. |
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Walleye/Saugeye |
Fair/Good |
Up to 8 lbs. |
Casting and slow-retrieving jigs tipped with nightcrawlers or minnows or fishing various fish imitating jigs and crankbaits along drop-offs and points should be best. |
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Largemouth Bass |
Good |
Up to 5.5 lbs. |
Slow rolling spinnerbaits and soft plastics around the fish attractors, along rip-rap, around laydown deadfalls, and beaver caches. |
|
Sunfish |
Good |
Up to 8 inches |
Sunfish are spawning so they are concentrated in colonies usually in shallow, protected areas with gravelly bottoms. Once a colony is located numerous fish can be caught from that location. Jigs or nightcrawlers under a bobber work well, as does various sinking nymphs such as half backs and zug bugs presented via fly rod. |
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General Comments |
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Release all walleye/saugeye and largemouth bass less than 15 inches. Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water! Cedar Bluff District Newsletter: A biannual newsletter detailing fishing related projects and activities in the Cedar Bluff District, which includes such waters as Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Sheridan and Scott State Fishing Lakes, Antelope Lake, and other public fishing waters in northwest Kansas are available. If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter you can go to the following link to get on the mailing list. The link is: http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Cedar-Bluff-Fishing-District If you would like to post a fishing report go to http://ksfishing.blogspot.com/ and post a report for Region 3 and the lake you have been fishing. |
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