El Dorado Reservoir
GPS Location: N37 50.037 W96 47.084
Location/Address:
El Dorado, KS
Impoundment Type: Reservoir
Surface Acres: 8,000 acres
Maximum Depth: 60 feet
Normal Lake Level: 1339 Conservation Pool
Current Lake Level: See link
Creel limits for similar species, including largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and spotted bass; or walleye, saugeye, and sauger; or wiper and striped bass; or blue and channel catfish 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.
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
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| Blue Catfish | 5 | 35 |
| Channel Catfish | 10 | |
| Crappie | 50 | |
| Flathead Catfish | 5 | |
| Largemouth Bass | 5 | 18 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 5 | 18 |
| Spotted Bass | 5 | 18 |
| Walleye | 2 | 21 |
| Wiper | 2 | 21 |
| Trout | 5 | |
| Bluegill | ||
| Green Sunfish |
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
Fishing Report - Last Update: 6/10/2013
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Kansas Crappie Fishing Video |
KDWPT has released the “Kansas Crappie Bonanza” video. This 25-minute video covers Kansas crappie fishing during spring, summer, fall, and winter with tips and tactics to make you a better crappie angler. You can view this new video on YouTube at this LINK. |
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Fishing Newsletter |
We have created a fishing newsletter that can be sent out to all that want it. This newsletter is for fishing information for the El Dorado District(Cowley,Butler, Chase, & Morris counties) only. You can view past newsletters from across the state HERE. |
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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!! |
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Fair |
up to 20-inch |
Anglers fishing cut shad along channel breaks are having some success on blue catfish. Most fish are 14 to 20-inch but some larger fish have been caught. These fish are below the 35-inch minimum length limit and must be released immediately. Take time to properly identify your catfish catch. Click HERE for information on how to properly identify your catch. During July 2005, the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks stocked 600 tagged blue catfish in to El Dorado Reservoir. The stocked fish ranged in length from 10 to 23 inches. The minimum length limit for blue catfish at El Dorado is 35 inches so nearly all tagged fish will need to be released. The tag is located at the base of the dorsal fin and is yellow in color. If you catch a tagged fish at El Dorado Reservoir record the 5-digit number on the tag, measure the length of the fish, promptly release the fish with the tag intact, note the location the fish was caught, and contact the fisheries biologist at 316-322-7513. Information received from anglers regarding tagged blue catfish will provide useful information to the biologists and will assist in the tracking of the population. Thank you for your assistance! |
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Good |
up to 24-inch |
Shallow water flats, submerged roads, channel edges, and windblown points trolling crankbaits or casting jig and plastic. 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.. Click HERE for tips on identifying wipers. |
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Fair |
Up to 15-inch |
Same as wiper report. Anglers are reporting catching more wiper than white bass recently. Wipers can be caught along with white bass so it is important to properly identify your catch before putting it on a stringer. Click HERE for tips on identifying wipers. |
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Fair |
Up to 7-inch |
Small hooks and pieces of worm are always a good bet for white perch. Click HERE for info on properly identifying white perch. |
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Fair to Good |
7 to 14-inch |
Crappie are still being caught at a variety of depths from 2 feet to 20 feet. Fish are shallower in the upper ends of the lake. Anglers are doing well near channel edges with timber. Jigs or jigs tipped with minnows have been productive. |
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Fair |
up to 22-inch |
On shallow points or channel edges in the old Bluestem Lake area. Worms, livers, or shad sides are producing. |
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Very Good |
up to 26-inch |
Walleye are on the flats and are being caught on jig-n-crawler, trolling crank baits, jig and plastic, and casting hard baits. Good numbers of limits being reported. Anglers are reporting catching a lot of 19 to 20-inch walleye. Please quickly return these fish to the lake. Today's shorts are tomorrow's keepers! THE WALLEYE LENGTH LIMIT IS 21-INCHES WITH A 2/day CREEL LIMIT. |
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General Comments |
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4.0 feet low, releasing 3 CFS. Click Here for the most up to date lake level information. Two of the State Park boat ramps are closed. The Area 1 boat ramp (east of Shady Creek Marina) and the Boulder Bluff South ramp are closed due to low water. There are three boat ramps within the Wildlife Area. The NE 70th Street Ramp located in the northeast part of the lake just south of the Turnpike is closed. The NE 60th Street Ramp located on the upper west end of the lake is open. The Chelsea Boat ramp on the east shore of the lake is open. Watch for stumps, rock piles, shallow points, and mudflats while boating. Slow to idle speeds in areas that you are not fully familiar with. 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 Zebra Mussels click Here. |
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