| Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method & Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zebra Mussels | Invasive! | up to 3/4" | Since the infestation was discovered in Oct. of 2007 these mussels have spread throughout the lake. It's up to all of us to make sure these are not spread to other area lakes, Clean-Drain-Dry everything that is taken out of Perry. Please do not move water from Perry Reservoir. |
| Channel Catfish | Good | up to 10.0 lbs | Try targeting larger rocky shorelines or adjacent mudflats with nightcrawlers and cutbait. |
| Sauger | Slow | up to 2.6 lbs. | There are good numbers in the reservoir but few are above the protective 18" minimum length limit. Try trolling crankbaits or lindy rigs along the dam. Casting a jig or crankbait in areas under a light may produce some fish during the night. |
| Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass | Fair Fair | up to 5.0 lbs. up to 5.0 lbs. | Try casting crankbaits and spinner jigs near fallen trees along the shoreline. |
| White Bass | Fair | up to 1.5 lbs. | White Bass can be caught using any bait resembling a shad or even from crappie jigs. These fish can be caught breaking up schools of shad near the surface |
| White Crappie | Slow to Fair | up to 1.5 lbs. | Some crappie may start moving shallow with warming temperatures while others are still holding deep. Fish can be caught anywhere from shallow to 15 feet deep. |
| Blue Catfish | Fair | up to 25.0 lbs. | A few nice fish in the 35 inch length limit range can be caught, but many fish are below the length limit. Remember blue cats look similar to channel catfish, so be careful with identification. There are several hundred Blue Catfish tagged with a small metal tag on the top of their gill plate as part of a population study. The majority of these fish are less than 35" and should be released. If you do harvest a tagged fish greater than 35" please report your tag number to nick.kramer@ks.gov. |
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| For current lake elevation, inflow, and outflow click here and for the lake forecast click here. If you would like to place habitat in Perry Reservoir or contribute to the fishing report, please contact the Fish Biologist, Nick, at nick.kramer@ks.gov to obtain a permit. The locations of all known fish habitat can be found here. This is a generic report and will be updated as information becomes available. | |||
