Montgomery State Fishing Lake Fishing Report -
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish Good 14-24" Catfishing remains good.  Look for fish to move shallower on warm days to feed.  If we get any runoff look for them to move up into the creek.  Shad sides have been working best.
Largemouth Bass Fair 8-18" Largemouth bass fishing has remained slow. Look for fish to move shallow on warm sunny days.  They have also been found near the brush piles throughout the lake.  Slow fishing soft plastics has worked best.
Crappie Good 8-12" Crappie fishing has been good.  Look for crappie in the deeper brush piles and around the fishing jetties.  Minnows or small jigs have been working best.
Bluegill/Redear Sunfish Good 6-8" Bluegill and redear fishing remains good.  Look for panfish to move into the shallows on warm days.  Look for fish around any brush piles or vegetations.  Jigs tipped with a worm have been working best.
General Comments

With the extreme drought be careful on the west side of the lake as it is very shallow!

A bathymetric map is available for Montgomery State Fishing Lake at the link above.

District Newsletter

We have created a fishing newsletter that can be sent out to all that subscribe to it. This newsletter is for fishing information for the Independence District (Chautauqua, Labette, Montgomery, and Wilson counties) only.