BLUEGILL

Bluegill Image

The bluegill is one of the most common panfish in Kansas, and it provides many youngsters with their first fishing thrill. Although it doesn't grow to enormous weights, the tenacious, saucer-shaped fish makes up for size with a scrappy fight. Common in most farm ponds and smaller community and state fishing lakes, bluegill are most easily caught when they move into shallow water and begin dishing out spawning beds. The state record bluegill weighed 2 pounds, 5 ounces. The world record is 4 pounds, 12ounces.

Regulations
115-18-08 (PDF - 9.48 kB)

Retrieval and possession of game animals and migratory game birds - Requirements

115-17-02 (PDF - 113.59 kB)

Commercial Sale of Fish Bait

Fishing Forecast Information

View Fishing Forecast definitions

 

Updated: 01/19/2023

Lakes

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
BLUEGILL          
  (>6") (>8") (>10") (lbs.)  
  LAKES        
PLAINVILLE LAKE 98.33 4.83 0.00 0.50 G
ROOKS STATE LAKE 57.83 2.50 0.00 0.52 G
ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-WEST 43.00 0.00 0.00 0.33 G
STERLING CITY LAKE 29.56 0.00 0.00 0.30 G
SCOTT SFL 29.05 3.75 0.00 0.54 G
LYON SFL 25.17 1.58 0.00 0.54 G
JEWELL CITY LAKE-EMERSON LAKE 23.25 2.00 0.00 0.48 P
SEVERY CITY LAKE 22.33 0.00 0.00 0.19 G
PARSONS CITY LAKE 19.50 0.00 0.00 0.37 G
EUREKA CITY LAKE 19.08 0.00 0.00 0.37 G
OSAWATOMIE CITY LAKE 18.50 1.00 0.00 0.42 G
COWLEY SFL 17.50 0.38 0.00 0.30 G
DOUGLAS CO-LONESTAR LAKE 16.50 0.00 0.00 0.37 G
CHASE SFL 15.50 0.00 0.00 0.30 G
OLATHE-CEDAR LAKE 15.17 0.00 0.00 0.21 F
WICHITA-CHISHOLM NORTH LAKE 14.88 0.00 0.00 0.41 F
JEWELL SFL 14.80 1.33 0.00 0.52 G
GARDNER CITY LAKE 14.58 0.17 0.00 0.40 G
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE 14.33 0.17 0.00 0.46 F
ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-EAST 14.00 0.00 0.00 0.42 G
WIFA-GRAHAM CO-TREXLER POND 14.00 0.00 0.00 0.29 F
LOUISBURG CITY LAKE 13.50 1.50 0.00 0.41 G
ELLIS CITY LAKE 12.83 0.00 0.00 0.26 P
GRAHAM CO-ANTELOPE LAKE 12.10 3.90 0.00 0.61 G
LAKE AFTON 11.94 0.00 0.00 0.44 F
LAKE OLATHE 10.92 0.00 0.00 0.27 F
MIAMI SFL 10.88 0.00 0.00 0.30 G
MCPHERSON SFL 10.72 0.00 0.00 0.32 G
EDNA CITY LAKE 10.00 1.00 0.00 0.33 G
BONE CREEK LAKE 9.77 0.15 0.00 0.44 G
WASHINGTON SFL 9.10 0.00 0.00 0.36 F
SABETHA CITY LAKE 8.50 1.17 0.00 0.36 G
MARION COUNTY LAKE 8.45 1.55 0.00 0.48 G
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE-SOUTH 8.33 0.08 0.00 0.41 F
BROWN SFL 8.19 0.06 0.00 0.41 G
LOGAN CITY LAKE 7.83 0.00 0.00 0.22 G
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE 7.25 0.00 0.00 0.33 G
LAKE SHAWNEE 7.13 0.25 0.00 0.38 F
PAOLA CITY LAKE-LAKE MIOLA 7.00 0.13 0.00 0.29 F
WILSON SFL 6.50 0.50 0.00 0.66 G
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH 6.50 0.00 0.00 0.21 G
POTTAWATOMIE CO LAKE 6.33 0.00 0.00 0.30 G
SABETHA-PONY CREEK LAKE 6.29 0.71 0.00 0.51 G
SHERIDAN SFL 6.14 0.05 0.00 0.52 F
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH 6.00 0.00 0.00 0.28 F
NEOSHO SFL 5.92 0.25 0.00 0.46 G
OSAGE SFL 5.75 0.00 0.00 0.32 G
GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE 5.67 0.00 0.00 0.35 G
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE 5.40 0.00 0.00 0.31 F
ANTHONY CITY LAKE 5.07 0.00 0.00 0.23 F
GREAT BEND-VETS PARK LAKE 4.67 0.00 0.00 0.19 G
SHAWNEE SFL 4.58 0.17 0.00 0.42 F
FORT SCOTT-GUNN PARK W POND-#2 4.50 0.25 0.00 0.46 F
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE-EAST 4.50 0.00 0.00 0.32 F
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #1 4.36 0.00 0.00 0.32 F
WICHITA-KDOT W. BORROW PIT 4.33 0.00 0.00 0.25 F
JETMORE CITY LAKE 4.25 0.25 0.00 0.44 F
JEFFREY EC-MAKE UP LAKE 4.00 0.00 0.00 0.39 F
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-EAST 3.76 0.00 0.00 0.41 G
FORT SCOTT CITY LAKE 3.59 0.23 0.00 0.57 F
BELLEVILLE-ROCKY POND 3.58 0.00 0.00 0.32 F
ALMA CITY LAKE 3.50 0.00 0.00 0.37 F
MOUND CITY LAKE 3.50 0.00 0.00 0.22 F
PLEASANTON WEST LAKE 3.50 0.00 0.00 0.25 G
SPRING HILL CITY LAKE 3.50 0.00 0.00 0.19 F
LAKE ATWOOD 3.44 0.00 0.00 0.27 P
LAKE LENEXA 3.25 0.25 0.00 0.42 F
MINED LAND PIT 45A 3.25 0.00 0.00 0.35 G
DOUGLAS SFL 3.14 0.29 0.00 0.36 G
MONTGOMERY SFL 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.30 G
GEARY SFL 2.75 0.00 0.00 0.32 F
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #23 2.50 0.50 0.00 0.67 F
SEDAN OLD CITY LAKE-NORTH 2.50 0.00 0.00 0.22 F
BOURBON CO-CEDAR CREEK 2.25 0.00 0.00 0.29 F
OTTAWA SFL 2.06 0.00 0.00 0.27 F
WICHITA-KDOT E. BORROW PIT 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.19 P
CLARK SFL 1.94 0.31 0.00 0.43 F
NEBO SFL 1.90 0.00 0.00 0.22 P
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 1.83 0.00 0.00 0.29 F
MELVERN RIVER POND 1.67 0.67 0.00 0.48 G
MADISON CITY LAKE 1.58 0.00 0.00 0.33 P
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.35 F
HOLTON-PRAIRIE LAKE 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.18 P
CRITZER LAKE 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.19 G
LENORA CITY LAKE 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.36  
BANNER CREEK LAKE 1.44 0.00 0.00 0.30 P
BARBER SFL 1.33 0.00 0.00 0.35 F
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE 1.29 0.14 0.00 0.54 F
YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE 1.29 0.00 0.00 0.30 F
WOODSON SFL 1.27 0.00 0.00 0.43 F
KINGMAN SFL 1.20 0.00 0.00 0.17 F
MIDDLE CREEK SFL 1.08 0.00 0.00 0.20 P
BOURBON SFL 1.00 0.08 0.00 0.34 F
LEAVENWORTH SFL 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.29 G
RICHMOND CITY LAKE 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.18 F
JEFFREY EC-AUX. LAKE 0.84 0.00 0.00 0.40 P
COLDWATER LAKE 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.34 F
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.35 F
TUTTLE CREEK RIVER POND 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.24 P
LEBO CITY LAKE 0.73 0.00 0.00 0.26 F
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.21 F
CRAWFORD SFL 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.22 F
HORTON-MISSION LAKE 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.21 P
PLEASANTON WEST LAKE 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.20 F
HORSETHIEF 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.37 F
PLEASANTON EAST LAKE 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.17 F
FORD SFL 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.21 P
PRATT COUNTY LAKE 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.26 G
MEADE SFL 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.05 F
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #7 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 P
BROWNING OXBOW 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 P
GOODMAN SFL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 F
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-WEST 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 F
KIOWA SFL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 F
MINED LAND PIT 20B 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 F
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE-NORTH 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 P
OLPE CITY LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 P
Updated: 01/19/2023

Ponds

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
BLUEGILL          
  (>6") (>8") (>10") (lbs.)  
  POND        
OLPE -JONES PARK POND 88.50 4.50 0.00 0.54 G
EMPORIA-JONES PARK NORTH 23.50 1.00 0.00 0.43 G
EMPORIA-PETER PAN PARK 18.00 0.00 0.00 0.17 G
ST FRANCIS-KELLER LAKE 17.67 0.00 0.00 0.22 P
EMPORIA-JONES PARK WEST POND 13.00 0.00 0.00 0.24 F
ST FRANCIS SAND PIT-NORTH 11.50 0.00 0.00 0.32 P
COLBY-VILLA HIGH LAKE 3.00 0.25 0.00 0.46 F
AGRA CITY LAKE 0.50 0.50 0.00 0.56 P
EMPORIA-JONES PARK EAST POND 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 P
Updated: 01/19/2023

Reservoirs

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
BLUEGILL          
  (>6") (>8") (>10") (lbs.)  
  RES        
SEBELIUS 56.50 6.07 0.00 0.63 G
CEDAR BLUFF 23.14 0.20 0.00 0.41 G
KANOPOLIS 8.00 0.00 0.00 0.39 G
WILSON 7.00 0.04 0.00 0.34 G
WEBSTER 5.29 0.25 0.00 0.50 G
HILLSDALE 4.92 0.04 0.00 0.46 G
BIG HILL 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.34 F
LOVEWELL 2.98 0.00 0.00 0.32 F
LACYGNE 2.29 0.02 0.02 0.35 G
CLINTON 2.17 0.02 0.02 0.34 F
PERRY 1.39 0.00 0.00 0.34 F
KIRWIN 1.10 0.06 0.00 0.59 F
GLEN ELDER 1.03 0.20 0.06 0.70 F
MILFORD 0.96 0.13 0.00 0.47 F
MELVERN 0.80 0.05 0.02 0.37 P
FALL RIVER 0.48 0.00 0.00 0.27 P
POMONA 0.46 0.02 0.02 0.43 G
CHENEY 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.22 P
EL DORADO 0.34 0.00 0.00 0.23 P
WOLF CREEK 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.18 P
COUNCIL GROVE 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.21 P
TORONTO 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.23 P
TUTTLE CREEK 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.35 P
JOHN REDMOND 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.18 P
ELK CITY 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.16 P
Stocking Records Information
Bluegill Image

The bluegill is one of the most common panfish in Kansas, and it provides many youngsters with their first fishing thrill. Although it doesn't grow to enormous weights, the tenacious, saucer-shaped fish makes up for size with a scrappy fight. Common in most farm ponds and smaller community and state fishing lakes, bluegill are most easily caught when they move into shallow water and begin dishing out spawning beds. The state record bluegill weighed 2 pounds, 5 ounces. The world record is 4 pounds, 12ounces.

Adult

Water Water Type Stocking Date Number Stocked
(FISH) RAWLINS CO - RIPPE FISH 5/5/2021 200
COLBY-VILLA HIGH LAKE COML 5/19/2021 500
SHERMAN CO-SMOKY HILL GARDEN COML 5/19/2021 250
    Grand Total 950

FINGERLINGS

Water Water Type Stocking Date Number Stocked
Andover - Lake George COML 9/16/2021 484
CLARK STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 9/15/2021 35429
CLEARWATER - CHISHOLM RIDGE LAKE COML 9/16/2021 1258
Haysville-Dorner Park CFAP 9/16/2021 2904
Horsethief Reservoir RESV 9/15/2021 47384
MOUNT HOPE - OAK STREET POND COML 9/16/2021 484
SG COUNTY-HORSESHOE LAKE COML 9/16/2021 968
SG COUNTY-MOSS LAKE COML 9/16/2021 1597
SG COUNTY-VIC'C LAKE COML 4/1/2021 1200
    Grand Total 91708