Largemouth Bass Forecast

 

Updated: 01/30/2020

Lakes

WATERBODY Density Preferred Lunker Big Fish Rating 3 yr avg
  (>12”) (>15”) (>20”) (LBS.)   (>12”)
COWLEY SFL 205.88 77.94 0.00 3.80 E 164.05
BUTLER SFL 186.27 100.00 18.63 6.54 E 164.71
WILSON SFL 144.12 51.76 2.35 4.89 E 75.15
SABETHA - PONY CREEK LAKE 140.71 62.14 2.86 5.19 E 140.71
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH 139.39 66.67 0.00 4.06 E 171.97
ROOKS STATE LAKE 137.65 17.65 0.00 4.20 G 70.91
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE 130.00 34.00 0.00 2.51 E 122.26
LYON SFL 116.67 33.33 2.94 4.60 G 91.32
POTTAWATOMIE CO. LAKE 111.76 14.71 4.41 5.68 E 91.73
LENEXA LAKE - LENEXA 105.77 18.27 0.00 3.86 G 98.22
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH 104.31 31.90 0.00 4.82 E 116.68
MEADE SFL 89.86 65.22 0.00 4.63 F 70.08
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE - SOUTH 86.76 26.47 0.00 2.87 G 68.50
GARDNER CITY LAKE 85.58 26.92 0.00 4.49 G 63.37
MCPHERSON SFL 84.17 35.97 0.72 5.27 G 79.79
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW 81.88 9.38 0.00 3.25 G 83.64
GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE 77.11 3.61 1.20 3.45 F 49.34
ALTAMONT -IDLE HOUR LAKE (CL–EAST) 72.55 39.22 7.84 5.77 G 67.39
JEWELL SFL 72.35 57.65 2.94 5.71 G 73.40
BROWN SFL 70.79 40.45 4.49 4.91 G 90.08
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #1 69.61 2.94 0.00 2.20 G 140.27
LOGAN CITY LAKE 67.12 10.96 0.00 2.49 G 34.34
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 66.67 21.14 1.63 4.09 G 60.50
SHAWNEE SFL 64.00 35.20 1.60 4.67 G 65.91
ATCHISON SFL 63.53 41.18 3.53 4.67 G 71.87
ALTAMONT- IDLE HOUR LAKE (CL–WEST) 63.16 39.47 2.63 4.61 G 41.58
JETMORE CITY LAKE 62.79 41.86 1.16 5.36 G 61.40
PLAINVILLE LAKE 57.45 31.91 0.71 5.34 G 54.88
KIOWA SFL 57.14 18.37 0.00 2.38 F 75.37
BOURBON SFL 55.86 8.28 0.69 4.71 G 60.34
CHASE SFL 54.90 11.76 0.00 3.46 G 51.43
SHAWNEE CO.-LAKE SHAWNEE 54.90 21.57 0.00 4.33 G 64.49
FORD SFL 54.17 12.50 0.00 4.41 G 31.07
BONE CREEK LAKE 50.27 40.11 1.60 5.05 G 37.44
OLATHE - LAKE OLATHE 50.00 39.22 0.00 4.19 G 51.61
ATWOOD-LAKE ATWOOD-MAIN 49.02 14.71 0.00 4.12 G 36.93
NEOSHO SFL 47.06 27.21 0.00 4.37 G 49.26
MIAMI SFL 46.15 33.65 4.81 5.47 G 31.74
DOUGLAS CO.-LONESTAR LAKE 46.08 14.71 0.00 4.16 F 50.65
HOLTON-PRAIRIE LAKE 45.83 22.22 0.00 4.41 F 47.92
FORT SCOTT-GUNN PARK W POND-#2 45.61 29.82 1.75 5.11 G 74.09
COLDWATER LAKE 44.94 14.61 0.00 3.15 F 50.71
LEAVENWORTH SFL 44.44 2.61 0.00 1.86 F 38.77
SCOTT STATE LAKE 42.97 10.55 0.00 4.10 G 52.36
MONTGOMERY SFL 42.65 7.35 0.49 4.01 G 29.07
SEDAN NEW CITY LAKE- SOUTH 42.16 17.65 1.96 4.54 G 30.60
SEDAN OLD CITY LAKE- NORTH 41.18 20.59 2.94 5.40 G 43.14
OLATHE - CEDAR LAKE 40.74 26.85 0.00 4.25 G 52.73
DOUGLAS SFL 40.20 7.84 0.00 3.40 F 83.33
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE 40.00 18.13 2.50 7.52 G 60.77
YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE 40.00 13.13 0.63 4.60 G 40.03
WASHINGTON SFL 39.08 26.44 1.15 5.03 F 49.11
FORT SCOTT CITY LAKE 36.47 14.12 0.00 3.68 F 36.47
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE 35.29 21.18 0.00 3.96 G 51.70
NEBO SFL 32.08 26.42 0.00 4.32 F 64.46
ELLIS CITY LAKE 31.96 16.49 0.00 3.78 F 19.37
GRAHAM CO-ANTELOPE LAKE 30.88 25.00 0.00 3.71 F 32.10
GMAN SFL 30.68 0.00 0.00 1.47 P 30.68
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE - EAST 30.39 5.88 0.00 2.40 F 61.76
OTTAWA SFL 29.44 12.22 0.00 3.15 F 29.28
LEBO CITY LAKE 27.86 18.57 0.00 3.27 F 33.62
PAOLA CITY LAKE(LAKE MIOLA) 27.10 7.48 0.00 3.24 F 24.82
HOLTON - BANNER CREEK LAKE 26.47 8.82 0.00 2.88 F 32.10
CRAWFORD SFL 26.14 14.38 0.65 4.92 G 24.03
CHERRYVALE CITY LAKE-TANKO 26.00 2.00 0.00 1.99 F 26.00
EUREKA CITY LAKE 25.49 3.92 0.00 3.18 G 35.58
MIDDLE CREEK SFL 24.82 8.03 0.00 2.87 F 21.32
MELVERN RIVER POND 20.59 10.78 0.00 3.32 F 27.51
BELLEVILLE-ROCKY POND 18.37 8.16 0.00 3.56 F 18.37
OSAGE SFL 17.65 2.94 0.00 2.97 F 29.74
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #9 17.14 11.43 0.00 3.46 F 17.14
SHERIDAN SFL 15.87 0.53 0.00 1.60 P 26.68
HORSETHIEF 15.32 5.65 0.00 4.17 P 23.47
BARBER SFL-LOWER 14.71 5.88 1.47 4.98 F 24.95
GREAT BEND-VETS PARK LAKE 13.04 7.25 0.00 3.52 F 29.88
MADISON CITY LAKE 11.76 6.86 0.00 3.67 G 48.71
WINFIELD CITY LAKE 10.59 4.12 0.00 4.19 F 19.42
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE 10.48 8.57 0.00 3.38 P 11.02
OSAWATOMIE CITY LAKE 6.86 0.00 0.00 1.14 P 6.86
JEFFREY EC-AUX. MAKEUP LAKE 5.88 2.61 0.00 2.38 F 7.71
BIG HILL WILDLIFE AREA-NORTH POND 4.76 0.00 0.00 0.67 F 4.76
ATCHISON CO. LAKE 4.69 4.69 0.00 2.45 P 4.69
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE - NORTH 3.36 0.84 0.00 1.67 P 11.88
OLPE CITY LAKE 3.36 1.68 0.00 2.19 P 3.61
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE 2.94 0.00 0.00 1.05 F 5.19
GEARY SFL 0.98 0.00 0.00 1.22 F 16.68
JEFFREY EC-MAKE UP LAKE 0.98 0.98 0.00 2.23 P 1.33
MARION CO. LAKE* 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 G 60.29

* Not sampled in 2019. Rating is based on biologist's current opinion of the fishery and the three-year average provides density data from past year's sampling results.

Updated: 01/16/2020

Ponds

WATERBODY Density Preferred Lunker Big Fish Rating 3 yr avg
  (>12”) (>15”) (>20”) (LBS.)   (>12”)
SALINA-LAKEWOOD LAKE 200.00 6.25 0.00 3.35 G 105.00
EMPORIA-JONES PARK WEST POND 150.00 0.00 0.00 1.35 G 105.95
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #4 80.77 19.23 0.00 2.30 G 80.77
SEVERY CITY LAKE 78.57 4.76 0.00 3.31 G 49.13
EMPORIA-JONES PARK NORTH 69.23 15.38 0.00 1.98 G 57.42
JEWELL CITY LAKE - EMERSON LAKE 59.38 12.50 0.00 2.00 G 88.29
BLACK KETTLE SFL 55.88 29.41 2.94 5.73 F 48.63
OLPE - JONES PARK POND 50.00 40.00 0.00 3.43 G 31.25
STERLING CITY LAKE 41.18 19.61 0.00 4.13 F 84.80
EMPORIA-JONES PARK EAST POND 37.50 25.00 0.00 2.37 G 48.21
EMPORIA-PETER PAN PARK 36.84 21.05 0.00 2.79 G 35.71
HOLYROOD CITY LAKE 34.43 11.48 1.64 5.45 G 36.33
COFFEYVILLE-LECLERE 16.22 2.70 2.70 5.32 F 16.22
OVERBROOK CITY LAKE 13.89 5.56 0.00 2.26 P 29.67
GLEN ELDER STATE PARK POND 8.82 5.88 0.00 3.75 P 10.78
OVERBROOK KIDS POND 7.69 0.00 0.00 1.05 P 39.26
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #2 5.88 0.00 0.00 0.98 P 5.88
Updated: 01/30/2020

Reservoirs

WATERBODY Density Preferred Lunker Big Fish Rating 3 yr avg
  (>12”) (>15”) (>20”) (LBS.)   (>12”)
KIRWIN 52.94 3.53 0.00 4.00 E 18.27
LACYGNE 48.00 30.86 2.86 6.70 E 62.56
SEBELIUS 45.88 12.94 0.00 4.45 E 50.13
WEBSTER 41.18 7.19 0.00 3.60 E 16.23
WILSON 32.85 15.71 0.29 5.90 E 21.79
BIG HILL 28.37 10.73 0.00 4.08 E 22.57
GLEN ELDER 10.38 7.96 0.00 3.65 G 15.98
CEDAR BLUFF 2.72 2.17 0.00 2.39 F 11.42
MILFORD* 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 G 12.64
EL DORADO* 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 F 9.26
HILLSDALE* 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 F 8.96
PERRY* 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 F 7.72
CLINTON* 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 F 6.64
MELVERN* 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 F 4.38

* Not sampled in 2019 due to high water levels. Rating is based on biologist's current opinion of the fishery and the three-year average provides density data from past year's sampling results.