Southwest Region Fishing Reports
Fishing reports provide general angling information from KDWPT staff. The department cannot update the reports on a regular, frequent basis. Many factors determine angling success, and fishing conditions and individual fishing success may vary from the report. Anglers are responsible for deciding what species to fish for, what methods to use, and where and when to fish. You can help fellow anglers by sharing successful fishing notes at http://www.facebook.com/kdwpt.
BARBER STATE FISHING LAKE - LOWER - Last Updated: 8/31/2018
| Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method, & Location |
| Crappie | No report | Up to 12 inches | Fish any deeper brush or vegetation you can find from 6 to 15 feet of water. Use minnows, roadrunners, or jigs. |
| Channel catfish | No report | Up to 5 lbs | Try prepared stink bait, cut bait or liver under a bobber or on the bottom. Also try drifting night crawlers off of points and flats. |
| Largemouth bass | No report | Up to 4 lbs | Typical early summer patterns. Try crankbaits, jigs, grubs and topwater baits. |
| Bluegill | No report | Up to 8 inches | Try small jigs, crickets or worms under a bobber around brush and rock piles. |
| Walleye | No report | Up to 4 lbs | Walleye should be on the points & flats. Try jig & minnow or worms |
Most species remain in typical summer time patterns. Walleye should be on the points and flats. Water temperature in the 80's.
If you would like to contribute a fishing report, you may also call the Dodge City Regional office at 620-227-8609.
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
A Dodge City District newsletter is available. Information about fishing and fisheries management throughout southwest Kansas will be updated at least twice each year. If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter you can go to the following link to get on the mailing list. http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Dodge-City-Fishing-District
CLARK STATE FISHING LAKE - Last Updated: 8/31/2018
| Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method, & Location |
| Crappie | Fair | Up to 15 inches | Fish any brush or vegetation you can find in 6 - 20 feet of water. Use minnows, roadrunners, or jigs. |
| Channel catfish | Good | Up to 5 lbs | Try prepared stink bait, cut bait or liver under a bobber or on the bottom. Also try drifting night crawlers. |
| Largemouth bass | Good | Up to 6 lbs | Largemouth are in typical summer patterns and can be taken on topwater lures early and late and crankbaits & plastic baits during the day. |
| Bluegill | Good | Up to 8 inches | Try small jigs, or crickets & worms under a bobber around brush and rock piles. |
| Walleye | Good | Up to 25 inches | Walleye are on the breaks around points and flats. Try slab spoons or wobble jigs tipped with worms, minnows or leaches. Also try trolling small minnow type crank baits. |
| White bass | Good | Up to 1.5 lbs | Try small white jigs off windblown points as well as crank baits,small jigs and spinners in areas the wind is blowing into the shore. |
Lake full and there are huge schools of 3 inch gizzard shad swimming around. Walleye are setting up on the points and flats. The largemouth can be caught on topwater lures early and late and plastic baits, crankbaits and spinnerbaits during the day. Water temperature in the 80's.
If you would like to contribute a fishing report, you may also call the Dodge City Regional office at 620-227-8609.
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
A Dodge City District newsletter is available. Information about fishing and fisheries management throughout southwest Kansas will be updated at least twice each year. If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter you can go to the following link to get on the mailing list. http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Dodge-City-Fishing-District
DODGE CITY LAKE CHARLES - Last Updated: 3/16/2017
HORSETHIEF RESERVOIR - Last Updated: 8/31/2018
| Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method, & Location |
| Crappie | Fair | Up to 10 inches | Fish any brush or vegetation you can find especially in the deeper creek channels or around a drop-offs. Use minnows, small slab spoons, or jigs. |
| Channel catfish | Good | Up to 11 lbs | Try prepared stink bait, cut bait or liver under a bobber or on the bottom. Also try drifting night crawlers. |
| Largemouth bass | Slow | Up to 4 lbs | Try crankbaits, plastics and topwater luures. |
| Bluegill | Fair | Up to 8 inches | Try small jigs & worms under a bobber around riprap. |
| Walleye | Fair | Up to 4 lbs | Walleye should be on the breaks around points and flats. Try slab spoons or wobble jigs tipped with worms, minnows or leaches. Also try trolling small minnow type crank baits. |
Most species remain in typical summer time patterns. Walleye should be on the points and flats. Water temperature in the 80's.
If you would like to contribute a fishing report, you may also call the Dodge City Regional office at 620-227-8609.
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
A Dodge City District newsletter is available. Information about fishing and fisheries management throughout southwest Kansas will be updated at least twice each year. If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter you can go to the following link to get on the mailing list. http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Dodge-City-Fishing-District
MEADE STATE LAKE - Last Updated: 8/31/2018
| Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method, & Location |
| Crappie | No report | Up to 12 inches | Fish any brush or vegetation you can find in 1 - 6 feet of water. Use minnows, roadrunners, or jigs. |
| Channel catfish | No report | Up to 5 lbs | Try prepared stink bait, cut bait or liver under a bobber or on the bottom. Also try drifting night crawlers. |
| Largemouth bass | No report | Up to 5 lbs | Try spinnerbaits, topwaters and soft plastic around wood or vegetation. |
| Flathead catfish | No Report | Up to 50 lbs | Live bait fished around cover. |
Most species remain in typical summer time patterns. Largemouth can be caught on topwaters early and late and plastics, jigs and spinnnerbaits during the day. Water temperature n the 80's.
If you would like to contribute a fishing report, you may also call the Dodge City Regional office at 620-227-8609.
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
A Dodge City District newsletter is available. Information about fishing and fisheries management throughout southwest Kansas will be updated at least twice each year. If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter you can go to the following link to get on the mailing list. http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Dodge-City-Fishing-District
PRATT COUNTY LAKE - Last Updated: 8/31/2018
| Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method, & Location |
| Crappie | No report | Up to 12 inches | Fish any brush or vegetation you can find off of the piers. Use minnows, small slab spoons, or jigs. |
| Channel catfish | No report | Up to 5 lbs | Try prepared stink bait, cut bait or liver under a bobber or on the bottom. Also try drifting night crawlers. |
| Largemouth bass | No report | Up to 4 lbs | Try spinnerbaits, topwaters, crankbaits and soft plastic around wood and vegetation. |
| Bluegill | No report | Up to 9 inches | Try small jigs & worms under a bobber around brush and rocks. |
| Wiper | No report | Try jigs and slim minnow baits where the wind is blowing into the shore. | |
| Walleye | No report | Up to 6 lbs | Try drifting jig and night crawlers across the points. |
Most species remain in typical summer time patterns. Walleye should be on the points and flats. Water temperature in the 80's.
If you would like to contribute a fishing report, you may also call the Dodge City Regional office at 620-227-8609.
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
A Dodge City District newsletter is available. Information about fishing and fisheries management throughout southwest Kansas will be updated at least twice each year. If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter you can go to the following link to get on the mailing list. http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Dodge-City-Fishing-District
SCOTT STATE LAKE - Last Updated: 9/13/2018
| Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method & Location |
| Channel Catfish | Fair | Most in the 13 to 18 inch range | Fishing prepared bait lake-wide has been productive. |
| Crappie | Slow | Up to 13 inches | Vertically fishing minnows around the fish attractors has been best. |
| Largemouth Bass | Fair | Up to 5.5 lbs. | Soft plastics and swimbaits fished around brushpiles, laydown trees, and along rocky shorelines. |
| Sunfish | Fair | Up to 8 inches | Worms under a bobber around brush, laydown trees, vegetation, and rock in shallow water. |
| Saugeye/Walleye | Slow | Up to 7 lbs. | No Reports. |
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| Release all walleye/saugeye less than 18 inches and largemouth bass less than 15 inches. Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water! Cedar Bluff District Newsletter: A biannual newsletter detailing fishing related projects and activities in the Cedar Bluff District, which includes such waters as Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Sheridan and Scott State Fishing Lakes, Antelope Lake, and other public fishing waters in northwest Kansas are available. If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter you can go to the following link to get on the mailing list. The link is: http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Cedar-Bluff-Fishing-District | |||