Milford Reservoir Fishing Information

Milford Reservoir Map
This Location does have Boat Access
Fishing Forecast
Counties:
GPS:
N39 06.241 W96 53.682
Surface Acres:
16,200 acres
Maximum Depth:
65 feet
Normal Lake Level:
1144.4

5 mi NW of Junction City on US-77

KDWPT is conducting a Walleye tagging study on Milford Reservoir, if you catch a walleye at Milford Reservoir with a tag use the following form to fill out and send to KDWPT. Thank you for your help!

Fishing Forecast Information

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+Largemouth Bass Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
LARGEMOUTH BASS          
  (>12") (>15") (>20") (lbs.)  
  RES        
SEBELIUS 219.13 75.16 1.03 5.24 E
WEBSTER 63.81 31.15 0.00 3.99 G
WILSON 61.55 41.11 0.81 5.77 G
LACYGNE 56.15 45.45 3.74 7.70 E
KIRWIN 44.99 35.36 0.00 3.72 G
BIG HILL 38.85 19.20 1.24 5.43 G
CEDAR BLUFF 11.93 4.98 0.04 5.83 G
KANOPOLIS 11.43 1.78 0.26 4.85 F
GLEN ELDER 9.93 6.23 0.12 5.38 G
TORONTO 9.80 5.23 0.00 3.52 F
MILFORD 8.70 2.92 0.00 4.68 F
EL DORADO 5.20 2.45 0.15 3.47 F
CLINTON 3.67 1.67 0.00 4.02 F
WOLF CREEK 3.63 2.73 0.00 3.93 F
MELVERN 3.44 0.86 0.00 2.68 F
LOVEWELL 2.65 2.35 0.00 4.56 P
HILLSDALE 2.38 1.60 0.11 5.16 P
PERRY 1.68 0.83 0.15 6.00 P

+Walleye Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
WALLEYE          
  (>15") (>20") (>25") (lbs.)  
  RES        
WILSON 4.92 2.18 0.28 8.52 G
KIRWIN 4.67 0.56 0.11 8.46 G
MARION 3.33 0.22 0.00 4.65 G
CEDAR BLUFF 2.88 0.50 0.01 7.93 G
WEBSTER 2.75 0.83 0.14 6.60 G
EL DORADO 2.69 1.11 0.13 7.94 G
MILFORD 2.67 0.23 0.02 6.17 G
GLEN ELDER 2.50 0.32 0.01 6.61 G
CHENEY 1.38 0.89 0.13 7.54 F
LOVEWELL 1.35 0.54 0.02 8.16 G
HILLSDALE 0.81 0.08 0.03 5.74 G
WOLF CREEK 0.59 0.20 0.02 5.99 F
MELVERN 0.50 0.06 0.00 4.59 F
CLINTON 0.45 0.00 0.00 2.91 F
POMONA 0.37 0.06 0.00 4.58 F
KANOPOLIS 0.07 0.00 0.00 1.94 P
BIG HILL 0.03 0.00 0.00 1.17 P
COUNCIL GROVE 0.02 0.02 0.00 2.80 P
ELK CITY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.30 P
SEBELIUS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.51 F

+Black Crappie Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
BLACK CRAPPIE          
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.)  
  RES        
SEBELIUS 29.67 15.60 1.47 1.64 G
CEDAR BLUFF 22.55 2.24 0.06 1.29 G
KIRWIN 12.02 11.19 5.92 2.06 G
WEBSTER 5.17 2.02 0.02 1.40 G
LOVEWELL 4.33 0.38 0.07 1.43 G
KANOPOLIS 3.50 2.39 0.44 1.43 G
MILFORD 2.77 0.81 0.02 1.63 F
GLEN ELDER 1.94 1.55 0.17 1.26 G
HILLSDALE 1.33 0.29 0.06 1.36 G
CLINTON 1.30 0.93 0.04 1.10 P
MARION 1.25 0.50 0.25 1.31 P
BIG HILL 0.63 0.13 0.07 0.92 P
WILSON 0.62 0.22 0.11 1.68 P
JOHN REDMOND 0.48 0.10 0.03 1.29 P
PERRY 0.35 0.11 0.00 0.81 P
TORONTO 0.28 0.15 0.04 1.19 P
WOLF CREEK 0.17 0.06 0.06 1.39 P
EL DORADO 0.14 0.07 0.02 1.19 P
FALL RIVER 0.10 0.08 0.02 1.14 P
POMONA 0.10 0.06 0.00 0.66 P
TUTTLE CREEK 0.04 0.02 0.02 1.17 P
CHENEY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 P
ELK CITY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 P

+Bluegill Forecast

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

+Channel Catfish Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
CHANNEL CATFISH          
  (>16") (>24") (>28") (lbs.)  
  RES        
LOVEWELL 6.11 0.96 0.13 13.83 G
HILLSDALE 5.81 0.22 0.06 10.62 G
BIG HILL 5.47 0.63 0.03 8.60 G
MARION 5.36 0.20 0.02 5.48 G
TORONTO 3.75 2.36 0.53 12.78 G
KANOPOLIS 3.70 0.48 0.00 6.54 G
ELK CITY 3.11 0.47 0.03 8.42 G
WILSON 2.76 0.48 0.03 10.11 G
PERRY 2.54 0.65 0.14 12.70 G
MELVERN 2.46 0.30 0.06 11.45 G
CLINTON 2.45 0.09 0.00 6.06 G
CHENEY 2.29 0.51 0.09 14.81 G
LACYGNE 2.27 0.02 0.00 7.26 G
GLEN ELDER 1.94 0.45 0.17 16.60 G
POMONA 1.51 0.09 0.06 11.96 G
FALL RIVER 1.43 1.06 0.37 14.53 G
WEBSTER 1.28 0.08 0.03 10.64 F
KIRWIN 1.22 0.33 0.08 11.23 F
COUNCIL GROVE 1.18 0.20 0.04 7.59 F
JOHN REDMOND 0.98 0.24 0.10 14.02 F
CEDAR BLUFF 0.90 0.12 0.04 14.15 F
WOLF CREEK 0.81 0.00 0.00 4.16 F
TUTTLE CREEK 0.75 0.12 0.07 14.31 F
EL DORADO 0.67 0.02 0.00 5.39 F
MILFORD 0.30 0.03 0.02 9.23 F
SEBELIUS 0.17 0.10 0.10 22.56 F

+White Bass Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
WHITE BASS          
  (>9") (>12") (>15") (lbs.)  
  RES        
GLEN ELDER 19.40 15.73 3.22 3.49 E
MARION 15.40 9.84 0.40 1.87 E
KANOPOLIS 10.74 5.05 0.49 2.86 G
CEDAR BLUFF 8.56 7.87 2.47 2.49 G
PERRY 8.42 4.26 0.33 2.51 G
CLINTON 8.00 7.17 0.83 2.31 G
WEBSTER 6.39 4.19 0.11 2.73 G
POMONA 6.26 3.31 0.14 1.88 G
JOHN REDMOND 5.75 4.85 1.19 3.12 G
HILLSDALE 4.75 2.03 0.08 1.66 G
MILFORD 4.50 2.73 0.17 1.91 G
TORONTO 4.36 3.44 1.36 2.85 G
KIRWIN 3.94 3.39 0.72 2.64 G
FALL RIVER 3.94 2.77 1.00 3.29 G
LOVEWELL 3.46 2.09 0.37 2.15 G
EL DORADO 3.27 1.42 0.38 2.01 G
BIG HILL 2.87 2.43 0.27 2.35 G
MELVERN 2.82 2.28 0.32 2.34 G
WOLF CREEK 2.78 2.13 0.43 1.72 F
LACYGNE 2.75 1.66 0.39 2.88 G
WILSON 2.72 2.22 0.88 2.96 F
COUNCIL GROVE 2.16 1.33 0.18 2.23 F
CHENEY 1.67 1.45 0.59 2.58 F
TUTTLE CREEK 0.27 0.07 0.03 2.96 F
ELK CITY 0.25 0.17 0.03 1.94 F

+Black Bass Combined Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker 3 yr avg Size Rating
Sebelius Reservoir 92.35 32.94 0.00 72.41 Reservoir Good
Wilson Reservoir 84.21 49.85 2.32 52.41 Reservoir Good
Webster Reservoir 73.53 21.18 0.00 40.74 Reservoir Good
LaCygne Reservoir 55.42 33.13 6.02 51.34 Reservoir Excellent
Big Hill Reservoir 54.62 25.21 2.52 32.28 Reservoir Good
Kirwin Reservoir 42.35 34.71 0.00 32.39 Reservoir Good
Glen Elder Reservoir 42.21 25.61 5.36 46.53 Reservoir Good
El Dorado Reservoir 28.24 12.94 1.18 24.12 Reservoir Fair
Wolf Creek Reservoir 20.77 18.46 5.38 34.21 Reservoir Fair
Melvern Reservoir 12.75 5.29 1.57 19.85 Reservoir Fair
Toronto Reservoir 10.46 5.88 0.00 10.46 Reservoir Poor
Milford Reservoir 9.63 6.19 1.38 17.42 Reservoir Fair
Cedar Bluff Reservoir 7.37 4.32 0.00 9.92 Reservoir Fair
Kanopolis Reservoir 6.34 1.46 0.00 9.80 Reservoir Poor
Clinton Reservoir 5.69 2.91 0.24 6.68 Reservoir Fair
Perry Reservoir 5.11 2.84 0.57 14.43 Reservoir Fair
Hillsdale Reservoir 3.96 2.64 0.22 5.58 Reservoir Fair
Lovewell Reservoir 1.24 1.24 0.00 1.24 Reservoir Poor

+Percids Combined Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker 3 yr avg Size Rating
Sebelius Reservoir 12.40 2.50 0.00 9.43 Reservoir Good
Wilson Reservoir 8.70 3.97 0.70 6.72 Reservoir Excellent
Cedar Bluff Reservoir 4.04 0.54 0.00 4.00 Reservoir Good
Perry Reservoir 3.96 0.65 0.22 2.25 Reservoir Excellent
Kirwin Reservoir 2.92 0.67 0.25 2.97 Reservoir Good
Milford Reservoir 2.60 0.45 0.05 2.05 Reservoir Fair
El Dorado Reservoir 2.53 1.40 0.13 2.22 Reservoir Good
Marion Reservoir 2.40 0.07 0.00 1.73 Reservoir Good
Glen Elder Reservoir 2.04 0.42 0.00 3.15 Reservoir Good
Webster Reservoir 2.00 0.67 0.25 2.03 Reservoir Good
Council Grove Reservoir 1.93 1.71 0.50 1.82 Reservoir Fair
Clinton Reservoir 1.75 0.88 0.13 1.29 Reservoir Fair
Cheney Reservoir 1.70 1.19 0.11 1.31 Reservoir Fair
Kanopolis Reservoir 1.43 0.48 0.19 3.74 Reservoir Fair
Lovewell Reservoir 1.15 0.30 0.05 0.83 Reservoir Fair
Melvern Reservoir 1.10 0.45 0.10 0.95 Reservoir Fair
Horsethief Reservoir 0.80 0.60 0.00 1.23 Reservoir Fair
Wolf Creek Reservoir 0.70 0.30 0.00 0.53 Reservoir Fair
Hillsdale Reservoir 0.33 0.08 0.00 0.42 Reservoir Good
Pomona Reservoir 0.29 0.14 0.00 0.18 Reservoir Fair
Tuttle Creek Reservoir 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.05 Reservoir Poor
Big Hill Reservoir 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Reservoir Poor

+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker 3 yr avg Size Rating
Glen Elder Reservoir 22.83 15.33 3.38 20.35 Reservoir Excellent
Webster Reservoir 17.08 5.42 0.17 11.31 Reservoir Good
Clinton Reservoir 16.38 12.13 1.31 10.56 Reservoir Good
Kanopolis Reservoir 15.19 3.33 0.76 16.19 Reservoir Good
Marion Reservoir 11.60 3.60 0.20 11.84 Reservoir Good
John Redmond Reservoir 10.00 8.57 0.95 7.92 Reservoir Good
Hillsdale Reservoir 9.42 2.08 0.17 3.89 Reservoir Good
Milford Reservoir 8.35 1.50 0.10 7.78 Reservoir Good
Sebelius Reservoir 7.80 0.80 0.10 7.03 Reservoir Good
Cedar Bluff Reservoir 7.71 7.58 2.63 8.74 Reservoir Good
Cheney Reservoir 6.00 4.63 1.15 6.27 Reservoir Good
El Dorado Reservoir 5.47 3.93 0.47 5.49 Reservoir Good
Pomona Reservoir 5.29 2.43 0.00 3.49 Reservoir Good
Perry Reservoir 5.17 1.57 0.35 2.97 Reservoir Good
Kirwin Reservoir 5.00 2.17 0.75 5.96 Reservoir Good
Big Hill Reservoir 4.30 3.90 0.60 3.33 Reservoir Good
Wilson Reservoir 4.13 2.73 1.20 2.74 Reservoir Good
Toronto Reservoir 2.58 2.42 0.25 2.37 Reservoir Fair
Wolf Creek Reservoir 2.50 2.30 0.50 2.26 Reservoir Good
Lovewell Reservoir 2.15 1.45 0.35 5.66 Reservoir Fair
Fall River Reservoir 1.92 1.42 0.75 5.29 Reservoir Fair
LaCygne Reservoir 0.57 0.50 0.21 3.08 Reservoir Good
Melvern Reservoir 0.50 0.50 0.10 4.06 Reservoir Fair
Council Grove Reservoir 0.29 0.14 0.00 1.72 Reservoir Poor
Tuttle Creek Reservoir 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 Reservoir Poor
Elk City Reservoir 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.54 Reservoir Fair

+Crappie Combined Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker 3 yr avg Size Rating
Pomona Reservoir 23.83 6.83 1.89 19.80 Reservoir Excellent
Cedar Bluff Reservoir 20.22 2.17 0.00 9.11 Reservoir Good
Marion Reservoir 17.13 4.13 1.50 12.84 Reservoir Good
Lovewell Reservoir 14.00 2.50 0.36 33.17 Reservoir Good
Kirwin Reservoir 13.88 12.00 3.88 18.81 Reservoir Good
Hillsdale Reservoir 12.56 7.88 1.31 20.98 Reservoir Good
Tuttle Creek Reservoir 11.81 10.25 1.25 11.81 Reservoir Excellent
Sebelius Reservoir 11.60 6.20 0.40 14.87 Reservoir Good
Melvern Reservoir 9.94 6.75 0.63 11.60 Reservoir Good
El Dorado Reservoir 9.88 8.63 3.63 7.51 Reservoir Good
Glen Elder Reservoir 7.79 4.08 0.54 9.93 Reservoir Good
Webster Reservoir 7.38 2.31 0.00 9.02 Reservoir Good
Toronto Reservoir 6.38 2.50 0.81 8.15 Reservoir Good
Big Hill Reservoir 5.70 2.60 0.70 5.00 Reservoir Good
Milford Reservoir 5.56 4.13 1.38 5.56 Reservoir Good
Perry Reservoir 5.50 4.56 0.67 13.59 Reservoir  
Wolf Creek Reservoir 5.00 2.29 0.41 4.94 Reservoir Fair
Horsethief Reservoir 4.40 0.00 0.00 6.80 Reservoir Fair
Fall River Reservoir 4.19 0.81 0.63 5.47 Reservoir Good
Council Grove Reservoir 3.62 2.62 0.92 5.07 Reservoir Good
Kanopolis Reservoir 2.92 1.58 0.17 7.56 Reservoir Good
Clinton Reservoir 2.75 1.94 0.25 18.31 Reservoir Fair
Cheney Reservoir 2.40 1.40 0.00 2.40 Reservoir Fair
LaCygne Reservoir 1.62 0.94 0.31 3.10 Reservoir Good
John Redmond Reservoir 1.44 1.13 0.13 4.13 Reservoir Fair
Elk City Reservoir 1.00 0.44 0.44 7.16 Reservoir Good
Wilson Reservoir 0.53 0.53 0.20 1.09 Reservoir Fair
Stocking Records Information

+Palmetto Bass/Wiper Stocking

Water Water Type Stocking Date Number Stocked
Cedar Bluff Reservoir RESV 5/12/2021 70000
Cedar Bluff Reservoir Sum     70000
Kirwin Reservoir RESV 5/12/2021 50000
Kirwin Reservoir Sum     50000
MILFORD FISH HATCHERY OTHR 5/12/2021 150000
MILFORD FISH HATCHERY Sum     150000
Milford Reservoir RESV 5/4/2021 850000
Milford Reservoir Sum     850000
PRATT FISH HATCHERY OTHR 5/12/2021 600000
PRATT FISH HATCHERY Sum     600000
Sebelius Reservoir RESV 5/12/2021 70000
Sebelius Reservoir Sum     70000
Webster Reservoir RESV 5/12/2021 50000
Webster Reservoir Sum     50000
    Grand Total 1840000

+Walleye Stocking

Impoundment Size Requested Stocking Date Quantity Delivered Impoundment Code Species Stocking Year
Cheney Reservoir FRY 4/25/2022 2000000 CHNR Walleye 2022
SHAWNEE COUNTY-LAKE SHAWNEE FRY 4/18/2022 234000 SNCA Walleye 2022
Webster Reservoir FRY 4/25/2022 1000000 WEBR Walleye 2022
WINFIELD CITY LAKE FRY 4/25/2022 1200000 WFCA Walleye 2022
WILSON STATE FISHING LAKE FRY 4/19/2022 110000 WLSL Walleye 2022
Big Hill Reservoir FRY 4/22/2022 1200000 BGHR Walleye 2022
Milford Reservoir FRY 4/22/2022 1500000 MILR Walleye 2022
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE FRY 4/20/2022 400000 CGCL Walleye 2022
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW FRY 4/20/2022 300000 HRCA Walleye 2022
Wilson Reservoir FRY 4/22/2022 2000000 WILR Walleye 2022
Wilson Reservoir FRY 4/25/2022 1700000 WILR Walleye 2022
Wilson Reservoir FRY 6/2/2022 308950 WILR Walleye 2022
HOLTON - BANNER CREEK LAKE FRY 4/8/2022 500000 HOCC Walleye 2022
SABETHA - PONY CREEK LAKE FRY 4/8/2022 200000 SBCA Walleye 2022
Fort Scott City Lake FRY 4/22/2022 350000 FSCA Walleye 2022
CRITZER LAKE FRY 4/22/2022 220000 LNCR Walleye 2022
CRITZER LAKE FRY 4/25/2022 100000 LNCR Walleye 2022
MOUND CITY LAKE FRY 4/22/2022 148000 MCCL Walleye 2022
MOUND CITY LAKE FRY 4/25/2022 200000 MCCL Walleye 2022
Bourbon State Fishing Lake FRY 4/22/2022 103000 BBSL Walleye 2022
PLEASANTON EAST LAKE FRY 4/22/2022 127000 PLCA Walleye 2022
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