Perry Reservoir Fishing Information

Counties:

Jefferson

GPS:

39.1459226 -95.4862717

Surface Acres:

11,630 acres

Maximum Depth:

43 feet

Normal Lake Level:

891.5 feet

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Perry Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 02/06/2020

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method & Location
Zebra Mussels	Invasive!	up to 3/4"	Since the infestation was discovered in Oct. of 2007 these mussels have spread throughout the lake. It's up to all of us to make sure these are not spread to other area lakes, Clean-Drain-Dry everything that is taken out of Perry. Mussels will start spawning as the water temperature rises to around 54 degrees. Please do not move water from Perry Reservoir.
Perry District Newsletter	Good-Excellent		We publish a newsletter for Perry and other waters in the district twice a year. If you would like the letter e-mailed to you click here and fill in the blanks.
Channel Catfish	Good	up to 10.0 lbs	Channel Catfish bite has been pretty slow, that or anglers haven't been targeting them. Some fish could be found in the creek and river channels.
Sauger	Slow	up to 2.6 lbs.	There are good numbers in the reservoir but are difficult to target. Try trolling crankbaits along the dam. Casting a jig or crankbait in areas under a light may produce some fish during the night.
Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	Fair Fair	up to 5.0 lbs. up to 5.0 lbs.	Lots of small 8-10 inch bass were seen all throughout the spring. Fishing should be great as these fish continue to grow.
White Bass	Fair	up to 1.5 lbs.	White Bass can be caught using any bait resembling a shad or even from crappie jigs. Try casting around rocks or look for schools of fish breaking up the balls of shad. There are A LOT of 6-9 inch fish out there but some larger 14-16 inch fish can still be found.
White Crappie	Slow to Fair	up to 1.5 lbs.	Crappie have begun moving deeper and can be found in the old creek and river channels.
Blue Catfish	Fair	up to 25.0 lbs.	Some fish can be caught following the river and creek channels and dropping cut-bait down when you find shad balls. A few nice fish in the 35 inch length limit range can be taken, many fish are below the length limit, with a few blue catfish over the 35 inch minimum length limit. Remember blue cats look similar to channel catfish, so be careful with identification.
Comments
As of February 6th, the current lake elevation is at 889.59 (1.91' below conservation pool) and staying relatively steady with a release of 100 cfs. For current lake conditions click here and for the lake forecast click here. Most boat ramps are back open except for Longview, Devils Gap, and Lake Perry Yacht & Marina. Most have the docks pulled for the winter. If you would like to place habitat in Perry Reservoir or contribute to the fishing report, please contact the Fish Biologist, Nick, at 785-246-4514 to obtain a permit. 39 Georgia Cube fish habitat structures were placed in the reservoir last spring. Their locations can be found here. This is a generic report and will be updated as information becomes available.

Creel Length/Limits

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
Bluegill
Channel Catfish	10
Crappie	20	10
Flathead Catfish	5
Green Sunfish
Largemouth Bass	5	18
Sauger	5	18
Saugeye	5	18
White Bass
Walleye	5	18
Blue Catfish	5	35
Smallmouth Bass	5	18

* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination

Fishing Forecast Information

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+Largemouth Bass Forecast

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.

+Flathead Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>20”)	(>28”)	(>34”)	(LBS.)		(>20”)
WEBSTER	0.42	0.08	0.00	6.55	G	0.25
POMONA	0.25	0.06	0.06	10.13	F	0.14
LACYGNE	0.19	0.06	0.06	12.27	F	0.28
BIG HILL	0.10	0.00	0.00	2.40	F	0.20
TORONTO	0.10	0.00	0.00	3.17	E	0.26
WILSON	0.10	0.00	0.00	4.83	F	0.10
ELK CITY	0.08	0.00	0.00	2.10	F	0.08
COUNCIL GROVE	0.07	0.00	0.00	1.68	F	0.08
CLINTON	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	0.06
MELVERN	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	0.13
JOHN REDMOND	0.05	0.00	0.00	2.98	F	0.05
PERRY*	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.72	F	0.02

* 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.

+Bluegill Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>6”)	(>8”)	(>10”)	(LBS.)		(>6”)
SEBELIUS	25.00	1.20	0.00	0.62	G	12.73
GLEN ELDER	7.50	0.15	0.00	0.45	F	2.98
WEBSTER	7.19	0.13	0.00	0.48	F	11.08
KIRWIN	6.25	0.00	0.00	0.38	F	3.67
MARION	4.91	0.00	0.00	0.31	F	7.05
WILSON	3.73	0.00	0.00	0.33	F	2.24
KANOPOLIS	3.50	0.00	0.00	0.35	F	1.68
HILLSDALE	3.38	0.13	0.00	0.44	F	3.63
CEDAR BLUFF	2.94	0.06	0.00	0.42	F	1.55
BIG HILL	2.80	0.10	0.00	0.31	F	2.93
EL DORADO	2.13	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	0.91
LOVEWELL	1.63	0.00	0.00	0.31	F	3.23
POMONA	1.44	0.00	0.00	0.30	F	0.65
LACYGNE	1.25	0.06	0.06	0.26	F	1.92
PERRY	1.24	0.00	0.00	0.34	P	0.77
WOLF CREEK	1.06	0.00	0.00	0.27	P	0.72
ELK CITY	0.75	0.00	0.00	0.27	P	0.52
MELVERN	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.26	P	0.32
JOHN REDMOND	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.19	P	0.06
COUNCIL GROVE*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.09	P	0.03
TORONTO*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.09	P	0.02
CLINTON*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	0.90

* 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.

+Black Crappie Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
BLACK CRAPPIE
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
	RES
SEBELIUS	25.50	14.70	1.40	1.58	G	12.50
GLEN ELDER	16.85	3.65	0.05	1.30	G	5.68
KIRWIN	14.75	13.13	0.75	1.75	G	16.79
KANOPOLIS	11.75	1.83	0.17	1.12	G	4.26
WEBSTER	7.25	2.56	0.38	1.45	G	5.38
LOVEWELL	5.38	2.88	0.25	1.23	F	3.09
MARION	3.82	3.18	1.36	1.43	F	2.71
WILSON	2.47	1.87	0.47	1.68	F	0.93
CEDAR BLUFF	1.56	0.94	0.50	1.15	F	2.48
JOHN REDMOND	1.38	1.13	0.19	1.57	P	1.38
WOLF CREEK	0.75	0.63	0.63	1.46	P	0.52
HILLSDALE	0.44	0.19	0.06	1.59	P	0.67
BIG HILL	0.40	0.00	0.00	0.41	P	0.63
EL DORADO	0.19	0.06	0.00	0.85	P	0.31
ELK CITY	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.53	P	0.06
LACYGNE	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.28	P	0.09
PERRY	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.25	P	0.06
CLINTON*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	0.33

* 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.

+White Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>9”)	(>12”)	(>15”)	(LBS.)		(>9”)
KANOPOLIS	25.24	19.06	3.35	3.66	E	13.60
GLEN ELDER	18.11	16.72	4.67	3.06	E	18.01
MARION	13.13	10.93	0.27	1.98	G	8.33
ELK CITY	10.50	8.25	1.42	2.91	E	7.29
MELVERN	9.88	8.75	2.31	2.42	G	5.19
WEBSTER	9.33	8.08	0.00	1.50	G	5.58
JOHN REDMOND	8.65	2.75	0.35	2.82	G	6.44
LOVEWELL	7.58	4.58	0.08	1.73	G	5.58
CLINTON	4.94	4.31	0.88	2.76	G	6.13
LACYGNE	4.88	2.06	0.25	1.83	G	3.40
CEDAR BLUFF	4.25	3.71	0.21	1.50	F	11.29
EL DORADO	3.07	2.27	0.73	2.56	F	3.04
BIG HILL	3.00	2.70	0.70	2.27	F	2.20
KIRWIN	2.20	2.20	0.13	2.52	G	2.94
CHENEY	2.15	2.05	0.40	2.20	F	2.13
WILSON	2.07	1.97	1.27	3.75	F	2.33
PERRY	1.48	1.00	0.10	1.57	F	2.33
HILLSDALE	1.33	1.08	0.17	1.78	F	1.69
WOLF CREEK	1.28	1.11	0.39	1.93	F	2.23
COUNCIL GROVE	1.13	0.80	0.00	1.38	F	1.62
POMONA	0.56	0.13	0.00	1.61	F	1.74
TORONTO	0.50	0.20	0.20	2.23	F	4.47
MILFORD*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	2.12

* 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.

+Channel Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>16”)	(>24”)	(>28”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
LOVEWELL	9.75	1.17	0.25	10.03	G	5.68
BIG HILL	8.40	0.50	0.10	7.43	G	6.03
KANOPOLIS	7.06	0.24	0.00	6.96	G	4.03
MELVERN	3.94	0.19	0.06	9.00	G	3.90
HILLSDALE	3.50	0.33	0.00	9.92	G	4.22
MARION	3.07	0.53	0.40	19.88	G	3.62
TORONTO	2.90	1.70	0.70	11.90	G	2.11
POMONA	2.88	0.13	0.00	5.69	G	2.65
WILSON	2.87	0.47	0.03	9.27	G	2.83
GLEN ELDER	2.22	0.61	0.06	13.41	G	1.99
CLINTON	1.56	0.19	0.00	4.93	G	4.04
CHENEY	1.30	0.20	0.00	7.65	G	1.00
COUNCIL GROVE	1.27	0.13	0.00	8.77	G	1.38
ELK CITY	1.25	0.25	0.00	6.03	G	2.94
LACYGNE	1.25	0.13	0.00	4.52	G	1.39
JOHN REDMOND	1.05	0.40	0.25	14.02	G	1.02
PERRY	1.05	0.14	0.10	8.82	G	1.65
WEBSTER	0.92	0.17	0.00	6.15	G	1.22
KIRWIN	0.73	0.27	0.07	8.75	G	0.82
WOLF CREEK	0.72	0.00	0.00	2.48	F	0.99
EL DORADO	0.27	0.00	0.00	2.46	F	0.31
CEDAR BLUFF	0.21	0.00	0.00	4.87	F	0.27
SEBELIUS	0.10	0.00	0.00	3.23	F	0.20
CLINTON*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	G	5.48
MILFORD*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	0.80

* 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.

+Redear Sunfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
REDEAR SUNFISH
	(>7”)	(>9”)	(>11”)	(LBS.)		(>7”)
BIG HILL	0.40	0.00	0.00	0.33	P	0.43
ELK CITY*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.08	P	0.00
HILLSDALE*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13	P	0.00
PERRY*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.15	P	0.00
WILSON*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	0.00
CLINTON*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	1.38

* 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.

+Black Bass Combined Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Biologist rating	3 year average
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	70.06	30.54	0.00	E	67.17
LACYGNE	50.59	39.41	7.06	E	68.49
GLEN ELDER	45.14	23.17	1.92	G	32.58
WILSON	42.79	22.48	3.86	E	21.43
WOLF CREEK	41.46	22.65	1.39	G	47.47
MELVERN	26.94	12.71	0.95	G	21.20
MILFORD	25.20	14.32	1.06	G	22.36
PERRY	22.89	12.05	1.20	F	12.81
EL DORADO	20.00	5.88	0.00	F	31.68
WALNUT CREEK - TORONTO RES.	16.97	10.98	1.00	F	26.62
CEDAR BLUFF	14.38	5.56	0.00	F	15.24
CLINTON	14.33	4.90	0.39	F	8.07
KANOPOLIS	13.25	4.42	0.00	P	5.64
BIG HILL	12.80	4.80	0.40	G	26.96
FALL RIVER	11.98	8.98	1.00	F	9.35
HILLSDALE	7.19	4.32	0.29	F	9.00
WEBSTER	7.19	1.80	0.00	G	3.59
KIRWIN	1.80	0.00	0.00	G	0.93

+Crappie Combined Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Biologist rating	3 year average
HILLSDALE	35.56	12.44	0.81	G	29.63
CLINTON	33.88	14.19	1.38	G	24.67
KIRWIN	27.06	6.56	1.56	G	16.52
PERRY	17.69	4.81	0.38	E	16.65
ELK CITY	16.73	6.87	3.60	G	11.39
TORONTO	16.56	6.81	3.06	G	12.67
LOVEWELL	15.63	4.31	0.44	G	13.91
MELVERN	14.79	1.50	0.86	F	6.78
POMONA	9.25	3.25	0.69	G	7.65
KANOPOLIS	7.11	1.67	0.44	G	6.14
FALL RIVER	6.75	2.19	1.88	G	6.96
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	6.50	2.30	0.10	G	5.77
LACYGNE	6.25	2.81	0.44	G	5.48
CEDAR BLUFF	5.28	4.22	1.33	F	3.28
COUNCIL GROVE	4.83	1.08	0.25	F	3.15
WOLF CREEK	4.69	3.50	2.19	F	6.55
WEBSTER	4.50	0.31	0.00	F	3.98
EL DORADO	4.47	2.87	0.60	G	6.27
BIG HILL	3.60	1.40	0.20	F	3.28
GLEN ELDER	2.14	0.68	0.32	F	1.90
WILSON	0.20	0.00	0.00	P	0.13

+Smallmouth Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>11”)	(>14”)	(>17”)	(LBS.)		(>11”)
GLEN ELDER	41.18	25.95	4.15	3.28	G	26.96
WOLF CREEK	31.39	22.63	2.92	2.99	G	35.29
WILSON	3.17	2.31	0.86	3.17	G	8.33
BIG HILL	1.04	0.35	0.00	1.98	F	1.39
CEDAR BLUFF	0.95	0.41	0.00	1.34	F	0.59
CLINTON*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	1.43
EL DORADO*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	G	19.70
MELVERN*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	16.82
MILFORD*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	G	8.25
PERRY*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	5.09

* 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.

Stocking Records Information

+Sauger Stocking

Water	Water type	Stocking date	Number stocked
HOLTON - BANNER CREEK LAKE	COML	4/18/2019	600000
Perry Reservoir	RESV	4/18/2019	1000000
Clinton Reservoir	RESV	4/18/2019	400000
Melvern Reservoir	RESV	4/18/2019	400000
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