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: 05/08/2019

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	Catfish can be along deeper mudflats using cut shad, night crawlers, shrimp, or stink bait.
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 or mudflats in early morning. 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.	Recent Bass tournaments have landed some nice fish including a few of both species over 5 lbs and numerous over 4 and 3. There are some nice fish in the lake for folks to hook into.
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.
White Crappie	Slow to Fair	up to 1.5 lbs.	Constant rain and high water has fish scattered and many anglers are struggling to consistently find fish. Many fish are still deep.
Blue Catfish	Fair	up to 25.0 lbs.	Anglers are catching a few Blue Cats using cut and whole shad along the river channels in the upper end of the reservoir. 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 May 8th, the current lake elevation is at 908.45 (16.95' above conservation pool) and rising with a release of 25 cfs. For current lake conditions click here and for the lake forecast click here. The Corps cannot release water until the Missouri River goes down. THERE ARE NO BOAT RAMPS OPEN! 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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+Black Crappie Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
KIRWIN	17.31	3.44	0.25	2.16	G	12.00
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	6.00	2.30	0.10	1.06	G	4.37
CEDAR BLUFF	4.61	4.00	1.11	1.25	G	2.09
WEBSTER	3.44	0.13	0.00	0.80	F	3.04
LOVEWELL	2.63	0.06	0.00	0.62	F	1.49
BIG HILL	1.20	0.10	0.00	0.57	P	0.50
HILLSDALE	0.56	0.19	0.00	0.36	P	0.73
WOLF CREEK	0.31	0.25	0.25	1.38	F	0.41
KANOPOLIS	0.22	0.11	0.00	0.92	F	0.53
WILSON	0.20	0.00	0.00	0.36	P	0.13
EL DORADO	0.13	0.07	0.00	0.58	P	0.27
LACYGNE	0.13	0.13	0.00	0.85	F	0.16
CLINTON	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.35	P	0.33
PERRY	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.25	P	0.04
TORONTO	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.48	P	0.13
GLEN ELDER	0.05	0.05	0.05	1.29	P	0.06
COUNCIL GROVE	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.16	P	0.00
FALL RIVER	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.17	P	0.00

+Bluegill Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>6”)	(>8”)	(>10”)	(LBS.)		(>6”)
WEBSTER	11.88	0.13	0.00	0.44	G	8.88
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	4.20	0.10	0.00	0.43	G	5.13
BIG HILL	3.80	0.00	0.00	0.30	F	3.83
HILLSDALE	2.81	0.06	0.00	0.36	F	3.60
KIRWIN	2.69	0.06	0.00	0.46	F	1.58
LOVEWELL	1.44	0.00	0.00	0.32	F	3.13
WILSON	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.26	G	1.31
CLINTON	0.94	0.00	0.00	0.29	P	0.90
WOLF CREEK	0.88	0.06	0.00	0.39	P	0.42
LACYGNE	0.81	0.00	0.00	0.32	F	2.31
ELK CITY	0.80	0.00	0.00	0.27	P	0.60
PERRY	0.69	0.00	0.00	0.36	P	0.50
FALL RIVER	0.56	0.00	0.00	0.30	P	0.33
GLEN ELDER	0.36	0.00	0.00	0.49	F	0.51
CEDAR BLUFF	0.33	0.00	0.00	0.35	P	0.97
POMONA	0.19	0.00	0.00	0.27	P	0.46
EL DORADO	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.23	P	0.38
KANOPOLIS	0.11	0.00	0.00	0.25	F	0.72
COUNCIL GROVE	0.08	0.00	0.00	0.19	P	0.04
MELVERN	0.07	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	0.21
TORONTO	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.20	P	0.13

+Largemouth Bass Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>12”)	(>15”)	(>20”)	(LBS.)		(>12”)
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	62.87	26.35	0.00	4.44	E	57.94
LACYGNE	50.59	39.41	7.06	9.31	E	68.49
WILSON	28.69	11.24	0.17	4.92	E	13.13
GLEN ELDER	27.13	11.64	0.24	5.20	G	13.25
WALNUT CREEK - TORONTO RES.	15.97	10.98	1.00	4.45	F	26.12
MILFORD	15.38	6.90	0.00	3.91	G	12.64
PERRY	13.25	6.02	1.20	6.20	G	7.72
KANOPOLIS	13.25	4.42	0.00	3.15	F	5.64
WOLF CREEK	12.54	6.27	0.00	3.32	F	8.00
BIG HILL	12.40	4.40	0.00	3.38	G	25.08
CLINTON	12.39	3.87	0.00	3.34	F	6.64
CEDAR BLUFF	12.09	5.56	0.00	3.74	F	13.06
FALL RIVER	11.98	8.98	1.00	4.93	F	9.35
MELVERN	9.49	2.28	0.00	3.42	F	4.38
HILLSDALE	7.19	4.32	0.29	5.36	F	8.96
WEBSTER	7.19	1.80	0.00	2.90	G	3.59
EL DORADO	7.06	2.35	0.00	2.73	F	9.26
KIRWIN	1.80	0.00	0.00	1.51	G	0.93

+Channel Catfish Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>16”)	(>24”)	(>28”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
BIG HILL	4.60	0.60	0.00	6.16	G	4.68
CLINTON	4.50	0.00	0.00	4.33	G	5.48
HILLSDALE	4.08	0.00	0.00	5.04	G	4.53
ELK CITY	3.50	0.69	0.13	8.62	G	3.53
MELVERN	3.25	0.00	0.00	3.28	G	3.71
WILSON	3.07	0.37	0.03	9.23	F	2.46
LOVEWELL	3.00	0.60	0.20	13.58	G	3.35
MARION	2.60	0.13	0.07	11.70	G	3.73
FALL RIVER	2.33	1.00	0.33	9.59	G	1.56
GLEN ELDER	2.08	0.50	0.13	18.12	G	1.72
POMONA	1.83	0.08	0.00	5.03	G	2.74
WEBSTER	1.75	0.58	0.08	13.00	G	1.11
TORONTO	1.67	0.67	0.17	13.23	G	1.44
PERRY	1.45	0.15	0.00	6.86	F	2.05
KIRWIN	1.40	0.73	0.13	12.91	G	0.61
KANOPOLIS	1.31	0.06	0.00	5.11	G	2.17
WOLF CREEK	1.11	0.00	0.00	5.54	G	1.11
JOHN REDMOND	0.95	0.45	0.40	17.64	G	0.95
LACYGNE	0.92	0.00	0.00	3.57	G	1.56
CHENEY	0.55	0.30	0.05	9.79	G	0.70
MILFORD	0.50	0.00	0.00	3.48	F	0.80
EL DORADO	0.40	0.00	0.00	3.10	F	0.28
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	0.30	0.20	0.20	13.21	F	0.27
COUNCIL GROVE	0.27	0.07	0.07	6.83	F	1.38
CEDAR BLUFF	0.25	0.00	0.00	2.52	P	0.29

+White Bass Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>9”)	(>12”)	(>15”)	(LBS.)		(>9”)
GLEN ELDER	16.38	14.00	2.13	2.65	E	14.90
CEDAR BLUFF	12.50	12.04	4.71	1.99	E	14.09
FALL RIVER	8.67	7.00	2.17	2.56	G	4.72
CLINTON	7.94	6.31	1.31	3.13	G	8.75
KANOPOLIS	7.56	2.81	0.56	2.20	G	7.49
MARION	7.33	4.40	0.00	1.63	G	4.59
JOHN REDMOND	5.10	0.55	0.15	2.55	G	4.86
LOVEWELL	4.25	2.20	0.00	1.40	G	4.58
TORONTO	3.92	1.83	0.08	2.42	G	4.81
MILFORD	3.75	1.40	0.05	1.60	F	2.12
KIRWIN	3.47	2.73	0.53	2.33	G	2.63
ELK CITY	3.13	2.06	0.25	2.04	G	4.67
COUNCIL GROVE	2.93	1.13	0.00	1.26	F	1.49
WOLF CREEK	2.78	2.61	0.72	2.00	G	3.10
BIG HILL	2.70	2.70	0.40	2.23	F	3.09
LACYGNE	2.33	1.75	0.08	1.34	G	2.09
PERRY	2.25	0.30	0.00	1.28	F	3.33
POMONA	2.08	1.83	0.00	1.46	F	2.51
WILSON	2.00	1.93	0.33	2.28	F	2.19
EL DORADO	1.87	1.80	0.40	2.02	F	2.86
MELVERN	1.81	1.69	0.69	1.96	F	7.42
WEBSTER	1.42	0.83	0.08	1.71	G	4.33
CHENEY	1.40	1.30	0.15	2.12	G	4.62
HILLSDALE	0.92	0.50	0.00	1.23	F	3.33

+Smallmouth Bass Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>11”)	(>14”)	(>17”)	(LBS.)		(>11”)
WOLF CREEK	28.92	16.38	1.39	3.42	G	39.47
GLEN ELDER	17.77	11.40	1.68	3.54	G	19.11
MELVERN	17.46	10.44	0.95	3.06	G	16.82
WILSON	13.93	11.07	3.69	4.21	G	8.13
EL DORADO	12.35	3.53	0.00	1.84	G	19.70
MILFORD	9.81	7.43	1.06	3.14	G	8.25
PERRY	9.64	6.02	0.00	2.73	F	5.09
CLINTON	1.94	1.03	0.39	2.98	P	1.43

+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

+Blue Catfish Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>20”)	(>30”)	(>35”)	(LBS.)		(>20”)
ELK CITY	2.25	0.00	0.00	8.67	G	1.39
WOLF CREEK	2.11	0.94	0.11	35.71	G	2.70
MILFORD	2.00	0.10	0.05	22.50	G	2.20
CLINTON	0.69	0.06	0.00	18.00	P	0.50
EL DORADO	0.60	0.00	0.00	11.47	G	0.77
PERRY	0.45	0.05	0.00	20.94	F	0.21
LOVEWELL	0.40	0.00	0.00	9.81	F	0.45
LACYGNE	0.33	0.00	0.00	8.33	F	0.23
JOHN REDMOND	0.30	0.15	0.05	25.35	F	0.10
WILSON	0.27	0.03	0.00	13.12	F	0.42
MELVERN	0.19	0.13	0.06	7.10	F	0.29
COUNCIL GROVE	0.07	0.00	0.00	4.07	P	0.07
KANOPOLIS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.74	P	0.00
POMONA	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.45	P	0.00

+Percids Combined Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Biologist rating	3 year average
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	9.40	1.90	0.90	G	5.53
KANOPOLIS	7.69	5.81	0.44	G	5.15
CEDAR BLUFF	6.38	0.21	0.00	G	5.53
WILSON	5.57	3.17	0.00	F	4.94
GLEN ELDER	3.08	0.38	0.00	G	3.58
EL DORADO	2.53	0.80	0.00	G	3.22
KIRWIN	2.20	1.07	0.13	G	2.18
WEBSTER	2.00	0.83	0.00	G	2.11
PERRY	1.70	0.65	0.15	G	2.18
MILFORD	1.50	0.25	0.00	G	2.50
COUNCIL GROVE	1.47	0.33	0.13	F	1.67
CLINTON	0.94	0.88	0.50	F	1.92
MARION	0.80	0.07	0.00	F	1.81
CHENEY	0.55	0.15	0.05	F	2.02
LOVEWELL	0.50	0.15	0.00	F	1.17
WOLF CREEK	0.50	0.00	0.00	F	0.53
MELVERN	0.44	0.00	0.00	F	0.38
HILLSDALE	0.17	0.08	0.08	F	0.61
POMONA	0.08	0.08	0.08	P	0.64

Stocking Records Information

+Blue Catfish Stocking

Water	Water Type	Stocking Date	Source	Number Stocked
KANOPOLIS RESERVOIR	RESV	09/28/17	MILFORD HATCHERY	30343
PERRY RESERVOIR	RESV	09/28/17	MILFORD HATCHERY	12215
LACYGNE RESERVOIR	RESV	09/28/17	MILFORD HATCHERY	2603
POMONA RESERVOIR	RESV	09/28/17	MILFORD HATCHERY	4255
		10/02/17	MILFORD HATCHERY	11183
			Total Requested	48600
			Total Stocked	60599

+Largemouth Bass Stocking

Water	Water Type	Stocking Date	Source	Number Stocked
PRATT FISH HATCHERY	OTHR	05/31/17	- MEADE FISH REARING STATION	6000
FARLINGTON FISH HATCHERY	OTHR	05/15/17	- FARLINGTON HATCHERY	165755
ROOKS STATE LAKE	SFLS	05/16/17	- FARLINGTON HATCHERY	6950
WEBSTER RESERVOIR	RESV	05/17/17	- FARLINGTON HATCHERY	64385
KIRWIN RESERVOIR	RESV	05/16/17	- FARLINGTON HATCHERY	86555
LOGAN CITY LAKE	COML	05/16/17	- FARLINGTON HATCHERY	1357
PLAINVILLE LAKE	COML	05/16/17	- FARLINGTON HATCHERY	3137
CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE	SFLS	05/12/17	- FARLINGTON HATCHERY	8004
(FISH) MC CO - LAROCQUE POND	FISH	05/31/17	- MEADE FISH REARING STATION	1671
MELVERN REARING POND	RPND	05/16/17	- FARLINGTON HATCHERY	6078
EL DORADO RESERVOIR	RESV	05/24/17	- MEADE FISH REARING STATION	3084
PERRY RESERVOIR	RESV	05/16/17	- FARLINGTON HATCHERY	7666
			Total Requested	470843
			Total Stocked	360642

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