Cedar Bluff Reservoir Fishing Information

Counties:

Trego

GPS:

38.7961 -99.7244

Surface Acres:

6,869 @ conservation level

Maximum Depth:

55'

Normal Lake Level:

2144' MSL

Current Lake Level:

2133.71' ----10.29' below conservation

Lake Temperature:

Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks Cedar Bluff Area Office 785-726-3212

13 miles South of I-70 Ogallah Interchange (exit 135) on K-147

Cedar Bluff Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 01/24/2020

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, Location
Crappie	No Report	Up to 15 inches	Vertically fishing jigs and small slab spoons around the fish attractors is best this time of year.
Walleye	No Report	Up to 28 inches	Vertically fishing jigs or slab spoons over steep drop-offs, road beds, parking lots or around the fish attractors. Structure in water 20 feet deep and greater has been best. A 21 inch minimum length limit and 5 fish/day/angler creel limit is in effect to regulate walleye harvest.
White Bass/Wipers	No Report	Whites up to 17 inches Wipers up to 13 lbs.	Methods and locations indicated above for walleye have been good for both white bass and wipers as well.
ICE REPORT: The reservoir is approximately 20% ice covered with most of the ice occurring at the far west end of the reservoir and in the upper ends of coves. Ice thickness is 1 inch or less. The north Cove 1 boat ramp is iced in, but the Overland and Muley boat ramps are open. Any existing ice is too thin and weak to support icefishing activities. WATER TEMPERATURE-34 degrees F SURFACE ELEVATION- 2133.71-10.29 below conservation pool ATTENTION: An established zebra mussel population has been documented at this water making Cedar Bluff an ANS designated water. With this designation, regulations are in effect primarily aimed at discouraging water containing microscopic zebra mussel larvae from leaving the property and establishing in new waters. Any time one leaves the reservoir it is best to clean mud, vegetation, or attached zebra mussel adults off of boats and other equipment, drain any thing on a boat or other equipment that holds water, and allow boats and other equipment to dry completely before using them at another body of water. It is now illegal to use wild-caught bait from Cedar Bluff at any other water. Live fish are not to be taken off the property. And all livewells and bilges must be drained prior to leaving the property. It is illegal to release fish into public water unless it was taken from that water. So please discard any leftover bait in a trash can. Cedar Bluff District Newsletter: A biannual newsletter detailing fishing related prospects 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

Creel Length/Limits

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
Walleye	5	21''
White Bass	No Limit
Crappie	50	10"
Wiper	2
Channel Catfish	10
Largemouth Bass	5	15"
Smallmouth Bass	5	15"
Spotted Bass	5	15"
Flathead Catfish	5

* 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

+Walleye Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>15”)	(>20”)	(>25”)	(LBS.)		(>15”)
WILSON	5.90	4.80	0.33	7.23	G	5.42
GLEN ELDER	4.33	0.94	0.06	6.59	G	4.47
KIRWIN	3.80	0.53	0.00	5.60	G	2.89
WEBSTER	2.08	0.58	0.00	5.92	G	2.50
MARION	2.00	0.13	0.07	6.09	F	2.24
CHENEY	1.80	1.25	0.05	6.62	F	1.35
EL DORADO	1.60	0.87	0.00	5.02	G	3.07
CEDAR BLUFF	1.58	0.04	0.00	4.00	G	4.48
MELVERN	1.19	0.38	0.00	5.16	F	0.65
LOVEWELL	0.83	0.25	0.00	4.40	F	0.96
HILLSDALE	0.75	0.17	0.08	5.89	G	0.67
WOLF CREEK	0.39	0.11	0.06	6.06	F	0.44
COUNCIL GROVE	0.27	0.13	0.00	3.19	P	0.63
CLINTON	0.19	0.00	0.00	2.69	F	0.19
MILFORD	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	G	2.50

+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

+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

+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

+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

+Spotted Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>11”)	(>14”)	(>17”)	(LBS.)		(>11”)
SEBELIUS	5.88	4.71	0.00	2.26	G	9.09
CEDAR BLUFF	4.35	0.82	0.00	1.27	F	3.03
GLEN ELDER	0.69	0.69	0.00	1.51	P	0.44
WILSON	0.58	0.43	0.14	2.22	P	0.35
EL DORADO	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	2.72
MELVERN	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	0.00

+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

+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

Stocking Records Information

+Palmetto Bass/Wiper Stocking

Water	Water Type	Stocking Date	Source	Number Stocked
PRATT FISH HATCHERY	OTHR	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	300000
CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR	RESV	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	362000
SEBELIUS RESERVOIR	RESV	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	100000
MILFORD RESERVOIR	RESV	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	2000000
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW	COML	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	60000
KIRWIN RESERVOIR	RESV	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	300000
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE	COML	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	80000
EUREKA CITY LAKE	COML	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	25900
WEBSTER RESERVOIR	RESV	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	200000
LYON STATE FISHING LAKE	SFLS	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	13500
SG COUNTY-TOM SCOTT LAKE	COML	05/17/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	5000
WICHITA-WATSON PARK LAKE	COML	05/17/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	8000
MADISON CITY LAKE	COML	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	11400
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE - NORTH	COML	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	25900
JOHN REDMOND RESERVOIR	RESV	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	500000
LOVEWELL RESERVOIR	RESV	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	300000
FARLINGTON FISH HATCHERY	OTHR	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	25000
IOWA		05/17/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	1150000
MISSOURI		05/17/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	500000
NEBRASKA		05/17/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	1120000
			Total Requested	3366700
			Total Stocked	7086700

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