Cedar Bluff Reservoir Fishing Information

Cedar Bluff Reservoir Map
This Location does have Boat Access
Fishing Forecast
Counties:
GPS:
38.7961 -99.7244
Surface Acres:
6,869 @ conservation level
Maximum Depth:
58'
Normal Lake Level:
2144' MSL
Current Lake Level:
2125.47-18.53' below full conservation pool
Lake Temperature:
74

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

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

+Largemouth Bass Stocking

Water Water Type Stocking Date Number Stocked
Bone Creek Lake COML 6/15/2021 6663
Bone Creek Lake COML 6/15/2021 6886
Bone Creek Lake Sum     13549
Cedar Bluff Reservoir RESV 6/3/2021 3202
Cedar Bluff Reservoir RESV 6/9/2021 12711
Cedar Bluff Reservoir RESV 6/9/2021 9630
Cedar Bluff Reservoir Sum     25543
CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 6/15/2021 899
CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 6/15/2021 2880
CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 6/14/2021 60
CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE Sum     3839
El Dorado Reservoir RESV 6/22/2021 10358
El Dorado Reservoir RESV 6/22/2021 8047
El Dorado Reservoir RESV 6/22/2021 14006
El Dorado Reservoir RESV 6/22/2021 17095
El Dorado Reservoir RESV 6/23/2021 7508
El Dorado Reservoir RESV 6/23/2021 3025
El Dorado Reservoir Sum     60039
Hillsdale Reservoir RESV 6/23/2021 4502
Hillsdale Reservoir RESV 6/23/2021 1241
Hillsdale Reservoir Sum     5743
Horsethief Reservoir RESV 6/30/2021 18823
Horsethief Reservoir Sum     18823
Melvern Reservoir RESV 6/16/2021 9941
Melvern Reservoir RESV 6/16/2021 8625
Melvern Reservoir RESV 6/16/2021 12918
Melvern Reservoir RESV 6/16/2021 18144
Melvern Reservoir Sum     49628
Wilson Reservoir RESV 6/9/2021 11947
Wilson Reservoir RESV 6/9/2021 3167
Wilson Reservoir RESV 6/9/2021 6565
Wilson Reservoir Sum     21679
  Grand Total 198843

+Channel Catfish Stocking

Impoundment Size Requested Stocking Date Quantity Delivered Impoundment Code Species Stocking Year
Jewell City Lake - Emerson Lake ADULT 5/14/2022 750 JWCL Channel Catfish 2022
Sedgwick North Pond ADULT 9/16/2022 70 SGNP Channel Catfish 2022
PRATT KIDS POND ADULT 9/16/2022 48 PRKP Channel Catfish 2022
PRATT-LEMON PARK LAKE ADULT 9/16/2022 25 PRLL Channel Catfish 2022
Oaklawn Idlewild Pond ADULT 9/16/2022 50 OLIW Channel Catfish 2022
Kiowa State Fishing Lake ADULT 9/20/2022 50 KWSL Channel Catfish 2022
STERLING CITY LAKE ADULT 9/20/2022 50 STCL Channel Catfish 2022
KANOPOLIS STATE PARK POND ADULT 0022-09-20 80 KAPP Channel Catfish 2022
Chanute City Lake ADULT 5/11/2022 5 CNCL Channel Catfish 2022
CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE ADULT 5/11/2022 25 CRSL Channel Catfish 2022
Fort Scott City Lake ADULT 5/11/2022 7 FSCA Channel Catfish 2022
Paola City Lake - Lake Miola ADULT 5/11/2022 10 POCL Channel Catfish 2022
DOUGLAS STATE FISHING LAKE ADULT 5/11/2022 5 DGSL Channel Catfish 2022
SHAWNEE COUNTY-LAKE SHAWNEE ADULT 5/11/2022 7 SNCA Channel Catfish 2022
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE ADULT 5/11/2022 7 CGCL Channel Catfish 2022
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW ADULT 5/11/2022 5 HRCA Channel Catfish 2022
GREAT BEND-VETS PARK LAKE ADULT 5/11/2022 7 GBCL Channel Catfish 2022
Cedar Bluff Reservoir ADULT 5/11/2022 15 CDBR Channel Catfish 2022
Horsethief Reservoir ADULT 5/11/2022 25 HORR Channel Catfish 2022
Meade State Fishing Lake ADULT 5/11/2022 5 MESL Channel Catfish 2022
Barber State Fishing Lake - Lower ADULT 5/11/2022 5 BASB Channel Catfish 2022
CLARK STATE FISHING LAKE ADULT 4/13/2022 285 CASL Channel Catfish 2022
JETMORE CITY LAKE ADULT 4/7/2022 150 JTCL Channel Catfish 2022
Meade State Fishing Lake ADULT 4/7/2022 150 MESL Channel Catfish 2022
Kiowa State Fishing Lake ADULT 4/7/2022 150 KWSL Channel Catfish 2022
HUTCHINSON-CAREY PARK LAGOON ADULT 3/25/2022 50 HUCL Channel Catfish 2022
KINGMAN-HOOVER POND ADULT 3/27/2022 20 KMCL Channel Catfish 2022
HUTCHINSON - NORTH POND ADULT 3/25/2022 20 HUNP Channel Catfish 2022
KANSAS STATE FAIR - LAKE TALBOTT(STATE FAIR POND) ADULT 3/25/2022 20 KSSF Channel Catfish 2022
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