Cedar Bluff Reservoir Fishing Information

Counties:

Trego

GPS:

38.7961 -99.7244

Surface Acres:

6,869 @ conservation level

Maximum Depth:

42'

Normal Lake Level:

2144' MSL

Current Lake Level:

2121.63' ----22..37' 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: 10/18/2018

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, Location
Crappie	Fair/Good	Up to 15 inches	Vertically fishing minnows, jigs, and slab spoons around the fish attractors has been the best bet. Anglers report catching 10 to 20 fish most days, and the keeper sized fish are running primarily in the 11 to 14 inch range. Remember, a 10 inch minimum length limit is in effect on black and white crappie.
Walleye	Fair	Up to 28 inches	The fall bite appears to have begun as walleyes begin feeding up with the onset of cooler water. Anglers are catching fish vertically fishing slab spoons over deeper drop-offs. Most fish are running in the 15 to 19 inch range, but there have been several keepers reported this past week. Remember a 21 inch minimum length limit went into effect January 1, 2018 and the creel limit remains 5 fish/day.
White Bass/Wipers	Fair	Whites up to 17 inches Wipers up to 13 lbs.	Vertically fishing slab spoons near drop offs or trolling deep diving crankbaits along edges of underwater shelves and points has been best. Anglers report catching around a dozen fish ranging in length from 11 to 14 inches on the better days days. White bass anglers are catching a few wipers here and there fishing vertically.
WATER TEMPERATURE-57 SURFACE ELEVATION- 2121.81-22.19' below conservation pool NEW FOR 2018: Effective January 1, 2018 changes to fish harvest regulations are as follows; Walleye-21" minimum length limit, 5 fish/day creel limit Crappie-10" minimum length limit, 50 fish/day creel limit 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
****Channel Catfish or Blue Catfish in combination

Map Information

Fishing Forecast Information

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+Black Crappie Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3-yr average
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
KIRWIN	18.31	0.50	0.06	1.35	G	6.44
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	6.00	2.20	0.00	0.86	G	3.03
WEBSTER	5.44	0.69	0.00	0.95	F	2.10
MARION	1.60	0.40	0.00	0.90	P	1.20
LOVEWELL	1.27	0.27	0.00	0.86	F	1.07
CEDAR BLUFF	1.26	0.95	0.16	1.16	F	0.81
HILLSDALE	1.00	0.13	0.06	1.26	F	0.56
KANOPOLIS	0.81	0.81	0.19	1.02	F	0.46
EL DORADO	0.60	0.13	0.00	0.68	P	0.24
WOLF CREEK	0.50	0.50	0.21	1.14	P	0.50
BIG HILL	0.30	0.10	0.00	0.68	P	0.53
CLINTON	0.25	0.13	0.00	0.84	P	0.33
TORONTO	0.25	0.06	0.06	1.09	P	0.15
MILFORD	0.19	0.13	0.00	0.64	F	0.29
GLEN ELDER	0.14	0.05	0.00	0.73	P	0.11
WILSON	0.13	0.07	0.00	0.70	P	0.16
TUTTLE CREEK	0.13	0.06	0.06	2.83	P	0.06
PERRY	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.23	P	0.07

+Largemouth Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3-yr average
	(>12”)	(>15”)	(>20”)	(LBS.)		(>12”)
LACYGNE	89.09	66.36	17.27	10.69	E	78.24
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	38.89	29.86	0.00	3.12	E	89.19
BIG HILL	26.92	16.43	1.05	5.38	G	29.83
CEDAR BLUFF	19.46	7.16	0.00	4.11	F	11.19
GLEN ELDER	10.43	2.41	0.13	5.14	G	4.50
HILLSDALE	8.22	1.99	0.25	6.68	F	7.95
WILSON	8.06	5.32	0.00	3.38	F	4.86
CLINTON	5.62	0.56	0.00	4.35	P	3.00
KANOPOLIS	2.93	0.98	0.00	2.06	P	1.83
WOLF CREEK	2.37	1.18	0.00	2.86	F	5.03
PERRY	2.18	1.63	0.00	3.09	F	4.68
MELVERN	1.31	0.00	0.00	1.57	P	1.61
LOVEWELL	1.18	0.59	0.00	2.65	F	2.55
EL DORADO	0.59	0.00	0.00	0.91	F	10.36
KIRWIN	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.19	F	0.61
WEBSTER	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.07	F	1.18

+Walleye Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3-yr average
	(>15”)	(>20”)	(>25”)	(LBS.)		(>15”)
GLEN ELDER	6.00	0.96	0.00	4.99	G	3.36
CEDAR BLUFF	5.48	0.48	0.04	5.83	G	4.65
EL DORADO	5.07	1.60	0.20	8.20	G	3.29
WILSON	4.80	1.27	0.00	5.77	G	4.23
MARION	3.93	1.47	0.27	9.25	G	2.10
MILFORD	3.80	0.60	0.00	5.42	G	2.52
WEBSTER	3.42	0.92	0.08	6.32	G	1.88
KIRWIN	2.67	0.92	0.00	5.60	G	2.14
CHENEY	1.70	0.45	0.05	6.90	G	2.42
POMONA	1.58	1.08	0.08	5.63	F	0.69
LOVEWELL	1.55	0.45	0.10	9.04	F	1.10
HILLSDALE	1.08	0.33	0.00	4.63	G	0.92
COUNCIL GROVE	1.00	1.00	0.20	6.55	F	0.69
WOLF CREEK	0.44	0.19	0.00	3.64	F	0.55
MELVERN	0.44	0.13	0.00	3.36	F	0.21
CLINTON	0.38	0.06	0.00	3.88	F	0.60
BIG HILL	0.10	0.10	0.00	5.81	P	0.29
JOHN REDMOND	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.45	P	0.00

+Bluegill Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3-yr average
	(>6”)	(>8”)	(>10”)	(LBS.)		(>6”)
WEBSTER	14.19	0.13	0.00	0.46	G	5.00
MARION	9.20	0.00	0.00	0.23	F	7.73
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	9.00	0.10	0.00	0.45	G	5.53
LOVEWELL	6.64	0.00	0.00	0.29	F	2.86
HILLSDALE	4.69	0.06	0.00	0.47	G	3.54
LACYGNE	3.69	0.00	0.00	0.30	F	4.33
BIG HILL	2.20	0.00	0.00	0.29	F	3.03
KIRWIN	2.06	0.00	0.00	0.37	F	0.69
WILSON	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.32	F	1.02
KANOPOLIS	1.44	0.06	0.00	0.52	F	0.95
CEDAR BLUFF	1.37	0.00	0.00	0.31	P	1.25
GLEN ELDER	1.09	0.00	0.00	0.38	P	0.41
CLINTON	0.69	0.00	0.00	0.26	P	0.94
EL DORADO	0.47	0.00	0.00	0.10	P	0.42
PERRY	0.38	0.00	0.00	0.16	P	0.76
MELVERN	0.38	0.00	0.00	0.22	P	0.81
FALL RIVER	0.31	0.00	0.00	0.26	P	0.81
POMONA	0.31	0.00	0.00	0.26	P	0.44
WOLF CREEK	0.21	0.00	0.00	0.18	F	0.98
MILFORD	0.19	0.00	0.00	0.30	F	0.67
TUTTLE CREEK	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.29	P	0.10
TORONTO	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13	P	0.31
JOHN REDMOND	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.20	P	1.30
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.16	P	0.33
COUNCIL GROVE	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.09	F	0.08

+White Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3-yr average
	(>9”)	(>12”)	(>15”)	(LBS.)		(>9”)
GLEN ELDER	19.54	13.75	2.83	2.60	E	10.64
CEDAR BLUFF	17.13	14.78	4.35	1.93	E	14.70
TORONTO	9.00	7.08	1.42	2.76	G	5.36
ELK CITY	8.25	6.25	0.33	2.19	G	5.66
KANOPOLIS	8.00	7.33	1.38	2.65	G	9.02
WEBSTER	6.00	2.08	0.33	1.93	G	5.86
JOHN REDMOND	5.56	5.39	1.22	3.21	G	6.78
CLINTON	5.50	5.44	2.19	2.31	F	8.25
FALL RIVER	5.08	3.25	1.25	2.48	G	3.60
LOVEWELL	4.90	1.95	0.00	1.27	G	4.01
MARION	4.53	1.40	0.00	1.68	G	2.76
EL DORADO	4.20	3.60	0.80	2.16	G	2.79
MELVERN	3.88	3.56	0.56	2.59	F	9.58
PERRY	3.28	1.90	0.14	2.80	G	5.71
KIRWIN	3.17	2.25	0.42	2.93	G	3.83
LACYGNE	3.00	1.58	0.08	1.60	G	2.40
WILSON	2.93	2.60	0.40	2.97	F	2.30
CHENEY	2.85	2.25	0.85	2.78	G	6.65
HILLSDALE	2.83	2.50	0.00	1.12	F	4.53
WOLF CREEK	2.63	1.75	0.06	1.56	F	2.99
POMONA	2.58	2.00	0.17	3.07	F	9.65
MILFORD	1.80	1.45	0.15	2.01	F	1.12
BIG HILL	0.90	0.90	0.20	1.76	F	2.29
COUNCIL GROVE	0.80	0.00	0.00	0.44	F	1.11
TUTTLE CREEK	0.15	0.10	0.00	1.40	P	0.27

+Channel Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3-yr average
	(>16”)	(>24”)	(>28”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
CLINTON	6.06	0.38	0.06	9.45	G	5.42
MARION	5.20	0.73	0.13	8.84	G	3.62
BIG HILL	5.10	0.30	0.00	5.74	G	4.68
HILLSDALE	5.08	0.25	0.17	9.89	G	4.25
MELVERN	4.50	0.19	0.00	6.67	G	3.75
LOVEWELL	4.30	0.60	0.00	7.25	G	2.78
ELK CITY	4.08	1.08	0.00	7.46	G	3.79
KANOPOLIS	3.71	0.00	0.00	4.56	G	3.05
POMONA	3.25	0.25	0.00	4.91	G	3.57
COUNCIL GROVE	2.60	0.30	0.00	8.07	G	1.78
WILSON	2.57	0.10	0.00	7.93	G	2.06
PERRY	2.45	0.34	0.03	8.60	G	2.45
LACYGNE	2.00	0.00	0.00	3.93	G	1.76
TORONTO	1.75	0.67	0.17	9.64	G	1.69
GLEN ELDER	1.67	0.21	0.04	14.18	F	1.90
FALL RIVER	1.25	0.50	0.17	11.49	G	1.11
CHENEY	1.15	0.60	0.15	13.07	F	0.85
MILFORD	1.15	0.10	0.00	6.59	F	1.20
WOLF CREEK	1.13	0.00	0.00	4.25	F	1.10
JOHN REDMOND	1.06	0.56	0.56	22.05	G	0.84
WEBSTER	1.00	0.08	0.00	6.04	F	0.99
CEDAR BLUFF	0.35	0.04	0.00	5.81	F	0.35
KIRWIN	0.33	0.17	0.00	6.71	F	0.61
EL DORADO	0.27	0.00	0.00	3.78	G	0.31
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	0.20	0.10	0.10	9.45	F	0.33
TUTTLE CREEK	0.15	0.00	0.00	4.38	F	0.45

+Spotted Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3-yr average
	(>11”)	(>14”)	(>17”)	(LBS.)		(>11”)
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	13.89	4.17	0.00	1.74	E	9.53
CEDAR BLUFF	2.46	0.67	0.00	1.55	F	2.45
EL DORADO	1.18	0.00	0.00	0.91	P	3.79
GLEN ELDER	0.40	0.00	0.00	1.31	P	0.18
WILSON	0.34	0.34	0.00	2.04	P	0.34
MELVERN	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.40	P	0.52

+Smallmouth Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3-yr average
	(>11”)	(>14”)	(>17”)	(LBS.)		(>11”)
WOLF CREEK	45.56	30.18	5.92	3.21	E	40.64
GLEN ELDER	21.93	12.70	1.60	3.38	G	16.00
EL DORADO	16.57	3.55	0.59	2.49	G	20.16
WILSON	9.95	5.66	1.20	3.18	G	5.24
MELVERN	9.67	3.14	0.00	2.06	G	12.51
BIG HILL	1.75	1.05	0.00	2.13	F	2.65
CLINTON	1.46	0.67	0.11	3.59	P	1.42
PERRY	0.54	0.54	0.00	1.76	P	1.58
CEDAR BLUFF	0.22	0.00	0.00	0.89	P	0.22
HILLSDALE	0.12	0.12	0.12	2.76	P	0.12

+Black Basses Combined Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Biologist rating	3-yr average
LACYGNE	89.09	66.36	17.27	E	78.24
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	52.78	34.03	0.00	E	98.72
WOLF CREEK	47.93	31.36	5.92	G	45.67
GLEN ELDER	32.75	15.11	1.74	G	20.69
BIG HILL	28.67	17.48	1.05	G	32.48
CEDAR BLUFF	22.15	7.83	0.00	F	13.72
WILSON	18.35	11.32	1.20	G	8.46
EL DORADO	18.34	3.55	0.59	G	29.59
MELVERN	10.98	3.14	0.00	G	14.64
HILLSDALE	8.34	2.12	0.37	F	7.99
CLINTON	7.08	1.24	0.11	P	4.42
KANOPOLIS	2.93	0.98	0.00	P	1.83
PERRY	2.72	2.18	0.00	F	6.26
LOVEWELL	1.18	0.59	0.00	F	2.55
KIRWIN	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	0.61
WEBSTER	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	1.18

+Wiper Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3-yr average
	(>16”)	(>20”)	(>24”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	9.60	4.20	0.00	6.26	G	9.86
MARION	7.93	2.27	0.00	6.08	E	7.33
CHENEY	5.65	1.10	0.10	6.26	E	4.78
EL DORADO	4.20	1.80	0.00	5.41	G	5.28
MILFORD	3.35	1.60	0.00	9.37	G	7.57
GLEN ELDER	2.38	2.21	0.13	8.66	G	2.93
CEDAR BLUFF	2.17	1.43	0.09	6.68	G	3.08
POMONA	1.50	0.58	0.00	4.82	G	1.77
KANOPOLIS	1.29	0.38	0.00	5.69	F	1.48
KIRWIN	1.17	0.67	0.17	8.46	G	2.81
CLINTON	1.06	0.75	0.00	4.48	F	1.58
WEBSTER	0.75	0.33	0.00	4.97	G	1.18
LACYGNE	0.50	0.17	0.00	4.42	G	0.95
COUNCIL GROVE	0.20	0.20	0.00	7.31	P	1.49
WOLF CREEK	0.13	0.00	0.00	3.24	F	0.47
JOHN REDMOND	0.11	0.06	0.00	4.59	P	0.11
LOVEWELL	0.05	0.00	0.00	3.06	F	0.86

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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