Glen Elder Reservoir Fishing Information

Address:

2131 180 Road

Glen Elder, KS 67446

Counties:

Mitchell

GPS:

N39 30.821 W98 20.408

Surface Acres:

12,586 acres

Maximum Depth:

55 ft

Normal Lake Level:

1455.6 MSL

Current Lake Level:

0.9 feet above conservation, releasing 900 cfs

Lake Temperature:

43°F

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Glen Elder Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 11/06/2019

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, Location
Crappie	Fair to Good	9-14 inches	Crappie fishing normally picks up this time of year as the water cools down. Many of the fish will move in shallow to feed on shad and other small fish and can be caught from the bank around Granite Creek, Osage Cove, Marina Cove, and the south bluffs. There are also good opportunities to catch crappie on the deeper brush piles throughout the day. Best locations for this include Campground 3, Swim Beach Point, Walnut Creek, and the two piles west of the causeway. Beginning in January 2019 there will be a 10 inch minimum length limit on crappie at Glen Elder!
Walleye	Fair to Good	14-22 inches	The walleye fishing is beginning to pick up as the water cools off. Look for these fish around Walnut Creek, along the dam, and off the north shore points along the state park. These fish can usually be found in 5 to 10 feet of water in the evening and early morning and head to deeper water throughout the day. Anglers are also catching good numbers of walleye below the dam in the outlet using swim baits, crankbaits, and Rattletraps.
Black Bass	Fair to Good	12-20 inches	The smallmouth fishing has been great lately with reports of many 3-4 pound smallmouth caught around the state park area and along the dam. In addition, anglers should be able to find these guys in Osage Cove, Walnut Creek, Granite Creek, Mill Creek, and Schoen's Cove. There are good numbers of largemouth bass being caught in the state park coves, along Granite Creek, and along the south bluffs. Many of these fish are 8-12 inches, but fish up to 20 inches have also been caught.
Channel Catfish	Fair	15-30 inches	Channel catfish normally gather on the flats in the fall and winter and anglers have the best success drifting cut shad, shad gizzards, shrimp, and stink bait. Best areas to try include south of the golf course, Takota Point, Swim Beach Point, Granite Creek, and the old hedgerow near Sandy Beach on the south side of the reservoir. Remember, there is a 35 inch length limit on blue catfish at Glen Elder.
White Bass	Excellent	11-18 inches	No change here, anglers have been hammering the white bass lately and this is the best thing going out here right now. Most of the fish are being caught on the lower end of the reservoir around the dam and state park area as well as the Walnut Creek area. There are plenty of small white bass being caught, but anglers have been catching good numbers of 15 to 17 inch fish. There have also been 4 to 10 pound wipers caught mixed in with the white bass as well.
Anglers can now find GPS locations for each of the brush piles located in the reservoir. Simply click on this link Good Fishing Spots and select the individual brush pile. As we enhance these brush piles throughout the year, we'll make a note under each individual location. Current Water Temperature: 43°F Current Water Level: 0.9 feet ABOVE conservation Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!

Creel Length/Limits

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
Walleye	5***	18 inches
White Bass
Wiper	2
Striped Bass	2
Largemouth Bass	5*	18 inches
Spotted Bass	5*	15 inches
Smallmouth Bass	5*	21 inches
Crappie	20	10 inches
Channel Catfish	10
Blue Catfish	5	35 inches
Flathead Catfish	5
Bluegill

* 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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+Striped Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3-yr average
	(>20”)	(>30”)	(>35”)	(LBS.)		(>20”)
WILSON	1.57	0.03	0.00	10.48	G	1.62
GLEN ELDER	0.08	0.00	0.00	4.38	P	0.03

+Flathead Catfish Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>20”)	(>28”)	(>34”)	(LBS.)		(>20”)
FALL RIVER	0.33	0.17	0.00	7.51	G	0.19
BIG HILL	0.30	0.00	0.00	4.54	G	0.25
WEBSTER	0.25	0.08	0.08	10.10	G	0.14
EL DORADO	0.20	0.00	0.00	6.32	G	0.15
LACYGNE	0.17	0.00	0.00	3.29	G	0.31
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	0.10	0.00	0.00	2.20	G	0.17
WILSON	0.10	0.00	0.00	2.90	P	0.10
GLEN ELDER	0.08	0.08	0.04	17.37	G	0.06
HILLSDALE	0.08	0.00	0.00	3.73	F	0.08
POMONA	0.08	0.00	0.00	3.32	G	0.08
COUNCIL GROVE	0.07	0.07	0.00	3.27	F	0.10
KIRWIN	0.07	0.07	0.07	11.01	G	0.07
WOLF CREEK	0.06	0.00	0.00	2.71	G	0.06
JOHN REDMOND	0.05	0.05	0.00	9.44	G	0.06

+Walleye Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>15”)	(>20”)	(>25”)	(LBS.)		(>15”)
CEDAR BLUFF	6.38	0.21	0.00	3.87	G	5.53
WILSON	5.57	3.17	0.00	6.26	G	4.94
GLEN ELDER	3.08	0.38	0.00	4.63	G	3.58
EL DORADO	2.53	0.80	0.00	4.59	G	3.22
KIRWIN	2.20	1.07	0.13	6.56	G	2.18
WEBSTER	2.00	0.83	0.00	5.62	G	2.11
MILFORD	1.50	0.25	0.00	4.39	G	2.50
MARION	0.80	0.07	0.00	3.73	F	1.81
CHENEY	0.55	0.15	0.05	8.27	F	2.02
LOVEWELL	0.50	0.15	0.00	5.00	F	1.17
WOLF CREEK	0.50	0.00	0.00	2.35	F	0.53
MELVERN	0.31	0.00	0.00	1.40	F	0.29
HILLSDALE	0.17	0.08	0.08	5.84	F	0.61
POMONA	0.08	0.08	0.08	5.44	F	0.64
CLINTON	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.94	F	0.54

+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

+Spotted Bass Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>11”)	(>14”)	(>17”)	(LBS.)		(>11”)
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	7.19	4.19	0.00	1.93	G	9.23
CEDAR BLUFF	2.29	0.00	0.00	0.98	F	2.10
WALNUT CREEK - TORONTO RES.	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.79	P	1.00
EL DORADO	0.59	0.00	0.00	0.91	P	2.72
BIG HILL	0.40	0.40	0.40	2.42	P	0.40
GLEN ELDER	0.24	0.12	0.00	1.56	P	0.21
WILSON	0.17	0.17	0.00	2.28	P	0.26
MELVERN	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.24	P	0.00

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