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:

0.8 feet above conservation, releasing 1500 cfs

Lake Temperature:

45°F

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Glen Elder Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 11/09/2018

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, Location
Crappie	Fair	8-13 inches	Crappie fishing can pick up in the fall. Look for fish around flooded habitat along the banks early in the day and late in the evening. The fish will move to the deeper brush piles and other structure during the day. Fishing with minnows and jigs tipped with minnows will often lead to some success.
Walleye	Fair to Good	14-22 inches	Good numbers of walleye can be found off the state park shoreline, especially off the main lake points, near the dam, and in Walnut Creek this time of year. Try trolling with crankbaits or vertically jigging slabs or swim baits. Be sure to measure all of your walleye carefully as there are many short fish that need to be returned to the water in good health.
White Bass Wipers	Good	11-18 inches 19-29 inches	Good numbers of white bass and wipers can be found along the Cawker City causeway, the upper end of Walnut Creek, near the outlet with the high releases, off the rocky banks in the state park, and off main lake points and foundations. They are very aggressive now so finding them is typically the hardest part as they will be willing to bite on just about any traditional lure.
Black Bass	Good	12 to 18 inches	Black bass fishing can still be good in the fall while fishing throughout the day. Casting topwater lures can still work for both species, but using plastic worms, Senkos, and Ned rigs will also work well. Remember, there is a 21 inch length limit on smallmouth bass and an 18 inch length limit on largemouth bass. All fish less than those lengths should be immediately released with care.
Catfish	Good	All Sizes	Catfish can be found nearly lake wide, but anglers should concentrate near the outlet with the current outflows and up the rivers and creeks where there is still some inflow. Shad sides, shad gizzards, chicken liver, and shrimp are all good baits to try now.
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: 45°F Current Water Level: 0.8 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
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
****Channel Catfish or Blue Catfish in combination

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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

+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

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