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:

2.0 feet above conservation, releasing 150 cfs

Lake Temperature:

75°F

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Glen Elder Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 09/14/2018

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, Location
Crappie	Fair	8-13 inches	The fish will be hanging out around the deeper brush piles and Georgia cubes. They can be much harder to catch in the summer, but using minnows and jigs tipped with minnows may yield a few fish. There is also a summer pattern with fish hanging out near standing timber. They can also be caught using dead stick minnows.
Walleye	Fair	14-28 inches	Things have slowed a bit and the walleye bite has been tougher. There will be a few caught by anglers trolling for white bass and wipers using a variety of crankbaits. There is also a shallow water pattern throughout the summer with anglers catching fish in 3 to 6 feet of water along the state park shoreline and in Walnut Creek. Trolling shallow running crankbaits works well as does casting swim baits and slab spoons.
White Bass Wipers	Good	11-18 inches 19-29 inches	Same as last week. There has been a fair amount of surface activity with mainly white bass, but also with a few wipers. Look for these fish chasing shad on calm days around the state park, dam, and south bluffs, especially during the last hour of daylight. There are also fish being caught around the outlet depending on how much water is moving through. Anglers should also target the windblown side of the reservoir as schools of whites will follow the shad close to shore. Trolling along the old highway 24 roadbed and in Walnut Creek has also been productive.
Black Bass	Fair to Good	12 to 18 inches	Black bass fishing can still be good in the summer when fishing early in the day and late in the evening. Casting topwater lures has been very productive 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	Chumming activity will offer the best angling opportunities using a variety of stink baits. Anglers should also target moving water and fish for catfish up the rivers and near the outlet as water is being released. Set line anglers will have success on the west end and in the creek coves for both flatheads and channel catfish.
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: 75°F Current Water Level: 2.0 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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