Glen Elder Reservoir Fishing Information

Tagged Glen Elder Walleye

A nice smallmouth and largemouth bass from Glen Elder.

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:

1.1 feet above conservation, releasing 750 cfs

Lake Temperature:

57ºF

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Glen Elder Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 04/16/2021

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, Location
Crappie	Fair	9-15 inches	The crappie spawn is still a few weeks away but anglers should target fish in prespawn areas in 8 to 15 feet of water. The fish will often reside in small bunches and can be difficult to locate but they will bite once located. Some fish may still be found in the brush piles and Georgia cube structures as well but many have begun to disperse from these winter holding areas. Actively searching for roaming crappie will be needed for now with a variety of jigs and minnows your best bets to catch these fish.
Trout	Good	10-16 inches	Rainbow trout, including many golden rainbows, have been stocked five times in the park pond this winter. The latest stocking occurred on April 8th and included 1,500 trout. The best baits to use include Velveeta cheese, Powerbait, corn, and salmon eggs. Anglers often fish these baits using one or two small split shots and a small size 12 or size 14 hook fish on the bottom. Casting inline spinners such as Panther Martins and roostertails also works well along with fly fishing using nymphs, streamers, and dry flies. A complete summary of rules and regulations can be found HERE.
Walleye	Fair to Good	11-25 inches	The walleye spawn continues but is beginning to wind down. Anglers can still target the face of the dam at night casting or walk trolling floating rapala lures and dark colored jigs. Also, fishing the north and south shorelines adjacent to the dam can be productive as well. Many of the fish move to the river channel after the spawn and can be found between the dam and Sandy Beach area in 25-35 feet of water. Anglers often have success catching these fish using swim baits and jig/crawler combos. Tagged Glen Elder Walleye Anglers need to be on the lookout for adult walleye with a Pink Tag attached to the dorsal fin in Glen Elder. A multi-year telemetry study is underway examining walleye mortality patterns, habitat use, and movement. Anglers catching a tagged fish will receive a $100 reward for return of the transmitter which has been placed in the internal cavity of these fish. You may keep the pink tag but we need the transmitter returned. Angler reporting is very critical to this study and you can all do your part by calling the park office, 785-545-3345, if you catch one of these fish or simply drop the transmitter off at the office. You will receive $100 shortly thereafter. Thank you for doing your part in helping us learn all we can about the Glen Elder walleye population!
Black Bass	Good	12-20 inches	Smallmouth bass fishing is picking up with anglers catching some fish around the state park along the north shore. With a 21 inch length limit these fish are almost all sublegal so please handle them with extreme care and release them immediately after catching them. They can also be found along the dam, Granite Creek, and the south bluffs. Anglers typically catch them using a variety of crankbaits, soft plastics, and Ned Rigs. Largemouth bass can also be caught in most of the main lake coves as well as in the state park using spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Senkos. *The spring electrofishing sample illustrates the quality smallmouth bass and largemouth bass that can be found at Glen Elder Reservoir across much of the reservoir.*
Channel Catfish	Fair	15-30 inches	Catfish can be caught just about anywhere lakewide. The best numbers in the spring can be found around the mouth of Walnut Creek, along Sandy Beach, near Takota Point, and on the flats south of the golf course. Anglers can try drift fishing for them using shad sides, shad gizzards, and stinkbait. Remember, there is a 35 inch length limit on blue catfish at Glen Elder.
White Bass	Good	11-18 inches	The white bass are beginning to run up the rivers in preparation for the spawn. Once this gets going anglers should be able to find fish anywhere on the north and south fork river channels as far west as the wildlife property line. Fishing shallow riffle areas and around log jams are good bets to find numbers of concentrated fish, but floating a canoe or kayak down the river is the easiest way to catch a bunch of fish. Anglers can also find these fish along the Cawker City causeway and on the dam as they often spawn in those areas as well. Best baits include twister tails, roadrunners, and small spinnerbaits.
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: 57°F Current Water Level: 1.1 feet high 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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+Largemouth Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>12”)	(>15”)	(>20”)	(LBS.)		(>12”)
	RES
SEBELIUS	91.18	32.35	0.00	4.32	G	67.56
WEBSTER	73.53	21.18	0.00	3.99	G	40.74
WILSON	72.76	42.88	1.24	5.78	G	43.35
LACYGNE	55.42	33.13	6.02	6.49	E	51.34
BIG HILL	50.42	23.53	2.52	5.44	G	30.40
KIRWIN	42.35	34.71	0.00	2.92	G	32.39
TORONTO	9.80	5.23	0.00	3.53	P	9.80
GLEN ELDER	9.00	5.19	0.17	5.38	G	15.50
EL DORADO	6.47	2.94	0.00	3.04	F	6.76
KANOPOLIS	6.34	1.46	0.00	3.78	P	9.80
MELVERN	5.10	1.37	0.00	2.69	F	7.29
CEDAR BLUFF	4.57	3.56	0.00	3.98	G	6.46
HILLSDALE	3.96	2.64	0.22	5.16	F	5.58
MILFORD	3.90	2.75	0.00	4.68	F	9.64
CLINTON	3.87	1.94	0.00	4.03	F	5.43
WOLF CREEK	3.85	3.85	0.00	3.04	F	13.08
PERRY	2.84	2.27	0.00	5.48	F	8.30
LOVEWELL	1.24	1.24	0.00	4.15	P	1.24

+Black Crappie Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
	RES
CEDAR BLUFF	19.78	1.72	0.00	0.74	G	8.65
KIRWIN	13.19	11.69	3.63	1.49	G	15.08
SEBELIUS	10.90	5.90	0.40	1.64	G	14.13
WEBSTER	6.25	2.06	0.00	0.92	G	5.65
GLEN ELDER	4.29	3.50	0.21	1.26	F	7.06
KANOPOLIS	2.50	1.42	0.08	0.97	F	4.82
LOVEWELL	2.14	0.21	0.07	1.06	F	3.38
MARION	1.25	0.50	0.25	1.31	F	2.53
CLINTON	1.06	1.00	0.13	1.10	F	0.56
BIG HILL	0.90	0.30	0.20	0.92	F	0.83
HILLSDALE	0.50	0.13	0.06	1.36	P	0.50
WILSON	0.40	0.40	0.13	1.16	F	1.02
PERRY	0.17	0.17	0.00	0.75	P	0.10
MILFORD	0.13	0.06	0.06	1.63	P	0.13
EL DORADO	0.13	0.13	0.06	1.19	P	0.15
FALL RIVER	0.06	0.06	0.00	0.69	P	0.03
JOHN REDMOND	0.06	0.06	0.00	0.48	P	0.72
TUTTLE CREEK	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.35	P	0.06
TORONTO	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.30	P	0.06
WOLF CREEK	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.96	P	0.37
CHENEY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.21	P	0.00
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	0.03

+Walleye Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>15”)	(>20”)	(>25”)	(LBS.)		(>15”)
	RES
WILSON	8.70	3.97	0.70	8.53	G	6.72
CEDAR BLUFF	4.04	0.54	0.00	4.37	G	4.00
KIRWIN	2.92	0.67	0.25	7.47	G	2.97
MILFORD	2.60	0.45	0.05	6.18	G	2.05
EL DORADO	2.53	1.40	0.13	6.89	G	2.22
MARION	2.40	0.07	0.00	3.33	G	1.73
GLEN ELDER	2.04	0.42	0.00	5.04	G	3.15
WEBSTER	1.83	0.58	0.17	6.60	G	1.97
CHENEY	1.70	1.19	0.11	6.74	F	1.31
LOVEWELL	1.15	0.30	0.05	8.17	F	0.83
WOLF CREEK	0.70	0.30	0.00	5.19	F	0.53
MELVERN	0.45	0.10	0.00	4.59	F	0.65
CLINTON	0.38	0.00	0.00	2.17	F	0.19
HILLSDALE	0.33	0.08	0.00	4.85	G	0.42
POMONA	0.29	0.14	0.00	4.58	F	0.18
COUNCIL GROVE	0.07	0.07	0.00	2.80	P	0.17
PERRY	0.04	0.00	0.00	1.34	P	0.04
BIG HILL	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.97	P	0.00
KANOPOLIS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13	F	0.00

+Black Bass Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Kirwin Reservoir	52.94	3.53	0.00	18.27	Reservoir	Excellent
Glen Elder Reservoir	52.25	34.60	4.15	43.38	Reservoir	Good
Sebelius Reservoir	51.76	17.65	0.00	59.22	Reservoir	Excellent
Lacygne Reservoir	48.00	30.86	2.86	62.56	Reservoir	Excellent
Webster Reservoir	41.18	7.19	0.00	16.23	Reservoir	Excellent
Wilson Reservoir	36.60	18.44	1.30	30.47	Reservoir	Excellent
Wolf Creek Reservoir	31.39	22.63	2.92	40.26	Reservoir	Fair
Big Hill Reservoir	29.41	11.07	0.00	23.63	Reservoir	Excellent
Horsethief Reservoir	15.32	5.65	0.00	23.47	Reservoir	Fair
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	8.02	3.40	0.00	14.85	Reservoir	Fair
Clinton Reservoir				8.07	Reservoir	Fair
El Dorado Reservoir				31.68	Reservoir	Fair
Hillsdale Reservoir				9.00	Reservoir	Fair
Melvern Reservoir				21.20	Reservoir	Fair
Milford Reservoir				22.36	Reservoir	Good
Perry Reservoir				12.81	Reservoir	Fair

+Bluegill Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>6”)	(>8”)	(>10”)	(LBS.)		(>6”)
	RES
SEBELIUS	57.10	1.30	0.00	1.51	G	28.77
CEDAR BLUFF	31.17	0.11	0.00	0.41	G	11.48
KANOPOLIS	19.25	0.00	0.00	0.34	F	7.62
WILSON	11.47	0.13	0.00	0.34	F	5.40
WEBSTER	9.38	0.06	0.00	0.47	G	9.48
CLINTON	4.69	0.06	0.06	0.33	F	2.81
HILLSDALE	4.56	0.06	0.00	0.36	F	3.58
BIG HILL	4.10	0.00	0.00	0.34	G	3.57
LACYGNE	3.06	0.00	0.00	0.35	F	1.71
PERRY	2.67	0.00	0.00	0.34	G	1.53
LOVEWELL	2.50	0.00	0.00	0.32	F	1.85
GLEN ELDER	2.21	0.38	0.17	0.45	F	3.36
MARION	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	3.45
MILFORD	1.31	0.13	0.00	0.43	F	1.31
MELVERN	1.06	0.00	0.00	0.29	P	0.54
KIRWIN	0.94	0.00	0.00	0.33	F	3.29
FALL RIVER	0.88	0.00	0.00	0.27	P	0.72
POMONA	0.83	0.00	0.00	0.25	P	0.82
CHENEY	0.40	0.00	0.00	0.22	P	0.40
EL DORADO	0.38	0.00	0.00	0.20	P	0.88
WOLF CREEK	0.29	0.00	0.00	0.17	P	0.74
COUNCIL GROVE	0.23	0.00	0.00	0.21	P	0.10
TUTTLE CREEK	0.19	0.00	0.00	0.35	P	0.19
JOHN REDMOND	0.19	0.00	0.00	0.18	P	0.16
TORONTO	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.22	P	0.06
ELK CITY	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.16	P	0.54

+Percids Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Sebelius Reservoir	6.50	1.30	0.20	6.30	Reservoir	Good
Wilson Reservoir	5.90	4.80	0.33	5.42	Reservoir	Good
Glen Elder Reservoir	4.33	0.94	0.06	4.47	Reservoir	Good
Kirwin Reservoir	3.80	0.53	0.00	2.89	Reservoir	Good
Kanopolis Reservoir	2.12	1.94	0.18	4.86	Reservoir	Good
Webster Reservoir	2.08	0.58	0.00	2.50	Reservoir	Good
Council Grove Reservoir	2.07	0.73	0.00	2.19	Reservoir	Fair
Marion Reservoir	2.00	0.13	0.07	2.24	Reservoir	Fair
Cheney Reservoir	1.80	1.25	0.05	1.35	Reservoir	Fair
Horsethief Reservoir	1.63	0.13	0.00	1.08	Reservoir	Fair
El Dorado Reservoir	1.60	0.87	0.00	3.07	Reservoir	Good
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	1.58	0.04	0.00	4.48	Reservoir	Good
Melvern Reservoir	1.31	0.50	0.00	0.77	Reservoir	Fair
Clinton Reservoir	1.19	0.94	0.56	1.35	Reservoir	Fair
Perry Reservoir	1.10	1.05	0.43	1.87	Reservoir	Good
Lovewell Reservoir	0.83	0.25	0.00	0.96	Reservoir	Fair
Hillsdale Reservoir	0.75	0.17	0.08	0.67	Reservoir	Good
Wolf Creek Reservoir	0.39	0.11	0.06	0.44	Reservoir	Fair
Milford Reservoir				2.50	Reservoir	Good

+Channel Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>16”)	(>24”)	(>28”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
	RES
MARION	6.73	0.13	0.00	4.72	E	4.13
HILLSDALE	6.67	0.08	0.08	10.63	E	4.75
TORONTO	6.08	3.08	0.50	12.79	E	3.55
KANOPOLIS	4.76	0.67	0.00	6.39	G	4.38
BIG HILL	4.60	0.50	0.10	8.52	G	5.87
LOVEWELL	4.25	0.90	0.15	13.84	G	5.67
ELK CITY	3.83	0.83	0.08	8.43	G	2.86
CLINTON	3.56	0.00	0.00	4.89	G	3.21
WILSON	2.83	0.57	0.00	7.25	G	2.92
PERRY	2.70	0.57	0.04	8.42	G	1.73
MELVERN	2.30	0.20	0.10	11.46	G	3.16
POMONA	2.00	0.14	0.00	8.00	G	2.24
CHENEY	2.00	0.70	0.19	10.85	G	1.26
FALL RIVER	2.00	1.33	0.33	10.54	G	2.17
LACYGNE	1.93	0.00	0.00	3.94	G	1.37
KIRWIN	1.58	0.33	0.00	7.66	G	1.24
COUNCIL GROVE	1.29	0.14	0.00	5.86	F	0.94
GLEN ELDER	1.04	0.42	0.13	14.97	F	1.78
JOHN REDMOND	0.95	0.19	0.14	14.03	F	0.98
EL DORADO	0.80	0.07	0.00	5.40	F	0.49
WOLF CREEK	0.75	0.00	0.00	4.17	F	0.86
WEBSTER	0.75	0.00	0.00	3.84	G	1.14
CEDAR BLUFF	0.58	0.04	0.04	10.64	F	0.35
MILFORD	0.40	0.00	0.00	2.79	F	0.45
TUTTLE CREEK	0.30	0.05	0.00	7.33	F	0.30
SEBELIUS	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.06	F	0.13

+White Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>9”)	(>12”)	(>15”)	(LBS.)		(>9”)
	RES
GLEN ELDER	21.75	14.33	3.04	2.78	E	18.75
KANOPOLIS	14.95	3.10	0.76	2.86	G	15.92
CLINTON	13.44	11.69	1.31	2.31	G	8.77
JOHN REDMOND	9.95	8.52	0.95	2.87	G	7.90
HILLSDALE	9.42	2.08	0.17	1.66	G	3.89
MARION	8.87	2.67	0.20	1.79	G	9.78
CEDAR BLUFF	7.50	7.50	2.58	2.49	E	8.08
PERRY	5.17	1.57	0.35	2.51	G	2.97
WEBSTER	5.08	4.42	0.08	1.53	G	5.28
POMONA	4.57	2.29	0.00	1.58	G	2.41
MILFORD	4.55	0.60	0.05	1.80	G	4.15
BIG HILL	4.30	3.90	0.60	2.35	G	3.33
WILSON	4.13	2.73	1.20	2.95	F	2.73
CHENEY	3.15	2.63	1.07	2.58	G	2.21
TORONTO	2.58	2.42	0.25	2.86	F	2.33
EL DORADO	2.47	1.80	0.47	1.85	F	2.47
WOLF CREEK	2.20	2.00	0.50	1.72	F	2.09
FALL RIVER	1.92	1.42	0.75	3.30	F	5.29
KIRWIN	1.83	1.83	0.75	2.64	G	2.50
LOVEWELL	1.05	1.05	0.35	2.15	F	4.29
LACYGNE	0.50	0.43	0.21	1.66	G	2.57
MELVERN	0.50	0.50	0.10	2.34	F	4.06
COUNCIL GROVE	0.29	0.14	0.00	1.10	P	1.45
TUTTLE CREEK	0.05	0.05	0.05	1.79	P	0.05
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.33	P	4.54

+Crappie Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Lovewell Reservoir	69.88	29.63	12.13	35.56	Reservoir	Good
Pomona Reservoir	28.56	18.56	3.38	15.81	Reservoir	Excellent
Sebelius Reservoir	26.50	15.10	1.60	13.13	Reservoir	Good
Glen Elder Reservoir	19.85	5.45	0.45	8.07	Reservoir	Good
Perry Reservoir	17.59	9.00	1.00	20.32	Reservoir	Excellent
Kirwin Reservoir	15.50	13.56	1.00	21.33	Reservoir	Good
Webster Reservoir	15.19	3.44	0.56	8.90	Reservoir	Good
Hillsdale Reservoir	14.81	8.81	0.63	26.13	Reservoir	Good
Kanopolis Reservoir	12.67	2.75	0.17	9.43	Reservoir	Good
Melvern Reservoir	10.06	6.31	0.13	8.97	Reservoir	Good
Marion Reservoir	8.55	6.73	2.00	13.87	Reservoir	Fair
El Dorado Reservoir	8.19	5.19	1.06	8.33	Reservoir	Good
John Redmond Reservoir	6.81	5.44	0.38	7.81	Reservoir	Fair
Council Grove Reservoir	6.75	4.92	1.50	4.57	Reservoir	Good
Big Hill Reservoir	5.70	3.70	0.30	4.27	Reservoir	Good
Lacygne Reservoir	5.56	1.94	0.13	4.58	Reservoir	Good
Wolf Creek Reservoir	5.13	1.31	1.13	7.20	Reservoir	Fair
Elk City Reservoir	3.75	3.63	0.94	10.47	Reservoir	Good
Wilson Reservoir	2.53	1.93	0.47	0.96	Reservoir	Fair
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	1.83	1.11	0.61	3.07	Reservoir	Fair
Toronto Reservoir	1.50	0.67	0.17	9.08	Reservoir	Good
Horsethief Reservoir	1.00	0.38	0.00	7.21	Reservoir	Fair
Clinton Reservoir				24.67	Reservoir	Good

+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Kanopolis Reservoir	25.82	19.65	3.41	14.22	Reservoir	Excellent
Glen Elder Reservoir	19.67	18.22	5.00	20.04	Reservoir	Excellent
Marion Reservoir	13.73	11.13	0.27	12.13	Reservoir	Good
Webster Reservoir	12.33	8.50	0.08	7.86	Reservoir	Good
Elk City Reservoir	10.50	8.25	1.42	7.29	Reservoir	Excellent
Lovewell Reservoir	10.17	4.58	0.08	6.59	Reservoir	Good
Melvern Reservoir	9.88	8.75	2.31	5.19	Reservoir	Good
John Redmond Reservoir	8.65	2.75	0.35	6.47	Reservoir	Good
Cheney Reservoir	6.55	3.75	0.45	7.20	Reservoir	Good
Clinton Reservoir	6.19	4.81	0.88	7.29	Reservoir	Good
Kirwin Reservoir	6.00	2.47	0.20	5.73	Reservoir	Good
Lacygne Reservoir	5.50	2.31	0.25	4.06	Reservoir	Good
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	5.17	3.92	0.25	12.60	Reservoir	Fair
El Dorado Reservoir	3.73	2.93	0.73	6.47	Reservoir	Good
Big Hill Reservoir	3.00	2.70	0.70	2.20	Reservoir	Fair
Pomona Reservoir	2.44	0.44	0.00	3.09	Reservoir	Fair
Sebelius Reservoir	2.30	0.70	0.00	7.63	Reservoir	Good
Wilson Reservoir	2.07	1.97	1.27	2.34	Reservoir	Good
Council Grove Reservoir	1.53	1.20	0.20	1.96	Reservoir	Fair
Perry Reservoir	1.48	1.00	0.10	2.33	Reservoir	Fair
Wolf Creek Reservoir	1.39	1.22	0.39	2.34	Reservoir	Fair
Hillsdale Reservoir	1.33	1.08	0.17	1.69	Reservoir	Fair
Toronto Reservoir	0.60	0.30	0.20	4.51	Reservoir	Poor
Milford Reservoir				8.17	Reservoir	Good

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