Kanopolis Reservoir Fishing Information

Kanopolis Reservoir Map
This Location does have Boat Access
Trout Lake
Fishing Forecast
Counties:
GPS:
N38 38.709 W097 59.244
Surface Acres:
3,550
Maximum Depth:
35
Normal Lake Level:
1463 msl This lake is generally held 4 feet above this conservation level during the summertime.
Current Lake Level:
1465.8
Lake Temperature:
77 F

33 miles SW of Salina on K-149 & K141 US

Corps Of Engineers 785-546-2294

Fishing Forecast Information

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+Flathead Catfish Forecast

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
FLATHEAD CATFISH          
  (>20") (>28") (>34") (lbs.) BR
SEBELIUS 39.62 33.92 27.44 54.65 G
LOVEWELL 31.65 22.93 14.12 56.83 G
KIRWIN 22.99 3.36 2.35 37.09 G
GLEN ELDER 22.15 8.37 4.65 65.29 G
WILSON 18.01 10.80 3.19 46.26 G
WEBSTER 14.41 3.68 1.06 25.33 G
KANOPOLIS 6.88 2.79 0.00 18.00 F
CHENEY 6.08 4.78 2.44 66.74 F
TORONTO 5.88 1.61 0.40 41.59 G
FALL RIVER 3.67 1.41 0.57 32.62 G
CLINTON 0.28 0.19 0.19 66.08 F

+Saugeye Forecast

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
SAUGEYE          
  (>14") (>18") (>22") (lbs.) BR
SEBELIUS 10.67 4.53 0.37 6.38 G
COUNCIL GROVE 3.78 1.80 0.42 6.89 F
KANOPOLIS 2.02 1.07 0.20 6.70 G
POMONA 0.95 0.28 0.00 2.97 G
MELVERN 0.94 0.00 0.00 1.50 F
CLINTON 0.86 0.12 0.00 2.72 F
TUTTLE CREEK 0.75 0.13 0.02 4.81 G
WEBSTER 0.14 0.14 0.06 4.48 F
ELK CITY 0.03 0.00 0.00 1.11 F

+Largemouth Bass Forecast

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
LARGEMOUTH BASS          
  (>12") (>15") (>20") (lbs.) BR
SEBELIUS 264.55 81.66 1.03 5.24 G
WILSON 49.43 38.12 0.39 5.63 G
WEBSTER 45.72 29.11 0.00 3.80 F
KIRWIN 37.30 28.81 0.00 3.72 F
LACYGNE 35.01 26.89 1.96 7.70 G
BIG HILL 33.15 14.38 0.64 6.81 G
CEDAR BLUFF 18.65 7.00 0.09 5.83 G
KANOPOLIS 17.03 2.14 0.53 4.85 F
MILFORD 10.70 2.81 0.00 4.21 F
GLEN ELDER 10.26 7.17 0.07 4.92 G
MELVERN 8.57 1.89 0.00 2.03 F
EL DORADO 7.93 4.29 0.21 3.94 F
CLINTON 6.09 2.53 0.00 4.75 F
WOLF CREEK 5.61 4.23 0.59 5.49 P
PERRY 3.51 1.74 0.27 6.00 P
LOVEWELL 2.94 2.35 0.00 4.56 P
TORONTO 1.50 1.50 0.00 3.71 P
HILLSDALE 1.47 1.05 0.00 2.99 P

+Walleye Forecast

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
WALLEYE          
  (>15") (>20") (>25") (lbs.) BR
KIRWIN 4.78 0.56 0.06 8.46 G
MARION 4.74 0.49 0.00 4.65 G
WEBSTER 3.06 0.92 0.11 6.36 G
EL DORADO 2.73 1.00 0.09 7.94 G
WILSON 2.62 1.18 0.07 7.45 G
MILFORD 2.60 0.20 0.00 3.87 F
CEDAR BLUFF 2.15 0.57 0.03 7.93 G
GLEN ELDER 2.04 0.22 0.01 6.61 F
CHENEY 1.20 0.73 0.14 7.54 F
HILLSDALE 1.17 0.31 0.10 7.06 G
LOVEWELL 1.00 0.47 0.00 4.62 F
WOLF CREEK 0.66 0.20 0.02 5.99 F
MELVERN 0.49 0.02 0.00 4.45 F
CLINTON 0.42 0.04 0.00 3.45 F
POMONA 0.38 0.08 0.00 4.16 P
KANOPOLIS 0.12 0.02 0.00 5.83 P
BIG HILL 0.10 0.00 0.00 1.39 F
ELK CITY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.30 P
SEBELIUS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.51 P

+Black Crappie Forecast

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
BLACK CRAPPIE          
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.) BR
SEBELIUS 26.47 14.00 1.33 1.54 G
CEDAR BLUFF 23.61 4.75 0.08 1.29 G
KIRWIN 9.56 9.15 5.79 2.06 G
LOVEWELL 4.46 0.76 0.05 1.43 F
KANOPOLIS 3.94 3.03 0.44 1.43 G
WEBSTER 3.77 1.75 0.02 1.40 F
MARION 3.33 0.67 0.33 1.09 F
MILFORD 2.88 0.94 0.02 1.06 F
HILLSDALE 1.75 0.32 0.05 1.02 G
CLINTON 1.11 0.70 0.02 0.93 G
JOHN REDMOND 0.75 0.13 0.04 1.29 P
GLEN ELDER 0.73 0.40 0.13 1.11 F
WILSON 0.64 0.24 0.11 1.68 P
PERRY 0.38 0.08 0.00 0.81 P
POMONA 0.34 0.14 0.02 1.44 P
TORONTO 0.34 0.15 0.04 1.19 P
BIG HILL 0.33 0.03 0.00 0.52 F
WOLF CREEK 0.23 0.07 0.07 1.39 P
LACYGNE 0.20 0.11 0.00 0.93 P
EL DORADO 0.14 0.04 0.00 0.60 P
FALL RIVER 0.10 0.08 0.02 1.14 P
TUTTLE CREEK 0.09 0.07 0.05 1.17 P
MELVERN 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.63 P
ELK CITY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 P

+Bluegill Forecast

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
BLUEGILL          
  (>6") (>8") (>10") (lbs.) BR
SEBELIUS 44.33 9.47 0.00 1.21 G
CEDAR BLUFF 15.12 0.20 0.00 0.40 F
HILLSDALE 6.07 0.05 0.00 0.46 F
LACYGNE 4.39 0.02 0.02 0.31 F
KANOPOLIS 3.78 0.03 0.00 0.39 G
WILSON 3.51 0.00 0.00 0.33 G
WEBSTER 2.94 0.50 0.00 0.50 F
LOVEWELL 2.56 0.05 0.00 0.43 P
BIG HILL 2.37 0.00 0.00 0.36 G
MARION 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.39 F
MILFORD 1.44 0.35 0.00 0.52 P
CLINTON 1.11 0.07 0.00 0.52 F
KIRWIN 0.81 0.06 0.00 0.59 F
PERRY 0.60 0.00 0.00 0.32 P
MELVERN 0.52 0.05 0.02 0.37 P
EL DORADO 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.23 F
TUTTLE CREEK 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.25 P
GLEN ELDER 0.30 0.10 0.00 0.70 P
WOLF CREEK 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.18 P
FALL RIVER 0.29 0.00 0.00 0.26 F
POMONA 0.23 0.02 0.02 0.43 F
COUNCIL GROVE 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.21 P
TORONTO 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.23 P
ELK CITY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 P

+Channel Catfish Forecast

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
CHANNEL CATFISH          
  (>16") (>24") (>28") (lbs.) BR
LOVEWELL 6.94 0.94 0.11 11.81 G
BIG HILL 6.30 0.73 0.03 9.05 G
HILLSDALE 5.36 0.33 0.05 10.45 G
MARION 4.43 0.23 0.03 5.79 G
KANOPOLIS 3.37 0.43 0.02 9.93 G
WILSON 2.97 0.46 0.03 10.11 G
TORONTO 2.56 1.83 0.47 11.33 G
PERRY 2.45 0.67 0.14 12.70 G
CHENEY 2.45 0.41 0.04 14.81 G
ELK CITY 2.23 0.23 0.00 5.65 G
LACYGNE 2.19 0.02 0.00 7.26 G
GLEN ELDER 2.18 0.46 0.16 16.60 G
MELVERN 2.14 0.27 0.04 8.33 G
CLINTON 1.82 0.12 0.00 6.06 G
FALL RIVER 1.73 1.39 0.64 14.53 G
POMONA 1.55 0.05 0.05 11.96 G
CEDAR BLUFF 1.46 0.32 0.04 14.15 G
COUNCIL GROVE 1.42 0.20 0.09 9.41 F
WEBSTER 1.39 0.11 0.03 10.64 G
KIRWIN 1.06 0.25 0.08 11.23 G
JOHN REDMOND 1.05 0.31 0.07 12.33 F
TUTTLE CREEK 0.95 0.20 0.09 14.31 G
WOLF CREEK 0.70 0.00 0.00 4.12 F
EL DORADO 0.58 0.00 0.00 3.84 F
SEBELIUS 0.37 0.23 0.17 22.56 F
MILFORD 0.35 0.07 0.02 9.23 F

+White Bass Forecast

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
WHITE BASS          
  (>9") (>12") (>15") (lbs.) BR
GLEN ELDER 18.32 16.17 3.84 3.49 G
MARION 17.06 12.20 0.43 1.87 G
CEDAR BLUFF 10.24 9.28 2.79 2.25 G
PERRY 9.76 5.82 0.22 2.15 G
KANOPOLIS 8.17 6.15 0.28 2.70 G
POMONA 7.40 4.58 0.45 2.20 G
CLINTON 6.88 5.20 1.02 2.32 G
WEBSTER 6.22 3.92 0.08 2.73 G
MILFORD 5.78 4.93 0.55 2.13 G
KIRWIN 5.19 4.22 0.67 2.18 G
TORONTO 5.00 3.00 1.36 2.69 G
FALL RIVER 4.24 2.94 0.94 3.02 G
WOLF CREEK 3.96 2.44 0.32 1.98 G
MELVERN 3.33 2.63 0.43 2.26 G
LOVEWELL 3.25 1.75 0.25 1.85 P
EL DORADO 3.24 1.58 0.36 2.03 F
JOHN REDMOND 3.14 2.21 0.95 3.24 F
BIG HILL 3.00 1.83 0.07 1.73 G
LACYGNE 2.71 1.60 0.33 2.88 G
COUNCIL GROVE 2.47 1.58 0.18 2.23 F
HILLSDALE 2.43 1.83 0.10 1.43 G
WILSON 2.21 2.11 0.86 2.96 G
CHENEY 0.86 0.80 0.33 2.09 P
ELK CITY 0.80 0.40 0.03 1.94 F
TUTTLE CREEK 0.47 0.18 0.02 2.96 F

+Black Bass Combined Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker 3 yr avg Size Rating
Sebelius Reservoir 267.22 82.69 1.03 5.24 Reservoir G
Wilson Reservoir 62.91 44.38 0.39 5.63 Reservoir G
Webster Reservoir 45.72 29.11 0.00 3.80 Reservoir F
Big Hill Reservoir 38.62 16.46 0.64 6.81 Reservoir G
Kirwin Reservoir 37.30 28.81 0.00 3.72 Reservoir F
LaCygne Reservoir 35.01 26.89 1.96 7.70 Reservoir G
Melvern Reservoir 25.37 6.34 0.00 2.86 Reservoir G
Cedar Bluff Reservoir 22.06 7.49 0.09 5.83 Reservoir G
Glen Elder Reservoir 20.90 11.69 0.07 4.92 Reservoir G
Kanopolis Reservoir 17.03 2.14 0.53 4.85 Reservoir F
Milford Reservoir 15.89 3.94 0.00 4.21 Reservoir F
El Dorado Reservoir 12.86 5.36 0.21 3.94 Reservoir F
Wolf Creek Reservoir 12.44 9.42 0.79 5.49 Reservoir F
Clinton Reservoir 9.56 3.75 0.00 4.75 Reservoir F
Perry Reservoir 4.74 2.70 0.27 6.00 Reservoir P
Lovewell Reservoir 2.94 2.35 0.00 4.56 Reservoir P
Hillsdale Reservoir 1.77 1.35 0.00 3.01 Reservoir P
Toronto Reservoir 1.50 1.50 0.00 3.71 Reservoir P

+Crappie Combined Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker 3 yr avg Size Rating
Melvern Reservoir 34.23 14.91 1.41 1.61 Reservoir E
Sebelius Reservoir 28.53 15.00 1.83 1.54 Reservoir G
Lovewell Reservoir 26.88 10.54 1.02 2.50 Reservoir G
Hillsdale Reservoir 25.52 11.45 1.52 1.29 Reservoir E
Perry Reservoir 25.45 14.03 0.38 1.42 Reservoir G
Cedar Bluff Reservoir 24.71 5.51 0.43 1.80 Reservoir G
Toronto Reservoir 18.51 5.83 1.91 2.40 Reservoir G
Elk City Reservoir 15.49 5.57 1.35 2.40 Reservoir G
LaCygne Reservoir 15.07 5.95 0.45 2.30 Reservoir G
Clinton Reservoir 10.61 3.46 0.24 1.37 Reservoir G
Kirwin Reservoir 10.31 9.56 6.06 2.06 Reservoir G
Wolf Creek Reservoir 8.93 3.27 0.57 1.64 Reservoir F
Tuttle Creek Reservoir 7.57 4.68 1.05 1.69 Reservoir G
Pomona Reservoir 7.41 3.11 0.18 1.73 Reservoir G
Big Hill Reservoir 7.40 3.43 0.27 1.19 Reservoir G
Marion Reservoir 6.67 2.67 0.33 1.09 Reservoir G
Milford Reservoir 6.54 3.75 0.58 1.90 Reservoir G
Fall River Reservoir 6.06 1.85 0.44 2.58 Reservoir G
El Dorado Reservoir 5.93 2.29 0.82 1.59 Reservoir G
Council Grove Reservoir 5.89 3.22 1.33 1.87 Reservoir F
Kanopolis Reservoir 5.67 3.58 0.50 1.43 Reservoir G
Webster Reservoir 5.38 2.90 0.17 1.79 Reservoir G
Glen Elder Reservoir 3.33 1.38 0.46 1.91 Reservoir F
John Redmond Reservoir 1.71 0.79 0.25 3.04 Reservoir F
Wilson Reservoir 0.73 0.31 0.13 1.68 Reservoir P
Trout Stocking Information

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Northwest Region Trout Stocking Schedule

Department-owned Waters – Trout Stockings by KDWP

Northwest Region Webster Reservoir
Stilling Basin
Glen Elder
State Park Pond
Kanopolis
Seep Stream
Sherman County Smoky Gardens
1st Stocking      Will not be stocked This year    
2nd Stocking          
3rd Stocking        
         
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for
2024-25 Season
6273 Trout 0 Trout 5,355 trout    1,020 trout

 

Community Lake Stockings - Please contact local city offices for dates of stockings if not listed below

Northwest Region Colby
Villa High
785-460-4400
Salina
Lakewood Lake
785-826-7275
1st Stocking    
2nd Stocking    
3rd Stocking    
     
     
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for
2024-25 Season
   
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