Kirwin Reservoir Fishing Information

Counties:

Phillips

GPS:

N39 40 2.71 W99 7 53.54

Surface Acres:

5,000 acres

Maximum Depth:

49 feet

Normal Lake Level:

1729.25 Conservation pool

Current Lake Level:

1723.99, 5.26' below conservation pool

Lake Temperature:

70 Degrees

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15 miles SE of Phillipsburg off K-9

785-543-6673

Kirwin Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 05/26/2023

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, and Location
Crappie	Fair	7 to 17 inches	Anglers have been catching fish around the north and south shore fish attractors using jigs and jigs tipped with minnows. Also been catching fish up in the coves and shallow areas as the water warms up.
Walleye	Fair	10 to 29 inches	Did hear of some walleye being caught along the Dam, drop offs and along the river channels. Would also be getting those night crawlers out and fish the river channels and up onto the flats as these fish move into feed. Trolling the Dam with diving lures could also be productive.
White Bass/ Wiper	Good	10 to 28 inches	Have had reports of fish being caught around the fish attractors using jigs and slab spoons. These fish can also be caught lake wide using jigs with a minnow under a bobber or casting small spinners.
Catfish	Fair	10 to 30 inches	Have had reports of fish being caught up in the shallows using shad on the bottom. Would also fish for them up in the rivers using shrimp, cut bait, stink bait and shad on the bottom.
Largemouth Bass	Fair	12 to 22 inches	Have had reports of fish being caught up in the coves and shallow areas with stick up in them using jigs with minnows, small spinners, and plastics.
General Comments
WATER TEMPERATURE- 70° SURFACE ELEVATION- 1723.99 ---- 5.26' below conservation pool Currently, the water level is 4.07' lower than it was one year ago, at this time. The fish cleaning station is now open. All boat ramps are open at this time and the docks have been put back in at the South Boat Ramp and the North Boat Ramp. If you have any questions regarding Kirwin Reservoir and the surrounding public lands, contact the USFWS at 785-543-6673. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water. Please discard leftover bait in a trash can. Hope everyone has a joyful and safe Memorial weekend. Now Available: A Webster District newsletter that includes fisheries related information about Webster, Kirwin and Keith Sebelius Reservoirs is available. If you would like to subscribe to this spring and fall newsletter you can go to the following link to get on the mailing list. http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Webster-Reservoir-Fishing-District

Creel Length/Limits

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
Bluegill
Black Bullhead
Channel Catfish	10
Crappie	50
Flathead Catfish	5
Green Sunfish
Largemouth Bass	5	15
Walleye	5	15
White Bass
Wiper	5

* 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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+Flathead Catfish Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
FLATHEAD CATFISH
	(>20")	(>28")	(>34")	(lbs.)
	RES
LOVEWELL	30.79	22.04	14.86	47.82	G
GLEN ELDER	22.14	8.17	4.42	65.29	G
SEBELIUS	20.82	16.30	10.74	50.22	G
WEBSTER	16.07	0.89	0.89	25.33	G
WILSON	8.15	4.57	1.20	37.80	G
KIRWIN	7.20	1.55	1.13	28.79	G
TORONTO	2.86	0.36	0.00	16.96	G
CHENEY	2.59	2.04	1.12	64.98	F
FALL RIVER	1.50	0.50	0.50	22.29	G
KANOPOLIS	1.33	1.03	0.00	15.55	G
CLINTON	0.23	0.23	0.23	41.96	F

+Largemouth Bass Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
LARGEMOUTH BASS
	(>12")	(>15")	(>20")	(lbs.)
	RES
SEBELIUS	219.13	75.16	1.03	5.24	E
WEBSTER	63.81	31.15	0.00	3.99	G
WILSON	61.55	41.11	0.81	5.77	G
LACYGNE	56.15	45.45	3.74	7.70	E
KIRWIN	44.99	35.36	0.00	3.72	G
BIG HILL	38.85	19.20	1.24	5.43	G
CEDAR BLUFF	11.93	4.98	0.04	5.83	G
KANOPOLIS	11.43	1.78	0.26	4.85	F
GLEN ELDER	9.93	6.23	0.12	5.38	G
TORONTO	9.80	5.23	0.00	3.52	F
MILFORD	8.70	2.92	0.00	4.68	F
EL DORADO	5.20	2.45	0.15	3.47	F
CLINTON	3.67	1.67	0.00	4.02	F
WOLF CREEK	3.63	2.73	0.00	3.93	F
MELVERN	3.44	0.86	0.00	2.68	F
LOVEWELL	2.65	2.35	0.00	4.56	P
HILLSDALE	2.38	1.60	0.11	5.16	P
PERRY	1.68	0.83	0.15	6.00	P

+Walleye Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
WALLEYE
	(>15")	(>20")	(>25")	(lbs.)
	RES
WILSON	4.92	2.18	0.28	8.52	G
KIRWIN	4.67	0.56	0.11	8.46	G
MARION	3.33	0.22	0.00	4.65	G
CEDAR BLUFF	2.88	0.50	0.01	7.93	G
WEBSTER	2.75	0.83	0.14	6.60	G
EL DORADO	2.69	1.11	0.13	7.94	G
MILFORD	2.67	0.23	0.02	6.17	G
GLEN ELDER	2.50	0.32	0.01	6.61	G
CHENEY	1.38	0.89	0.13	7.54	F
LOVEWELL	1.35	0.54	0.02	8.16	G
HILLSDALE	0.81	0.08	0.03	5.74	G
WOLF CREEK	0.59	0.20	0.02	5.99	F
MELVERN	0.50	0.06	0.00	4.59	F
CLINTON	0.45	0.00	0.00	2.91	F
POMONA	0.37	0.06	0.00	4.58	F
KANOPOLIS	0.07	0.00	0.00	1.94	P
BIG HILL	0.03	0.00	0.00	1.17	P
COUNCIL GROVE	0.02	0.02	0.00	2.80	P
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.30	P
SEBELIUS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.51	F

+Black Crappie Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
BLACK CRAPPIE
	(>8")	(>10")	(>12")	(lbs.)
	RES
SEBELIUS	29.67	15.60	1.47	1.64	G
CEDAR BLUFF	22.55	2.24	0.06	1.29	G
KIRWIN	12.02	11.19	5.92	2.06	G
WEBSTER	5.17	2.02	0.02	1.40	G
LOVEWELL	4.33	0.38	0.07	1.43	G
KANOPOLIS	3.50	2.39	0.44	1.43	G
MILFORD	2.77	0.81	0.02	1.63	F
GLEN ELDER	1.94	1.55	0.17	1.26	G
HILLSDALE	1.33	0.29	0.06	1.36	G
CLINTON	1.30	0.93	0.04	1.10	P
MARION	1.25	0.50	0.25	1.31	P
BIG HILL	0.63	0.13	0.07	0.92	P
WILSON	0.62	0.22	0.11	1.68	P
JOHN REDMOND	0.48	0.10	0.03	1.29	P
PERRY	0.35	0.11	0.00	0.81	P
TORONTO	0.28	0.15	0.04	1.19	P
WOLF CREEK	0.17	0.06	0.06	1.39	P
EL DORADO	0.14	0.07	0.02	1.19	P
FALL RIVER	0.10	0.08	0.02	1.14	P
POMONA	0.10	0.06	0.00	0.66	P
TUTTLE CREEK	0.04	0.02	0.02	1.17	P
CHENEY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.20	P
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13	P

+Bluegill Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
BLUEGILL
	(>6")	(>8")	(>10")	(lbs.)
	RES
SEBELIUS	56.50	6.07	0.00	0.63	G
CEDAR BLUFF	23.14	0.20	0.00	0.41	G
KANOPOLIS	8.00	0.00	0.00	0.39	G
WILSON	7.00	0.04	0.00	0.34	G
WEBSTER	5.29	0.25	0.00	0.50	G
HILLSDALE	4.92	0.04	0.00	0.46	G
BIG HILL	3.00	0.00	0.00	0.34	F
LOVEWELL	2.98	0.00	0.00	0.32	F
LACYGNE	2.29	0.02	0.02	0.35	G
CLINTON	2.17	0.02	0.02	0.34	F
PERRY	1.39	0.00	0.00	0.34	F
KIRWIN	1.10	0.06	0.00	0.59	F
GLEN ELDER	1.03	0.20	0.06	0.70	F
MILFORD	0.96	0.13	0.00	0.47	F
MELVERN	0.80	0.05	0.02	0.37	P
FALL RIVER	0.48	0.00	0.00	0.27	P
POMONA	0.46	0.02	0.02	0.43	G
CHENEY	0.40	0.00	0.00	0.22	P
EL DORADO	0.34	0.00	0.00	0.23	P
WOLF CREEK	0.30	0.00	0.00	0.18	P
COUNCIL GROVE	0.17	0.00	0.00	0.21	P
TORONTO	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.23	P
TUTTLE CREEK	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.35	P
JOHN REDMOND	0.08	0.00	0.00	0.18	P
ELK CITY	0.02	0.00	0.00	0.16	P

+Channel Catfish Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
CHANNEL CATFISH
	(>16")	(>24")	(>28")	(lbs.)
	RES
LOVEWELL	6.11	0.96	0.13	13.83	G
HILLSDALE	5.81	0.22	0.06	10.62	G
BIG HILL	5.47	0.63	0.03	8.60	G
MARION	5.36	0.20	0.02	5.48	G
TORONTO	3.75	2.36	0.53	12.78	G
KANOPOLIS	3.70	0.48	0.00	6.54	G
ELK CITY	3.11	0.47	0.03	8.42	G
WILSON	2.76	0.48	0.03	10.11	G
PERRY	2.54	0.65	0.14	12.70	G
MELVERN	2.46	0.30	0.06	11.45	G
CLINTON	2.45	0.09	0.00	6.06	G
CHENEY	2.29	0.51	0.09	14.81	G
LACYGNE	2.27	0.02	0.00	7.26	G
GLEN ELDER	1.94	0.45	0.17	16.60	G
POMONA	1.51	0.09	0.06	11.96	G
FALL RIVER	1.43	1.06	0.37	14.53	G
WEBSTER	1.28	0.08	0.03	10.64	F
KIRWIN	1.22	0.33	0.08	11.23	F
COUNCIL GROVE	1.18	0.20	0.04	7.59	F
JOHN REDMOND	0.98	0.24	0.10	14.02	F
CEDAR BLUFF	0.90	0.12	0.04	14.15	F
WOLF CREEK	0.81	0.00	0.00	4.16	F
TUTTLE CREEK	0.75	0.12	0.07	14.31	F
EL DORADO	0.67	0.02	0.00	5.39	F
MILFORD	0.30	0.03	0.02	9.23	F
SEBELIUS	0.17	0.10	0.10	22.56	F

+White Bass Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
WHITE BASS
	(>9")	(>12")	(>15")	(lbs.)
	RES
GLEN ELDER	19.40	15.73	3.22	3.49	E
MARION	15.40	9.84	0.40	1.87	E
KANOPOLIS	10.74	5.05	0.49	2.86	G
CEDAR BLUFF	8.56	7.87	2.47	2.49	G
PERRY	8.42	4.26	0.33	2.51	G
CLINTON	8.00	7.17	0.83	2.31	G
WEBSTER	6.39	4.19	0.11	2.73	G
POMONA	6.26	3.31	0.14	1.88	G
JOHN REDMOND	5.75	4.85	1.19	3.12	G
HILLSDALE	4.75	2.03	0.08	1.66	G
MILFORD	4.50	2.73	0.17	1.91	G
TORONTO	4.36	3.44	1.36	2.85	G
KIRWIN	3.94	3.39	0.72	2.64	G
FALL RIVER	3.94	2.77	1.00	3.29	G
LOVEWELL	3.46	2.09	0.37	2.15	G
EL DORADO	3.27	1.42	0.38	2.01	G
BIG HILL	2.87	2.43	0.27	2.35	G
MELVERN	2.82	2.28	0.32	2.34	G
WOLF CREEK	2.78	2.13	0.43	1.72	F
LACYGNE	2.75	1.66	0.39	2.88	G
WILSON	2.72	2.22	0.88	2.96	F
COUNCIL GROVE	2.16	1.33	0.18	2.23	F
CHENEY	1.67	1.45	0.59	2.58	F
TUTTLE CREEK	0.27	0.07	0.03	2.96	F
ELK CITY	0.25	0.17	0.03	1.94	F

+Black Bass Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Sebelius Reservoir	92.35	32.94	0.00	72.41	Reservoir	Good
Wilson Reservoir	84.21	49.85	2.32	52.41	Reservoir	Good
Webster Reservoir	73.53	21.18	0.00	40.74	Reservoir	Good
LaCygne Reservoir	55.42	33.13	6.02	51.34	Reservoir	Excellent
Big Hill Reservoir	54.62	25.21	2.52	32.28	Reservoir	Good
Kirwin Reservoir	42.35	34.71	0.00	32.39	Reservoir	Good
Glen Elder Reservoir	42.21	25.61	5.36	46.53	Reservoir	Good
El Dorado Reservoir	28.24	12.94	1.18	24.12	Reservoir	Fair
Wolf Creek Reservoir	20.77	18.46	5.38	34.21	Reservoir	Fair
Melvern Reservoir	12.75	5.29	1.57	19.85	Reservoir	Fair
Toronto Reservoir	10.46	5.88	0.00	10.46	Reservoir	Poor
Milford Reservoir	9.63	6.19	1.38	17.42	Reservoir	Fair
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	7.37	4.32	0.00	9.92	Reservoir	Fair
Kanopolis Reservoir	6.34	1.46	0.00	9.80	Reservoir	Poor
Clinton Reservoir	5.69	2.91	0.24	6.68	Reservoir	Fair
Perry Reservoir	5.11	2.84	0.57	14.43	Reservoir	Fair
Hillsdale Reservoir	3.96	2.64	0.22	5.58	Reservoir	Fair
Lovewell Reservoir	1.24	1.24	0.00	1.24	Reservoir	Poor

+Percids Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Sebelius Reservoir	12.40	2.50	0.00	9.43	Reservoir	Good
Wilson Reservoir	8.70	3.97	0.70	6.72	Reservoir	Excellent
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	4.04	0.54	0.00	4.00	Reservoir	Good
Perry Reservoir	3.96	0.65	0.22	2.25	Reservoir	Excellent
Kirwin Reservoir	2.92	0.67	0.25	2.97	Reservoir	Good
Milford Reservoir	2.60	0.45	0.05	2.05	Reservoir	Fair
El Dorado Reservoir	2.53	1.40	0.13	2.22	Reservoir	Good
Marion Reservoir	2.40	0.07	0.00	1.73	Reservoir	Good
Glen Elder Reservoir	2.04	0.42	0.00	3.15	Reservoir	Good
Webster Reservoir	2.00	0.67	0.25	2.03	Reservoir	Good
Council Grove Reservoir	1.93	1.71	0.50	1.82	Reservoir	Fair
Clinton Reservoir	1.75	0.88	0.13	1.29	Reservoir	Fair
Cheney Reservoir	1.70	1.19	0.11	1.31	Reservoir	Fair
Kanopolis Reservoir	1.43	0.48	0.19	3.74	Reservoir	Fair
Lovewell Reservoir	1.15	0.30	0.05	0.83	Reservoir	Fair
Melvern Reservoir	1.10	0.45	0.10	0.95	Reservoir	Fair
Horsethief Reservoir	0.80	0.60	0.00	1.23	Reservoir	Fair
Wolf Creek Reservoir	0.70	0.30	0.00	0.53	Reservoir	Fair
Hillsdale Reservoir	0.33	0.08	0.00	0.42	Reservoir	Good
Pomona Reservoir	0.29	0.14	0.00	0.18	Reservoir	Fair
Tuttle Creek Reservoir	0.05	0.00	0.00	0.05	Reservoir	Poor
Big Hill Reservoir	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Reservoir	Poor

+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Glen Elder Reservoir	22.83	15.33	3.38	20.35	Reservoir	Excellent
Webster Reservoir	17.08	5.42	0.17	11.31	Reservoir	Good
Clinton Reservoir	16.38	12.13	1.31	10.56	Reservoir	Good
Kanopolis Reservoir	15.19	3.33	0.76	16.19	Reservoir	Good
Marion Reservoir	11.60	3.60	0.20	11.84	Reservoir	Good
John Redmond Reservoir	10.00	8.57	0.95	7.92	Reservoir	Good
Hillsdale Reservoir	9.42	2.08	0.17	3.89	Reservoir	Good
Milford Reservoir	8.35	1.50	0.10	7.78	Reservoir	Good
Sebelius Reservoir	7.80	0.80	0.10	7.03	Reservoir	Good
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	7.71	7.58	2.63	8.74	Reservoir	Good
Cheney Reservoir	6.00	4.63	1.15	6.27	Reservoir	Good
El Dorado Reservoir	5.47	3.93	0.47	5.49	Reservoir	Good
Pomona Reservoir	5.29	2.43	0.00	3.49	Reservoir	Good
Perry Reservoir	5.17	1.57	0.35	2.97	Reservoir	Good
Kirwin Reservoir	5.00	2.17	0.75	5.96	Reservoir	Good
Big Hill Reservoir	4.30	3.90	0.60	3.33	Reservoir	Good
Wilson Reservoir	4.13	2.73	1.20	2.74	Reservoir	Good
Toronto Reservoir	2.58	2.42	0.25	2.37	Reservoir	Fair
Wolf Creek Reservoir	2.50	2.30	0.50	2.26	Reservoir	Good
Lovewell Reservoir	2.15	1.45	0.35	5.66	Reservoir	Fair
Fall River Reservoir	1.92	1.42	0.75	5.29	Reservoir	Fair
LaCygne Reservoir	0.57	0.50	0.21	3.08	Reservoir	Good
Melvern Reservoir	0.50	0.50	0.10	4.06	Reservoir	Fair
Council Grove Reservoir	0.29	0.14	0.00	1.72	Reservoir	Poor
Tuttle Creek Reservoir	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	Reservoir	Poor
Elk City Reservoir	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.54	Reservoir	Fair

Stocking Records Information

+Palmetto Bass/Wiper Stocking

Water	Water Type	Stocking Date	Number Stocked
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	RESV	5/12/2021	70000
Cedar Bluff Reservoir Sum			70000
Kirwin Reservoir	RESV	5/12/2021	50000
Kirwin Reservoir Sum			50000
MILFORD FISH HATCHERY	OTHR	5/12/2021	150000
MILFORD FISH HATCHERY Sum			150000
Milford Reservoir	RESV	5/4/2021	850000
Milford Reservoir Sum			850000
PRATT FISH HATCHERY	OTHR	5/12/2021	600000
PRATT FISH HATCHERY Sum			600000
Sebelius Reservoir	RESV	5/12/2021	70000
Sebelius Reservoir Sum			70000
Webster Reservoir	RESV	5/12/2021	50000
Webster Reservoir Sum			50000
		Grand Total	1840000

+Walleye Stocking

Water	Water Type	Stocking Date	Number Stocked
Barber State Fishing Lake - Lower	SFLS	6/3/2021	3473
Barber State Fishing Lake - Lower Sum			3473
CLARK STATE FISHING LAKE	SFLS	6/3/2021	8517
CLARK STATE FISHING LAKE	SFLS	6/3/2021	4152
CLARK STATE FISHING LAKE	SFLS	5/4/2021	2424
CLARK STATE FISHING LAKE	SFLS	5/4/2021	1984
CLARK STATE FISHING LAKE	SFLS	5/4/2021	2991
CLARK STATE FISHING LAKE	SFLS	5/4/2021	1761
CLARK STATE FISHING LAKE Sum			21829
El Dorado Reservoir	RESV	6/1/2021	31671
El Dorado Reservoir	RESV	6/2/2021	45926
El Dorado Reservoir	RESV	6/2/2021	9062
El Dorado Reservoir	RESV	6/2/2021	13895
El Dorado Reservoir Sum			100554
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW	COML	5/27/2021	5910
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW Sum			5910
Hillsdale Reservoir	RESV	5/27/2021	61984
Hillsdale Reservoir Sum			61984
Horsethief Reservoir	RESV	6/3/2021	11970
Horsethief Reservoir Sum			11970
JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER-MAKE UP LAKE	WMAS	5/26/2021	5896
JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER-MAKE UP LAKE Sum			5896
JEFFREY ENG. CTR.-AUX. MAKEUP LAKE	WMAS	5/26/2021	8483
JEFFREY ENG. CTR.-AUX. MAKEUP LAKE Sum			8483
Kirwin Reservoir	RESV	6/1/2021	42320
Kirwin Reservoir	RESV	6/1/2021	23711
Kirwin Reservoir	RESV	6/2/2021	31397
Kirwin Reservoir	RESV	6/2/2021	12636
Kirwin Reservoir	RESV	6/2/2021	5437
Kirwin Reservoir Sum			115501
Lovewell Reservoir	RESV	6/4/2021	6812
Lovewell Reservoir	RESV	6/4/2021	21828
Lovewell Reservoir	RESV	6/4/2021	11039
Lovewell Reservoir	RESV	6/4/2021	11952
Lovewell Reservoir	RESV	6/4/2021	24453
Lovewell Reservoir Sum			76084
Milford Reservoir	RESV	5/27/2021	69871
Milford Reservoir	RESV	5/27/2021	55186
Milford Reservoir Sum			125057
PRATT COUNTY LAKE	COML	6/2/2021	2610
PRATT COUNTY LAKE Sum			2610
Webster Reservoir	RESV	6/8/2021	35813
Webster Reservoir	RESV	6/8/2021	8512
Webster Reservoir	RESV	6/8/2021	13395
Webster Reservoir	RESV	6/8/2021	17499
Webster Reservoir	RESV	6/8/2021	13969
Webster Reservoir Sum			89188
		Grand Total	628539

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