Sherman County Smoky Gardens Fishing Information
Counties:
GPS:
39.18758 -101.75716
Surface Acres:
10.7 acres when full
Maximum Depth:
10 feet
Normal Lake Level:
At the top of the dam spillway.
Current Lake Level:
Within 1' of full pool elevation.
Sherman County 785-899-4800
Lake has been recently renovated and refilled. Fish population establishment is currently underway.
Creel Length/Limits
Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
---|---|---|
Bluegill | 0 | Catch and Release Only |
Channel Catfish | 5 | 15" |
Largemouth Bass | 0 | Catch and Release Only |
Trout | 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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NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LARGEMOUTH BASS | |||||
(>12") | (>15") | (>20") | (lbs.) | BR | |
ALMA CITY LAKE | 154.66 | 60.67 | 0.00 | 3.03 | E |
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #23 | 131.96 | 81.37 | 5.29 | 5.66 | E |
COWLEY SFL | 123.00 | 68.62 | 1.50 | 4.66 | G |
BUTLER SFL | 117.75 | 55.00 | 3.75 | 6.39 | G |
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE | 115.07 | 44.90 | 0.00 | 4.26 | E |
MCPHERSON SFL | 110.07 | 47.80 | 2.19 | 5.65 | G |
PRATT COUNTY LAKE | 104.43 | 59.44 | 0.00 | 4.75 | G |
ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-WEST | 103.96 | 73.08 | 12.67 | 7.08 | G |
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH | 98.62 | 31.91 | 0.68 | 4.91 | E |
SABETHA-PONY CREEK LAKE | 97.71 | 49.98 | 0.51 | 4.77 | E |
PLAINVILLE LAKE | 95.55 | 22.50 | 1.39 | 6.43 | G |
LYON SFL | 95.18 | 39.38 | 0.33 | 4.03 | G |
JEWELL SFL | 94.39 | 34.06 | 4.98 | 6.13 | G |
WILSON SFL | 94.28 | 29.37 | 0.99 | 5.09 | G |
ROOKS STATE LAKE | 91.43 | 24.72 | 0.00 | 4.18 | F |
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH | 87.05 | 31.89 | 0.65 | 5.26 | E |
HORTON-LITTLE LAKE | 84.85 | 48.48 | 3.03 | 4.96 | G |
OSAGE CITY LAKE | 81.75 | 31.42 | 2.18 | 7.16 | E |
MONTGOMERY SFL | 75.43 | 36.46 | 2.06 | 5.61 | G |
NEOSHO SFL | 75.01 | 40.20 | 4.99 | 6.15 | E |
GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE | 74.65 | 6.57 | 0.00 | 4.82 | G |
STERLING CITY LAKE | 73.36 | 24.77 | 0.00 | 4.57 | G |
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE-SOUTH | 69.65 | 24.63 | 0.00 | 2.84 | G |
LOGAN CITY LAKE | 68.89 | 38.59 | 0.00 | 3.89 | F |
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW | 67.50 | 21.89 | 0.94 | 5.52 | G |
DOUGLAS SFL | 66.82 | 6.93 | 0.33 | 6.46 | G |
SEVERY CITY LAKE | 66.09 | 13.47 | 0.00 | 3.74 | G |
WASHINGTON SFL | 65.55 | 32.89 | 1.11 | 6.65 | G |
THAYER CITY LAKE-NEW | 64.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 3.21 | G |
EDNA CITY LAKE | 61.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.22 | F |
ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-EAST | 60.78 | 43.14 | 0.98 | 5.63 | G |
BARBER SFL | 60.28 | 21.48 | 0.00 | 5.22 | G |
DOUGLAS CO-LONESTAR LAKE | 60.15 | 18.78 | 0.33 | 4.93 | G |
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #1 | 59.69 | 8.57 | 0.43 | 4.75 | G |
MEADE SFL | 58.33 | 52.03 | 2.39 | 6.93 | F |
LEAVENWORTH SFL | 57.94 | 5.69 | 0.00 | 3.38 | G |
OLATHE-CEDAR LAKE | 54.74 | 30.94 | 1.94 | 6.24 | G |
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE | 53.65 | 32.41 | 1.50 | 5.08 | G |
BROWN SFL | 53.36 | 43.50 | 5.46 | 7.59 | G |
SCOTT SFL | 52.15 | 29.10 | 0.00 | 4.21 | G |
HOLTON-PRAIRIE LAKE | 50.95 | 27.10 | 1.68 | 5.76 | G |
SHAWNEE SFL | 50.65 | 6.89 | 1.36 | 5.80 | G |
HORTON-MISSION LAKE | 47.06 | 23.53 | 3.68 | 5.86 | F |
MELVERN RIVER POND | 47.02 | 24.43 | 0.00 | 4.44 | G |
GREAT BEND-VETS PARK LAKE | 46.53 | 12.61 | 1.68 | 6.31 | F |
YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE | 46.52 | 23.21 | 0.00 | 4.43 | G |
WINFIELD CITY LAKE | 46.23 | 22.94 | 0.71 | 7.01 | F |
OSAWATOMIE CITY LAKE | 45.54 | 8.44 | 0.00 | 3.55 | F |
PLEASANTON EAST LAKE | 43.75 | 13.24 | 0.00 | 3.47 | G |
GEARY SFL | 43.55 | 23.27 | 0.00 | 5.29 | G |
PAOLA CITY LAKE-LAKE MIOLA | 43.38 | 19.37 | 1.24 | 5.20 | G |
PLEASANTON WEST LAKE | 41.18 | 24.26 | 1.47 | 5.16 | G |
POTTAWATOMIE CO LAKE | 39.63 | 4.38 | 0.00 | 3.52 | G |
COLDWATER LAKE | 39.31 | 27.99 | 0.00 | 4.56 | F |
GRAHAM CO-ANTELOPE LAKE | 38.97 | 14.93 | 0.00 | 4.60 | G |
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE | 38.22 | 14.20 | 2.04 | 6.08 | G |
MINED LAND PIT 30F | 38.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 4.72 | G |
LAKE ATWOOD | 36.86 | 18.03 | 0.00 | 4.24 | G |
CRAWFORD SFL | 36.42 | 17.46 | 1.25 | 5.66 | G |
ELLIS CITY LAKE | 35.81 | 10.02 | 0.39 | 5.70 | F |
OSAGE SFL | 35.43 | 7.05 | 0.27 | 4.65 | G |
KIOWA SFL | 34.90 | 1.85 | 0.00 | 2.49 | F |
MADISON CITY LAKE | 33.10 | 22.37 | 0.60 | 5.20 | G |
THAYER CITY LAKE-OLD | 33.00 | 23.00 | 1.00 | 4.89 | G |
BANNER CREEK LAKE | 32.94 | 9.65 | 0.00 | 4.33 | F |
LAKE SHAWNEE | 32.80 | 9.87 | 0.45 | 6.83 | G |
BOURBON SFL | 32.52 | 10.68 | 0.37 | 4.62 | G |
NEMAHA WILDLIFE AREA POND | 32.15 | 29.00 | 0.62 | 5.55 | F |
GARDNER CITY LAKE | 31.66 | 9.64 | 0.64 | 5.18 | G |
ANTHONY CITY LAKE | 31.04 | 17.30 | 0.24 | 4.91 | F |
LAKE OLATHE | 30.61 | 9.72 | 0.00 | 3.01 | G |
SPRING HILL CITY LAKE | 30.44 | 10.37 | 0.00 | 4.50 | G |
WIFA-GRAHAM CO-TREXLER POND | 29.90 | 9.69 | 0.00 | 2.59 | F |
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 | 29.71 | 3.04 | 0.00 | 3.91 | F |
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE-EAST | 29.50 | 11.29 | 0.00 | 2.75 | G |
MARION COUNTY LAKE | 29.44 | 5.11 | 0.00 | 3.98 | G |
BELLEVILLE-ROCKY POND | 28.68 | 17.75 | 0.00 | 5.55 | F |
LAKE LENEXA | 28.55 | 6.33 | 0.98 | 6.06 | G |
CLARK SFL | 24.94 | 10.00 | 2.47 | 7.49 | G |
OTTAWA SFL | 24.37 | 8.30 | 0.00 | 4.63 | G |
EUREKA CITY LAKE | 23.44 | 5.96 | 0.69 | 5.07 | G |
CHASE SFL | 23.33 | 4.67 | 0.00 | 4.35 | G |
WOODSON SFL | 23.11 | 4.64 | 0.51 | 5.84 | G |
WELLINGTON-HARGIS CREEK LAKE | 22.50 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 3.93 | F |
LOUISBURG CITY LAKE | 22.35 | 3.53 | 2.35 | 4.83 | F |
WICHITA-KDOT WEST BORROW PIT | 21.49 | 9.73 | 1.47 | 5.39 | F |
BONE CREEK LAKE | 21.00 | 15.00 | 0.50 | 4.72 | G |
MINED LAND PIT 20A | 21.00 | 17.00 | 2.00 | 4.71 | G |
SHERMAN CO-SMOKY HILL GARDEN | 20.26 | 10.13 | 0.00 | 1.96 | F |
NEBO SFL | 18.55 | 12.77 | 0.00 | 5.41 | F |
JEWELL CITY LAKE-EMERSON LAKE | 18.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 3.44 | P |
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE | 17.97 | 12.01 | 1.82 | 5.99 | F |
LEBO CITY LAKE | 17.31 | 5.77 | 0.00 | 4.81 | F |
HORSETHIEF | 16.79 | 6.43 | 0.00 | 4.45 | F |
ATCHISON SFL | 16.46 | 8.73 | 0.00 | 4.50 | F |
WICHITA-CHISHOLM NORTH LAKE | 14.71 | 6.47 | 0.00 | 4.96 | F |
MIAMI SFL | 13.88 | 8.81 | 0.65 | 5.68 | F |
WICHITA-KDOT E. BORROW PIT | 13.45 | 4.20 | 2.52 | 6.06 | F |
MIDDLE CREEK SFL | 12.22 | 7.50 | 0.00 | 4.29 | P |
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-WEST | 10.65 | 7.85 | 0.00 | 4.38 | P |
LAKE AFTON | 10.02 | 4.58 | 0.44 | 5.54 | P |
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE | 8.61 | 3.97 | 0.65 | 6.06 | F |
OLPE CITY LAKE | 8.37 | 2.69 | 0.00 | 2.50 | P |
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-EAST | 4.46 | 2.67 | 0.00 | 3.55 | P |
WICHITA-K96 CRUISER LAKE | 3.92 | 1.96 | 0.00 | 3.29 | P |
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE-NORTH | 3.28 | 1.49 | 0.00 | 2.81 | P |
ELWOOD WILDLIFE AREA POND | 3.03 | 3.03 | 0.00 | 1.60 | P |
JEFFREY EC-AUXILIARY LAKE | 1.76 | 1.12 | 0.00 | 3.15 | P |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alma City Lake | 154.66 | 60.67 | 0.00 | 3.03 | Lake | E |
Atchison City Lake #23 | 131.96 | 81.37 | 5.29 | 5.66 | Lake | E |
Cowley State Fishing Lake | 123.00 | 68.62 | 1.50 | 4.66 | Lake | G |
Butler State Fishing Lake | 117.75 | 55.00 | 3.75 | 6.39 | Lake | G |
Gridley City Lake | 115.51 | 44.90 | 0.00 | 4.26 | Lake | E |
Wilson State Fishing Lake | 114.24 | 31.34 | 0.99 | 5.09 | Lake | G |
McPherson State Fishing Lake | 110.07 | 47.80 | 2.19 | 5.65 | Lake | G |
Pratt County Lake | 104.68 | 59.56 | 0.00 | 4.75 | Lake | G |
Altamont City Lake-West | 103.96 | 73.08 | 12.67 | 7.08 | Lake | G |
Garnett City Lake-North | 99.25 | 32.22 | 0.68 | 4.91 | Lake | E |
Sabetha-Pony Creek Lake | 97.71 | 49.98 | 0.51 | 4.77 | Lake | E |
Lyon State Fishing Lake | 96.17 | 40.04 | 0.33 | 4.03 | Lake | G |
Plainville Lake | 95.55 | 22.50 | 1.39 | 6.43 | Lake | G |
Jewell State Fishing Lake | 94.59 | 34.25 | 4.98 | 6.13 | Lake | G |
Rooks State Lake | 91.43 | 24.72 | 0.00 | 4.18 | Lake | F |
Garnett City Lake-South | 87.05 | 31.89 | 0.65 | 5.26 | Lake | E |
Horton-Little Lake | 84.85 | 48.48 | 3.03 | 4.96 | Lake | G |
Osage City Lake | 81.75 | 31.42 | 2.18 | 7.16 | Lake | E |
Great Bend-Stone Park Lake | 76.53 | 6.57 | 0.00 | 4.82 | Lake | G |
Montgomery State Fishing Lake | 75.43 | 36.46 | 2.06 | 5.61 | Lake | G |
Neosho State Fishing Lake | 75.01 | 40.20 | 4.99 | 6.15 | Lake | E |
Sterling City Lake | 73.36 | 24.77 | 0.00 | 4.57 | Lake | G |
Moline Old City Lake-South | 69.65 | 24.63 | 0.00 | 2.84 | Lake | G |
Logan City Lake | 68.89 | 38.59 | 0.00 | 3.89 | Lake | F |
Yates Center City Lake-New | 67.50 | 21.89 | 0.94 | 5.52 | Lake | G |
Douglas State Fishing Lake | 66.82 | 6.93 | 0.33 | 6.46 | Lake | G |
Severy City Lake | 66.09 | 13.47 | 0.00 | 3.74 | Lake | G |
Washington State Fishing Lake | 65.55 | 32.89 | 1.11 | 6.65 | Lake | G |
Thayer City Lake-New | 64.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 3.21 | Lake | G |
Edna City Lake | 61.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.22 | Lake | F |
Altamont City Lake-East | 60.78 | 43.14 | 0.98 | 5.63 | Lake | G |
Barber State Fishing Lake | 60.28 | 21.48 | 0.00 | 5.22 | Lake | F |
Douglas Co-Lonestar Lake | 60.15 | 18.78 | 0.33 | 4.93 | Lake | G |
Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake #1 | 59.69 | 8.57 | 0.43 | 4.75 | Lake | G |
Meade State Fishing Lake | 58.33 | 52.03 | 2.39 | 6.93 | Lake | G |
Leavenworth State Fishing Lake | 57.94 | 5.69 | 0.00 | 3.38 | Lake | G |
Howard-Polk Daniels Lake | 54.76 | 33.16 | 1.50 | 5.08 | Lake | G |
Olathe-Cedar Lake | 54.74 | 30.94 | 1.94 | 6.24 | Lake | G |
Brown State Fishing Lake | 53.36 | 43.50 | 5.46 | 7.59 | Lake | G |
Winfield City Lake | 52.94 | 26.47 | 0.71 | 7.01 | Lake | F |
Scott State Fishing Lake | 52.15 | 29.10 | 0.00 | 4.21 | Lake | G |
Holton-Prairie Lake | 50.95 | 27.10 | 1.68 | 5.76 | Lake | G |
Shawnee State Fishing Lake | 50.65 | 6.89 | 1.36 | 5.80 | Lake | G |
Melvern River Pond | 47.39 | 24.43 | 0.00 | 4.44 | Lake | G |
Horton-Mission Lake | 47.06 | 23.53 | 3.68 | 5.86 | Lake | F |
Great Bend-Vets Park Lake | 46.53 | 12.61 | 1.68 | 6.31 | Lake | F |
Yates Center-South Owl Lake | 46.52 | 23.21 | 0.00 | 4.43 | Lake | G |
Bourbon State Fishing Lake | 45.87 | 11.41 | 0.37 | 4.62 | Lake | G |
Osawatomie City Lake | 45.54 | 8.44 | 0.00 | 3.55 | Lake | F |
Geary State Fishing Lake | 44.55 | 23.60 | 0.00 | 5.29 | Lake | G |
Crawford State Fishing Lake | 44.10 | 17.46 | 1.25 | 5.66 | Lake | G |
Pleasanton East Lake | 43.75 | 13.24 | 0.00 | 3.47 | Lake | G |
Paola City Lake-Lake Miola | 43.38 | 19.37 | 1.24 | 5.20 | Lake | G |
Pleasanton West Lake | 41.18 | 24.26 | 1.47 | 5.16 | Lake | G |
Pottawatomie Co Lake | 39.63 | 4.38 | 0.00 | 3.52 | Lake | G |
Coldwater Lake | 39.31 | 27.99 | 0.00 | 4.56 | Lake | G |
Graham Co-Antelope Lake | 38.97 | 14.93 | 0.00 | 4.60 | Lake | G |
Garnett-Cedar Creek Lake | 38.22 | 14.20 | 2.04 | 6.08 | Lake | G |
Mined Land Pit 30F | 38.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 4.72 | Lake | G |
Lake Atwood | 36.86 | 18.03 | 0.00 | 4.24 | Lake | G |
Ellis City Lake | 35.81 | 10.02 | 0.39 | 5.70 | Lake | F |
Osage State Fishing Lake | 35.43 | 7.05 | 0.27 | 4.65 | Lake | G |
Kiowa State Fishing Lake | 34.90 | 1.85 | 0.00 | 2.49 | Lake | G |
Banner Creek Lake | 34.12 | 9.65 | 0.00 | 4.33 | Lake | F |
Lake Shawnee | 33.48 | 10.33 | 0.45 | 6.83 | Lake | G |
Madison City Lake | 33.10 | 22.37 | 0.60 | 5.20 | Lake | G |
Thayer City Lake-Old | 33.00 | 23.00 | 1.00 | 4.89 | Lake | G |
Marion County Lake | 32.44 | 5.89 | 0.00 | 3.98 | Lake | G |
Nemaha Wildlife Area Pond | 32.15 | 29.00 | 0.62 | 5.55 | Lake | F |
Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake #2 | 31.77 | 3.31 | 0.00 | 3.91 | Lake | F |
Gardner City Lake | 31.66 | 9.64 | 0.64 | 5.18 | Lake | F |
Anthony City Lake | 31.04 | 17.30 | 0.24 | 4.91 | Lake | F |
Lake Olathe | 30.61 | 9.72 | 0.00 | 3.01 | Lake | G |
Spring Hill City Lake | 30.44 | 10.37 | 0.00 | 4.50 | Lake | G |
WIFA-Graham Co-Trexler Pond | 29.90 | 9.69 | 0.00 | 2.59 | Lake | F |
Carbondale City Lake-East | 29.50 | 11.29 | 0.00 | 2.75 | Lake | G |
Belleville-Rocky Pond | 28.68 | 17.75 | 0.00 | 5.55 | Lake | F |
Lake Lenexa | 28.55 | 6.33 | 0.98 | 6.06 | Lake | G |
Eureka City Lake | 25.90 | 5.96 | 0.69 | 5.07 | Lake | G |
Chase State Fishing Lake | 25.00 | 4.67 | 0.00 | 4.35 | Lake | G |
Clark State Fishing Lake | 24.94 | 10.00 | 2.47 | 7.49 | Lake | G |
Ottawa State Fishing Lake | 24.37 | 8.30 | 0.00 | 4.63 | Lake | F |
Woodson State Fishing Lake | 23.11 | 4.64 | 0.51 | 5.84 | Lake | G |
Wellington-Hargis Creek Lake | 22.50 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 3.93 | Lake | F |
Louisburg City Lake | 22.35 | 3.53 | 2.35 | 4.83 | Lake | F |
Wichita-KDOT W. Borrow Pit | 21.49 | 9.73 | 1.47 | 5.39 | Lake | F |
Bone Creek Lake | 21.00 | 15.00 | 0.50 | 4.72 | Lake | G |
Mined Land Pit 20A | 21.00 | 17.00 | 2.00 | 4.71 | Lake | G |
Sherman Co-Smoky Hill Garden | 20.26 | 10.13 | 0.00 | 1.96 | Lake | F |
Nebo State Fishing Lake | 18.55 | 12.77 | 0.00 | 5.41 | Lake | F |
Jewell City Lake-Emerson Lake | 18.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 3.44 | Lake | P |
Centralia City Lake | 17.97 | 12.01 | 1.82 | 5.99 | Lake | F |
Lebo City Lake | 17.31 | 5.77 | 0.00 | 4.81 | Lake | F |
Horsethief Reservoir | 16.79 | 6.43 | 0.00 | 4.45 | Lake | F |
Atchison State Fishing Lake | 16.46 | 8.73 | 0.00 | 4.50 | Lake | F |
Wichita-Chisholm North Lake | 14.71 | 6.47 | 0.00 | 4.96 | Lake | F |
Miami State Fishing Lake | 13.88 | 8.81 | 0.65 | 5.68 | Lake | G |
Wichita-KDOT E. Borrow Pit | 13.45 | 4.20 | 2.52 | 6.06 | Lake | F |
Council Grove City Lake | 12.91 | 4.30 | 0.65 | 6.06 | Lake | F |
Middle Creek State Fishing Lake | 12.22 | 7.50 | 0.00 | 4.29 | Lake | P |
Harvey County Lake-West | 10.65 | 7.85 | 0.00 | 4.38 | Lake | P |
Lake Afton | 10.02 | 4.58 | 0.44 | 5.54 | Lake | P |
Olpe City Lake | 8.37 | 2.69 | 0.00 | 2.50 | Lake | P |
Harvey County Lake-East | 4.46 | 2.67 | 0.00 | 3.55 | Lake | P |
Wichita-K96 Cruiser Lake | 3.92 | 1.96 | 0.00 | 3.29 | Lake | P |
Jeffrey Energy Center-Auxiliary Lake | 3.51 | 1.97 | 0.00 | 3.15 | Lake | F |
Moline New City Lake-North | 3.28 | 1.49 | 0.00 | 2.81 | Lake | P |
Elwood Wildlife Area Pond | 3.03 | 3.03 | 0.00 | 1.60 | Lake | P |
Jeffrey Energy Center-Make Up Lake | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 2.19 | Lake | 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 | Nov. 26 | Will not be stocked This year | Nov. 27 | Nov. 25 |
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 | Nov. 25 | Nov. 27 |
2nd Stocking | ||
3rd Stocking | ||
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2024-25 Season |
Map Information