Tuttle Creek Reservoir Fishing Information
| Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method, and Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crappie | Fair | 1/2 to 2 pounds | The lake has been providing good crappie fishing the last five years due to good spawning success and robust growth rates. The 2024 fall sample shows that numbers of crappie over 10-inches has fallen below the long-term average for the lake. However, the future is bright again as the number of small crappie is at one of the highest points in the history of the lake. No recent reports of angler success but fish should be schooled up in 15-20 feet of water. |
| White Bass | Slow to Fair | 1/2 to 2 pounds | White bass numbers have been struggling due to limited spawning success for most of the last decade. This has improved some the last couple of years but is still well below the good fishery the lake has produced in the past. |
| Channel Catfish | Fair | Fair numbers of bigger fish over 28 inches. | The lake and the connected river system has maintained a good channel catfish population through the history of the lake and has been one of the best places around to catch channel cats over 8 pounds. Population evaluations are hindered by abundant fish movement upstream into the river at times. The fishery was underperforming from 2013 to 2020 but rebounded nicely for a few years. The 2024 sample recorded that channel catfish sample numbers regressed again. Fishing in the upper end of the lake and the river tends to be the most consistent spots for channel cats. K-State is conducting a study to track fish movements and there are a few channel catfish with a purple tag in their back - please release all fish with a purple tag. |
| Blue Catfish | Fair to Good | Lots of fish from 20" to 25" with a few fish over 40 pounds | Blue catfish have become well established in the lake and providing a decent fishery. Summer sampling in 2024 showed that 57% of the blue catfish were between 20 to 25 inches. Fresh cut bait or fresh shad is the best baits, near drop-offs this time of year. Blue catfish harvest regulations are a 10 fish daily creel limit which may include only one fish 30 inches or longer. Please check any blue catfish for a yellow or orange tag in its back as we have been tagging fish to collect more information on the species in Tuttle Creek Lake. It is up to you if you wish to release the fish or harvest it (if legally applicable), but please report the tag number and the general location of the catch to (620) 342-0658 or ely.sprenkle@ks.gov We also have a few fish with a purple tag that have a transmitter for tracking their movements, PLEASE RELEASE FISH WITH A PURPLE TAG. A big THANK YOU to all who report their catch! |
| Largemouth Bass | Slow to Fair | 1 to 5 pounds | Coves in southern third of the Reservoir have some locally good largemouth bass populations. The McIntyre Cove area tends to produce the best fishing with Carnahan Cove second best. |
| Saugeye | Fair | Up to 6 pounds | The saugeye population has been doing very well the last few years but numbers of saugeye took a step backward in the 2024 fall fish sampling data. However, the size structure was good with the most fish over 18 inches in a decade. No recent reports. Since saugeye like to leave Tuttle Creek through the dam downstream, some of the best opportunities to harvest saugeye is in the River Pond or Rocky Ford or at the "tubes". Great shoreline access at all of these spots and fish are regularly being caught year-round. K-State is conducting a study to track fish movements and there are a few saugeye with a purple tag in their back - please release all fish with a purple tag. |
| General Comments | |||
| You can check current water conditions HERE Tuttle Creek has zebra mussels which classifies the lake and River Pond and Rocky Ford as Aquatic Invasive Species waters. Fish may not be transported alive from AIS designated waters. To help prevent the spread of invasive species, please CLEAN, DRAIN & DRY all equipment when changing water bodies and please do not move fish you have caught or your bait. | |||
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Catfish | 10 | only 1 Blue Catfish over 30" |
| Bluegill | ||
| Channel Catfish | 10 | |
| Crappie | 50 | |
| Flathead Catfish | 5 | |
| Green Sunfish | ||
| Largemouth Bass | 5 | 18 |
| Saugeye | 5 | 15 |
| White Bass | ||
| Trout | 5 |
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
View Fishing Forecast definitions
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebelius Reservoir | 9.17 | 4.63 | 0.43 | 6.38 | Reservoir | P |
| Kirwin Reservoir | 4.75 | 1.06 | 0.33 | 8.46 | Reservoir | G |
| Marion Reservoir | 4.69 | 1.89 | 0.17 | 4.65 | Reservoir | G |
| Council Grove Reservoir | 3.51 | 1.82 | 0.60 | 6.89 | Reservoir | G |
| Webster Reservoir | 3.19 | 1.94 | 0.81 | 6.36 | Reservoir | G |
| El Dorado Reservoir | 2.73 | 1.91 | 0.67 | 7.94 | Reservoir | G |
| Wilson Reservoir | 2.62 | 2.02 | 0.84 | 7.45 | Reservoir | G |
| Milford Reservoir | 2.60 | 1.13 | 0.05 | 3.87 | Reservoir | F |
| Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 2.12 | 1.34 | 0.47 | 7.93 | Reservoir | G |
| Glen Elder Reservoir | 1.96 | 1.10 | 0.13 | 6.61 | Reservoir | F |
| Kanopolis Reservoir | 1.88 | 1.13 | 0.32 | 6.70 | Reservoir | G |
| Perry Reservoir | 1.55 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 2.75 | Reservoir | E |
| Melvern Reservoir | 1.37 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 4.45 | Reservoir | G |
| Cheney Reservoir | 1.20 | 1.04 | 0.63 | 7.54 | Reservoir | F |
| Clinton Reservoir | 1.20 | 0.34 | 0.02 | 3.45 | Reservoir | G |
| Pomona Reservoir | 1.20 | 0.48 | 0.05 | 4.16 | Reservoir | G |
| Hillsdale Reservoir | 1.14 | 0.62 | 0.24 | 7.06 | Reservoir | E |
| Lovewell Reservoir | 1.00 | 0.89 | 0.38 | 4.62 | Reservoir | F |
| Wolf Creek Reservoir | 0.64 | 0.40 | 0.16 | 5.99 | Reservoir | F |
| Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 0.45 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 4.81 | Reservoir | G |
| Big Hill Reservoir | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.39 | Reservoir | F |
| Elk City Reservoir | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.11 | Reservoir | F |
| Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebelius Reservoir | 44.40 | 9.50 | 0.00 | 1.21 | Reservoir | G |
| Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 15.33 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.44 | Reservoir | F |
| Hillsdale Reservoir | 6.09 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.46 | Reservoir | F |
| LaCygne Reservoir | 4.50 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.31 | Reservoir | F |
| Kanopolis Reservoir | 3.81 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.39 | Reservoir | G |
| Wilson Reservoir | 3.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | Reservoir | G |
| Webster Reservoir | 2.94 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | Reservoir | F |
| Big Hill Reservoir | 2.63 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.62 | Reservoir | G |
| Lovewell Reservoir | 2.56 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.43 | Reservoir | P |
| Marion Reservoir | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.39 | Reservoir | F |
| Milford Reservoir | 1.44 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.52 | Reservoir | P |
| Clinton Reservoir | 1.20 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.52 | Reservoir | F |
| Kirwin Reservoir | 0.83 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.59 | Reservoir | F |
| Perry Reservoir | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | Reservoir | P |
| Melvern Reservoir | 0.52 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.37 | Reservoir | P |
| El Dorado Reservoir | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | Reservoir | F |
| Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | Reservoir | P |
| Glen Elder Reservoir | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.70 | Reservoir | P |
| Wolf Creek Reservoir | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | Reservoir | P |
| Fall River Reservoir | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | Reservoir | F |
| Pomona Reservoir | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.43 | Reservoir | P |
| Council Grove Reservoir | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | Reservoir | P |
| Toronto Reservoir | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | Reservoir | P |
| Elk City Reservoir | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | Reservoir | P |
+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast
| Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Elder Reservoir | 17.63 | 2.60 | 0.57 | 9.89 | Reservoir | G |
| Marion Reservoir | 15.97 | 4.40 | 1.57 | 4.92 | Reservoir | G |
| Kirwin Reservoir | 15.06 | 10.00 | 0.78 | 7.99 | Reservoir | G |
| Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 12.76 | 4.07 | 2.63 | 13.60 | Reservoir | G |
| Webster Reservoir | 11.72 | 6.92 | 1.50 | 10.88 | Reservoir | G |
| Sebelius Reservoir | 10.17 | 9.57 | 3.23 | 6.81 | Reservoir | G |
| Milford Reservoir | 9.80 | 4.35 | 1.55 | 6.80 | Reservoir | G |
| Pomona Reservoir | 8.43 | 2.58 | 0.63 | 2.20 | Reservoir | G |
| Clinton Reservoir | 6.46 | 1.06 | 0.36 | 5.98 | Reservoir | G |
| Kanopolis Reservoir | 5.32 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 7.28 | Reservoir | G |
| Lovewell Reservoir | 4.96 | 2.11 | 1.11 | 7.35 | Reservoir | F |
| Perry Reservoir | 4.73 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 2.15 | Reservoir | G |
| Cheney Reservoir | 4.43 | 2.71 | 1.55 | 7.98 | Reservoir | F |
| El Dorado Reservoir | 3.42 | 1.38 | 0.93 | 6.75 | Reservoir | G |
| LaCygne Reservoir | 3.00 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 2.88 | Reservoir | F |
| Toronto Reservoir | 2.94 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 2.69 | Reservoir | G |
| Fall River Reservoir | 2.85 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 3.02 | Reservoir | G |
| Wilson Reservoir | 2.64 | 0.94 | 0.51 | 13.27 | Reservoir | G |
| Wolf Creek Reservoir | 2.22 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 4.59 | Reservoir | F |
| John Redmond Reservoir | 2.16 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 3.24 | Reservoir | F |
| Melvern Reservoir | 2.10 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 2.26 | Reservoir | G |
| Big Hill Reservoir | 1.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.73 | Reservoir | G |
| Hillsdale Reservoir | 1.67 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 1.43 | Reservoir | F |
| Council Grove Reservoir | 1.42 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 6.15 | Reservoir | P |
| Elk City Reservoir | 0.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.94 | Reservoir | F |
| Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 2.96 | Reservoir | F |
| NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CATFISH | |||||
| (>20") | (>30") | (>35") | (lbs.) | BR | |
| EL DORADO | 92.83 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 13.05 | G |
| JOHN REDMOND | 92.08 | 1.25 | 0.31 | 22.03 | G |
| ELK CITY | 77.14 | 7.55 | 0.45 | 22.90 | G |
| TUTTLE CREEK | 58.43 | 11.49 | 1.66 | 33.04 | G |
| MILFORD | 47.83 | 6.76 | 4.69 | 43.98 | G |
| PERRY | 38.05 | 8.47 | 4.99 | 45.15 | G |
| LOVEWELL | 37.63 | 25.46 | 6.55 | 30.55 | G |
| GLEN ELDER | 26.29 | 7.21 | 3.20 | 38.94 | G |
| CHENEY | 15.46 | 12.93 | 8.28 | 57.71 | F |
| MELVERN | 13.74 | 4.53 | 0.28 | 19.43 | G |
| WOLF CREEK | 8.78 | 2.07 | 0.42 | 38.00 | G |
| CLINTON | 7.84 | 3.00 | 1.34 | 37.44 | F |
| KANOPOLIS | 7.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.53 | F |
| WILSON | 4.88 | 2.99 | 0.24 | 26.45 | F |
View Trout Stocking Program Information
Northeast Region Trout Stocking Schedule
Department-owned Waters – Trout Stockings by KDWP
| Northeast Region | Fort Riley Moon Lake | Fort Riley Cameron Springs | Tuttle Creek Willow Lake | Eisenhower State Park Pond | Clinton State Park Lake Henry |
| 1st Stocking Dec. | Nov. 19 | Nov. 19 | Nov. 19 | Nov. 19 | Nov. 19 |
| 2nd Stocking Jan. | |||||
| 3rd Stocking Feb. | |||||
| Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2024-2025 Season | 4,743 trout | 3,825 trout | 4,743 trout | 765 trout | 2,142 trout |
Community Lake Stockings - Please contact local city/county offices for dates of stockings if not listed below
| Northeast Region |
Herington Father Padilla Pond 785-258-2271 |
Shawnee County Lake Shawnee 785-251-6800 |
Holton Elkhorn Lake 785-364-2721 |
Atchison City Lake #1 913-367-5500 |
| 1st Stocking | Dec. 12 | Nov. 22 | Nov. 22 | Nov. 22 |
| 2nd Stocking | ||||
| Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2024-25 Season |