Cheney Reservoir Fishing Information

Counties:

Kingman, Reno

GPS:

N37 43.154 W97 49.538

Surface Acres:

9,550 acres

Maximum Depth:

42 feet

Normal Lake Level:

1421.6 ft above msl

Current Lake Level:

0 feet high releasing 0 cfs

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More reservoir information can be found at, http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ks/nwis/uv/?site_no=07144790

A bathymetric map of the reservoir showing depths and contours is available here: http://www.kwo.org/Reservoirs/ReservoirBathymetry/Rpt_Cheney_FINAL_report_082813_kbs.pdf

Cheney Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 02/03/2020

SPECIES	RATING	SIZE	BAITS, LOCATION, METHODS
Fishing Newsletter			All KDWPT fisheries districts are offering a fishing newsletter that can be sent out to all that want it. The newsletters are aimed at keeping anglers informed about fishing opportunities and information in their areas of interest. The first few editions of the Cheney Fisheries District have been completed and are ready for distribution.
Zebra Mussels			Zebra mussels can be found attached to rocks lakewide. Zebra mussel veligers are too small to be seen with the unaided eye and they can be found in boat livewells, minnow buckets, boat bilges, water toys, and anything else that is capable of holding even a small amount of water. Be sure to drain all equipment before leaving the lake to avoid moving veligers to other waters. THIS INCLUDES MINNOW BUCKETS, BOAT LIVEWELLS, AND BILGES!!! Click HERE to learn how to prevent the spread of zebra mussels.
White Bass and Wiper	Fair	Up to 25"	Look for fish in water deeper than 10' near points and drop offs. Vertical jigging spoons, swim baits, and flukes near the bottom.
Walleye	Poor	Up to 25"	Try using jigs, spoons, and large minnows near drop offs and deeper water.
Crappie	Fair to Good	Up to 15"	Look for crappie near deeper structure. Try using live minnows, jigs, or a combination of both. Crappie fishing should pick up if we get some nice weather days.
Blue Catfish	Fair	Up to 25 lbs	Fish with live or cut bait in deeper water or near a river channel with woody structure. If you aren't getting bites within 30 minutes, move to another location. Blue cats will still bite in cold water.
Channel Catfish	Fair	Up to 28"	Try fishing cut bait or stink bait on the windy side of the lake or deeper water. If you aren't getting bites within 30 minutes, move to another location.
White Perch	Fair	Up to 12"	White perch are being caught using similar methods for Wipers and White bass. White perch cannot be used as live bait, but they do make good cut bait. For tips on identifying a white perch from a white bass, wiper or striped bass click HERE. All white perch in your possession must be dead. It is illegal to posses live white perch.
COMMENTS

Creel Length/Limits

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
Channel Catfish	10
Crappie	50	10"
Flathead Catfish	5
Largemouth Bass	5	15"
Striped Bass	2	21"
Walleye	2	21"
Wiper	2	21"
Blue Catfish	5	35"

* 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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+Walleye Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>15”)	(>20”)	(>25”)	(LBS.)		(>15”)
WILSON	5.90	4.80	0.33	7.23	G	5.42
GLEN ELDER	4.33	0.94	0.06	6.59	G	4.47
KIRWIN	3.80	0.53	0.00	5.60	G	2.89
WEBSTER	2.08	0.58	0.00	5.92	G	2.50
MARION	2.00	0.13	0.07	6.09	F	2.24
CHENEY	1.80	1.25	0.05	6.62	F	1.35
EL DORADO	1.60	0.87	0.00	5.02	G	3.07
CEDAR BLUFF	1.58	0.04	0.00	4.00	G	4.48
MELVERN	1.19	0.38	0.00	5.16	F	0.65
LOVEWELL	0.83	0.25	0.00	4.40	F	0.96
HILLSDALE	0.75	0.17	0.08	5.89	G	0.67
WOLF CREEK	0.39	0.11	0.06	6.06	F	0.44
COUNCIL GROVE	0.27	0.13	0.00	3.19	P	0.63
CLINTON	0.19	0.00	0.00	2.69	F	0.19
MILFORD*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	G	2.50

* Not sampled in 2019. Rating is based on biologist's current opinion of the fishery and the three-year average provides density data from past year's sampling results.

+White Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>9”)	(>12”)	(>15”)	(LBS.)		(>9”)
KANOPOLIS	25.24	19.06	3.35	3.66	E	13.60
GLEN ELDER	18.11	16.72	4.67	3.06	E	18.01
MARION	13.13	10.93	0.27	1.98	G	8.33
ELK CITY	10.50	8.25	1.42	2.91	E	7.29
MELVERN	9.88	8.75	2.31	2.42	G	5.19
WEBSTER	9.33	8.08	0.00	1.50	G	5.58
JOHN REDMOND	8.65	2.75	0.35	2.82	G	6.44
LOVEWELL	7.58	4.58	0.08	1.73	G	5.58
CLINTON	4.94	4.31	0.88	2.76	G	6.13
LACYGNE	4.88	2.06	0.25	1.83	G	3.40
CEDAR BLUFF	4.25	3.71	0.21	1.50	F	11.29
EL DORADO	3.07	2.27	0.73	2.56	F	3.04
BIG HILL	3.00	2.70	0.70	2.27	F	2.20
KIRWIN	2.20	2.20	0.13	2.52	G	2.94
CHENEY	2.15	2.05	0.40	2.20	F	2.13
WILSON	2.07	1.97	1.27	3.75	F	2.33
PERRY	1.48	1.00	0.10	1.57	F	2.33
HILLSDALE	1.33	1.08	0.17	1.78	F	1.69
WOLF CREEK	1.28	1.11	0.39	1.93	F	2.23
COUNCIL GROVE	1.13	0.80	0.00	1.38	F	1.62
POMONA	0.56	0.13	0.00	1.61	F	1.74
TORONTO	0.50	0.20	0.20	2.23	F	4.47
MILFORD*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	2.12

* Not sampled in 2019. Rating is based on biologist's current opinion of the fishery and the three-year average provides density data from past year's sampling results.

+Channel Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>16”)	(>24”)	(>28”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
LOVEWELL	9.75	1.17	0.25	10.03	G	5.68
BIG HILL	8.40	0.50	0.10	7.43	G	6.03
KANOPOLIS	7.06	0.24	0.00	6.96	G	4.03
MELVERN	3.94	0.19	0.06	9.00	G	3.90
HILLSDALE	3.50	0.33	0.00	9.92	G	4.22
MARION	3.07	0.53	0.40	19.88	G	3.62
TORONTO	2.90	1.70	0.70	11.90	G	2.11
POMONA	2.88	0.13	0.00	5.69	G	2.65
WILSON	2.87	0.47	0.03	9.27	G	2.83
GLEN ELDER	2.22	0.61	0.06	13.41	G	1.99
CLINTON	1.56	0.19	0.00	4.93	G	4.04
CHENEY	1.30	0.20	0.00	7.65	G	1.00
COUNCIL GROVE	1.27	0.13	0.00	8.77	G	1.38
ELK CITY	1.25	0.25	0.00	6.03	G	2.94
LACYGNE	1.25	0.13	0.00	4.52	G	1.39
JOHN REDMOND	1.05	0.40	0.25	14.02	G	1.02
PERRY	1.05	0.14	0.10	8.82	G	1.65
WEBSTER	0.92	0.17	0.00	6.15	G	1.22
KIRWIN	0.73	0.27	0.07	8.75	G	0.82
WOLF CREEK	0.72	0.00	0.00	2.48	F	0.99
EL DORADO	0.27	0.00	0.00	2.46	F	0.31
CEDAR BLUFF	0.21	0.00	0.00	4.87	F	0.27
SEBELIUS	0.10	0.00	0.00	3.23	F	0.20
CLINTON*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	G	5.48
MILFORD*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	0.80

* Not sampled in 2019. Rating is based on biologist's current opinion of the fishery and the three-year average provides density data from past year's sampling results.

+Wiper Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>16”)	(>20”)	(>24”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
CHENEY	4.40	1.70	0.05	8.19	G	5.07
KIRWIN	3.80	0.27	0.07	8.66	G	2.79
WEBSTER	3.00	0.42	0.08	8.21	G	2.28
LOVEWELL	2.58	0.00	0.00	3.74	G	1.01
SEBELIUS	2.30	0.70	0.00	6.17	G	7.63
POMONA	1.88	0.31	0.00	6.23	G	1.35
GLEN ELDER	1.56	1.50	0.33	11.23	G	2.03
CLINTON	1.25	0.50	0.00	6.40	F	1.17
CEDAR BLUFF	0.92	0.21	0.04	8.23	G	1.31
EL DORADO	0.67	0.67	0.00	6.47	G	3.42
LACYGNE	0.63	0.25	0.00	5.12	G	0.65
MARION	0.60	0.20	0.00	4.97	G	3.80
KANOPOLIS	0.59	0.59	0.06	7.87	P	0.94
COUNCIL GROVE	0.40	0.40	0.20	8.11	F	0.33
WOLF CREEK	0.11	0.11	0.00	3.11	P	0.12
TORONTO	0.10	0.10	0.00	5.49	P	0.10
MILFORD*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	G	6.05

* Not sampled in 2019. Rating is based on biologist's current opinion of the fishery and the three-year average provides density data from past year's sampling results.

+Percids Combined Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Biologist rating	3 year average
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	9.40	1.90	0.90	G	5.53
KANOPOLIS	7.69	5.81	0.44	G	5.15
CEDAR BLUFF	6.38	0.21	0.00	G	5.53
WILSON	5.57	3.17	0.00	F	4.94
GLEN ELDER	3.08	0.38	0.00	G	3.58
EL DORADO	2.53	0.80	0.00	G	3.22
KIRWIN	2.20	1.07	0.13	G	2.18
WEBSTER	2.00	0.83	0.00	G	2.11
PERRY	1.70	0.65	0.15	G	2.18
MILFORD	1.50	0.25	0.00	G	2.50
COUNCIL GROVE	1.47	0.33	0.13	F	1.67
CLINTON	0.94	0.88	0.50	F	1.92
MARION	0.80	0.07	0.00	F	1.81
CHENEY	0.55	0.15	0.05	F	2.02
LOVEWELL	0.50	0.15	0.00	F	1.17
WOLF CREEK	0.50	0.00	0.00	F	0.53
MELVERN	0.44	0.00	0.00	F	0.38
HILLSDALE	0.17	0.08	0.08	F	0.61
POMONA	0.08	0.08	0.08	P	0.64

+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Biologist rating	3 year average
GLEN ELDER	18.54	16.17	2.33	E	17.40
CEDAR BLUFF	13.33	12.75	4.75	G	15.94
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	11.00	5.40	0.20	G	9.73
MARION	10.20	4.60	0.00	G	10.82
CLINTON	9.13	7.25	1.31	G	9.77
FALL RIVER	8.67	7.00	2.17	G	4.72
KANOPOLIS	7.56	2.81	0.56	F	8.33
EL DORADO	7.27	5.40	0.40	G	7.26
MILFORD	7.20	3.10	0.05	G	8.17
KIRWIN	6.87	3.13	0.53	G	4.82
CHENEY	6.55	2.80	0.15	G	9.42
JOHN REDMOND	5.10	0.55	0.15	G	4.90
LOVEWELL	4.65	2.30	0.00	G	5.15
WEBSTER	4.50	2.42	0.17	G	5.81
TORONTO	3.92	1.83	0.08	G	4.81
COUNCIL GROVE	3.33	1.53	0.00	F	2.40
LACYGNE	3.17	1.83	0.08	G	2.96
ELK CITY	3.13	2.06	0.25	G	4.67
WOLF CREEK	2.89	2.67	0.72	G	3.27
POMONA	2.75	1.92	0.00	G	3.84
BIG HILL	2.70	2.70	0.40	F	3.09
PERRY	2.25	0.30	0.00	F	3.33
WILSON	2.03	1.97	0.33	G	2.20
MELVERN	1.81	1.69	0.69	F	7.42
HILLSDALE	0.92	0.50	0.00	F	3.33

Stocking Records Information

+Walleye Stocking

Water	Water type	Stocking date	Number stocked
Wilson Reservoir	RESV	6/7/2019	9212
Wilson Reservoir	RESV	6/11/2019	12091
Wilson Reservoir	RESV	6/11/2019	31929
Kirwin Reservoir	RESV	6/4/2019	42837
Kirwin Reservoir	RESV	6/4/2019	36778
Cheney Reservoir	RESV	6/4/2019	3937
Cheney Reservoir	RESV	6/4/2019	22100
Cheney Reservoir	RESV	6/4/2019	6043
Cheney Reservoir	RESV	6/6/2019	11799
Cheney Reservoir	RESV	6/6/2019	22728
Cheney Reservoir	RESV	6/6/2019	29053
El Dorado Reservoir	RESV	5/28/2019	39861
El Dorado Reservoir	RESV	5/28/2019	43065
El Dorado Reservoir	RESV	5/28/2019	34892
El Dorado Reservoir	RESV	5/29/2019	13168
El Dorado Reservoir	RESV	5/29/2019	10400
El Dorado Reservoir	RESV	6/6/2019	12386
			382279

+Palmetto Bass/Wiper Stocking

Water	Water Type	Stocking Date	Source	Number Stocked
FARLINGTON FISH HATCHERY	OTHR	06/15/17	- FARLINGTON HATCHERY	12648
CHENEY RESERVOIR	RESV	06/13/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	52389
LOVEWELL RESERVOIR	RESV	06/13/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	23850
			Total Requested	238378
			Total Stocked	88887

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