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: https://services1.arcgis.com/q2CglofYX6ACNEeu/arcgis/rest/services/Lakes_All/FeatureServer/0/13/attachments/132

Cheney Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 02/12/2021

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	Poor to Fair	Up to 27"	Try using flukes, jigs, or spoons near deeper water.
Walleye	Poor to Fair	Up to 25"	Try using jigs, blade baits, or minnows near drop offs and deeper water.
Crappie	Fair	Up to 17"	Try using jigs or minnows 20-30ft deep.
Blue Catfish	Poor to Fair	Up to 30 lbs	Fish with live bait or cut bait near drop offs and deeper water.
Channel Catfish	Poor	Up to 20lbs	Try fishing cut bait or stink bait near river channels and drop offs.
White Perch	Poor to Fair	Up to 12"	White perch are being caught using similar methods for Wipers and White bass. Most White Perch are 5"-8". 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
Be cautious if going out on the ice! Some coves may have sufficient ice but the main lake was still open on 2/10/2020! KDWPT facilities are open to the public. Please practice social distancing and observe all safety precautions put in place by staff. Thank you. For the latest information on the COVID-19 virus, visit http://www.kdheks.gov/coronavirus/index.htm . The previous Blue Green Algae watch has been LIFTED by the KDHE.

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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+Flathead Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>20”)	(>28”)	(>34”)	(LBS.)		(>20”)
	RES
WEBSTER	0.17	0.00	0.00	4.07	G	0.28
WILSON	0.10	0.07	0.03	14.11	F	0.10
BIG HILL	0.10	0.00	0.00	1.92	F	0.17
KANOPOLIS	0.10	0.00	0.00	3.62	G	0.10
KIRWIN	0.08	0.00	0.00	3.11	G	0.08
TORONTO	0.08	0.00	0.00	3.91	G	0.09
CLINTON	0.06	0.00	0.00	2.95	G	0.06
TUTTLE CREEK	0.05	0.00	0.00	6.17	G	0.05
JOHN REDMOND	0.05	0.00	0.00	4.65	G	0.05
CHENEY	0.04	0.00	0.00	2.31	F	0.04
EL DORADO	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.07	F	0.10
MELVERN	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.21	F	0.03

+Black Crappie Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
	RES
CEDAR BLUFF	19.78	1.72	0.00	0.74	G	8.65
KIRWIN	13.19	11.69	3.63	1.49	G	15.08
SEBELIUS	10.90	5.90	0.40	1.64	G	14.13
WEBSTER	6.25	2.06	0.00	0.92	G	5.65
GLEN ELDER	4.29	3.50	0.21	1.26	F	7.06
KANOPOLIS	2.50	1.42	0.08	0.97	F	4.82
LOVEWELL	2.14	0.21	0.07	1.06	F	3.38
MARION	1.25	0.50	0.25	1.31	F	2.53
CLINTON	1.06	1.00	0.13	1.10	F	0.56
BIG HILL	0.90	0.30	0.20	0.92	F	0.83
HILLSDALE	0.50	0.13	0.06	1.36	P	0.50
WILSON	0.40	0.40	0.13	1.16	F	1.02
PERRY	0.17	0.17	0.00	0.75	P	0.10
MILFORD	0.13	0.06	0.06	1.63	P	0.13
EL DORADO	0.13	0.13	0.06	1.19	P	0.15
FALL RIVER	0.06	0.06	0.00	0.69	P	0.03
JOHN REDMOND	0.06	0.06	0.00	0.48	P	0.72
TUTTLE CREEK	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.35	P	0.06
TORONTO	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.30	P	0.06
WOLF CREEK	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.96	P	0.37
CHENEY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.21	P	0.00
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	0.03

+Walleye Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>15”)	(>20”)	(>25”)	(LBS.)		(>15”)
	RES
WILSON	8.70	3.97	0.70	8.53	G	6.72
CEDAR BLUFF	4.04	0.54	0.00	4.37	G	4.00
KIRWIN	2.92	0.67	0.25	7.47	G	2.97
MILFORD	2.60	0.45	0.05	6.18	G	2.05
EL DORADO	2.53	1.40	0.13	6.89	G	2.22
MARION	2.40	0.07	0.00	3.33	G	1.73
GLEN ELDER	2.04	0.42	0.00	5.04	G	3.15
WEBSTER	1.83	0.58	0.17	6.60	G	1.97
CHENEY	1.70	1.19	0.11	6.74	F	1.31
LOVEWELL	1.15	0.30	0.05	8.17	F	0.83
WOLF CREEK	0.70	0.30	0.00	5.19	F	0.53
MELVERN	0.45	0.10	0.00	4.59	F	0.65
CLINTON	0.38	0.00	0.00	2.17	F	0.19
HILLSDALE	0.33	0.08	0.00	4.85	G	0.42
POMONA	0.29	0.14	0.00	4.58	F	0.18
COUNCIL GROVE	0.07	0.07	0.00	2.80	P	0.17
PERRY	0.04	0.00	0.00	1.34	P	0.04
BIG HILL	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.97	P	0.00
KANOPOLIS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13	F	0.00

+Bluegill Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>6”)	(>8”)	(>10”)	(LBS.)		(>6”)
	RES
SEBELIUS	57.10	1.30	0.00	1.51	G	28.77
CEDAR BLUFF	31.17	0.11	0.00	0.41	G	11.48
KANOPOLIS	19.25	0.00	0.00	0.34	F	7.62
WILSON	11.47	0.13	0.00	0.34	F	5.40
WEBSTER	9.38	0.06	0.00	0.47	G	9.48
CLINTON	4.69	0.06	0.06	0.33	F	2.81
HILLSDALE	4.56	0.06	0.00	0.36	F	3.58
BIG HILL	4.10	0.00	0.00	0.34	G	3.57
LACYGNE	3.06	0.00	0.00	0.35	F	1.71
PERRY	2.67	0.00	0.00	0.34	G	1.53
LOVEWELL	2.50	0.00	0.00	0.32	F	1.85
GLEN ELDER	2.21	0.38	0.17	0.45	F	3.36
MARION	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	3.45
MILFORD	1.31	0.13	0.00	0.43	F	1.31
MELVERN	1.06	0.00	0.00	0.29	P	0.54
KIRWIN	0.94	0.00	0.00	0.33	F	3.29
FALL RIVER	0.88	0.00	0.00	0.27	P	0.72
POMONA	0.83	0.00	0.00	0.25	P	0.82
CHENEY	0.40	0.00	0.00	0.22	P	0.40
EL DORADO	0.38	0.00	0.00	0.20	P	0.88
WOLF CREEK	0.29	0.00	0.00	0.17	P	0.74
COUNCIL GROVE	0.23	0.00	0.00	0.21	P	0.10
TUTTLE CREEK	0.19	0.00	0.00	0.35	P	0.19
JOHN REDMOND	0.19	0.00	0.00	0.18	P	0.16
TORONTO	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.22	P	0.06
ELK CITY	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.16	P	0.54

+Channel Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>16”)	(>24”)	(>28”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
	RES
MARION	6.73	0.13	0.00	4.72	E	4.13
HILLSDALE	6.67	0.08	0.08	10.63	E	4.75
TORONTO	6.08	3.08	0.50	12.79	E	3.55
KANOPOLIS	4.76	0.67	0.00	6.39	G	4.38
BIG HILL	4.60	0.50	0.10	8.52	G	5.87
LOVEWELL	4.25	0.90	0.15	13.84	G	5.67
ELK CITY	3.83	0.83	0.08	8.43	G	2.86
CLINTON	3.56	0.00	0.00	4.89	G	3.21
WILSON	2.83	0.57	0.00	7.25	G	2.92
PERRY	2.70	0.57	0.04	8.42	G	1.73
MELVERN	2.30	0.20	0.10	11.46	G	3.16
POMONA	2.00	0.14	0.00	8.00	G	2.24
CHENEY	2.00	0.70	0.19	10.85	G	1.26
FALL RIVER	2.00	1.33	0.33	10.54	G	2.17
LACYGNE	1.93	0.00	0.00	3.94	G	1.37
KIRWIN	1.58	0.33	0.00	7.66	G	1.24
COUNCIL GROVE	1.29	0.14	0.00	5.86	F	0.94
GLEN ELDER	1.04	0.42	0.13	14.97	F	1.78
JOHN REDMOND	0.95	0.19	0.14	14.03	F	0.98
EL DORADO	0.80	0.07	0.00	5.40	F	0.49
WOLF CREEK	0.75	0.00	0.00	4.17	F	0.86
WEBSTER	0.75	0.00	0.00	3.84	G	1.14
CEDAR BLUFF	0.58	0.04	0.04	10.64	F	0.35
MILFORD	0.40	0.00	0.00	2.79	F	0.45
TUTTLE CREEK	0.30	0.05	0.00	7.33	F	0.30
SEBELIUS	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.06	F	0.13

+White Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>9”)	(>12”)	(>15”)	(LBS.)		(>9”)
	RES
GLEN ELDER	21.75	14.33	3.04	2.78	E	18.75
KANOPOLIS	14.95	3.10	0.76	2.86	G	15.92
CLINTON	13.44	11.69	1.31	2.31	G	8.77
JOHN REDMOND	9.95	8.52	0.95	2.87	G	7.90
HILLSDALE	9.42	2.08	0.17	1.66	G	3.89
MARION	8.87	2.67	0.20	1.79	G	9.78
CEDAR BLUFF	7.50	7.50	2.58	2.49	E	8.08
PERRY	5.17	1.57	0.35	2.51	G	2.97
WEBSTER	5.08	4.42	0.08	1.53	G	5.28
POMONA	4.57	2.29	0.00	1.58	G	2.41
MILFORD	4.55	0.60	0.05	1.80	G	4.15
BIG HILL	4.30	3.90	0.60	2.35	G	3.33
WILSON	4.13	2.73	1.20	2.95	F	2.73
CHENEY	3.15	2.63	1.07	2.58	G	2.21
TORONTO	2.58	2.42	0.25	2.86	F	2.33
EL DORADO	2.47	1.80	0.47	1.85	F	2.47
WOLF CREEK	2.20	2.00	0.50	1.72	F	2.09
FALL RIVER	1.92	1.42	0.75	3.30	F	5.29
KIRWIN	1.83	1.83	0.75	2.64	G	2.50
LOVEWELL	1.05	1.05	0.35	2.15	F	4.29
LACYGNE	0.50	0.43	0.21	1.66	G	2.57
MELVERN	0.50	0.50	0.10	2.34	F	4.06
COUNCIL GROVE	0.29	0.14	0.00	1.10	P	1.45
TUTTLE CREEK	0.05	0.05	0.05	1.79	P	0.05
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.33	P	4.54

+Percids Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Sebelius Reservoir	6.50	1.30	0.20	6.30	Reservoir	Good
Wilson Reservoir	5.90	4.80	0.33	5.42	Reservoir	Good
Glen Elder Reservoir	4.33	0.94	0.06	4.47	Reservoir	Good
Kirwin Reservoir	3.80	0.53	0.00	2.89	Reservoir	Good
Kanopolis Reservoir	2.12	1.94	0.18	4.86	Reservoir	Good
Webster Reservoir	2.08	0.58	0.00	2.50	Reservoir	Good
Council Grove Reservoir	2.07	0.73	0.00	2.19	Reservoir	Fair
Marion Reservoir	2.00	0.13	0.07	2.24	Reservoir	Fair
Cheney Reservoir	1.80	1.25	0.05	1.35	Reservoir	Fair
Horsethief Reservoir	1.63	0.13	0.00	1.08	Reservoir	Fair
El Dorado Reservoir	1.60	0.87	0.00	3.07	Reservoir	Good
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	1.58	0.04	0.00	4.48	Reservoir	Good
Melvern Reservoir	1.31	0.50	0.00	0.77	Reservoir	Fair
Clinton Reservoir	1.19	0.94	0.56	1.35	Reservoir	Fair
Perry Reservoir	1.10	1.05	0.43	1.87	Reservoir	Good
Lovewell Reservoir	0.83	0.25	0.00	0.96	Reservoir	Fair
Hillsdale Reservoir	0.75	0.17	0.08	0.67	Reservoir	Good
Wolf Creek Reservoir	0.39	0.11	0.06	0.44	Reservoir	Fair
Milford Reservoir				2.50	Reservoir	Good

+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Kanopolis Reservoir	25.82	19.65	3.41	14.22	Reservoir	Excellent
Glen Elder Reservoir	19.67	18.22	5.00	20.04	Reservoir	Excellent
Marion Reservoir	13.73	11.13	0.27	12.13	Reservoir	Good
Webster Reservoir	12.33	8.50	0.08	7.86	Reservoir	Good
Elk City Reservoir	10.50	8.25	1.42	7.29	Reservoir	Excellent
Lovewell Reservoir	10.17	4.58	0.08	6.59	Reservoir	Good
Melvern Reservoir	9.88	8.75	2.31	5.19	Reservoir	Good
John Redmond Reservoir	8.65	2.75	0.35	6.47	Reservoir	Good
Cheney Reservoir	6.55	3.75	0.45	7.20	Reservoir	Good
Clinton Reservoir	6.19	4.81	0.88	7.29	Reservoir	Good
Kirwin Reservoir	6.00	2.47	0.20	5.73	Reservoir	Good
Lacygne Reservoir	5.50	2.31	0.25	4.06	Reservoir	Good
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	5.17	3.92	0.25	12.60	Reservoir	Fair
El Dorado Reservoir	3.73	2.93	0.73	6.47	Reservoir	Good
Big Hill Reservoir	3.00	2.70	0.70	2.20	Reservoir	Fair
Pomona Reservoir	2.44	0.44	0.00	3.09	Reservoir	Fair
Sebelius Reservoir	2.30	0.70	0.00	7.63	Reservoir	Good
Wilson Reservoir	2.07	1.97	1.27	2.34	Reservoir	Good
Council Grove Reservoir	1.53	1.20	0.20	1.96	Reservoir	Fair
Perry Reservoir	1.48	1.00	0.10	2.33	Reservoir	Fair
Wolf Creek Reservoir	1.39	1.22	0.39	2.34	Reservoir	Fair
Hillsdale Reservoir	1.33	1.08	0.17	1.69	Reservoir	Fair
Toronto Reservoir	0.60	0.30	0.20	4.51	Reservoir	Poor
Milford Reservoir				8.17	Reservoir	Good

+Wiper Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>16”)	(>20”)	(>24”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
	RES.
WEBSTER	12.00	1.00	0.08	9.17	G	6.03
SEBELIUS	7.80	0.80	0.10	15.19	G	7.03
MILFORD	3.80	0.90	0.05	7.86	G	3.63
KIRWIN	3.17	0.33	0.00	7.36	G	3.46
EL DORADO	3.00	2.13	0.00	5.92	G	3.02
CLINTON	2.94	0.44	0.00	6.48	G	1.79
CHENEY	2.85	2.00	0.07	9.27	G	4.06
MARION	2.73	0.93	0.00	5.38	G	2.07
LOVEWELL	1.10	0.40	0.00	5.84	F	1.36
GLEN ELDER	1.08	1.00	0.33	8.76	F	1.60
POMONA	0.71	0.14	0.00	3.95	F	1.09
WOLF CREEK	0.30	0.30	0.00	5.81	F	0.17
KANOPOLIS	0.24	0.24	0.00	6.71	P	0.41
CEDAR BLUFF	0.21	0.08	0.04	13.11	F	0.65
LACYGNE	0.07	0.07	0.00	5.38	F	0.51
JOHN REDMOND	0.05	0.05	0.00	5.03	P	0.05

+Blue Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>20”)	(>30”)	(>35”)	(LBS.)		(>20”)
	RES
MILFORD	3.20	0.35	0.15	29.30	E	2.60
WOLF CREEK	2.25	0.45	0.10	28.06	G	1.94
TUTTLE CREEK	0.80	0.25	0.00	15.98	F	0.80
ELK CITY	0.75	0.08	0.00	20.14	F	1.28
LOVEWELL	0.65	0.05	0.00	18.24	F	0.79
EL DORADO	0.60	0.00	0.00	8.09	G	0.87
JOHN REDMOND	0.57	0.00	0.00	9.96	F	0.34
LACYGNE	0.57	0.07	0.00	12.78	F	0.38
CLINTON	0.38	0.13	0.00	20.50	F	0.56
KANOPOLIS	0.33	0.00	0.00	3.71	F	0.11
WILSON	0.33	0.17	0.00	13.75	G	0.26
MELVERN	0.25	0.15	0.00	20.65	F	0.17
PERRY	0.13	0.04	0.04	3.94	F	0.24
GLEN ELDER	0.04	0.00	0.00	7.41	F	0.08
CHENEY	0.04	0.04	0.04	26.46	F	0.04

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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