Council Grove Reservoir Fishing Information
Council Grove, KS
1 mile N of Council Grove
Council Grove Lake Office - (620) 767- 5195
Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method & Location |
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Zebra Mussels | Zebra mussels have been discovered in Council Grove Reservoir. Zebra mussel veligers (larval zebra mussels) 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 AND BOAT LIVEWELLS AND BILGES!!! CLEAN DRAIN & DRY Every Lake, Every Time! Click HERE to learn how to prevent the spread of zebra mussels. | ||
Channel Catfish | Fair | near wind blown flats and creek channel ledges on cut bait and worms | |
Saugeye | Fair/Good | near dam and gravel/rock points on jigs and worms | |
White Bass | Fair/Good | along deep rock points and ledges on spinners and jigs | |
Wiper | Fair/Good | a few in with white bass | |
Crappie | Fair/Good | 10-20 ft deep on minnows and jigs near points, brush, and ledges Creel limit 20/day | |
General Comments | |||
Outlet fishing is slow/fair for catfish, white bass, and saugeye Click HERE for water level information. |
Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
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Channel Catfish | 10 | |
Crappie | 20 | |
Flathead Catfish | 5 | |
Largemouth Bass | 5 | 15 |
Saugeye | 5 | 15 |
Spotted Bass | 5 | 15 |
Walleye | 5 | 15 |
Wiper | 2 | 18 |
Bluegill | ||
Green Sunfish | ||
White Bass |
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
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Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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SAUGEYE | |||||
(>14") | (>18") | (>22") | (lbs.) | ||
RES | |||||
SEBELIUS | 10.77 | 3.63 | 0.17 | 5.67 | G |
COUNCIL GROVE | 3.51 | 1.78 | 0.56 | 6.89 | G |
KANOPOLIS | 2.07 | 1.10 | 0.20 | 5.74 | G |
CLINTON | 0.40 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 2.72 | G |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.30 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 3.90 | F |
POMONA | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.10 | F |
WEBSTER | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 5.14 | F |
MELVERN | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.08 | G |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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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 |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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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 |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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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 |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pomona Reservoir | 23.83 | 6.83 | 1.89 | 19.80 | Reservoir | Excellent |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 20.22 | 2.17 | 0.00 | 9.11 | Reservoir | Good |
Marion Reservoir | 17.13 | 4.13 | 1.50 | 12.84 | Reservoir | Good |
Lovewell Reservoir | 14.00 | 2.50 | 0.36 | 33.17 | Reservoir | Good |
Kirwin Reservoir | 13.88 | 12.00 | 3.88 | 18.81 | Reservoir | Good |
Hillsdale Reservoir | 12.56 | 7.88 | 1.31 | 20.98 | Reservoir | Good |
Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 11.81 | 10.25 | 1.25 | 11.81 | Reservoir | Excellent |
Sebelius Reservoir | 11.60 | 6.20 | 0.40 | 14.87 | Reservoir | Good |
Melvern Reservoir | 9.94 | 6.75 | 0.63 | 11.60 | Reservoir | Good |
El Dorado Reservoir | 9.88 | 8.63 | 3.63 | 7.51 | Reservoir | Good |
Glen Elder Reservoir | 7.79 | 4.08 | 0.54 | 9.93 | Reservoir | Good |
Webster Reservoir | 7.38 | 2.31 | 0.00 | 9.02 | Reservoir | Good |
Toronto Reservoir | 6.38 | 2.50 | 0.81 | 8.15 | Reservoir | Good |
Big Hill Reservoir | 5.70 | 2.60 | 0.70 | 5.00 | Reservoir | Good |
Milford Reservoir | 5.56 | 4.13 | 1.38 | 5.56 | Reservoir | Good |
Perry Reservoir | 5.50 | 4.56 | 0.67 | 13.59 | Reservoir | |
Wolf Creek Reservoir | 5.00 | 2.29 | 0.41 | 4.94 | Reservoir | Fair |
Horsethief Reservoir | 4.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.80 | Reservoir | Fair |
Fall River Reservoir | 4.19 | 0.81 | 0.63 | 5.47 | Reservoir | Good |
Council Grove Reservoir | 3.62 | 2.62 | 0.92 | 5.07 | Reservoir | Good |
Kanopolis Reservoir | 2.92 | 1.58 | 0.17 | 7.56 | Reservoir | Good |
Clinton Reservoir | 2.75 | 1.94 | 0.25 | 18.31 | Reservoir | Fair |
Cheney Reservoir | 2.40 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 2.40 | Reservoir | Fair |
LaCygne Reservoir | 1.62 | 0.94 | 0.31 | 3.10 | Reservoir | Good |
John Redmond Reservoir | 1.44 | 1.13 | 0.13 | 4.13 | Reservoir | Fair |
Elk City Reservoir | 1.00 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 7.16 | Reservoir | Good |
Wilson Reservoir | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.20 | 1.09 | Reservoir | Fair |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WIPER | |||||
(>8") | (>10") | (>12") | (lbs.) | ||
RES | |||||
SEBELIUS | 9.63 | 2.37 | 0.03 | 15.17 | G |
WEBSTER | 9.44 | 1.33 | 0.19 | 10.88 | G |
KIRWIN | 8.25 | 0.61 | 0.06 | 7.99 | G |
MILFORD | 5.23 | 1.73 | 0.07 | 7.85 | G |
MARION | 4.31 | 1.49 | 0.00 | 5.38 | G |
CHENEY | 2.72 | 1.70 | 0.08 | 9.26 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 2.19 | 1.56 | 0.18 | 13.10 | G |
EL DORADO | 2.13 | 1.49 | 0.00 | 5.92 | F |
POMONA | 2.06 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 4.73 | G |
LOVEWELL | 1.59 | 0.78 | 0.02 | 7.35 | G |
CLINTON | 1.43 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 6.48 | F |
GLEN ELDER | 1.03 | 0.71 | 0.23 | 9.26 | G |
LACYGNE | 0.36 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 5.37 | G |
WOLF CREEK | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 5.81 | F |
KANOPOLIS | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 6.70 | F |
COUNCIL GROVE | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 6.15 | P |
JOHN REDMOND | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 5.02 | P |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WHITE CRAPPIE | |||||
(>8") | (>10") | (>12") | (lbs.) | ||
RES | |||||
LOVEWELL | 23.81 | 8.74 | 0.83 | 2.50 | E |
MELVERN | 22.73 | 10.07 | 1.34 | 1.61 | E |
HILLSDALE | 18.94 | 9.56 | 1.21 | 1.49 | G |
MARION | 15.88 | 3.63 | 1.25 | 1.59 | G |
PERRY | 12.39 | 5.54 | 0.54 | 1.42 | G |
ELK CITY | 9.96 | 2.90 | 1.02 | 2.40 | G |
TORONTO | 8.91 | 6.13 | 1.89 | 2.40 | G |
TUTTLE CREEK | 8.63 | 6.38 | 1.19 | 1.69 | G |
WOLF CREEK | 7.34 | 2.85 | 0.45 | 1.64 | F |
BIG HILL | 7.27 | 3.43 | 0.37 | 1.04 | G |
EL DORADO | 7.23 | 4.52 | 1.82 | 2.10 | G |
CLINTON | 6.93 | 2.28 | 0.20 | 1.16 | G |
COUNCIL GROVE | 6.69 | 3.86 | 1.53 | 1.87 | G |
FALL RIVER | 5.02 | 1.81 | 0.48 | 2.58 | G |
MILFORD | 5.00 | 3.71 | 0.75 | 1.95 | G |
LACYGNE | 4.17 | 1.27 | 0.15 | 2.30 | G |
POMONA | 3.44 | 2.06 | 0.10 | 1.73 | G |
GLEN ELDER | 3.41 | 0.91 | 0.42 | 2.02 | G |
CHENEY | 2.40 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.73 | G |
KANOPOLIS | 1.81 | 0.58 | 0.08 | 2.25 | G |
SEBELIUS | 1.67 | 1.10 | 0.50 | 1.43 | G |
WEBSTER | 1.60 | 1.06 | 0.13 | 1.79 | G |
JOHN REDMOND | 1.13 | 0.83 | 0.18 | 3.04 | F |
CEDAR BLUFF | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.16 | 1.14 | F |
KIRWIN | 0.63 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 1.97 | G |
WILSON | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 1.12 | P |