Council Grove Reservoir Fishing Information

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Counties:

Morris

GPS:

38.690602 -96.495552

Surface Acres:

3,280 acres

Maximum Depth:

56 feet

Normal Lake Level:

1274 msl

Current Lake Level:

See link

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Council Grove, KS

1 mile N of Council Grove

Council Grove Lake Office - (620) 767- 5195

Council Grove Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 04/19/2021

Species	Rating	Baits, Method & Location
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	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.

Creel Length/Limits

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
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

Fishing Forecast Information

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+Saugeye Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>14”)	(>18”)	(>22”)	(LBS.)		(>14”)
	RES
SEBELIUS	12.40	2.50	0.00	4.01	G	9.43
COUNCIL GROVE	1.86	1.64	0.50	6.05	F	1.71
KANOPOLIS	1.43	0.48	0.19	5.10	F	3.74
WEBSTER	0.17	0.08	0.08	5.14	P	0.17
TUTTLE CREEK	0.05	0.00	0.00	0.98	P	0.05

+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

+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

+Crappie Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Lovewell Reservoir	69.88	29.63	12.13	35.56	Reservoir	Good
Pomona Reservoir	28.56	18.56	3.38	15.81	Reservoir	Excellent
Sebelius Reservoir	26.50	15.10	1.60	13.13	Reservoir	Good
Glen Elder Reservoir	19.85	5.45	0.45	8.07	Reservoir	Good
Perry Reservoir	17.59	9.00	1.00	20.32	Reservoir	Excellent
Kirwin Reservoir	15.50	13.56	1.00	21.33	Reservoir	Good
Webster Reservoir	15.19	3.44	0.56	8.90	Reservoir	Good
Hillsdale Reservoir	14.81	8.81	0.63	26.13	Reservoir	Good
Kanopolis Reservoir	12.67	2.75	0.17	9.43	Reservoir	Good
Melvern Reservoir	10.06	6.31	0.13	8.97	Reservoir	Good
Marion Reservoir	8.55	6.73	2.00	13.87	Reservoir	Fair
El Dorado Reservoir	8.19	5.19	1.06	8.33	Reservoir	Good
John Redmond Reservoir	6.81	5.44	0.38	7.81	Reservoir	Fair
Council Grove Reservoir	6.75	4.92	1.50	4.57	Reservoir	Good
Big Hill Reservoir	5.70	3.70	0.30	4.27	Reservoir	Good
Lacygne Reservoir	5.56	1.94	0.13	4.58	Reservoir	Good
Wolf Creek Reservoir	5.13	1.31	1.13	7.20	Reservoir	Fair
Elk City Reservoir	3.75	3.63	0.94	10.47	Reservoir	Good
Wilson Reservoir	2.53	1.93	0.47	0.96	Reservoir	Fair
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	1.83	1.11	0.61	3.07	Reservoir	Fair
Toronto Reservoir	1.50	0.67	0.17	9.08	Reservoir	Good
Horsethief Reservoir	1.00	0.38	0.00	7.21	Reservoir	Fair
Clinton Reservoir				24.67	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

+White Crappie Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
	RES
POMONA	23.83	6.83	1.89	1.27	E	19.80
MARION	15.88	3.63	1.25	1.59	G	10.30
HILLSDALE	12.06	7.75	1.25	1.49	G	20.48
LOVEWELL	11.86	2.29	0.29	1.24	G	29.79
TUTTLE CREEK	11.75	10.25	1.25	1.66	E	11.75
MELVERN	9.94	6.75	0.63	1.55	G	11.60
EL DORADO	9.75	8.50	3.56	2.10	G	7.36
TORONTO	6.31	2.50	0.81	1.72	G	8.10
MILFORD	5.44	4.06	1.31	1.95	G	5.44
PERRY	5.33	4.39	0.67	1.34	G	13.50
WOLF CREEK	4.94	2.24	0.35	1.48	F	4.56
BIG HILL	4.80	2.30	0.50	1.02	G	4.17
FALL RIVER	4.13	0.75	0.63	1.53	G	5.44
COUNCIL GROVE	3.62	2.62	0.92	1.53	G	5.07
GLEN ELDER	3.50	0.58	0.33	2.02	G	2.86
CHENEY	2.40	1.40	0.00	0.73	F	2.40
CLINTON	1.69	0.94	0.13	1.07	F	17.75
LACYGNE	1.62	0.94	0.31	1.17	G	3.10
JOHN REDMOND	1.38	1.06	0.13	1.91	F	3.41
WEBSTER	1.13	0.25	0.00	0.84	G	3.38
ELK CITY	1.00	0.44	0.44	1.95	G	7.14
SEBELIUS	0.70	0.30	0.00	0.88	F	0.73
KIRWIN	0.69	0.31	0.25	1.98	G	3.73
CEDAR BLUFF	0.44	0.44	0.00	0.71	P	0.46
KANOPOLIS	0.42	0.17	0.08	2.25	G	2.74
WILSON	0.13	0.13	0.07	1.12	F	0.07

+Spotted Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>11”)	(>14”)	(>17”)	(LBS.)		(>11”)
	LAKE
CHASE SFL	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	G	17.25
WILSON SFL	25.88	12.35	0.00	1.94	G	20.20
BOURBON SFL	12.75	0.98	0.00	1.18	G	20.97
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE	4.90	0.98	0.00	1.21	F	4.21
WINFIELD CITY LAKE	2.21	0.00	0.00	0.86	P	1.53
EUREKA CITY LAKE	1.96	0.98	0.00	1.38	P	4.37
GARNETT CEDAR CREEK LAKE	0.52	0.52	0.00	1.96	P	1.54
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.36	P	1.48

Stocking Records Information

+Saugeye Stocking

Water	Water Type	Stocking Date	Source	Number Stocked
KANOPOLIS RESERVOIR	RESV	05/18/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	24331
SEBELIUS RESERVOIR	RESV	05/24/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	19529
WELLINGTON CITY LAKE	COML	05/18/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	14994
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE	COML	05/24/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	12417
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE	COML	05/31/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	7364
PARSONS CITY LAKE	COML	05/31/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	20304
MCPHERSON STATE FISHING LAKE	SFLS	05/31/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	2840
WELLINGTON-HARGIS CREEK LAKE	COML	05/18/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	2553
OTTAWA STATE FISHING LAKE	SFLS	05/31/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	4499
SHAWNEE STATE FISHING LAKE	SFLS	05/24/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	2562
MIDDLE CREEK STATE FISHING LAKE	SFLS	05/24/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	5256
COUNCIL GROVE RESERVOIR	RESV	05/31/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	32600
WELLINGTON CITY LAKE	COML	05/18/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	9660
KANOPOLIS RESERVOIR	RESV	05/18/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	20538
WELLINGTON CITY LAKE	COML	05/18/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	1444
SEBELIUS RESERVOIR	RESV	05/24/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	13760
SEBELIUS RESERVOIR	RESV	05/24/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	6701
KANOPOLIS RESERVOIR	RESV	05/31/17	- PRATT HATCHERY	12466
			Total Requested	476125
			Total Stocked	213818

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