Derby Rainbow Valley Fishing Information
Counties:
GPS:
37.55844 -97.24926
Surface Acres:
1 acre
Derby, KS
From Rock Rd. turn West on Windmill, South on Sunset, and West on Warren, the lake is on the North Side.
City of Derby, 316-788-1519
Wichita - Urban Fishing Report Fishing Report - Updated: 07/30/2021
| Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method & Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channel Catfish | Fair | Up to 5 lbs | Chisholm North, Watson, Emery Park, the KDOT lakes and the other lakes in the Wichita Metro Area are excellent for Catfish. Try fishing with cut bait, worms, hot dogs, or stink bait in the morning or evening. Channel Catfish were last stocked in the Wichita metro area on June 23rd. |
| Crappie | Poor | Up to 12" | Crappie fishing is best at the KDOT Lakes, Watson Park, and Chisholm North lake. Try using minnows or a small jig near structure on warmer days. |
| Largemouth Bass | Poor to Fair | Up to 20" | Bass fishing in Wichita can be found at any of the lakes, but the best reports come from the KDOT lakes, Emery Park, Blackbird and Sunflower Ponds, Sedgwick Co Park, and Chisholm north lake. Try using soft plastics, crank baits, or spinner baits near structure. |
| Bluegill | Fair | Up to 10" | Bluegill are present in every lake in the area, but are especially good at Blackbird and Sunflower ponds, Chisholm North lake, and Emery Park Pond. Try a small piece of worm or a small jig around structure. |
| Rainbow Trout | N/A | up to 23" | Trout season ends April 15th. Rainbow trout are stocked into KDOT East, Vic's Lake, and Slough Creek. Try using floating dough baits, worms, small spoons, or spinners. The last stocking of the season for KDOT East, Vic's Lake and Slough Creek was on March 16th. Remember that KDOT East, Vic's Lake, and Slough Creek are Type 1 trout waters and all anglers fishing those waters November 1st - April 15th must have a trout permit. |
| General Comments | |||
| 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 Great Kansas Fishing Derby May 1 to July 31 - KDOT East and West Lake - for more info visit www.ksfishderby.com Tagged fish at this location = Channel Catfish, Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill/Redear/Green Sunfish, Common Carp | |||
Creel Length/Limits
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | ||
| Channel Catfish | 5 | |
| Largemouth Bass | 2 | 18 |
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
Urban Stocking Information
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+Urban Stocking Schedule: August - October
| Stocking Date | 15-Aug | 1-Sep | 15-Sep | 1-Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover - Lake George | 125 | 125 | ||
| Benton - Poling Park Lake | 110 | 110 | ||
| Bonner Springs - North Park Lake | 80 | 0 | ||
| Clearwater - Chisholm Ridge Lake | 175 | 175 | ||
| Clinton State Park - Lake Henry | 75 | 75 | ||
| Clinton State Park - Picnic Area Pond | 0 | 0 | ||
| Colby - Villa High | 200 | 0 | ||
| Colwich City Lake | 190 | 190 | ||
| Derby - High Lake | 150 | 150 | ||
| Derby - Rainbow Valley Lake | 75 | 75 | ||
| Derby - Stone Creek Park Lake | 75 | 75 | ||
| Dodge City - Ford County Lake | 500 | 0 | ||
| Dodge City - Lake Charles | 360 | 0 | ||
| Fort Leavenworth - Merritt Lake | 220 | 180 | ||
| Fort Leavenworth - Smith Lake | 175 | 175 | ||
| Ft. Riley - 7 mile pond | 205 | 115 | ||
| Ft. Riley - Moon Lake | 685 | 650 | ||
| Ft. Riley -Brakenek Lake | 325 | 240 | ||
| Ft. Riley -Pritchard Pond | 500 | 500 | ||
| Garden City - Concannon State Fishing Lake | 360 | 0 | ||
| Gardner City Lake | ||||
| Governor's Cedar Crest Pond | 110 | 110 | ||
| Governor's Pond (East) | 110 | 110 | ||
| Governor's Pond (West) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Great Bend - Stone Lake | 630 | 0 | ||
| Great Bend - Vet's Lake | 360 | 0 | ||
| Hays - Vineyard Park Pond | 60 | 0 | ||
| Haysville City Lake (Riggs) | 75 | 75 | ||
| Haysville-South Hampton Lake | 150 | 150 | ||
| Hutchinson - Carey Park Pond | 250 | 250 | ||
| Hutchinson - Dillon Nature Center | 250 | 250 | ||
| Kechi Lake | 70 | 70 | ||
| Lansing City Lake | 50 | 50 | ||
| Lansing City Lake #2 | 50 | 50 | ||
| Lawrence - Mary's Lake | 210 | 210 | ||
| Lawrence - Oregon Trail Pond | 50 | 0 | ||
| Lawrence-Pat Dawson Billings North | 50 | 45 | ||
| Lawrence-Pat Dawson Billings South | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lawrence - Sandra Shaw Pond | 65 | 65 | ||
| Leawood - South Pond | 75 | 75 | ||
| Leawood - Tomahawk Pky. North Pond | 120 | 120 | ||
| Lenexa - Lake Lenexa | 100 | 100 | ||
| Lenexa - Mize Blvd. Lake | 75 | 75 | ||
| Lenexa - Rose's Pond | 75 | 55 | ||
| Mulvane Sports Complex | 75 | 75 | ||
| Newton - Sand Creek | 250 | 250 | ||
| Olathe - Blackbob Park Lake | 75 | 75 | ||
| Olathe - Cedar Lake | 350 | 360 | ||
| Olathe - East High School Pond | 0 | 50 | ||
| Olathe - Frisco Lake | 70 | 60 | ||
| Olathe - Lake Olathe | 0 | 0 | ||
| Olathe - North Waterworks Park Lake | 40 | 40 | ||
| Olathe - Oregon Trail Park Pond | 0 | 0 | ||
| Olathe - Stagecoach Park Pond | 75 | 70 | ||
| Olathe - Waterworks Lake | 75 | 70 | ||
| Olathe -Mahaffe Farm Pond | 0 | 50 | ||
| Overland Park - Kingston Lake | 175 | 175 | ||
| Overland Park - Regency Park Lake | 75 | 75 | ||
| Overland Park - South Lake | 175 | 175 | ||
| Overland Park - Wilderness Lake | 75 | 75 | ||
| Park City - Chisholm Pointe Lake | 110 | 110 | ||
| Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake #2 | 700 | 500 | ||
| Salina - Lakewood Lake | 360 | 0 | ||
| Sedgwick County - Horseshoe Lake | 154 | 150 | 150 | |
| Sedgwick County - Kid's Pond | 50 | 50 | ||
| Sedgwick County - Moss Lake | 150 | 150 | ||
| Sedgwick County - Vic's Lake | 200 | 150 | ||
| Sedgwick County -Tom Scott Lake | 300 | 200 | ||
| SG. County - Lake Afton | 1275 | 680 | ||
| Shawnee County - Shawnee Jr. | 200 | 180 | ||
| Shawnee State Fishing Lake | 680 | 600 | ||
| Topeka - Auburndale Park Stream | 50 | 50 | ||
| Topeka - Central Park Lake | 170 | 170 | ||
| Topeka - Clarion Park Lake | 0 | 0 | ||
| Topeka - Freedom Valley Lake | 50 | 45 | ||
| Topeka - Horseshoe Bend Park Pond | 50 | 45 | ||
| Topeka - West Lake | 200 | 210 | ||
| Valley Center - McLaughlin Lake | 110 | 110 | ||
| Wichita - Chisholm Park North Lake | 320 | 320 | ||
| Wichita - Dillon's Pond | 75 | 75 | ||
| Wichita - Emery Park Lake | 0 | 250 | ||
| Wichita - Harrison Park Pond | 60 | 60 | ||
| Wichita - KDOT East | 425 | 400 | ||
| Wichita - KDOT West | 425 | 400 | ||
| Wichita - K-96 Lake | 825 | 825 | ||
| Wichita - South Lake | 400 | 400 | ||
| Wichita - SP Pond #2 | 200 | 150 | ||
| Wichita - SP Pond #3 | 200 | 150 | ||
| Wichita - Watson Park Lake | 825 | 825 |
+Urban Stocking Schedule: March - June
| Stocking Date | 1-Mar | 15-Mar | 1-Apr | 15-Apr | 1-May | 15- May | 1-June |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover - Lake George | 200 | 150 | 150 | ||||
| Benton - Poling Park Lake | 200 | 150 | 150 | ||||
| Bonner Springs - North Park Lake | 130 | 130 | 130 | ||||
| Clearwater - Chisholm Ridge Lake | 250 | 250 | 250 | ||||
| Clinton State Park - Lake Henry | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | |||
| Clinton State Park - Picnic Area Pond | 45 | 45 | 45 | ||||
| Colby - Villa High | 200 | 125 | 200 | ||||
| Colwich City Lake | 250 | 250 | 250 | ||||
| Derby - High Lake | 200 | 200 | 200 | ||||
| Derby - Rainbow Valley Lake | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Derby - Stone Creek Park Lake | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Dodge City - Ford County Lake | 500 | 550 | 500 | ||||
| Dodge City - Lake Charles | 360 | 450 | 360 | ||||
| Fort Leavenworth - Merritt Lake | 200 | 190 | 190 | ||||
| Fort Leavenworth - Smith Lake | 200 | 190 | 190 | ||||
| Ft. Riley - 7 mile pond | 175 | 175 | 175 | ||||
| Ft. Riley - Moon Lake | 1400 | 1400 | 1450 | ||||
| Ft. Riley -Brakenek Lake | 375 | 375 | 375 | ||||
| Ft. Riley -Pritchard Pond | 550 | 550 | 550 | ||||
| Garden City - Concannon SFL | 360 | 450 | 450 | ||||
| Gardner City Lake | 1050 | 750 | |||||
| Governor's Cedar Crest Pond | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | |||
| Governor's Pond (East) | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | |||
| Governor's Pond (West) | 45 | ||||||
| Great Bend - Stone Lake | 630 | 630 | 700 | ||||
| Great Bend - Vets Park | 360 | 360 | 400 | ||||
| Hays - Vineyard Park Pond | 60 | 60 | 60 | ||||
| Haysville City Lake (Riggs) | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Haysville South Hampton | 200 | 200 | 200 | ||||
| Hutchinson - Carey Park Pond | 425 | 425 | 450 | ||||
| Hutchinson - Dillon Nature Center | 425 | 425 | 450 | ||||
| Kechi Lake | 175 | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Lansing City Lake | 60 | 60 | 60 | ||||
| Lansing City Lake #2 | 60 | 60 | 60 | ||||
| Lawrence - Mary's Lake | 270 | 270 | 270 | ||||
| Lawrence - Oregon Trail Pond | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Lawrence-Pat Dawson Billings North | 85 | 85 | 85 | ||||
| Lawrence-Pat Dawson Billings South | 85 | 85 | |||||
| Lawrence - Sandra Shaw Pond | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Leawood - South Pond | 75 | 125 | 75 | ||||
| Leawood - Tomahawk Pky. North Pond | 175 | 150 | 150 | ||||
| Lenexa - Lake Lenexa | 205 | 205 | 205 | ||||
| Lenexa - Mize Blvd. Lake | 75 | 90 | 75 | ||||
| Lenexa - Rose's Pond | 130 | 130 | 130 | ||||
| Mulvane Sports Complex | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Newton - Sand Creek | 400 | 300 | 300 | ||||
| Olathe - Blackbob Park Lake | 75 | 75 | 75 | ||||
| Olathe - Cedar Lake | 450 | 430 | 430 | ||||
| Olathe - East High School Pond | 60 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Olathe - Frisco Lake | 135 | 75 | 135 | ||||
| Olathe - Lake Olathe | 1500 | 1350 | |||||
| Olathe - North Waterworks Park Lake | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Olathe - Oregon Trail Park Pond | 75 | 75 | 50 | ||||
| Olathe - Stagecoach Park Pond | 125 | 75 | 125 | ||||
| Olathe - Waterworks Lake | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Olathe - Mahaffe Farm Pond | 75 | 75 | 50 | ||||
| Overland Park - Kingston Lake | 250 | 220 | 150 | ||||
| Overland Park - Regency Park Lake | 75 | 125 | 75 | ||||
| Overland Park - South Lake | 250 | 220 | 150 | ||||
| Overland Park - Wilderness Lake | 70 | 90 | 70 | ||||
| Park City - Chisholm Pointe Lake | 225 | 150 | 150 | ||||
| Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake #2 | 700 | 675 | 675 | ||||
| Salina - Lakewood Lake | 400 | 400 | 400 | ||||
| Sedgwick County - Horseshoe Lake | 275 | 275 | 275 | ||||
| Sedgwick County - Kid's Pond | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Sedgwick County - Moss Lake | 275 | 275 | 275 | ||||
| Sedgwick County - Vic's Lake | 300 | 300 | 300 | ||||
| Sedgwick County -Tom Scott Lake | 375 | 375 | 375 | ||||
| SG. County - Lake Afton | 1275 | 1075 | 1075 | ||||
| Shawnee County - Shawnee Jr. | 340 | 340 | 340 | ||||
| Shawnee State Fishing Lake | 700 | 700 | 700 | ||||
| Topeka - Auburndale Park Stream | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Topeka - Central Park Lake | 225 | 225 | 225 | ||||
| Topeka - Clarion Park Lake | 85 | 85 | |||||
| Topeka - Freedom Valley Lake | 85 | 85 | 85 | ||||
| Topeka - Horseshoe Bend Park Pond | 85 | 85 | 85 | ||||
| Topeka - West Lake | 400 | 400 | 400 | ||||
| Valley Center - McLaughlin Lake | 225 | 150 | 150 | ||||
| Wichita - Chisholm Park North Lake | 550 | 550 | 450 | ||||
| Wichita - Dillon's Pond | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Wichita - Emery Park Lake | 365 | 365 | 365 | ||||
| Wichita - Harrison Park Pond | 70 | 70 | 70 | ||||
| Wichita - KDOT East | 600 | 600 | 500 | ||||
| Wichita - KDOT West | 600 | 600 | |||||
| Wichita - K-96 Lake | 1150 | 1050 | 1050 | 500 | |||
| Wichita - South Lake | 425 | 425 | 425 | ||||
| Wichita - Sunflower Pond #2 | 250 | 200 | 200 | ||||
| Wichita - Sunflower Pond #3 | 250 | 200 | 200 | ||||
| Wichita - Watson Park Lake | 1150 | 1050 | 1050 |
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