Critzer Lake Fishing Information

Critzer Lake Map
This Location does have Boat Access
CFAP Lake
Fishing Forecast
Counties:
GPS:
W38 9 38.20 N94 55 28.87
Surface Acres:
220
Maximum Depth:
50
Normal Lake Level:
conservation pool
Current Lake Level:
Normal

Don George, Fisheries Biologist 913-795-2218

Driving Directions: From Mound City go north on Hwy 7 to 875 Road; turn west onto 875 Road and follow the blacktop surface. The road will change from 875 Road to 900 Road and then to 1000 Road. From 1000 Road turn south onto Ingrahm Road. At 950 Road turn west and proceed to Hahn Cove, the Critzer Lake entrance. The lake entrance is south off of 950 Road.

Critzer Lake was designed and built as a regional water supply impoundment by Public Wholesale Water Supply District #13. The recreational opportunities are managed by Linn County and Kansas Dept. of Wildlife, Parks. For additional information click on the link provided below and you will be directed to the Linn County, Kansas website.

Linn County, Kansas Website

Critzer Lake is 220 surface acres with a maximum depth of 50 feet. It is 2.4 miles long and has a large quantity of standing trees and habitat below the surface, so please adhere to the no wake policy. This is a fishing lake only not open to recreational boating. In 2007, the lake was impounded and stocked with walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, bluegill, redear, sunfish and black crappie. Fishing has been very good generally for all species. Largemouth bass anglers have been especially successful. Because of the construction parameters, this is primarily a boat lake.

Fishing Forecast Information

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+Bluegill Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
BLUEGILL          
  (>6") (>8") (>10") (lbs.)  
  LAKES        
PLAINVILLE LAKE 98.33 4.83 0.00 0.50 G
ROOKS STATE LAKE 57.83 2.50 0.00 0.52 G
ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-WEST 43.00 0.00 0.00 0.33 G
STERLING CITY LAKE 29.56 0.00 0.00 0.30 G
SCOTT SFL 29.05 3.75 0.00 0.54 G
LYON SFL 25.17 1.58 0.00 0.54 G
JEWELL CITY LAKE-EMERSON LAKE 23.25 2.00 0.00 0.48 P
SEVERY CITY LAKE 22.33 0.00 0.00 0.19 G
PARSONS CITY LAKE 19.50 0.00 0.00 0.37 G
EUREKA CITY LAKE 19.08 0.00 0.00 0.37 G
OSAWATOMIE CITY LAKE 18.50 1.00 0.00 0.42 G
COWLEY SFL 17.50 0.38 0.00 0.30 G
DOUGLAS CO-LONESTAR LAKE 16.50 0.00 0.00 0.37 G
CHASE SFL 15.50 0.00 0.00 0.30 G
OLATHE-CEDAR LAKE 15.17 0.00 0.00 0.21 F
WICHITA-CHISHOLM NORTH LAKE 14.88 0.00 0.00 0.41 F
JEWELL SFL 14.80 1.33 0.00 0.52 G
GARDNER CITY LAKE 14.58 0.17 0.00 0.40 G
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE 14.33 0.17 0.00 0.46 F
ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-EAST 14.00 0.00 0.00 0.42 G
WIFA-GRAHAM CO-TREXLER POND 14.00 0.00 0.00 0.29 F
LOUISBURG CITY LAKE 13.50 1.50 0.00 0.41 G
ELLIS CITY LAKE 12.83 0.00 0.00 0.26 P
GRAHAM CO-ANTELOPE LAKE 12.10 3.90 0.00 0.61 G
LAKE AFTON 11.94 0.00 0.00 0.44 F
LAKE OLATHE 10.92 0.00 0.00 0.27 F
MIAMI SFL 10.88 0.00 0.00 0.30 G
MCPHERSON SFL 10.72 0.00 0.00 0.32 G
EDNA CITY LAKE 10.00 1.00 0.00 0.33 G
BONE CREEK LAKE 9.77 0.15 0.00 0.44 G
WASHINGTON SFL 9.10 0.00 0.00 0.36 F
SABETHA CITY LAKE 8.50 1.17 0.00 0.36 G
MARION COUNTY LAKE 8.45 1.55 0.00 0.48 G
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE-SOUTH 8.33 0.08 0.00 0.41 F
BROWN SFL 8.19 0.06 0.00 0.41 G
LOGAN CITY LAKE 7.83 0.00 0.00 0.22 G
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE 7.25 0.00 0.00 0.33 G
LAKE SHAWNEE 7.13 0.25 0.00 0.38 F
PAOLA CITY LAKE-LAKE MIOLA 7.00 0.13 0.00 0.29 F
WILSON SFL 6.50 0.50 0.00 0.66 G
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH 6.50 0.00 0.00 0.21 G
POTTAWATOMIE CO LAKE 6.33 0.00 0.00 0.30 G
SABETHA-PONY CREEK LAKE 6.29 0.71 0.00 0.51 G
SHERIDAN SFL 6.14 0.05 0.00 0.52 F
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH 6.00 0.00 0.00 0.28 F
NEOSHO SFL 5.92 0.25 0.00 0.46 G
OSAGE SFL 5.75 0.00 0.00 0.32 G
GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE 5.67 0.00 0.00 0.35 G
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE 5.40 0.00 0.00 0.31 F
ANTHONY CITY LAKE 5.07 0.00 0.00 0.23 F
GREAT BEND-VETS PARK LAKE 4.67 0.00 0.00 0.19 G
SHAWNEE SFL 4.58 0.17 0.00 0.42 F
FORT SCOTT-GUNN PARK W POND-#2 4.50 0.25 0.00 0.46 F
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE-EAST 4.50 0.00 0.00 0.32 F
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #1 4.36 0.00 0.00 0.32 F
WICHITA-KDOT W. BORROW PIT 4.33 0.00 0.00 0.25 F
JETMORE CITY LAKE 4.25 0.25 0.00 0.44 F
JEFFREY EC-MAKE UP LAKE 4.00 0.00 0.00 0.39 F
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-EAST 3.76 0.00 0.00 0.41 G
FORT SCOTT CITY LAKE 3.59 0.23 0.00 0.57 F
BELLEVILLE-ROCKY POND 3.58 0.00 0.00 0.32 F
ALMA CITY LAKE 3.50 0.00 0.00 0.37 F
MOUND CITY LAKE 3.50 0.00 0.00 0.22 F
PLEASANTON WEST LAKE 3.50 0.00 0.00 0.25 G
SPRING HILL CITY LAKE 3.50 0.00 0.00 0.19 F
LAKE ATWOOD 3.44 0.00 0.00 0.27 P
LAKE LENEXA 3.25 0.25 0.00 0.42 F
MINED LAND PIT 45A 3.25 0.00 0.00 0.35 G
DOUGLAS SFL 3.14 0.29 0.00 0.36 G
MONTGOMERY SFL 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.30 G
GEARY SFL 2.75 0.00 0.00 0.32 F
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #23 2.50 0.50 0.00 0.67 F
SEDAN OLD CITY LAKE-NORTH 2.50 0.00 0.00 0.22 F
BOURBON CO-CEDAR CREEK 2.25 0.00 0.00 0.29 F
OTTAWA SFL 2.06 0.00 0.00 0.27 F
WICHITA-KDOT E. BORROW PIT 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.19 P
CLARK SFL 1.94 0.31 0.00 0.43 F
NEBO SFL 1.90 0.00 0.00 0.22 P
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 1.83 0.00 0.00 0.29 F
MELVERN RIVER POND 1.67 0.67 0.00 0.48 G
MADISON CITY LAKE 1.58 0.00 0.00 0.33 P
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.35 F
HOLTON-PRAIRIE LAKE 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.18 P
CRITZER LAKE 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.19 G
LENORA CITY LAKE 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.36  
BANNER CREEK LAKE 1.44 0.00 0.00 0.30 P
BARBER SFL 1.33 0.00 0.00 0.35 F
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE 1.29 0.14 0.00 0.54 F
YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE 1.29 0.00 0.00 0.30 F
WOODSON SFL 1.27 0.00 0.00 0.43 F
KINGMAN SFL 1.20 0.00 0.00 0.17 F
MIDDLE CREEK SFL 1.08 0.00 0.00 0.20 P
BOURBON SFL 1.00 0.08 0.00 0.34 F
LEAVENWORTH SFL 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.29 G
RICHMOND CITY LAKE 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.18 F
JEFFREY EC-AUX. LAKE 0.84 0.00 0.00 0.40 P
COLDWATER LAKE 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.34 F
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.35 F
TUTTLE CREEK RIVER POND 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.24 P
LEBO CITY LAKE 0.73 0.00 0.00 0.26 F
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.21 F
CRAWFORD SFL 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.22 F
HORTON-MISSION LAKE 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.21 P
PLEASANTON WEST LAKE 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.20 F
HORSETHIEF 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.37 F
PLEASANTON EAST LAKE 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.17 F
FORD SFL 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.21 P
PRATT COUNTY LAKE 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.26 G
MEADE SFL 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.05 F
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #7 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 P
BROWNING OXBOW 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 P
GOODMAN SFL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 F
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-WEST 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 F
KIOWA SFL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 F
MINED LAND PIT 20B 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 F
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE-NORTH 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 P
OLPE CITY LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 P

+White Crappie Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
WHITE CRAPPIE          
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.)  
  LAKES        
KINGMAN SFL 47.00 17.53 4.47 2.62 E
SCOTT SFL 43.70 26.80 1.15 1.53 E
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE-EAST 43.25 11.88 1.50 1.10 G
EUREKA CITY LAKE 39.75 9.17 1.92 1.56 G
OTTAWA SFL 32.67 3.94 0.72 2.03 G
MCPHERSON SFL 31.78 10.00 1.72 1.65 G
PARSONS CITY LAKE 29.63 10.88 2.50 1.66 G
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE 27.13 11.44 2.06 1.43 E
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE 26.58 8.75 2.33 1.75 G
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-EAST 26.14 3.33 0.52 1.31 G
LEBO CITY LAKE 23.09 12.36 3.82 1.85 E
SABETHA CITY LAKE 22.33 10.33 2.33 1.41 E
OLATHE-CEDAR LAKE 19.50 3.00 0.67 1.43 G
WINFIELD CITY LAKE 18.10 2.60 1.00 1.00 F
GREAT BEND-VETS PARK LAKE 17.33 4.17 1.17 0.93 F
CHASE SFL 17.00 4.50 0.75 1.29 F
WICHITA-KDOT W. BORROW PIT 17.00 3.56 0.22 1.76 F
ALMA CITY LAKE 16.13 7.50 0.25 0.80 G
SEDAN OLD CITY LAKE-NORTH 16.00 4.50 0.50 1.08 G
ELLIS CITY LAKE 15.17 3.17 1.17 1.17 F
MARION COUNTY LAKE 14.73 6.64 2.00 1.40 G
SHAWNEE SFL 14.50 6.92 0.67 1.12 G
NEOSHO SFL 14.08 3.25 0.67 2.06 G
ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-EAST 13.00 1.00 0.00 0.56 G
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE-NORTH 12.17 6.33 1.92 1.69 G
YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE 11.86 5.86 1.29 1.60 G
WELLINGTON CITY LAKE 11.00 5.14 1.43 1.39 G
NEBO SFL 10.80 2.00 0.50 1.72 G
TUTTLE CREEK RIVER POND 10.63 4.00 0.00 0.89 G
SPRING HILL CITY LAKE 10.00 6.50 0.50 1.17 G
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH 10.00 6.00 0.27 0.90 G
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE 10.00 2.50 0.38 0.87 G
DOUGLAS CO-LONESTAR LAKE 9.00 1.75 0.00 0.64 F
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH 9.00 1.25 0.00 0.88 F
LAKE AFTON 8.56 1.17 0.17 1.31 P
OLPE CITY LAKE 8.50 3.25 1.50 1.95 G
WICHITA-KDOT E. BORROW PIT 8.50 3.00 0.00 0.67 P
HOLTON-PRAIRIE LAKE 8.50 1.25 0.25 0.85 F
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE 8.20 2.60 0.40 1.31 G
SHERIDAN SFL 7.91 4.14 0.86 1.23 G
BROWN SFL 7.44 0.63 0.06 0.91 F
LYON SFL 6.75 5.67 1.92 1.76 G
ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-WEST 6.50 0.50 0.50 1.53 G
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW 6.42 1.17 0.17 1.12 G
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW 5.57 2.14 0.29 1.38 G
HORSETHIEF 5.43 0.38 0.00 0.70 G
FORT SCOTT-GUNN PARK W POND-#2 5.25 0.50 0.00 0.54 G
HORTON-MISSION LAKE 5.00 1.00 0.25 1.12 F
BANNER CREEK LAKE 4.88 2.31 0.06 0.99 G
MOUND CITY LAKE 4.83 1.50 0.17 0.85 G
MONTGOMERY SFL 4.83 1.42 0.25 0.98 G
PAOLA CITY LAKE-LAKE MIOLA 4.63 1.63 0.63 1.50 G
OSAWATOMIE CITY LAKE 4.50 0.50 0.00 0.52 F
JEFFREY EC-AUX. LAKE 4.42 4.11 2.42 1.57 G
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 4.42 2.58 0.25 1.57 F
WASHINGTON SFL 4.30 1.70 0.50 1.94 F
BROWNING OXBOW 4.25 1.25 0.25 1.28 P
MIDDLE CREEK SFL 4.25 0.83 0.17 1.01 F
PLEASANTON WEST LAKE 4.17 1.33 0.17 0.77 G
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #23 4.00 1.00 0.00 0.44 P
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE-SOUTH 3.92 1.58 0.50 1.14 F
ANTHONY CITY LAKE 3.60 0.67 0.13 1.75 F
LAKE OLATHE 3.50 1.33 0.17 1.11 F
BOURBON CO-CEDAR CREEK 3.50 1.25 0.25 0.83 F
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #7 3.50 1.00 0.50 1.82 P
WICHITA-CHISHOLM NORTH LAKE 3.50 1.00 0.38 1.19 P
JEFFREY EC-MAKE UP LAKE 3.33 1.75 0.08 0.93 F
MIAMI SFL 3.00 0.63 0.63 1.63 F
MINED LAND PIT 45A 2.75 0.25 0.00 0.74 G
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-WEST 2.73 1.36 0.36 1.36 F
MADISON CITY LAKE 2.67 1.67 0.83 2.07 P
OSAGE SFL 2.63 2.13 0.13 1.27 F
MELVERN RIVER POND 2.33 2.33 1.67 1.16 G
BARBER SFL 2.33 1.67 0.08 0.86 F
CRITZER LAKE 2.25 0.50 0.00 0.57 G
SEDAN NEW CITY LAKE-SOUTH 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.24 G
WILSON SFL 1.92 0.75 0.67 1.33 G
KIOWA SFL 1.88 0.88 0.25 0.94 F
SEVERY CITY LAKE 1.83 0.67 0.17 0.91 P
DOUGLAS SFL 1.71 0.71 0.14 0.88 P
BOURBON SFL 1.67 0.92 0.17 1.10 F
MEADE SFL 1.58 0.50 0.33 1.08 F
FORT SCOTT CITY LAKE 1.55 0.55 0.23 1.54 G
LOUISBURG CITY LAKE 1.50 1.50 1.00 1.28 F
PLEASANTON WEST LAKE 1.50 1.00 1.00 0.96 F
RICHMOND CITY LAKE 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.29 F
COLDWATER LAKE 1.25 0.75 0.25 1.00 F
BELLEVILLE-ROCKY POND 1.17 0.58 0.42 2.83 F
CRAWFORD SFL 1.17 0.58 0.17 0.89 G
GEARY SFL 1.08 0.67 0.42 1.03 F
CLARK SFL 0.75 0.50 0.19 1.19 F
LAKE SHAWNEE 0.75 0.25 0.13 0.80 P
GARDNER CITY LAKE 0.50 0.50 0.17 0.91 F
GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.63 F
MINED LAND PIT 20B 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.28 F
PLEASANTON EAST LAKE 0.25 0.25 0.00 0.49 G
PRATT COUNTY LAKE 0.22 0.11 0.00 0.56 F
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #1 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.24 P
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 P
JETMORE CITY LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 F
LEAVENWORTH SFL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 P
Stocking Records Information

+Walleye Stocking

Impoundment Size Requested Stocking Date Quantity Delivered Impoundment Code Species Stocking Year
Cheney Reservoir FRY 4/25/2022 2000000 CHNR Walleye 2022
SHAWNEE COUNTY-LAKE SHAWNEE FRY 4/18/2022 234000 SNCA Walleye 2022
Webster Reservoir FRY 4/25/2022 1000000 WEBR Walleye 2022
WINFIELD CITY LAKE FRY 4/25/2022 1200000 WFCA Walleye 2022
WILSON STATE FISHING LAKE FRY 4/19/2022 110000 WLSL Walleye 2022
Big Hill Reservoir FRY 4/22/2022 1200000 BGHR Walleye 2022
Milford Reservoir FRY 4/22/2022 1500000 MILR Walleye 2022
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE FRY 4/20/2022 400000 CGCL Walleye 2022
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW FRY 4/20/2022 300000 HRCA Walleye 2022
Wilson Reservoir FRY 4/22/2022 2000000 WILR Walleye 2022
Wilson Reservoir FRY 4/25/2022 1700000 WILR Walleye 2022
Wilson Reservoir FRY 6/2/2022 308950 WILR Walleye 2022
HOLTON - BANNER CREEK LAKE FRY 4/8/2022 500000 HOCC Walleye 2022
SABETHA - PONY CREEK LAKE FRY 4/8/2022 200000 SBCA Walleye 2022
Fort Scott City Lake FRY 4/22/2022 350000 FSCA Walleye 2022
CRITZER LAKE FRY 4/22/2022 220000 LNCR Walleye 2022
CRITZER LAKE FRY 4/25/2022 100000 LNCR Walleye 2022
MOUND CITY LAKE FRY 4/22/2022 148000 MCCL Walleye 2022
MOUND CITY LAKE FRY 4/25/2022 200000 MCCL Walleye 2022
Bourbon State Fishing Lake FRY 4/22/2022 103000 BBSL Walleye 2022
PLEASANTON EAST LAKE FRY 4/22/2022 127000 PLCA Walleye 2022
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