Elk City Reservoir Fishing Information

Counties:

Montgomery

GPS:

N37 15.415 W95 46.487

Surface Acres:

4,450 acres

Maximum Depth:

24 feet

Normal Lake Level:

N/A

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Independence, KS

Corps of Engineers (620) 331-6820

Elk City Bathymetric Map (PDF 5.23 MB)

Elk City Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 09/09/2022

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method & Location
Crappie	Good	8-14"	Crappie fishing has been good. Look for crappie near the dam or in brush in the Elk River. Some fish have also been caught in the flooded timber. Vertical jigging skirt jigs have been working best.
Blue and channel catfish	Good	18-30"	Catfishing remains good. Drifting shad sides on the flats have been producing the most fish. Also look for some fish in the trees on the south side of the lake.
White Bass	Fair	10-14"	The white bass fishing has slowed. Also look for white bass to be in the deeper holes of the river feeding. Minnows, soft plastics and hair jigs have been working best.
Outlet	Fair	12-20"	Water release has slowed and so has the fishing. There are still some catfish being caught in the stilling basin. Chicken livers and shad have been working best.

Blue catfish are currently managed with a 35-in minimum length limit and 5/day creel limit in hopes that they will establish a self-sustaining population. Water Level Current water levels and discharge can be viewed HERE. District Newsletter We have created a fishing newsletter that can be sent out to all that subscribe to it. This newsletter is for fishing information for the Independence District (Chautauqua, Labette, Montgomery, and Wilson counties) only. Youth/Mentor Pond The Elk City State Park Youth/Mentor pond is now open. The pond is open to anglers 15 and younger as well as their mentor. A mentor may take more than one youth fishing, but only one mentor may fish per youth they accompany. Two channel catfish can be harvested daily, but largemouth bass are catch and release only. See the park office for more information.

Creel Length/Limits

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
Bluegill
Black Bullhead
Channel Catfish	10
Crappie	50
Flathead Catfish	5
Green Sunfish
Largemouth Bass	5	15
Saugeye	5	15
White Bass
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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+Walleye Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>15”)	(>20”)	(>25”)	(LBS.)		(>15”)
KIRWIN	7.83	0.50	0.08	8.47	G	4.85
MARION	4.00	0.47	0.00	4.01	G	2.80
WILSON	3.53	1.20	0.13	7.46	G	6.04
WEBSTER	2.58	0.50	0.17	6.36	G	2.17
MILFORD	2.50	0.05	0.00	3.76	F	2.55
EL DORADO	2.33	0.87	0.13	7.95	G	2.16
CEDAR BLUFF	1.96	0.46	0.04	7.94	G	2.53
GLEN ELDER	1.62	0.03	0.00	5.62	G	2.67
CHENEY	1.31	0.86	0.17	7.55	P	1.57
LOVEWELL	1.13	0.50	0.00	4.40	F	1.04
HILLSDALE	0.92	0.08	0.00	7.44	G	0.67
WOLF CREEK	0.56	0.11	0.00	4.63	F	0.55
MELVERN	0.47	0.00	0.00	1.72	F	0.70
CLINTON	0.31	0.00	0.00	2.20	F	0.29
POMONA	0.25	0.00	0.00	6.07	F	0.27
BIG HILL	0.10	0.00	0.00	1.17	F	0.05
KANOPOLIS	0.10	0.00	0.00	1.85	F	0.05
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.30	P	0.00
SEBELIUS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.51	P	0.00

+Black Crappie Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
SEBELIUS	62.70	28.30	2.40	1.54	G	33.03
CEDAR BLUFF	32.00	2.50	0.11	1.10	F	17.78
KIRWIN	20.56	19.56	12.63	2.06	G	16.17
LOVEWELL	10.58	0.33	0.00	0.64	F	6.03
MILFORD	5.94	0.25	0.00	0.73	F	3.03
KANOPOLIS	4.75	3.08	0.58	1.43	F	6.33
WEBSTER	4.69	2.13	0.00	0.88	G	6.06
HILLSDALE	2.06	0.25	0.13	1.02	F	1.00
CLINTON	1.63	0.81	0.00	0.82	F	1.34
WILSON	1.27	0.13	0.13	1.17	P	1.38
GLEN ELDER	0.80	0.55	0.20	1.08	F	7.31
PERRY	0.69	0.06	0.00	0.82	P	0.30
POMONA	0.31	0.19	0.00	0.66	F	0.31
BIG HILL	0.30	0.00	0.00	0.33	P	0.53
TORONTO	0.27	0.00	0.00	0.39	P	0.16
EL DORADO	0.25	0.08	0.00	0.60	P	0.19
JOHN REDMOND	0.17	0.17	0.00	0.87	P	0.53
WOLF CREEK	0.13	0.13	0.13	1.39	P	0.31
FALL RIVER	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.31	P	0.06
TUTTLE CREEK	0.06	0.06	0.06	1.18	P	0.06
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13	P	0.03

+Bluegill Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>6”)	(>8”)	(>10”)	(LBS.)		(>6”)
SEBELIUS	60.10	6.50	0.00	0.63	G	47.40
CEDAR BLUFF	22.28	0.22	0.00	0.40	G	18.80
WILSON	8.27	0.00	0.00	0.33	F	7.82
HILLSDALE	6.25	0.06	0.00	0.46	F	4.73
LOVEWELL	4.83	0.00	0.00	0.29	F	2.99
WEBSTER	4.69	0.44	0.00	0.47	G	7.08
BIG HILL	3.70	0.00	0.00	0.33	F	3.53
KANOPOLIS	1.75	0.00	0.00	0.37	F	8.17
KIRWIN	1.56	0.06	0.00	0.59	G	2.92
LACYGNE	1.06	0.00	0.00	0.25	F	2.06
PERRY	0.75	0.00	0.00	0.32	F	1.53
MELVERN	0.71	0.07	0.07	0.30	F	0.76
MILFORD	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.43	P	0.91
FALL RIVER	0.44	0.00	0.00	0.26	P	0.66
POMONA	0.44	0.06	0.06	0.43	P	0.90
EL DORADO	0.42	0.00	0.00	0.20	P	0.40
CLINTON	0.25	0.00	0.00	0.26	P	2.47
GLEN ELDER	0.25	0.05	0.00	0.50	F	3.32
COUNCIL GROVE	0.08	0.00	0.00	0.15	P	0.11
TORONTO	0.07	0.00	0.00	0.18	P	0.06
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.10	P	0.27
WOLF CREEK	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.18	P	0.45
TUTTLE CREEK	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13	P	0.09

+Channel Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>16”)	(>24”)	(>28”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
LOVEWELL	7.56	0.69	0.06	9.19	G	7.19
BIG HILL	5.70	0.90	0.00	8.61	G	6.23
HILLSDALE	5.08	0.17	0.00	7.57	G	5.08
MARION	5.00	0.20	0.00	5.48	G	4.93
LACYGNE	3.50	0.07	0.00	7.27	G	2.71
ELK CITY	3.25	0.33	0.00	5.65	G	2.78
CLINTON	2.94	0.19	0.00	6.73	F	2.69
PERRY	2.90	1.05	0.35	12.71	F	2.18
WILSON	2.73	0.53	0.03	8.57	G	2.81
GLEN ELDER	2.59	0.52	0.17	15.30	F	1.95
MELVERN	2.40	0.53	0.07	8.33	F	2.88
CHENEY	2.28	0.34	0.00	8.87	G	1.83
KANOPOLIS	2.10	0.30	0.00	6.54	G	4.64
WEBSTER	1.92	0.08	0.08	10.65	G	1.19
TUTTLE CREEK	1.45	0.25	0.20	14.33	G	0.88
POMONA	1.42	0.08	0.08	8.80	G	2.10
COUNCIL GROVE	1.20	0.20	0.00	5.24	F	1.22
KIRWIN	1.17	0.50	0.17	11.24	G	1.16
WOLF CREEK	1.17	0.00	0.00	4.12	G	0.88
TORONTO	1.08	0.92	0.08	10.44	G	3.36
CEDAR BLUFF	1.00	0.17	0.04	12.38	G	0.60
FALL RIVER	1.00	0.92	0.50	14.54	G	1.50
JOHN REDMOND	0.89	0.28	0.11	12.35	F	0.96
EL DORADO	0.20	0.00	0.00	2.29	F	0.42
MILFORD	0.20	0.05	0.05	9.24	P	0.30

+White Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>9”)	(>12”)	(>15”)	(LBS.)		(>9”)
GLEN ELDER	18.03	16.86	2.93	3.49	E	19.30
KANOPOLIS	12.45	8.35	0.50	2.78	G	17.55
MARION	10.73	9.53	0.40	1.78	G	10.91
PERRY	10.25	5.25	0.20	1.83	G	5.59
POMONA	9.42	5.50	0.42	1.88	G	4.85
CLINTON	6.75	6.38	0.81	2.28	G	8.38
LACYGNE	6.57	4.00	0.64	2.88	G	3.54
CEDAR BLUFF	6.33	4.63	2.00	1.99	G	6.03
EL DORADO	5.47	1.53	0.47	2.02	G	3.67
MELVERN	5.47	4.00	0.87	2.25	G	5.28
MILFORD	5.40	4.60	0.30	1.91	F	4.98
FALL RIVER	3.25	1.92	0.50	2.71	F	2.58
WEBSTER	3.17	2.92	0.08	1.94	G	5.86
KIRWIN	2.92	2.42	0.50	2.40	G	2.32
JOHN REDMOND	2.50	2.33	0.56	2.82	F	7.03
BIG HILL	2.30	1.70	0.20	1.34	F	3.20
COUNCIL GROVE	2.27	1.80	0.20	2.20	F	1.22
WOLF CREEK	2.22	2.11	0.50	1.81	F	1.90
WILSON	2.00	1.93	0.33	2.75	F	2.73
LOVEWELL	1.69	1.25	0.50	1.85	F	3.44
HILLSDALE	1.67	1.25	0.00	1.19	F	4.14
CHENEY	1.31	1.21	0.48	1.88	F	2.18
TORONTO	0.92	0.42	0.17	2.64	F	1.33
TUTTLE CREEK	0.55	0.05	0.05	2.97	P	0.30
ELK CITY	0.25	0.00	0.00	0.58	P	3.58

+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
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

+Crappie Combined Forecast

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

+Redear Sunfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>7”)	(>9”)	(>11”)	(LBS.)		(>7”)
BIG HILL	0.40	0.00	0.00	0.34	F	0.77
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.08	P	0.00

+Blue Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>20”)	(>30”)	(>35”)	(LBS.)		(>20”)
TUTTLE CREEK	125.52	23.96	3.65	24.47	G	63.16
EL DORADO	90.00	0.00	0.00	10.93	G	30.67
ELK CITY	63.33	4.17	0.00	17.85	G	21.64
LOVEWELL	63.07	40.91	8.52	28.81	G	21.68
WOLF CREEK	29.17	4.17	0.83	30.00	G	10.95
MILFORD	27.08	1.04	0.00	28.66	G	15.14
CHENEY	17.50	15.50	6.50	34.17	F	8.77
GLEN ELDER	14.84	3.39	1.56	27.89	F	5.00
JOHN REDMOND	14.71	0.74	0.74	22.05	F	5.14
CLINTON	4.17	2.08	0.42	25.35	G	1.72
MELVERN	4.17	1.04	0.00	24.03	G	1.49

+White Crappie Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
LOVEWELL	30.00	12.25	1.58	2.50	G	35.45
MELVERN	23.71	3.43	1.43	1.62	G	14.57
HILLSDALE	22.81	8.75	0.94	1.21	G	16.42
ELK CITY	22.00	6.31	2.31	1.74	G	8.90
PERRY	19.75	7.25	0.63	1.42	G	13.88
WOLF CREEK	16.20	5.93	0.93	1.64	G	8.51
TUTTLE CREEK	9.69	6.75	2.13	1.69	G	10.72
COUNCIL GROVE	9.58	3.83	2.67	1.87	F	6.69
CLINTON	8.50	2.75	0.31	1.16	G	5.09
BIG HILL	7.30	3.20	0.40	1.04	G	5.80
POMONA	7.06	3.75	0.25	1.73	G	17.81
FALL RIVER	6.13	2.69	0.31	2.58	G	5.13
MILFORD	6.00	4.56	0.50	1.33	F	5.72
TORONTO	4.87	1.93	0.60	1.80	G	4.23
GLEN ELDER	4.75	1.75	0.70	1.92	G	3.75
EL DORADO	4.67	2.00	0.92	1.38	G	7.47
LACYGNE	3.44	2.50	0.13	2.30	F	3.44
SEBELIUS	3.20	1.90	1.20	1.43	F	1.63
WEBSTER	2.19	1.63	0.13	1.79	F	3.75
CEDAR BLUFF	0.89	0.89	0.39	1.14	F	0.54
KIRWIN	0.88	0.56	0.56	1.68	F	0.77
KANOPOLIS	0.75	0.50	0.17	1.23	G	0.69
JOHN REDMOND	0.67	0.42	0.25	3.05	P	2.49
WILSON	0.07	0.07	0.00	0.72	P	0.09
MARION	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	G	10.30

Stocking Records Information

+Paddlefish Stocking

Water	Water Type	Stocking Date	Number Stocked
Elk City Reservoir	RESV	7/20/2021	491
Elk City Reservoir Sum			491
John Redmond Reservoir	RESV	7/20/2021	495
John Redmond Reservoir Sum			495
		Grand Total	986

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