Elk City Reservoir Fishing Information
Independence, KS
Corps of Engineers (620) 331-6820
Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method & Location |
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Crappie | Fair | 8-14" | Crappie fishing remains slow. Crappie are scattered around the reservoir and have been finicky to bite. Moving frequently if fish aren't biting is key. Hair jigs have been working best. |
Blue and channel catfish | Fair | 18-30" | Catfishing has been slow. Concentrate on river and creek channels to find fish. Shad has been working best. |
White Bass | Fair | 10-14" | The white bass fishing remains slow. Look for white bass near the fishing jetties at the state park and in deeper holes in the river. Minnows, soft plastics and hair jigs have been working best. |
Outlet | Poor | 12-20" | Water release remains slow and so does the fishing. |
With decreasing water levels be careful at boat ramps as well as navigating the reservoir. 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. |
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
View Fishing Forecast definitions
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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BLACK CRAPPIE | |||||
(>8") | (>10") | (>12") | (lbs.) | ||
RES | |||||
SEBELIUS | 29.67 | 15.60 | 1.47 | 1.64 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 22.55 | 2.24 | 0.06 | 1.29 | G |
KIRWIN | 12.02 | 11.19 | 5.92 | 2.06 | G |
WEBSTER | 5.17 | 2.02 | 0.02 | 1.40 | G |
LOVEWELL | 4.33 | 0.38 | 0.07 | 1.43 | G |
KANOPOLIS | 3.50 | 2.39 | 0.44 | 1.43 | G |
MILFORD | 2.77 | 0.81 | 0.02 | 1.63 | F |
GLEN ELDER | 1.94 | 1.55 | 0.17 | 1.26 | G |
HILLSDALE | 1.33 | 0.29 | 0.06 | 1.36 | G |
CLINTON | 1.30 | 0.93 | 0.04 | 1.10 | P |
MARION | 1.25 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 1.31 | P |
BIG HILL | 0.63 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.92 | P |
WILSON | 0.62 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 1.68 | P |
JOHN REDMOND | 0.48 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 1.29 | P |
PERRY | 0.35 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.81 | P |
TORONTO | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 1.19 | P |
WOLF CREEK | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 1.39 | P |
EL DORADO | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 1.19 | P |
FALL RIVER | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 1.14 | P |
POMONA | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.66 | P |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 1.17 | P |
CHENEY | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | P |
ELK CITY | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | P |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
+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 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
REDEAR SUNFISH | |||||
(>7") | (>9") | (>11") | (lbs.) | ||
RES | |||||
BIG HILL | 0.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.41 | F |
KANOPOLIS | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.34 | P |
ELK CITY | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 | P |
LACYGNE | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | P |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLUE CATFISH | |||||
(>20") | (>30") | (>35") | (lbs.) | ||
RES | |||||
EL DORADO | 91.22 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 12.60 | G |
ELK CITY | 66.42 | 5.60 | 0.37 | 22.90 | G |
JOHN REDMOND | 60.12 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 22.03 | F |
TUTTLE CREEK | 55.26 | 8.99 | 1.41 | 24.45 | G |
LOVEWELL | 45.57 | 29.49 | 6.31 | 30.55 | G |
MILFORD | 41.13 | 8.71 | 6.00 | 43.98 | G |
GLEN ELDER | 24.84 | 6.32 | 3.04 | 32.07 | G |
CHENEY | 17.58 | 15.91 | 9.03 | 47.14 | F |
MELVERN | 11.48 | 2.38 | 0.20 | 19.43 | F |
WOLF CREEK | 8.93 | 2.15 | 0.45 | 38.00 | F |
CLINTON | 7.65 | 2.94 | 0.68 | 30.84 | F |
KANOPOLIS | 5.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.53 | F |
WILSON | 4.35 | 2.28 | 0.22 | 26.45 | G |
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 |