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: 04/10/2021

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method & Location
Crappie	Fair	8-14"	Crappie fishing remains hit or miss. Look for crappie fishing to improve as water temps warm. Crappie have started to move into the shallows but have not started to spawn yet. Minnows under a bobber and vertical jigging has been working best.
Blue and channel catfish	Fair	18-26"	Catfishing remains slow. Look for catfish to be on the downwind side of the lake and in the shallows on warm days. Cut shad have been working best.
White Bass	Poor	10-14"	The white bass fishing remains slow. White bass should be finishing up with their spawn and will be spotty in the river. Look for them in deeper river pools and in the reservoir near the dam.
Outlet	Good	12-20"	Water release has stopped after a couple weeks of high release. Catfishing will be good in the stilling basin for a short duration until they move out due to low water.

Water temps in the reservoir have been near 60 degrees this past week. 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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+Black Crappie Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
	RES
CEDAR BLUFF	19.78	1.72	0.00	0.74	G	8.65
KIRWIN	13.19	11.69	3.63	1.49	G	15.08
SEBELIUS	10.90	5.90	0.40	1.64	G	14.13
WEBSTER	6.25	2.06	0.00	0.92	G	5.65
GLEN ELDER	4.29	3.50	0.21	1.26	F	7.06
KANOPOLIS	2.50	1.42	0.08	0.97	F	4.82
LOVEWELL	2.14	0.21	0.07	1.06	F	3.38
MARION	1.25	0.50	0.25	1.31	F	2.53
CLINTON	1.06	1.00	0.13	1.10	F	0.56
BIG HILL	0.90	0.30	0.20	0.92	F	0.83
HILLSDALE	0.50	0.13	0.06	1.36	P	0.50
WILSON	0.40	0.40	0.13	1.16	F	1.02
PERRY	0.17	0.17	0.00	0.75	P	0.10
MILFORD	0.13	0.06	0.06	1.63	P	0.13
EL DORADO	0.13	0.13	0.06	1.19	P	0.15
FALL RIVER	0.06	0.06	0.00	0.69	P	0.03
JOHN REDMOND	0.06	0.06	0.00	0.48	P	0.72
TUTTLE CREEK	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.35	P	0.06
TORONTO	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.30	P	0.06
WOLF CREEK	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.96	P	0.37
CHENEY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.21	P	0.00
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	0.03

+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

+Blue Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>20”)	(>30”)	(>35”)	(LBS.)		(>20”)
	RES
MILFORD	3.20	0.35	0.15	29.30	E	2.60
WOLF CREEK	2.25	0.45	0.10	28.06	G	1.94
TUTTLE CREEK	0.80	0.25	0.00	15.98	F	0.80
ELK CITY	0.75	0.08	0.00	20.14	F	1.28
LOVEWELL	0.65	0.05	0.00	18.24	F	0.79
EL DORADO	0.60	0.00	0.00	8.09	G	0.87
JOHN REDMOND	0.57	0.00	0.00	9.96	F	0.34
LACYGNE	0.57	0.07	0.00	12.78	F	0.38
CLINTON	0.38	0.13	0.00	20.50	F	0.56
KANOPOLIS	0.33	0.00	0.00	3.71	F	0.11
WILSON	0.33	0.17	0.00	13.75	G	0.26
MELVERN	0.25	0.15	0.00	20.65	F	0.17
PERRY	0.13	0.04	0.04	3.94	F	0.24
GLEN ELDER	0.04	0.00	0.00	7.41	F	0.08
CHENEY	0.04	0.04	0.04	26.46	F	0.04

+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

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