Fort Scott-Gunn Park East/Fern Fishing Information

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CFAP Lake
Trout Lake
Fishing Forecast
Counties:
Bourbon
GPS:
37.82925 -94.72116
Surface Acres:
2 acres
Maximum Depth:
N/A
Normal Lake Level:
N/A
Current Lake Level:
N/A
Lake Temperature:
varies

Fort Scott, KS

NW Corner of Fort Scott

City of Fort Scott 620-223-0550

Don George,KDWP&T Fisheries Biologist, 913-795-2218

This lake is enrolled into the Community Fisheries Assistance Program. A city fishing permit is no longer required.

This lake is stocked with trout from October 15 to April 15. The trout stocking occur every two weeks. A trout permit is required to fish at this lake during the trout season. This lake is also annually stocked with channel catfish by Wildlife,Parks and Tourism.

Fishing Forecast Information

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+Largemouth Bass Forecast

WATERBODY Density Preferred Lunker Big Fish Rating 3 yr avg
  (>12”) (>15”) (>20”) (LBS.)   (>12”)
COWLEY SFL 205.88 77.94 0.00 3.80 E 164.05
BUTLER SFL 186.27 100.00 18.63 6.54 E 164.71
WILSON SFL 144.12 51.76 2.35 4.89 E 75.15
SABETHA - PONY CREEK LAKE 140.71 62.14 2.86 5.19 E 140.71
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH 139.39 66.67 0.00 4.06 E 171.97
ROOKS STATE LAKE 137.65 17.65 0.00 4.20 G 70.91
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE 130.00 34.00 0.00 2.51 E 122.26
LYON SFL 116.67 33.33 2.94 4.60 G 91.32
POTTAWATOMIE CO. LAKE 111.76 14.71 4.41 5.68 E 91.73
LENEXA LAKE - LENEXA 105.77 18.27 0.00 3.86 G 98.22
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH 104.31 31.90 0.00 4.82 E 116.68
MEADE SFL 89.86 65.22 0.00 4.63 F 70.08
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE - SOUTH 86.76 26.47 0.00 2.87 G 68.50
GARDNER CITY LAKE 85.58 26.92 0.00 4.49 G 63.37
MCPHERSON SFL 84.17 35.97 0.72 5.27 G 79.79
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW 81.88 9.38 0.00 3.25 G 83.64
GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE 77.11 3.61 1.20 3.45 F 49.34
ALTAMONT -IDLE HOUR LAKE (CL–EAST) 72.55 39.22 7.84 5.77 G 67.39
JEWELL SFL 72.35 57.65 2.94 5.71 G 73.40
BROWN SFL 70.79 40.45 4.49 4.91 G 90.08
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #1 69.61 2.94 0.00 2.20 G 140.27
LOGAN CITY LAKE 67.12 10.96 0.00 2.49 G 34.34
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 66.67 21.14 1.63 4.09 G 60.50
SHAWNEE SFL 64.00 35.20 1.60 4.67 G 65.91
ATCHISON SFL 63.53 41.18 3.53 4.67 G 71.87
ALTAMONT- IDLE HOUR LAKE (CL–WEST) 63.16 39.47 2.63 4.61 G 41.58
JETMORE CITY LAKE 62.79 41.86 1.16 5.36 G 61.40
PLAINVILLE LAKE 57.45 31.91 0.71 5.34 G 54.88
KIOWA SFL 57.14 18.37 0.00 2.38 F 75.37
BOURBON SFL 55.86 8.28 0.69 4.71 G 60.34
CHASE SFL 54.90 11.76 0.00 3.46 G 51.43
SHAWNEE CO.-LAKE SHAWNEE 54.90 21.57 0.00 4.33 G 64.49
FORD SFL 54.17 12.50 0.00 4.41 G 31.07
BONE CREEK LAKE 50.27 40.11 1.60 5.05 G 37.44
OLATHE - LAKE OLATHE 50.00 39.22 0.00 4.19 G 51.61
ATWOOD-LAKE ATWOOD-MAIN 49.02 14.71 0.00 4.12 G 36.93
NEOSHO SFL 47.06 27.21 0.00 4.37 G 49.26
MIAMI SFL 46.15 33.65 4.81 5.47 G 31.74
DOUGLAS CO.-LONESTAR LAKE 46.08 14.71 0.00 4.16 F 50.65
HOLTON-PRAIRIE LAKE 45.83 22.22 0.00 4.41 F 47.92
FORT SCOTT-GUNN PARK W POND-#2 45.61 29.82 1.75 5.11 G 74.09
COLDWATER LAKE 44.94 14.61 0.00 3.15 F 50.71
LEAVENWORTH SFL 44.44 2.61 0.00 1.86 F 38.77
SCOTT STATE LAKE 42.97 10.55 0.00 4.10 G 52.36
MONTGOMERY SFL 42.65 7.35 0.49 4.01 G 29.07
SEDAN NEW CITY LAKE- SOUTH 42.16 17.65 1.96 4.54 G 30.60
SEDAN OLD CITY LAKE- NORTH 41.18 20.59 2.94 5.40 G 43.14
OLATHE - CEDAR LAKE 40.74 26.85 0.00 4.25 G 52.73
DOUGLAS SFL 40.20 7.84 0.00 3.40 F 83.33
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE 40.00 18.13 2.50 7.52 G 60.77
YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE 40.00 13.13 0.63 4.60 G 40.03
WASHINGTON SFL 39.08 26.44 1.15 5.03 F 49.11
FORT SCOTT CITY LAKE 36.47 14.12 0.00 3.68 F 36.47
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE 35.29 21.18 0.00 3.96 G 51.70
NEBO SFL 32.08 26.42 0.00 4.32 F 64.46
ELLIS CITY LAKE 31.96 16.49 0.00 3.78 F 19.37
GRAHAM CO-ANTELOPE LAKE 30.88 25.00 0.00 3.71 F 32.10
GMAN SFL 30.68 0.00 0.00 1.47 P 30.68
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE - EAST 30.39 5.88 0.00 2.40 F 61.76
OTTAWA SFL 29.44 12.22 0.00 3.15 F 29.28
LEBO CITY LAKE 27.86 18.57 0.00 3.27 F 33.62
PAOLA CITY LAKE(LAKE MIOLA) 27.10 7.48 0.00 3.24 F 24.82
HOLTON - BANNER CREEK LAKE 26.47 8.82 0.00 2.88 F 32.10
CRAWFORD SFL 26.14 14.38 0.65 4.92 G 24.03
CHERRYVALE CITY LAKE-TANKO 26.00 2.00 0.00 1.99 F 26.00
EUREKA CITY LAKE 25.49 3.92 0.00 3.18 G 35.58
MIDDLE CREEK SFL 24.82 8.03 0.00 2.87 F 21.32
MELVERN RIVER POND 20.59 10.78 0.00 3.32 F 27.51
BELLEVILLE-ROCKY POND 18.37 8.16 0.00 3.56 F 18.37
OSAGE SFL 17.65 2.94 0.00 2.97 F 29.74
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #9 17.14 11.43 0.00 3.46 F 17.14
SHERIDAN SFL 15.87 0.53 0.00 1.60 P 26.68
HORSETHIEF 15.32 5.65 0.00 4.17 P 23.47
BARBER SFL-LOWER 14.71 5.88 1.47 4.98 F 24.95
GREAT BEND-VETS PARK LAKE 13.04 7.25 0.00 3.52 F 29.88
MADISON CITY LAKE 11.76 6.86 0.00 3.67 G 48.71
WINFIELD CITY LAKE 10.59 4.12 0.00 4.19 F 19.42
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE 10.48 8.57 0.00 3.38 P 11.02
OSAWATOMIE CITY LAKE 6.86 0.00 0.00 1.14 P 6.86
JEFFREY EC-AUX. MAKEUP LAKE 5.88 2.61 0.00 2.38 F 7.71
BIG HILL WILDLIFE AREA-NORTH POND 4.76 0.00 0.00 0.67 F 4.76
ATCHISON CO. LAKE 4.69 4.69 0.00 2.45 P 4.69
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE - NORTH 3.36 0.84 0.00 1.67 P 11.88
OLPE CITY LAKE 3.36 1.68 0.00 2.19 P 3.61
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE 2.94 0.00 0.00 1.05 F 5.19
GEARY SFL 0.98 0.00 0.00 1.22 F 16.68
JEFFREY EC-MAKE UP LAKE 0.98 0.98 0.00 2.23 P 1.33
MARION CO. LAKE* 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 G 60.29

* Not sampled in 2019. Rating is based on biologist's current opinion of the fishery and the three-year average provides density data from past year's sampling results.

+Black Bass Combined Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker 3 yr avg Size Rating
Butler State Fishing Lake 186.27 100.00 18.63 164.71 Lake Excellent
Wilson State Fishing Lake 171.76 64.12 2.35 95.05 Lake Excellent
Sabetha - Pony Creek Lake 140.71 62.14 2.86 140.71 Lake Excellent
Garnett City Lake-South 139.39 66.67 0.00 171.97 Lake Excellent
Rooks State Lake 137.65 17.65 0.00 70.91 Lake Excellent
Gridley City Lake 130.00 34.00 0.00 126.08 Lake Excellent
Lyon State Fishing Lake 116.67 33.33 2.94 91.32 Lake Good
Pottawatomie Co. Lake 111.76 14.71 4.41 91.73 Lake Excellent
Lenexa Lake - Lenexa 105.77 18.27 0.00 98.22 Lake Good
Garnett City Lake-North 104.31 31.90 0.00 116.68 Lake Excellent
Meade State Fishing Lake 89.86 65.22 0.00 70.08 Lake Good
Moline Old City Lake - South 86.76 26.47 0.00 68.50 Lake Good
Gardner City Lake 85.58 26.92 0.00 63.37 Lake Good
Mcpherson State Fishing Lake 84.17 35.97 0.72 79.79 Lake Good
Yates Center City Lake-New 81.88 9.38 0.00 84.19 Lake Good
Great Bend-Stone Park Lake 78.31 3.61 1.20 50.42 Lake Fair
Bourbon State Fishing Lake 74.48 8.28 0.69 88.06 Lake Good
Altamont -Idle Hour Lake (City Lake-East) 72.55 39.22 7.84 67.39 Lake Good
Jewell State Fishing Lake 72.35 57.65 2.94 73.68 Lake Good
Brown State Fishing Lake 70.79 40.45 4.49 90.08 Lake Good
Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake #1 69.61 2.94 0.00 140.27 Lake Good
Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake #2 69.11 21.95 2.44 64.11 Lake Good
Logan City Lake 67.12 10.96 0.00 34.34 Lake Good
Shawnee State Fishing Lake 64.00 35.20 1.60 65.91 Lake Good
Atchison State Fishing Lake 63.53 41.18 3.53 71.87 Lake Fair
Altamont- Idle Hour Lake (City Lake-West) 63.16 39.47 2.63 41.58 Lake Good
Jetmore City Lake 62.79 41.86 1.16 61.40 Lake Good
Chase State Fishing Lake 59.80 12.75 0.00 68.68 Lake Good
Plainville Lake 57.45 31.91 0.71 54.88 Lake Good
Kiowa State Fishing Lake 57.14 18.37 0.00 75.37 Lake Good
Shawnee County-Lake Shawnee 54.90 21.57 0.00 65.80 Lake Good
Ford State Fishing Lake 54.17 12.50 0.00 31.07 Lake Good
Bone Creek Lake 50.27 40.11 1.60 37.44 Lake Good
Olathe - Lake Olathe 50.00 39.22 0.00 51.61 Lake Good
Fort Scott City Lake 49.41 17.65 0.00 49.41 Lake Good
Atwood-Lake Atwood-Main 49.02 14.71 0.00 36.93 Lake Good
Neosho State Fishing Lake 47.06 27.21 0.00 49.26 Lake Good
Miami State Fishing Lake 46.15 33.65 4.81 31.74 Lake Good
Douglas County-Lonestar Lake 46.08 14.71 0.00 50.98 Lake Fair
Holton-Prairie Lake 45.83 22.22 0.00 47.92 Lake Fair
Fort Scott-Gunn Park W Pond-#2 45.61 29.82 1.75 74.09 Lake Fair
Coldwater Lake 44.94 14.61 0.00 50.71 Lake Fair
Leavenworth State Fishing Lake 44.44 2.61 0.00 38.77 Lake Fair
Scott State Lake 42.97 10.55 0.00 52.36 Lake Good
Montgomery State Fishing Lake 42.65 7.35 0.49 29.07 Lake Good
Sedan New City Lake- South 42.16 17.65 1.96 30.60 Lake Good
Sedan Old City Lake- North 41.18 20.59 2.94 43.14 Lake Good
Olathe - Cedar Lake 40.74 26.85 0.00 52.73 Lake Good
Douglas State Fishing Lake 40.20 7.84 0.00 83.33 Lake Fair
Garnett-Cedar Creek Lake 40.00 18.13 2.50 61.97 Lake Good
Yates Center-South Owl Lake 40.00 13.13 0.63 40.03 Lake Good
Washington State Fishing Lake 39.08 26.44 1.15 49.11 Lake Fair
Howard-Polk Daniels Lake 37.65 23.53 0.00 55.60 Lake Good
Crawford State Fishing Lake 34.64 17.65 1.96 33.67 Lake Good
Nebo State Fishing Lake 32.08 26.42 0.00 64.46 Lake Fair
Ellis City Lake 31.96 16.49 0.00 19.37 Lake Fair
Graham Co-Antelope Lake 30.88 25.00 0.00 32.10 Lake Fair
Goodman State Fishing Lake 30.68 0.00 0.00 30.68 Lake Fair
Carbondale City Lake - East 30.39 5.88 0.00 61.76 Lake Fair
Eureka City Lake 30.39 5.88 0.00 40.34 Lake Good
Ottawa State Fishing Lake 29.44 12.22 0.00 29.28 Lake Fair
Lebo City Lake 27.86 18.57 0.00 33.62 Lake Fair
Holton - Banner Creek Lake 27.65 10.00 0.59 33.06 Lake Fair
Paola City Lake(Lake Miola) 27.10 7.48 0.00 24.82 Lake Fair
Cherryvale City Lake-Tanko 26.00 2.00 0.00 26.00 Lake Fair
Middle Creek State Fishing Lake 24.82 8.03 0.00 21.32 Lake Fair
Melvern River Pond 20.59 10.78 0.00 27.80 Lake Fair
Winfield City Lake 18.82 8.82 1.18 27.10 Lake Fair
Belleville-Rocky Pond 18.37 8.16 0.00 18.37 Lake Fair
Osage State Fishing Lake 17.65 2.94 0.00 29.74 Lake Fair
Atchison City Lake #9 17.14 11.43 0.00 17.14 Lake Fair
Coffeyville-Leclere 16.22 2.70 2.70 16.22 Lake Fair
Sheridan State Fishing Lake 15.87 0.53 0.00 26.68 Lake Poor
Barber State Fishing Lake-Lower 14.71 5.88 1.47 24.95 Lake Fair
Overbrook City Lake 13.89 5.56 0.00 29.67 Lake Poor
Great Bend-Vets Park Lake 13.04 7.25 0.00 29.88 Lake Fair
Madison City Lake 11.76 6.86 0.00 48.71 Lake Good
Centralia City Lake 10.48 8.57 0.00 11.02 Lake Poor
Jeffrey Eng. Ctr.-Aux. Makeup Lake 8.50 3.92 0.00 14.83 Lake Good
Osawatomie City Lake 6.86 0.00 0.00 6.86 Lake Poor
Atchison County Lake 4.69 4.69 0.00 4.69 Lake Poor
Council Grove City Lake 3.92 0.00 0.00 9.06 Lake Fair
Moline New City Lake - North 3.36 0.84 0.00 12.12 Lake Poor
Olpe City Lake 3.36 1.68 0.00 3.61 Lake Poor
Jeffrey Energy Center-Make Up Lake 2.94 1.96 0.00 3.42 Lake Fair
Geary State Fishing Lake 0.98 0.00 0.00 16.68 Lake Fair
Clark State Fishing Lake       50.39 Lake Fair
Marion County Lake       64.22 Lake Good
Salina-Lakewood Lake 200.00 6.25 0.00 105.00 Pond Good
Emporia-Jones Park West Pond 150.00 0.00 0.00 105.95 Pond Good
Atchison City Lake #4 80.77 19.23 0.00 80.77 Pond Good
Severy City Lake 78.57 4.76 0.00 49.13 Pond Good
Emporia-Jones Park North 69.23 15.38 0.00 57.42 Pond Good
(Fish) MC Co-Scoggan Pond 65.57 39.34 0.00 65.57 Pond Good
Jewell City Lake - Emerson Lake 59.38 12.50 0.00 88.29 Pond Good
Black Kettle State Fishing Lake 55.88 29.41 2.94 48.63 Pond Fair
Olpe - Jones Park Pond 50.00 40.00 0.00 31.25 Pond Good
Sterling City Lake 41.18 19.61 0.00 84.80 Pond Fair
Emporia-Jones Park East Pond 37.50 25.00 0.00 48.21 Pond Good
Emporia-Peter Pan Park 36.84 21.05 0.00 35.71 Pond Good
(Fish) Osborne-Wallace #2 35.62 26.03 0.00 35.62 Pond Good
Holyrood City Lake 34.43 11.48 1.64 36.33 Pond Good
Glen Elder State Park Pond 8.82 5.88 0.00 10.78 Pond Poor
Overbrook Kids Pond 7.69 0.00 0.00 39.26 Pond Poor
(Fish) Ottawa Co - Windhorst 6.06 0.00 0.00 6.06 Pond Fair
Atchison City Lake #2 5.88 0.00 0.00 5.88 Pond Poor
(Fish) MC Co - Larocque Pond 5.36 1.79 0.00 5.36 Pond Fair
Big Hill Wildlife Area-North Pond 4.76 0.00 0.00 4.76 Pond Fair
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