Fort Scott-Gunn Park East/Fern Fishing Information
Counties:
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.
Creel Length/Limits
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | unlimited | unlimited |
| Channel Catfish | 2 | 15 |
| Crappie | 50 | unlimited |
| Green Sunfish | unlimited | unlimited |
| Largemouth Bass | 2 | 18 |
| Redear Sunfish | unlimited | unlimited |
| Trout | 5 | unlimited |
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
****Channel Catfish or Blue Catfish in combination
Map Information
Fishing Forecast Information
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+Black Basses Combined Forecast
| WATERBODY | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Biologist rating | 3-yr average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POTTAWATOMIE SFL #1 | 228.11 | 13.33 | 1.48 | E | 172.93 |
| COWLEY SFL | 139.22 | 33.33 | 1.96 | E | 143.68 |
| BOURBON SFL | 125.00 | 16.00 | 3.00 | E | 130.43 |
| GARNETT CITY LAKE - NORTH | 115.73 | 33.71 | 0.00 | G | 103.45 |
| BUTLER SFL | 114.71 | 57.84 | 10.78 | E | 125.49 |
| GRIDLEY CITY LAKE | 106.90 | 10.34 | 0.00 | F | 97.32 |
| DOUGLAS SFL | 106.86 | 9.80 | 1.96 | G | 74.84 |
| RICHMOND CITY LAKE | 106.00 | 54.00 | 6.00 | G | 106.00 |
| FORT SCOTT - GUNN PARK W PD - #2 | 96.67 | 16.67 | 3.33 | G | 51.33 |
| YATES CENTER CITY LAKE - NEW | 84.62 | 20.00 | 0.00 | G | 77.66 |
| LYON SFL | 83.83 | 42.91 | 0.00 | G | 75.80 |
| MCPHERSON SFL | 83.77 | 55.84 | 2.60 | G | 69.52 |
| GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE | 80.11 | 38.17 | 7.53 | G | 63.29 |
| KIOWA SFL | 77.55 | 44.90 | 0.00 | G | 57.98 |
| PRATT CO. LAKE | 73.26 | 36.05 | 2.33 | G | 95.54 |
| LENEXA-LAKE LENEXA | 72.55 | 7.84 | 0.98 | G | 58.54 |
| SCOTT STATE LAKE | 72.12 | 17.31 | 1.92 | G | 50.88 |
| HOWARD - POLK DANIELS LAKE | 71.86 | 19.96 | 0.00 | G | 79.08 |
| OLATHE-CEDAR LAKE | 71.57 | 46.08 | 0.00 | G | 56.66 |
| SHAWNEE CO. - LAKE SHAWNEE | 71.24 | 15.69 | 0.00 | G | 44.12 |
| KINGMAN SFL | 70.86 | 35.93 | 0.00 | G | 58.05 |
| POTT. CO. - CROSS CREEK LK | 69.07 | 14.54 | 1.82 | G | 96.88 |
| WILSON SFL | 65.74 | 17.59 | 0.00 | G | 81.28 |
| JEWELL SFL | 63.80 | 40.72 | 0.45 | G | 54.13 |
| GARDNER CITY LAKE | 61.54 | 20.19 | 0.00 | G | 52.23 |
| NEBO SFL | 58.88 | 26.86 | 6.20 | G | 51.21 |
| MADISON CITY LAKE | 56.89 | 26.95 | 2.00 | G | 50.24 |
| FORT SCOTT-ROCK CREEK LAKE | 56.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | G | 56.00 |
| OLATHE - LAKE OLATHE | 55.77 | 26.92 | 0.00 | G | 47.17 |
| SHAWNEE SFL | 55.60 | 34.87 | 2.83 | G | 53.61 |
| CLARK SFL | 55.35 | 26.42 | 5.66 | G | 35.06 |
| COLDWATER LAKE | 54.24 | 10.17 | 0.00 | G | 42.70 |
| DOUGLAS CO. - LONESTAR LAKE | 52.94 | 11.76 | 0.98 | G | 74.84 |
| NEOSHO SFL | 51.47 | 16.18 | 2.21 | G | 64.22 |
| MOLINE OLD (SOUTH) CITY LAKE | 47.90 | 8.98 | 0.00 | G | 38.16 |
| HOLTON - PRAIRIE LAKE | 47.90 | 35.07 | 1.71 | G | 54.62 |
| CRITZER LAKE | 45.00 | 22.50 | 0.00 | G | 33.21 |
| PLEASANTON - WEST LAKE | 45.00 | 31.67 | 0.00 | G | 65.33 |
| EUREKA CITY LAKE | 44.91 | 8.98 | 0.00 | G | 53.52 |
| GREAT BEND - STONE PARK LAKE | 43.88 | 16.33 | 0.00 | G | 37.91 |
| MELVERN RIVER POND | 43.48 | 22.61 | 0.87 | G | 34.75 |
| ATWOOD-LAKE ATWOOD-MAIN | 43.14 | 26.47 | 0.00 | G | 37.96 |
| CARBONDALE CITY LAKE - EAST | 42.16 | 7.84 | 0.00 | F | 34.31 |
| GRAHAM CO.-ANTELOPE LAKE | 42.02 | 13.45 | 0.00 | G | 44.11 |
| PRESCOTT CITY LAKE | 40.00 | 2.86 | 0.00 | F | 40.00 |
| MEADE STATE LAKE | 40.00 | 28.57 | 2.86 | G | 51.31 |
| WASHINGTON SFL | 39.69 | 6.78 | 0.00 | F | 24.65 |
| SHERIDAN SFL | 37.70 | 2.46 | 0.82 | F | 24.82 |
| HOLYROOD CITY LAKE | 37.68 | 7.25 | 0.00 | F | 37.68 |
| POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 | 36.99 | 20.00 | 1.00 | F | 50.78 |
| YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE | 34.95 | 10.19 | 0.00 | G | 39.71 |
| BARBER SFL - LOWER | 34.33 | 2.99 | 1.49 | F | 25.73 |
| OSAGE SFL | 34.31 | 1.96 | 0.00 | F | 26.47 |
| LEBO CITY LAKE | 34.30 | 9.88 | 0.00 | F | 26.79 |
| PLEASANTON - EAST LAKE | 34.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | F | 42.61 |
| BONE CREEK LAKE | 33.94 | 25.34 | 0.45 | G | 41.81 |
| LEAVENWORTH SFL | 29.94 | 6.59 | 0.00 | F | 45.93 |
| MONTGOMERY SFL | 28.87 | 9.86 | 0.00 | G | 31.98 |
| HORSETHIEF | 27.14 | 18.57 | 0.00 | F | 28.21 |
| MIAMI SFL | 25.00 | 13.89 | 0.00 | F | 27.38 |
| LOUISBURG CITY LAKE | 23.30 | 0.97 | 0.00 | F | 23.30 |
| WINFIELD CITY LAKE | 22.94 | 8.82 | 0.59 | F | 20.59 |
| CRAWFORD SFL | 22.62 | 12.67 | 0.90 | F | 27.91 |
| OTTAWA SFL | 21.93 | 9.09 | 0.00 | F | 25.76 |
| GEARY SFL | 21.57 | 3.27 | 0.00 | F | 19.73 |
| HOLTON - BANNER CREEK LAKE | 21.23 | 9.80 | 1.63 | F | 28.02 |
| HARVEY CO. LAKE - EAST | 20.96 | 8.98 | 1.50 | F | 20.96 |
| PAOLA CITY LAKE | 20.00 | 10.91 | 0.00 | F | 23.70 |
| PLEASANTON CITY LAKE - OLD | 18.33 | 11.67 | 0.00 | F | 18.33 |
| MIDDLE CREEK SFL | 18.12 | 2.90 | 0.00 | F | 11.45 |
| ELLIS CITY LAKE | 17.65 | 2.61 | 0.00 | F | 8.80 |
| MOLINE NEW (NORTH) CITY LAKE | 16.97 | 2.99 | 0.00 | F | 21.78 |
| JEFFREY EC - AUX. MAKEUP LAKE | 14.77 | 6.46 | 0.92 | G | 20.38 |
| CENTRALIA CITY LAKE | 10.60 | 4.42 | 0.88 | P | 9.79 |
| FORD SFL | 7.58 | 1.52 | 0.00 | F | 9.34 |
| GREAT BEND - VETS PARK LAKE | 5.15 | 1.72 | 1.72 | P | 5.15 |
| JEFFREY EC - MAKEUP LAKE | 4.36 | 3.27 | 0.00 | F | 13.74 |
| PLAINVILLE LAKE | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | F | 2.50 |
| OLPE CITY LAKE | 1.90 | 0.63 | 0.00 | P | 1.62 |
| WATERBODY | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big Fish | Biologist rating | 3-yr average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (>12”) | (>15”) | (>20”) | (LBS.) | (>12”) | ||
| POTTAWATOMIE #1 | 228.11 | 13.33 | 1.48 | 4.44 | E | 172.93 |
| COWLEY | 139.22 | 33.33 | 1.96 | 4.93 | E | 143.68 |
| GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH | 115.73 | 33.71 | 0.00 | 3.59 | G | 103.45 |
| BUTLER | 114.71 | 57.84 | 10.78 | 6.19 | E | 125.49 |
| DOUGLAS | 106.86 | 9.80 | 1.96 | 4.76 | G | 74.84 |
| RICHMOND CITY LAKE | 106.00 | 54.00 | 6.00 | 5.68 | E | 106.00 |
| GRIDLEY CITY LAKE | 103.45 | 6.90 | 0.00 | 2.10 | G | 92.34 |
| FORT SCOTT - GUNN PARK W PD - #2 | 96.67 | 16.67 | 3.33 | 4.08 | E | 51.33 |
| BOURBON | 92.00 | 16.00 | 3.00 | 6.39 | E | 96.16 |
| YATES CENTER CITY LAKE - NEW | 84.62 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 2.72 | G | 77.44 |
| LYON | 83.83 | 42.91 | 0.00 | 3.36 | G | 75.80 |
| MCPHERSON | 83.77 | 55.84 | 2.60 | 6.28 | G | 69.52 |
| GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE | 79.03 | 37.63 | 7.53 | 8.51 | G | 62.93 |
| KIOWA | 77.55 | 44.90 | 0.00 | 5.08 | F | 57.98 |
| LENEXA - LAKE LENEXA | 72.55 | 7.84 | 0.98 | 6.01 | G | 58.54 |
| SCOTT STATE LAKE | 72.12 | 17.31 | 1.92 | 5.48 | G | 50.88 |
| PRATT CO. LAKE | 72.09 | 36.05 | 2.33 | 5.88 | G | 95.15 |
| OLATHE-CEDAR LAKE | 71.57 | 46.08 | 0.00 | 6.14 | G | 56.66 |
| KINGMAN | 70.86 | 35.93 | 0.00 | 4.32 | G | 58.05 |
| POTT. CO. - CROSS CREEK LK | 69.07 | 14.54 | 1.82 | 5.57 | G | 96.88 |
| SHAWNEE CO.-LAKE SHAWNEE | 67.97 | 15.69 | 0.00 | 4.22 | G | 41.39 |
| HOWAR D -POLK DANIELS LAKE | 64.87 | 18.96 | 0.00 | 3.25 | G | 66.49 |
| JEWELL | 63.80 | 40.72 | 0.45 | 4.54 | G | 54.13 |
| GARDNER CITY LAKE | 61.54 | 20.19 | 0.00 | 4.48 | G | 52.23 |
| NEBO | 58.88 | 26.86 | 6.20 | 7.17 | G | 51.21 |
| MADISON CITY LAKE | 56.89 | 26.95 | 2.00 | 4.63 | G | 50.24 |
| FORT SCOTT - ROCK CREEK LAKE | 56.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 3.84 | G | 56.00 |
| OLATHE-LAKE OLATHE | 55.77 | 26.92 | 0.00 | 4.49 | G | 47.17 |
| SHAWNEE | 55.60 | 34.87 | 2.83 | 5.58 | G | 53.29 |
| CLARK | 55.35 | 26.42 | 5.66 | 7.57 | G | 35.06 |
| COLDWATER LAKE | 54.24 | 10.17 | 0.00 | 3.09 | G | 42.70 |
| DOUGLAS CO. - LONESTAR LAKE | 51.96 | 11.76 | 0.98 | 5.91 | G | 74.51 |
| NEOSHO | 51.47 | 16.18 | 2.21 | 4.94 | G | 64.22 |
| HOLTON - PRAIRIE LAKE | 47.90 | 35.07 | 1.71 | 4.22 | G | 54.62 |
| MOLINE OLD (SOUTH) CITY LAKE | 47.90 | 8.98 | 0.00 | 2.32 | G | 38.16 |
| PLEASANTON - WEST LAKE | 45.00 | 31.67 | 0.00 | 4.34 | G | 65.33 |
| ATWOOD-LAKE ATWOOD - MAIN | 43.14 | 26.47 | 0.00 | 2.58 | G | 37.96 |
| MELVERN RIVER POND | 42.61 | 21.74 | 0.87 | 5.46 | G | 34.46 |
| CRITZER LAKE | 42.50 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 3.48 | G | 31.96 |
| CARBONDALE CITY LAKE - EAST | 42.16 | 7.84 | 0.00 | 4.30 | F | 34.31 |
| GRAHAM CO.-ANTELOPE LAKE | 42.02 | 13.45 | 0.00 | 3.28 | G | 44.11 |
| EUREKA CITY LAKE | 41.92 | 6.99 | 0.00 | 3.37 | G | 49.87 |
| GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE | 41.84 | 15.31 | 0.00 | 4.47 | F | 33.52 |
| WILSON | 40.74 | 11.11 | 0.00 | 3.64 | G | 60.58 |
| MEADE STATE LAKE | 40.00 | 28.57 | 2.86 | 6.41 | G | 51.31 |
| PRESCOTT CITY LAKE | 40.00 | 2.86 | 0.00 | 1.94 | F | 40.00 |
| WASHINGTON | 39.69 | 6.78 | 0.00 | 4.14 | F | 24.65 |
| SHERIDAN | 37.70 | 2.46 | 0.82 | 5.41 | G | 24.82 |
| POTTAWATOMIE #2 | 34.99 | 20.00 | 1.00 | 4.91 | F | 49.34 |
| YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE | 34.95 | 10.19 | 0.00 | 4.41 | G | 39.71 |
| BARBER - LOWER | 34.33 | 2.99 | 1.49 | 5.47 | F | 25.73 |
| OSAGE | 34.31 | 1.96 | 0.00 | 1.79 | F | 26.47 |
| LEBO CITY LAKE | 34.30 | 9.88 | 0.00 | 2.93 | F | 26.79 |
| PLEASANTON - EAST LAKE | 34.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 4.20 | F | 42.61 |
| BONE CREEK LAKE | 33.94 | 25.34 | 0.45 | 4.59 | G | 41.81 |
| LEAVENWORTH | 29.94 | 6.59 | 0.00 | 3.35 | F | 45.93 |
| MONTGOMERY | 28.87 | 9.86 | 0.00 | 3.37 | G | 31.98 |
| HORSETHIEF | 27.14 | 18.57 | 0.00 | 4.55 | G | 28.21 |
| MIAMI | 25.00 | 13.89 | 0.00 | 4.00 | F | 27.38 |
| LOUISBURG CITY LAKE | 23.30 | 0.97 | 0.00 | 2.82 | F | 23.30 |
| OTTAWA | 21.93 | 9.09 | 0.00 | 3.72 | F | 25.76 |
| GEARY | 21.57 | 3.27 | 0.00 | 3.13 | F | 19.04 |
| HARVEY CO. LAKE - EAST | 20.96 | 8.98 | 1.50 | 3.84 | F | 20.96 |
| PAOLA CITY LAKE | 20.00 | 10.91 | 0.00 | 3.80 | F | 23.70 |
| HOLTON - BANNER CREEK LAKE | 19.60 | 8.17 | 0.54 | 3.99 | F | 26.47 |
| PLEASANTON CITY LAKE - OLD | 18.33 | 11.67 | 0.00 | 3.42 | F | 18.33 |
| MIDDLE CREEK | 18.12 | 2.90 | 0.00 | 3.31 | F | 11.45 |
| ELLIS CITY LAKE | 17.65 | 2.61 | 0.00 | 2.07 | F | 8.80 |
| CRAWFORD | 17.19 | 10.86 | 0.90 | 5.00 | F | 19.24 |
| MOLINE NEW (NORTH) CITY LAKE | 16.97 | 2.99 | 0.00 | 2.30 | F | 21.78 |
| WINFIELD CITY LAKE | 13.53 | 7.06 | 0.00 | 3.50 | F | 14.90 |
| CENTRALIA CITY LAKE | 10.60 | 4.42 | 0.88 | 7.28 | P | 9.79 |
| FORD | 7.58 | 1.52 | 0.00 | 2.60 | F | 9.34 |
| JEFFREY EC - AUX. MAKEUP LAKE | 7.38 | 2.77 | 0.00 | 3.46 | F | 3.10 |
| GREAT BEND-VETS PARK LAKE | 5.15 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 5.19 | P | 5.15 |
| PLAINVILLE LAKE | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.96 | F | 2.50 |
| OLPE CITY LAKE | 1.90 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 2.36 | P | 1.62 |
| JEFFREY EC - MAKEUP LAKE | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.00 | 4.59 | P | 1.05 |