Fort Scott Gunn Park Lake Fern Fishing Information

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

Northwest corner of Fort Scott

A trout permit is required to fish for and possess trout during the regular trout season. The trout season runs from OCTOBER 15 to APRIL 15. Trout are stocked every two weeks during the trout season. Shoreline access to this project is excellent. The City recently constructed a wooden deck to improve access for physically challanged anglers.

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

Creel Length/Limits

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
Channel Catfish	2	15
Crappie	50	unlimited
Flathead Catfish	5	unlimited
Largemouth Bass	2	21
Trout	5	unlimited

* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination

Fishing Forecast Information

View Fishing Forecast definitions

+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

Trout Stocking Information

View Trout Stocking Program Information

Southeast Region Trout Stocking Schedule

Department-owned Waters - Trout stockings by KDWPT

Southeast Region	Mined Land WA - Unit #30
1st Stocking	October 29 extra fish stocked here due to El dorado not being ready yet.
2nd Stocking	November 13
3rd Stocking	Deccember 5
4th Stocking	December 18
5th Stocking	February 6
6th Stocking	February 19
7th Stocking	March 4
8th Stocking

Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2019-20 Season	10,000

Community Lake Stockings - Please contact local/city offices for dates of stockings if not listed below

Southeast Region	Garnett Crystal Lake	Cherryvale, Tanko	Coffeyville, LeClere Lake	Fort Scott, Fern Lake
1st Stocking	October 31	November 7	October 28
2nd Stocking	February 18		January 7	February 18

Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2019-20 Season	4900	1600	650

Main Menu

Fort Scott Gunn Park Lake Fern Fishing Information