Garnett City Lake - North Fishing Information
Garnett, KS
N edge of Garnett
City of Garnett 785-448-5496
Fisheries Biologist: Justin Morrison (620) 637-2748
| Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method & Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crappie | Good | 8-14 inches | Various colored jigs around brush or off of the north dock around the cubes. Fish should be in shallower water use jigs under a bobber fished slowly. |
| Channel catfish | Good | 8-30 inches | Livers, shad sides, or other prepared baits along ledges or windy banks. Fishing the upper end of the lake should produce some fish with the water running in. |
| Largemouth Bass | Good | up to 4lbs. | Largemouth should be staging up to spawn so look for those staging areas around shallow cover and use Texas-rigged plastics, crankbaits, or spinnerbaits. |
| Wipers | Fair | up to 6 lbs | Chicken livers or crankbaits fish around wind blown banks and dropoffs. |
| Walleye | Slow | curly tailed jigs or crankbaits along the bank near deeper water. | |
| General Comments | |||
| Please remember to help STOP AQUATIC HITCHHIKERS! CLEAN, DRAIN, and DRY your boat and livewell when leaving water bodies. Four Georgia Cube Fish Attractors were placed by the fishing dock (2on the East end and 2 on the West end) on the north end of the lake. DO NOT MOVE FISH OR BAIT TO DIFFERENT WATERS! For more information on waters in Woodson, Coffey, Anderson, and Allen counties, click the following link to sign up for the New Strawn District Fisheries Newsletter.http://kdwpt.state.ks.us/news/KDWPT-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-New-Strawn-Fishing-District | |||
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | ||
| Channel Catfish | 2 | 15 |
| Crappie | 10 | 10 |
| Flathead Catfish | 5 | |
| Largemouth Bass | 5 | 13-18 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 5 | 18 |
| Walleye | 2 | 18 |
| Wiper | 2 | 18 |
| Green Sunfish | ||
| Redear Sunfish |
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
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| Water | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big Fish | Biologist rating | 3 year average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (>20”) | (>28”) | (>34”) | (LBS.) | (>20”) | ||
| CRAWFORD SFL | 0.33 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 7.87 | G | 0.33 |
| SEVERY CITY LAKE | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.68 | P | 0.33 |
| NEOSHO SFL | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 15.63 | G | 0.42 |
| GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.48 | F | 0.25 |
| HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.05 | P | 0.17 |
| THAYER CITY LAKE (NEW) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 12.61 | F | 0.25 |
| WILSON SFL | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 7.06 | G | 0.17 |
| EUREKA CITY LAKE | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.27 | F | 0.17 |
| HORTON-MISSION LAKE | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.58 | F | 0.17 |
| MADISON CITY LAKE | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.31 | P | 0.17 |
| YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 5.41 | P | 0.17 |
| JEFFREY ENG. CTR.- AUX. MAKEUP LAKE | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.88 | F | 0.13 |
| BONE CREEK LAKE | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.47 | F | 0.19 |
| MCPHERSON SFL | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.36 | P | 0.10 |
| LEAVENWORTH SFL | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.01 | F | 0.17 |