John Redmond Reservoir Fishing Information

Counties:

Coffey

GPS:

N38 13 55.82 W95 46 28.18

Surface Acres:

9,400 acres

Maximum Depth:

20 feet

Normal Lake Level:

1041 fsl

New Strawn, KS

1/2 mile South and 1 mile West of New Strawn, KS

or 2 1/2 miles North of Burlington on US-75

Corps of Engineers (620) 364-8613

Fisheries Biologist: Justin Morrison (620) 637-2748

John Redmond Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 09/27/2021

Species	Size	Rating	Bait, Method, Location
Channel Catfish	up to 15lbs.	Good	Drifting various baits lakewide or fishing up near the river.
White Bass	up to 3lbs.	Fair-Good	Fish should be schooled up chasing shad look for them along wind blown banks or the dam. Lures like 3.5" swimbaits, compact spinnerbaits, hair jigs, or even small topwater baits should produce. Fish over 15" are common.
Crappie	up to 15"	Slow	Along the dam or up in the creeks using jigs of various colors or minnows under a bobber. Target areas with rock or woody structure.
Comments - Fishing should be good below the dam for multiple species during low to moderate releases. Fishing should get better as the water temps. start cooling down and the fish start feeding up for the winter. Water Temp. low 70s Brush Pile Coordinates: N 38^o 14.743' W 95 ^o 45.998' N 38^o 14.658' W 95^o 46.138' N 38^o 14.419' W 95^o 46.767' N 38^o 14.256' W 95^o 46.423' N 38^o 14.722' W 95^o 45.641' N 38^o 14.811' W 95^o 45.694' N 38^o 14.922' W 95^o 45.715' N 38^o 15.222' W 95^o 45.728' Fishing below the dam during low to moderate releases should be good for most species. For current lake level and release information click the following link http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/JOHN.lakepage.html. ALERT! This lake contains Zebra Mussels please help stop the spread Clean, Drain, and Dry your boat and equipment after leaving this water body. It is Illegal transport live fish, bait, and water from this lake. For more information on lakes in the New Strawn district click the following link. http://kdwpt.state.ks.us/news/KDWPT-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-New-Strawn-Fishing-District

Creel Length/Limits

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
Blue Catfish	5	35
Channel Catfish	10
Crappie	50
Flathead Catfish	5
Largemouth Bass	5	15
Paddlefish	2
Wiper	2
White Bass
Walleye	5	15
Saugeye	5	15

* 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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+Flathead Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>20”)	(>28”)	(>34”)	(LBS.)		(>20”)
	RES
WEBSTER	0.17	0.00	0.00	4.07	G	0.28
WILSON	0.10	0.07	0.03	14.11	F	0.10
BIG HILL	0.10	0.00	0.00	1.92	F	0.17
KANOPOLIS	0.10	0.00	0.00	3.62	G	0.10
KIRWIN	0.08	0.00	0.00	3.11	G	0.08
TORONTO	0.08	0.00	0.00	3.91	G	0.09
CLINTON	0.06	0.00	0.00	2.95	G	0.06
TUTTLE CREEK	0.05	0.00	0.00	6.17	G	0.05
JOHN REDMOND	0.05	0.00	0.00	4.65	G	0.05
CHENEY	0.04	0.00	0.00	2.31	F	0.04
EL DORADO	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.07	F	0.10
MELVERN	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.21	F	0.03

+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

+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Glen Elder Reservoir	22.83	15.33	3.38	20.35	Reservoir	Excellent
Webster Reservoir	17.08	5.42	0.17	11.31	Reservoir	Good
Clinton Reservoir	16.38	12.13	1.31	10.56	Reservoir	Good
Kanopolis Reservoir	15.19	3.33	0.76	16.19	Reservoir	Good
Marion Reservoir	11.60	3.60	0.20	11.84	Reservoir	Good
John Redmond Reservoir	10.00	8.57	0.95	7.92	Reservoir	Good
Hillsdale Reservoir	9.42	2.08	0.17	3.89	Reservoir	Good
Milford Reservoir	8.35	1.50	0.10	7.78	Reservoir	Good
Sebelius Reservoir	7.80	0.80	0.10	7.03	Reservoir	Good
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	7.71	7.58	2.63	8.74	Reservoir	Good
Cheney Reservoir	6.00	4.63	1.15	6.27	Reservoir	Good
El Dorado Reservoir	5.47	3.93	0.47	5.49	Reservoir	Good
Pomona Reservoir	5.29	2.43	0.00	3.49	Reservoir	Good
Perry Reservoir	5.17	1.57	0.35	2.97	Reservoir	Good
Kirwin Reservoir	5.00	2.17	0.75	5.96	Reservoir	Good
Big Hill Reservoir	4.30	3.90	0.60	3.33	Reservoir	Good
Wilson Reservoir	4.13	2.73	1.20	2.74	Reservoir	Good
Toronto Reservoir	2.58	2.42	0.25	2.37	Reservoir	Fair
Wolf Creek Reservoir	2.50	2.30	0.50	2.26	Reservoir	Good
Lovewell Reservoir	2.15	1.45	0.35	5.66	Reservoir	Fair
Fall River Reservoir	1.92	1.42	0.75	5.29	Reservoir	Fair
LaCygne Reservoir	0.57	0.50	0.21	3.08	Reservoir	Good
Melvern Reservoir	0.50	0.50	0.10	4.06	Reservoir	Fair
Council Grove Reservoir	0.29	0.14	0.00	1.72	Reservoir	Poor
Tuttle Creek Reservoir	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	Reservoir	Poor
Elk City Reservoir	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.54	Reservoir	Fair

+Crappie Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Pomona Reservoir	23.83	6.83	1.89	19.80	Reservoir	Excellent
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	20.22	2.17	0.00	9.11	Reservoir	Good
Marion Reservoir	17.13	4.13	1.50	12.84	Reservoir	Good
Lovewell Reservoir	14.00	2.50	0.36	33.17	Reservoir	Good
Kirwin Reservoir	13.88	12.00	3.88	18.81	Reservoir	Good
Hillsdale Reservoir	12.56	7.88	1.31	20.98	Reservoir	Good
Tuttle Creek Reservoir	11.81	10.25	1.25	11.81	Reservoir	Excellent
Sebelius Reservoir	11.60	6.20	0.40	14.87	Reservoir	Good
Melvern Reservoir	9.94	6.75	0.63	11.60	Reservoir	Good
El Dorado Reservoir	9.88	8.63	3.63	7.51	Reservoir	Good
Glen Elder Reservoir	7.79	4.08	0.54	9.93	Reservoir	Good
Webster Reservoir	7.38	2.31	0.00	9.02	Reservoir	Good
Toronto Reservoir	6.38	2.50	0.81	8.15	Reservoir	Good
Big Hill Reservoir	5.70	2.60	0.70	5.00	Reservoir	Good
Milford Reservoir	5.56	4.13	1.38	5.56	Reservoir	Good
Perry Reservoir	5.50	4.56	0.67	13.59	Reservoir
Wolf Creek Reservoir	5.00	2.29	0.41	4.94	Reservoir	Fair
Horsethief Reservoir	4.40	0.00	0.00	6.80	Reservoir	Fair
Fall River Reservoir	4.19	0.81	0.63	5.47	Reservoir	Good
Council Grove Reservoir	3.62	2.62	0.92	5.07	Reservoir	Good
Kanopolis Reservoir	2.92	1.58	0.17	7.56	Reservoir	Good
Clinton Reservoir	2.75	1.94	0.25	18.31	Reservoir	Fair
Cheney Reservoir	2.40	1.40	0.00	2.40	Reservoir	Fair
LaCygne Reservoir	1.62	0.94	0.31	3.10	Reservoir	Good
John Redmond Reservoir	1.44	1.13	0.13	4.13	Reservoir	Fair
Elk City Reservoir	1.00	0.44	0.44	7.16	Reservoir	Good
Wilson Reservoir	0.53	0.53	0.20	1.09	Reservoir	Fair

+Wiper Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>16”)	(>20”)	(>24”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
	RES.
WEBSTER	12.00	1.00	0.08	9.17	G	6.03
SEBELIUS	7.80	0.80	0.10	15.19	G	7.03
MILFORD	3.80	0.90	0.05	7.86	G	3.63
KIRWIN	3.17	0.33	0.00	7.36	G	3.46
EL DORADO	3.00	2.13	0.00	5.92	G	3.02
CLINTON	2.94	0.44	0.00	6.48	G	1.79
CHENEY	2.85	2.00	0.07	9.27	G	4.06
MARION	2.73	0.93	0.00	5.38	G	2.07
LOVEWELL	1.10	0.40	0.00	5.84	F	1.36
GLEN ELDER	1.08	1.00	0.33	8.76	F	1.60
POMONA	0.71	0.14	0.00	3.95	F	1.09
WOLF CREEK	0.30	0.30	0.00	5.81	F	0.17
KANOPOLIS	0.24	0.24	0.00	6.71	P	0.41
CEDAR BLUFF	0.21	0.08	0.04	13.11	F	0.65
LACYGNE	0.07	0.07	0.00	5.38	F	0.51
JOHN REDMOND	0.05	0.05	0.00	5.03	P	0.05

+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

Stocking Records Information

+Palmetto Bass/Wiper Stocking

Water	Water Type	Stocking Date	Source	Number Stocked
PRATT FISH HATCHERY	OTHR	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	300000
CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR	RESV	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	362000
SEBELIUS RESERVOIR	RESV	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	100000
MILFORD RESERVOIR	RESV	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	2000000
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW	COML	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	60000
KIRWIN RESERVOIR	RESV	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	300000
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE	COML	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	80000
EUREKA CITY LAKE	COML	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	25900
WEBSTER RESERVOIR	RESV	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	200000
LYON STATE FISHING LAKE	SFLS	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	13500
SG COUNTY-TOM SCOTT LAKE	COML	05/17/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	5000
WICHITA-WATSON PARK LAKE	COML	05/17/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	8000
MADISON CITY LAKE	COML	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	11400
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE - NORTH	COML	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	25900
JOHN REDMOND RESERVOIR	RESV	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	500000
LOVEWELL RESERVOIR	RESV	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	300000
FARLINGTON FISH HATCHERY	OTHR	05/09/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	25000
IOWA		05/17/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	1150000
MISSOURI		05/17/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	500000
NEBRASKA		05/17/17	- MILFORD HATCHERY	1120000
			Total Requested	3366700
			Total Stocked	7086700

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