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: 03/21/2023

Species	Size	Rating	Bait, Method, Location
Channel Catfish	up to 20lbs.	Fair-Good	Drifting various baits lakewide or focusing on wind blown shorelines using various baits such as livers or fresh cut bait
Blue Catfish	up to 30 lbs.	Fair	Fishing wind blown shorelines with fresh cut bait. A few fish are harvestable size but most fish in the population are below 35". There is a 35" minimum length limit.
White Bass	up to 3lbs.	Good	Throwing shad imitating baits along the dam or wind blown shorelines. Fishing below the dam can be good during low to moderate releases. Good numbers of big fish are available. Look for spawning runs to start as soon as the weather stabilizes and water temps start creeping higher.
Crappie	up to 15"	Fair-Good	Wintering schools should start breaking up but anglers should still be able to find them around the brush piles listed below or up in the creeks as the water temps warm.
Comments - Fishing should be good below the dam for multiple species during low to moderate releases. 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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+Black Crappie Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
BLACK CRAPPIE
	(>8")	(>10")	(>12")	(lbs.)
	RES
SEBELIUS	29.67	15.60	1.47	1.64	G
CEDAR BLUFF	22.55	2.24	0.06	1.29	G
KIRWIN	12.02	11.19	5.92	2.06	G
WEBSTER	5.17	2.02	0.02	1.40	G
LOVEWELL	4.33	0.38	0.07	1.43	G
KANOPOLIS	3.50	2.39	0.44	1.43	G
MILFORD	2.77	0.81	0.02	1.63	F
GLEN ELDER	1.94	1.55	0.17	1.26	G
HILLSDALE	1.33	0.29	0.06	1.36	G
CLINTON	1.30	0.93	0.04	1.10	P
MARION	1.25	0.50	0.25	1.31	P
BIG HILL	0.63	0.13	0.07	0.92	P
WILSON	0.62	0.22	0.11	1.68	P
JOHN REDMOND	0.48	0.10	0.03	1.29	P
PERRY	0.35	0.11	0.00	0.81	P
TORONTO	0.28	0.15	0.04	1.19	P
WOLF CREEK	0.17	0.06	0.06	1.39	P
EL DORADO	0.14	0.07	0.02	1.19	P
FALL RIVER	0.10	0.08	0.02	1.14	P
POMONA	0.10	0.06	0.00	0.66	P
TUTTLE CREEK	0.04	0.02	0.02	1.17	P
CHENEY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.20	P
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13	P

+Bluegill Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
BLUEGILL
	(>6")	(>8")	(>10")	(lbs.)
	RES
SEBELIUS	56.50	6.07	0.00	0.63	G
CEDAR BLUFF	23.14	0.20	0.00	0.41	G
KANOPOLIS	8.00	0.00	0.00	0.39	G
WILSON	7.00	0.04	0.00	0.34	G
WEBSTER	5.29	0.25	0.00	0.50	G
HILLSDALE	4.92	0.04	0.00	0.46	G
BIG HILL	3.00	0.00	0.00	0.34	F
LOVEWELL	2.98	0.00	0.00	0.32	F
LACYGNE	2.29	0.02	0.02	0.35	G
CLINTON	2.17	0.02	0.02	0.34	F
PERRY	1.39	0.00	0.00	0.34	F
KIRWIN	1.10	0.06	0.00	0.59	F
GLEN ELDER	1.03	0.20	0.06	0.70	F
MILFORD	0.96	0.13	0.00	0.47	F
MELVERN	0.80	0.05	0.02	0.37	P
FALL RIVER	0.48	0.00	0.00	0.27	P
POMONA	0.46	0.02	0.02	0.43	G
CHENEY	0.40	0.00	0.00	0.22	P
EL DORADO	0.34	0.00	0.00	0.23	P
WOLF CREEK	0.30	0.00	0.00	0.18	P
COUNCIL GROVE	0.17	0.00	0.00	0.21	P
TORONTO	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.23	P
TUTTLE CREEK	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.35	P
JOHN REDMOND	0.08	0.00	0.00	0.18	P
ELK CITY	0.02	0.00	0.00	0.16	P

+Channel Catfish Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
CHANNEL CATFISH
	(>16")	(>24")	(>28")	(lbs.)
	RES
LOVEWELL	6.11	0.96	0.13	13.83	G
HILLSDALE	5.81	0.22	0.06	10.62	G
BIG HILL	5.47	0.63	0.03	8.60	G
MARION	5.36	0.20	0.02	5.48	G
TORONTO	3.75	2.36	0.53	12.78	G
KANOPOLIS	3.70	0.48	0.00	6.54	G
ELK CITY	3.11	0.47	0.03	8.42	G
WILSON	2.76	0.48	0.03	10.11	G
PERRY	2.54	0.65	0.14	12.70	G
MELVERN	2.46	0.30	0.06	11.45	G
CLINTON	2.45	0.09	0.00	6.06	G
CHENEY	2.29	0.51	0.09	14.81	G
LACYGNE	2.27	0.02	0.00	7.26	G
GLEN ELDER	1.94	0.45	0.17	16.60	G
POMONA	1.51	0.09	0.06	11.96	G
FALL RIVER	1.43	1.06	0.37	14.53	G
WEBSTER	1.28	0.08	0.03	10.64	F
KIRWIN	1.22	0.33	0.08	11.23	F
COUNCIL GROVE	1.18	0.20	0.04	7.59	F
JOHN REDMOND	0.98	0.24	0.10	14.02	F
CEDAR BLUFF	0.90	0.12	0.04	14.15	F
WOLF CREEK	0.81	0.00	0.00	4.16	F
TUTTLE CREEK	0.75	0.12	0.07	14.31	F
EL DORADO	0.67	0.02	0.00	5.39	F
MILFORD	0.30	0.03	0.02	9.23	F
SEBELIUS	0.17	0.10	0.10	22.56	F

+White Bass Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
WHITE BASS
	(>9")	(>12")	(>15")	(lbs.)
	RES
GLEN ELDER	19.40	15.73	3.22	3.49	E
MARION	15.40	9.84	0.40	1.87	E
KANOPOLIS	10.74	5.05	0.49	2.86	G
CEDAR BLUFF	8.56	7.87	2.47	2.49	G
PERRY	8.42	4.26	0.33	2.51	G
CLINTON	8.00	7.17	0.83	2.31	G
WEBSTER	6.39	4.19	0.11	2.73	G
POMONA	6.26	3.31	0.14	1.88	G
JOHN REDMOND	5.75	4.85	1.19	3.12	G
HILLSDALE	4.75	2.03	0.08	1.66	G
MILFORD	4.50	2.73	0.17	1.91	G
TORONTO	4.36	3.44	1.36	2.85	G
KIRWIN	3.94	3.39	0.72	2.64	G
FALL RIVER	3.94	2.77	1.00	3.29	G
LOVEWELL	3.46	2.09	0.37	2.15	G
EL DORADO	3.27	1.42	0.38	2.01	G
BIG HILL	2.87	2.43	0.27	2.35	G
MELVERN	2.82	2.28	0.32	2.34	G
WOLF CREEK	2.78	2.13	0.43	1.72	F
LACYGNE	2.75	1.66	0.39	2.88	G
WILSON	2.72	2.22	0.88	2.96	F
COUNCIL GROVE	2.16	1.33	0.18	2.23	F
CHENEY	1.67	1.45	0.59	2.58	F
TUTTLE CREEK	0.27	0.07	0.03	2.96	F
ELK CITY	0.25	0.17	0.03	1.94	F

+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

+Blue Catfish Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
BLUE CATFISH
	(>20")	(>30")	(>35")	(lbs.)
	RES
EL DORADO	91.22	0.60	0.00	12.60	G
ELK CITY	66.42	5.60	0.37	22.90	G
JOHN REDMOND	60.12	0.45	0.45	22.03	F
TUTTLE CREEK	55.26	8.99	1.41	24.45	G
LOVEWELL	45.57	29.49	6.31	30.55	G
MILFORD	41.13	8.71	6.00	43.98	G
GLEN ELDER	24.84	6.32	3.04	32.07	G
CHENEY	17.58	15.91	9.03	47.14	F
MELVERN	11.48	2.38	0.20	19.43	F
WOLF CREEK	8.93	2.15	0.45	38.00	F
CLINTON	7.65	2.94	0.68	30.84	F
KANOPOLIS	5.95	0.00	0.00	5.53	F
WILSON	4.35	2.28	0.22	26.45	G

+Wiper Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
WIPER
	(>8")	(>10")	(>12")	(lbs.)
	RES
SEBELIUS	9.63	2.37	0.03	15.17	G
WEBSTER	9.44	1.33	0.19	10.88	G
KIRWIN	8.25	0.61	0.06	7.99	G
MILFORD	5.23	1.73	0.07	7.85	G
MARION	4.31	1.49	0.00	5.38	G
CHENEY	2.72	1.70	0.08	9.26	G
CEDAR BLUFF	2.19	1.56	0.18	13.10	G
EL DORADO	2.13	1.49	0.00	5.92	F
POMONA	2.06	0.49	0.00	4.73	G
LOVEWELL	1.59	0.78	0.02	7.35	G
CLINTON	1.43	0.36	0.00	6.48	F
GLEN ELDER	1.03	0.71	0.23	9.26	G
LACYGNE	0.36	0.02	0.00	5.37	G
WOLF CREEK	0.19	0.19	0.00	5.81	F
KANOPOLIS	0.13	0.13	0.00	6.70	F
COUNCIL GROVE	0.04	0.04	0.02	6.15	P
JOHN REDMOND	0.02	0.02	0.00	5.02	P

+White Crappie Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
WHITE CRAPPIE
	(>8")	(>10")	(>12")	(lbs.)
	RES
LOVEWELL	23.81	8.74	0.83	2.50	E
MELVERN	22.73	10.07	1.34	1.61	E
HILLSDALE	18.94	9.56	1.21	1.49	G
MARION	15.88	3.63	1.25	1.59	G
PERRY	12.39	5.54	0.54	1.42	G
ELK CITY	9.96	2.90	1.02	2.40	G
TORONTO	8.91	6.13	1.89	2.40	G
TUTTLE CREEK	8.63	6.38	1.19	1.69	G
WOLF CREEK	7.34	2.85	0.45	1.64	F
BIG HILL	7.27	3.43	0.37	1.04	G
EL DORADO	7.23	4.52	1.82	2.10	G
CLINTON	6.93	2.28	0.20	1.16	G
COUNCIL GROVE	6.69	3.86	1.53	1.87	G
FALL RIVER	5.02	1.81	0.48	2.58	G
MILFORD	5.00	3.71	0.75	1.95	G
LACYGNE	4.17	1.27	0.15	2.30	G
POMONA	3.44	2.06	0.10	1.73	G
GLEN ELDER	3.41	0.91	0.42	2.02	G
CHENEY	2.40	1.40	0.00	0.73	G
KANOPOLIS	1.81	0.58	0.08	2.25	G
SEBELIUS	1.67	1.10	0.50	1.43	G
WEBSTER	1.60	1.06	0.13	1.79	G
JOHN REDMOND	1.13	0.83	0.18	3.04	F
CEDAR BLUFF	0.73	0.73	0.16	1.14	F
KIRWIN	0.63	0.29	0.27	1.97	G
WILSON	0.09	0.09	0.02	1.12	P

Stocking Records Information

+Paddlefish Stocking

Water	Water Type	Stocking Date	Number Stocked
Elk City Reservoir	RESV	7/20/2021	491
Elk City Reservoir Sum			491
John Redmond Reservoir	RESV	7/20/2021	495
John Redmond Reservoir Sum			495
		Grand Total	986

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