John Redmond Reservoir Fishing Information

John Redmond Reservoir Map
This Location does have Boat Access
Fishing Forecast
Counties:
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

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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