John Redmond Reservoir Fishing Information
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
Species | Size | Rating | Bait, Method, Location |
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Channel Catfish | up to 15lbs. | Good | Drifting various baits lakewide or fishing up near the river with inflowing water may be good. |
Blue Catfish | up to 30 lbs. | Fair-Good | Fishing wind blown shorelines with fresh cut bait. Fair number of fish in the 5-10 lb. range. |
White Bass | up to 3lbs. | Fair | Throwing shad imitating baits along the dam or wind blown shorelines. Fishing below the dam can be good during low to moderate releases. |
Crappie | up to 15" | Fair-Good | 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. The recent wet and cool weather may have pushed them off a little but they should be spawning. |
Comments - The lake is high and the boat ramps are not usable. Fishing should be good below the dam for multiple species during low to moderate releases. Brush Pile Coordinates:
N 38o 14.743'
N 38o 14.658'
N 38o 14.419'
N 38o 14.256'
N 38o 14.722'
N 38o 14.811'
N 38o 14.922'
N 38o 15.222' 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 |
Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
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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
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WATERBODY | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big Fish | Rating | 3 yr avg |
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(>8”) | (>10”) | (>12”) | (LBS.) | (>8”) | ||
SEBELIUS | 62.70 | 28.30 | 2.40 | 1.54 | G | 33.03 |
CEDAR BLUFF | 32.00 | 2.50 | 0.11 | 1.10 | F | 17.78 |
KIRWIN | 20.56 | 19.56 | 12.63 | 2.06 | G | 16.17 |
LOVEWELL | 10.58 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.64 | F | 6.03 |
MILFORD | 5.94 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.73 | F | 3.03 |
KANOPOLIS | 4.75 | 3.08 | 0.58 | 1.43 | F | 6.33 |
WEBSTER | 4.69 | 2.13 | 0.00 | 0.88 | G | 6.06 |
HILLSDALE | 2.06 | 0.25 | 0.13 | 1.02 | F | 1.00 |
CLINTON | 1.63 | 0.81 | 0.00 | 0.82 | F | 1.34 |
WILSON | 1.27 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 1.17 | P | 1.38 |
GLEN ELDER | 0.80 | 0.55 | 0.20 | 1.08 | F | 7.31 |
PERRY | 0.69 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.82 | P | 0.30 |
POMONA | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.66 | F | 0.31 |
BIG HILL | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | P | 0.53 |
TORONTO | 0.27 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.39 | P | 0.16 |
EL DORADO | 0.25 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.60 | P | 0.19 |
JOHN REDMOND | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.87 | P | 0.53 |
WOLF CREEK | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 1.39 | P | 0.31 |
FALL RIVER | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.31 | P | 0.06 |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 1.18 | P | 0.06 |
ELK CITY | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | P | 0.03 |
WATERBODY | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big Fish | Rating | 3 yr avg |
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(>16”) | (>24”) | (>28”) | (LBS.) | (>16”) | ||
LOVEWELL | 7.56 | 0.69 | 0.06 | 9.19 | G | 7.19 |
BIG HILL | 5.70 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 8.61 | G | 6.23 |
HILLSDALE | 5.08 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 7.57 | G | 5.08 |
MARION | 5.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 5.48 | G | 4.93 |
LACYGNE | 3.50 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 7.27 | G | 2.71 |
ELK CITY | 3.25 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 5.65 | G | 2.78 |
CLINTON | 2.94 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 6.73 | F | 2.69 |
PERRY | 2.90 | 1.05 | 0.35 | 12.71 | F | 2.18 |
WILSON | 2.73 | 0.53 | 0.03 | 8.57 | G | 2.81 |
GLEN ELDER | 2.59 | 0.52 | 0.17 | 15.30 | F | 1.95 |
MELVERN | 2.40 | 0.53 | 0.07 | 8.33 | F | 2.88 |
CHENEY | 2.28 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 8.87 | G | 1.83 |
KANOPOLIS | 2.10 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 6.54 | G | 4.64 |
WEBSTER | 1.92 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 10.65 | G | 1.19 |
TUTTLE CREEK | 1.45 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 14.33 | G | 0.88 |
POMONA | 1.42 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 8.80 | G | 2.10 |
COUNCIL GROVE | 1.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 5.24 | F | 1.22 |
KIRWIN | 1.17 | 0.50 | 0.17 | 11.24 | G | 1.16 |
WOLF CREEK | 1.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.12 | G | 0.88 |
TORONTO | 1.08 | 0.92 | 0.08 | 10.44 | G | 3.36 |
CEDAR BLUFF | 1.00 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 12.38 | G | 0.60 |
FALL RIVER | 1.00 | 0.92 | 0.50 | 14.54 | G | 1.50 |
JOHN REDMOND | 0.89 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 12.35 | F | 0.96 |
EL DORADO | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.29 | F | 0.42 |
MILFORD | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 9.24 | P | 0.30 |
WATERBODY | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big Fish | Rating | 3 yr avg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(>9”) | (>12”) | (>15”) | (LBS.) | (>9”) | ||
GLEN ELDER | 18.03 | 16.86 | 2.93 | 3.49 | E | 19.30 |
KANOPOLIS | 12.45 | 8.35 | 0.50 | 2.78 | G | 17.55 |
MARION | 10.73 | 9.53 | 0.40 | 1.78 | G | 10.91 |
PERRY | 10.25 | 5.25 | 0.20 | 1.83 | G | 5.59 |
POMONA | 9.42 | 5.50 | 0.42 | 1.88 | G | 4.85 |
CLINTON | 6.75 | 6.38 | 0.81 | 2.28 | G | 8.38 |
LACYGNE | 6.57 | 4.00 | 0.64 | 2.88 | G | 3.54 |
CEDAR BLUFF | 6.33 | 4.63 | 2.00 | 1.99 | G | 6.03 |
EL DORADO | 5.47 | 1.53 | 0.47 | 2.02 | G | 3.67 |
MELVERN | 5.47 | 4.00 | 0.87 | 2.25 | G | 5.28 |
MILFORD | 5.40 | 4.60 | 0.30 | 1.91 | F | 4.98 |
FALL RIVER | 3.25 | 1.92 | 0.50 | 2.71 | F | 2.58 |
WEBSTER | 3.17 | 2.92 | 0.08 | 1.94 | G | 5.86 |
KIRWIN | 2.92 | 2.42 | 0.50 | 2.40 | G | 2.32 |
JOHN REDMOND | 2.50 | 2.33 | 0.56 | 2.82 | F | 7.03 |
BIG HILL | 2.30 | 1.70 | 0.20 | 1.34 | F | 3.20 |
COUNCIL GROVE | 2.27 | 1.80 | 0.20 | 2.20 | F | 1.22 |
WOLF CREEK | 2.22 | 2.11 | 0.50 | 1.81 | F | 1.90 |
WILSON | 2.00 | 1.93 | 0.33 | 2.75 | F | 2.73 |
LOVEWELL | 1.69 | 1.25 | 0.50 | 1.85 | F | 3.44 |
HILLSDALE | 1.67 | 1.25 | 0.00 | 1.19 | F | 4.14 |
CHENEY | 1.31 | 1.21 | 0.48 | 1.88 | F | 2.18 |
TORONTO | 0.92 | 0.42 | 0.17 | 2.64 | F | 1.33 |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.55 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 2.97 | P | 0.30 |
ELK CITY | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.58 | P | 3.58 |
+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
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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 |
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 |
WATERBODY | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big Fish | Rating | 3 yr avg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(>20”) | (>30”) | (>35”) | (LBS.) | (>20”) | ||
TUTTLE CREEK | 125.52 | 23.96 | 3.65 | 24.47 | G | 63.16 |
EL DORADO | 90.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.93 | G | 30.67 |
ELK CITY | 63.33 | 4.17 | 0.00 | 17.85 | G | 21.64 |
LOVEWELL | 63.07 | 40.91 | 8.52 | 28.81 | G | 21.68 |
WOLF CREEK | 29.17 | 4.17 | 0.83 | 30.00 | G | 10.95 |
MILFORD | 27.08 | 1.04 | 0.00 | 28.66 | G | 15.14 |
CHENEY | 17.50 | 15.50 | 6.50 | 34.17 | F | 8.77 |
GLEN ELDER | 14.84 | 3.39 | 1.56 | 27.89 | F | 5.00 |
JOHN REDMOND | 14.71 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 22.05 | F | 5.14 |
CLINTON | 4.17 | 2.08 | 0.42 | 25.35 | G | 1.72 |
MELVERN | 4.17 | 1.04 | 0.00 | 24.03 | G | 1.49 |
WATERBODY | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big Fish | Rating | 3 yr avg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(>8”) | (>10”) | (>12”) | (LBS.) | (>8”) | ||
LOVEWELL | 30.00 | 12.25 | 1.58 | 2.50 | G | 35.45 |
MELVERN | 23.71 | 3.43 | 1.43 | 1.62 | G | 14.57 |
HILLSDALE | 22.81 | 8.75 | 0.94 | 1.21 | G | 16.42 |
ELK CITY | 22.00 | 6.31 | 2.31 | 1.74 | G | 8.90 |
PERRY | 19.75 | 7.25 | 0.63 | 1.42 | G | 13.88 |
WOLF CREEK | 16.20 | 5.93 | 0.93 | 1.64 | G | 8.51 |
TUTTLE CREEK | 9.69 | 6.75 | 2.13 | 1.69 | G | 10.72 |
COUNCIL GROVE | 9.58 | 3.83 | 2.67 | 1.87 | F | 6.69 |
CLINTON | 8.50 | 2.75 | 0.31 | 1.16 | G | 5.09 |
BIG HILL | 7.30 | 3.20 | 0.40 | 1.04 | G | 5.80 |
POMONA | 7.06 | 3.75 | 0.25 | 1.73 | G | 17.81 |
FALL RIVER | 6.13 | 2.69 | 0.31 | 2.58 | G | 5.13 |
MILFORD | 6.00 | 4.56 | 0.50 | 1.33 | F | 5.72 |
TORONTO | 4.87 | 1.93 | 0.60 | 1.80 | G | 4.23 |
GLEN ELDER | 4.75 | 1.75 | 0.70 | 1.92 | G | 3.75 |
EL DORADO | 4.67 | 2.00 | 0.92 | 1.38 | G | 7.47 |
LACYGNE | 3.44 | 2.50 | 0.13 | 2.30 | F | 3.44 |
SEBELIUS | 3.20 | 1.90 | 1.20 | 1.43 | F | 1.63 |
WEBSTER | 2.19 | 1.63 | 0.13 | 1.79 | F | 3.75 |
CEDAR BLUFF | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.39 | 1.14 | F | 0.54 |
KIRWIN | 0.88 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 1.68 | F | 0.77 |
KANOPOLIS | 0.75 | 0.50 | 0.17 | 1.23 | G | 0.69 |
JOHN REDMOND | 0.67 | 0.42 | 0.25 | 3.05 | P | 2.49 |
WILSON | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.72 | P | 0.09 |
MARION | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | G | 10.30 |
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 |