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 |
---|---|---|---|
Channel Catfish | up to 20lbs. | Good | Drifting various baits lakewide or focusing on wind blown shorelines using various baits such as livers or fresh cut bait. Fishing the shallow timber near the upper end and in coves may be productive but use caution because of the extremely shallow water. |
Blue Catfish | up to 30 lbs. | Fair-Good | 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. |
Crappie | up to 15" | Good | Fish have more than likely moved off of the banks and are roaming the open water looking for shad. Some schools may be found around the brushpiles or spider rigging near the dredged area may produce. |
Comments - 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 |
---|---|---|
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
View Fishing Forecast definitions
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |