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: 10/28/2020

Species	Size	Rating	Bait, Method, Location
Channel Catfish	up to 15lbs.	Fair-Good	Most anglers drift for channel catfish and blue cats, typical catfish baits should work, but for blues drifting fresh cut bait will be most productive. A 35" minimum length limit and 5/day creel is now in effect for Blue Catfish.
White Bass	up to 3lbs.	Good	Various lures should work small spinners, bucktail jigs, or shad imitations worked on windblown shorelines. Trolling mid range cranks could also be productive lakewide. Fishing should also be good below the dam during low to moderate releases. Don't forget about fishing up in the river near the logjams or riffles.
Crappie	up to 15"	Fair	Crappie fishing is probably slow in the main lake focus on the dredged area near the dropoffs, along the dam, or up in the shallow flooded timber. Fishing up in the river around the logjams may also be worth trying.
Comments - THE BOAT RAMP IS OPEN. Use caution and look for floating debris Water Temp. 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”)
WEBSTER	0.42	0.08	0.00	6.55	G	0.25
POMONA	0.25	0.06	0.06	10.13	F	0.14
LACYGNE	0.19	0.06	0.06	12.27	F	0.28
BIG HILL	0.10	0.00	0.00	2.40	F	0.20
TORONTO	0.10	0.00	0.00	3.17	E	0.26
WILSON	0.10	0.00	0.00	4.83	F	0.10
ELK CITY	0.08	0.00	0.00	2.10	F	0.08
COUNCIL GROVE	0.07	0.00	0.00	1.68	F	0.08
CLINTON	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	0.06
MELVERN	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	0.13
JOHN REDMOND	0.05	0.00	0.00	2.98	F	0.05
PERRY*	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.72	F	0.02

* Not sampled in 2019. Rating is based on biologist's current opinion of the fishery and the three-year average provides density data from past year's sampling results.

+Crappie Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Lovewell Reservoir	69.88	29.63	12.13	35.56	Reservoir	Good
Pomona Reservoir	28.56	18.56	3.38	15.81	Reservoir	Excellent
Sebelius Reservoir	26.50	15.10	1.60	13.13	Reservoir	Good
Glen Elder Reservoir	19.85	5.45	0.45	8.07	Reservoir	Good
Perry Reservoir	17.59	9.00	1.00	20.32	Reservoir	Excellent
Kirwin Reservoir	15.50	13.56	1.00	21.33	Reservoir	Good
Webster Reservoir	15.19	3.44	0.56	8.90	Reservoir	Good
Hillsdale Reservoir	14.81	8.81	0.63	26.13	Reservoir	Good
Kanopolis Reservoir	12.67	2.75	0.17	9.43	Reservoir	Good
Melvern Reservoir	10.06	6.31	0.13	8.97	Reservoir	Good
Marion Reservoir	8.55	6.73	2.00	13.87	Reservoir	Fair
El Dorado Reservoir	8.19	5.19	1.06	8.33	Reservoir	Good
John Redmond Reservoir	6.81	5.44	0.38	7.81	Reservoir	Fair
Council Grove Reservoir	6.75	4.92	1.50	4.57	Reservoir	Good
Big Hill Reservoir	5.70	3.70	0.30	4.27	Reservoir	Good
Lacygne Reservoir	5.56	1.94	0.13	4.58	Reservoir	Good
Wolf Creek Reservoir	5.13	1.31	1.13	7.20	Reservoir	Fair
Elk City Reservoir	3.75	3.63	0.94	10.47	Reservoir	Good
Wilson Reservoir	2.53	1.93	0.47	0.96	Reservoir	Fair
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	1.83	1.11	0.61	3.07	Reservoir	Fair
Toronto Reservoir	1.50	0.67	0.17	9.08	Reservoir	Good
Horsethief Reservoir	1.00	0.38	0.00	7.21	Reservoir	Fair
Clinton Reservoir				24.67	Reservoir	Good

+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Kanopolis Reservoir	25.82	19.65	3.41	14.22	Reservoir	Excellent
Glen Elder Reservoir	19.67	18.22	5.00	20.04	Reservoir	Excellent
Marion Reservoir	13.73	11.13	0.27	12.13	Reservoir	Good
Webster Reservoir	12.33	8.50	0.08	7.86	Reservoir	Good
Elk City Reservoir	10.50	8.25	1.42	7.29	Reservoir	Excellent
Lovewell Reservoir	10.17	4.58	0.08	6.59	Reservoir	Good
Melvern Reservoir	9.88	8.75	2.31	5.19	Reservoir	Good
John Redmond Reservoir	8.65	2.75	0.35	6.47	Reservoir	Good
Cheney Reservoir	6.55	3.75	0.45	7.20	Reservoir	Good
Clinton Reservoir	6.19	4.81	0.88	7.29	Reservoir	Good
Kirwin Reservoir	6.00	2.47	0.20	5.73	Reservoir	Good
Lacygne Reservoir	5.50	2.31	0.25	4.06	Reservoir	Good
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	5.17	3.92	0.25	12.60	Reservoir	Fair
El Dorado Reservoir	3.73	2.93	0.73	6.47	Reservoir	Good
Big Hill Reservoir	3.00	2.70	0.70	2.20	Reservoir	Fair
Pomona Reservoir	2.44	0.44	0.00	3.09	Reservoir	Fair
Sebelius Reservoir	2.30	0.70	0.00	7.63	Reservoir	Good
Wilson Reservoir	2.07	1.97	1.27	2.34	Reservoir	Good
Council Grove Reservoir	1.53	1.20	0.20	1.96	Reservoir	Fair
Perry Reservoir	1.48	1.00	0.10	2.33	Reservoir	Fair
Wolf Creek Reservoir	1.39	1.22	0.39	2.34	Reservoir	Fair
Hillsdale Reservoir	1.33	1.08	0.17	1.69	Reservoir	Fair
Toronto Reservoir	0.60	0.30	0.20	4.51	Reservoir	Poor
Milford Reservoir				8.17	Reservoir	Good

+Bluegill Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>6”)	(>8”)	(>10”)	(LBS.)		(>6”)
SEBELIUS	25.00	1.20	0.00	0.62	G	12.73
GLEN ELDER	7.50	0.15	0.00	0.45	F	2.98
WEBSTER	7.19	0.13	0.00	0.48	F	11.08
KIRWIN	6.25	0.00	0.00	0.38	F	3.67
MARION	4.91	0.00	0.00	0.31	F	7.05
WILSON	3.73	0.00	0.00	0.33	F	2.24
KANOPOLIS	3.50	0.00	0.00	0.35	F	1.68
HILLSDALE	3.38	0.13	0.00	0.44	F	3.63
CEDAR BLUFF	2.94	0.06	0.00	0.42	F	1.55
BIG HILL	2.80	0.10	0.00	0.31	F	2.93
EL DORADO	2.13	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	0.91
LOVEWELL	1.63	0.00	0.00	0.31	F	3.23
POMONA	1.44	0.00	0.00	0.30	F	0.65
LACYGNE	1.25	0.06	0.06	0.26	F	1.92
PERRY	1.24	0.00	0.00	0.34	P	0.77
WOLF CREEK	1.06	0.00	0.00	0.27	P	0.72
ELK CITY	0.75	0.00	0.00	0.27	P	0.52
MELVERN	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.26	P	0.32
JOHN REDMOND	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.19	P	0.06
COUNCIL GROVE*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.09	P	0.03
TORONTO*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.09	P	0.02
CLINTON*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	0.90

* Not sampled in 2019. Rating is based on biologist's current opinion of the fishery and the three-year average provides density data from past year's sampling results.

+Black Crappie Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
BLACK CRAPPIE
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
	RES
SEBELIUS	25.50	14.70	1.40	1.58	G	12.50
GLEN ELDER	16.85	3.65	0.05	1.30	G	5.68
KIRWIN	14.75	13.13	0.75	1.75	G	16.79
KANOPOLIS	11.75	1.83	0.17	1.12	G	4.26
WEBSTER	7.25	2.56	0.38	1.45	G	5.38
LOVEWELL	5.38	2.88	0.25	1.23	F	3.09
MARION	3.82	3.18	1.36	1.43	F	2.71
WILSON	2.47	1.87	0.47	1.68	F	0.93
CEDAR BLUFF	1.56	0.94	0.50	1.15	F	2.48
JOHN REDMOND	1.38	1.13	0.19	1.57	P	1.38
WOLF CREEK	0.75	0.63	0.63	1.46	P	0.52
HILLSDALE	0.44	0.19	0.06	1.59	P	0.67
BIG HILL	0.40	0.00	0.00	0.41	P	0.63
EL DORADO	0.19	0.06	0.00	0.85	P	0.31
ELK CITY	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.53	P	0.06
LACYGNE	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.28	P	0.09
PERRY	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.25	P	0.06
CLINTON*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	0.33

* Not sampled in 2019. Rating is based on biologist's current opinion of the fishery and the three-year average provides density data from past year's sampling results.

+White Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>9”)	(>12”)	(>15”)	(LBS.)		(>9”)
KANOPOLIS	25.24	19.06	3.35	3.66	E	13.60
GLEN ELDER	18.11	16.72	4.67	3.06	E	18.01
MARION	13.13	10.93	0.27	1.98	G	8.33
ELK CITY	10.50	8.25	1.42	2.91	E	7.29
MELVERN	9.88	8.75	2.31	2.42	G	5.19
WEBSTER	9.33	8.08	0.00	1.50	G	5.58
JOHN REDMOND	8.65	2.75	0.35	2.82	G	6.44
LOVEWELL	7.58	4.58	0.08	1.73	G	5.58
CLINTON	4.94	4.31	0.88	2.76	G	6.13
LACYGNE	4.88	2.06	0.25	1.83	G	3.40
CEDAR BLUFF	4.25	3.71	0.21	1.50	F	11.29
EL DORADO	3.07	2.27	0.73	2.56	F	3.04
BIG HILL	3.00	2.70	0.70	2.27	F	2.20
KIRWIN	2.20	2.20	0.13	2.52	G	2.94
CHENEY	2.15	2.05	0.40	2.20	F	2.13
WILSON	2.07	1.97	1.27	3.75	F	2.33
PERRY	1.48	1.00	0.10	1.57	F	2.33
HILLSDALE	1.33	1.08	0.17	1.78	F	1.69
WOLF CREEK	1.28	1.11	0.39	1.93	F	2.23
COUNCIL GROVE	1.13	0.80	0.00	1.38	F	1.62
POMONA	0.56	0.13	0.00	1.61	F	1.74
TORONTO	0.50	0.20	0.20	2.23	F	4.47
MILFORD*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	2.12

* Not sampled in 2019. Rating is based on biologist's current opinion of the fishery and the three-year average provides density data from past year's sampling results.

+Channel Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>16”)	(>24”)	(>28”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
LOVEWELL	9.75	1.17	0.25	10.03	G	5.68
BIG HILL	8.40	0.50	0.10	7.43	G	6.03
KANOPOLIS	7.06	0.24	0.00	6.96	G	4.03
MELVERN	3.94	0.19	0.06	9.00	G	3.90
HILLSDALE	3.50	0.33	0.00	9.92	G	4.22
MARION	3.07	0.53	0.40	19.88	G	3.62
TORONTO	2.90	1.70	0.70	11.90	G	2.11
POMONA	2.88	0.13	0.00	5.69	G	2.65
WILSON	2.87	0.47	0.03	9.27	G	2.83
GLEN ELDER	2.22	0.61	0.06	13.41	G	1.99
CLINTON	1.56	0.19	0.00	4.93	G	4.04
CHENEY	1.30	0.20	0.00	7.65	G	1.00
COUNCIL GROVE	1.27	0.13	0.00	8.77	G	1.38
ELK CITY	1.25	0.25	0.00	6.03	G	2.94
LACYGNE	1.25	0.13	0.00	4.52	G	1.39
JOHN REDMOND	1.05	0.40	0.25	14.02	G	1.02
PERRY	1.05	0.14	0.10	8.82	G	1.65
WEBSTER	0.92	0.17	0.00	6.15	G	1.22
KIRWIN	0.73	0.27	0.07	8.75	G	0.82
WOLF CREEK	0.72	0.00	0.00	2.48	F	0.99
EL DORADO	0.27	0.00	0.00	2.46	F	0.31
CEDAR BLUFF	0.21	0.00	0.00	4.87	F	0.27
SEBELIUS	0.10	0.00	0.00	3.23	F	0.20
CLINTON*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	G	5.48
MILFORD*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	0.80

* Not sampled in 2019. Rating is based on biologist's current opinion of the fishery and the three-year average provides density data from past year's sampling results.

+Blue Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>20”)	(>30”)	(>35”)	(LBS.)		(>20”)
WOLF CREEK	1.44	0.33	0.00	16.98	G	2.29
EL DORADO	1.40	0.00	0.00	10.05	G	1.04
LOVEWELL	1.33	0.25	0.08	20.72	G	0.74
ELK CITY	0.83	0.00	0.00	8.51	G	1.61
CLINTON	0.63	0.44	0.00	14.00	F	0.54
LACYGNE	0.25	0.19	0.13	27.82	G	0.28
WILSON	0.17	0.13	0.00	15.88	G	0.32
JOHN REDMOND	0.15	0.00	0.00	6.39	F	0.15
PERRY	0.14	0.00	0.00	4.84	F	0.21
POMONA	0.13	0.00	0.00	6.29	F	0.04
GLEN ELDER	0.11	0.00	0.00	6.28	F	0.06
MELVERN	0.06	0.06	0.00	25.00	F	0.23
KANOPOLIS*	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.30	F	0.00
MILFORD*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	E	2.20

* Not sampled in 2019. Rating is based on biologist's current opinion of the fishery and the three-year average provides density data from past year's sampling results.

+White Crappie Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
LOVEWELL	64.50	26.75	11.88	1.58	G	32.47
POMONA	28.56	18.56	3.38	1.40	E	15.81
PERRY	17.53	9.00	1.00	1.48	E	20.26
HILLSDALE	14.38	8.63	0.56	1.65	G	25.46
MELVERN	10.06	6.31	0.13	0.99	G	8.97
EL DORADO	8.00	5.13	1.06	1.90	G	8.02
WEBSTER	7.94	0.88	0.19	1.05	G	3.52
COUNCIL GROVE	6.75	4.92	1.50	1.20	G	4.57
LACYGNE	5.50	1.94	0.13	1.47	G	4.52
JOHN REDMOND	5.44	4.31	0.19	1.72	F	7.13
BIG HILL	5.30	3.70	0.30	1.01	G	3.63
MARION	4.73	3.55	0.64	2.11	F	11.16
WOLF CREEK	4.38	0.69	0.50	2.43	F	6.68
ELK CITY	3.69	3.63	0.94	2.11	G	10.45
GLEN ELDER	3.00	1.80	0.40	2.11	F	2.39
TORONTO	1.50	0.67	0.17	2.49	G	8.98
SEBELIUS	1.00	0.40	0.20	1.20	G	0.63
KANOPOLIS	0.92	0.92	0.00	0.83	F	5.16
KIRWIN	0.75	0.44	0.25	1.23	G	4.54
CEDAR BLUFF	0.28	0.17	0.11	1.13	P	0.60
WILSON	0.07	0.07	0.00	0.80	P	0.03
CLINTON*	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	G	24.33

* Not sampled in 2019. Rating is based on biologist's current opinion of the fishery and the three-year average provides density data from past year's sampling results.

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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