Melvern - River Pond Fishing Information
35 miles South of Topeka on US-75
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Channel Catfish | 2 | 15 |
| Flathead Catfish | 5 | |
| Crappie | 10 | 10 |
| Largemouth Bass | 2 | 13-18 slot |
| Walleye | 2 | 18 |
| Wiper | 2 | 18 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (>11”) | (>14”) | (>17”) | (LBS.) | (>11”) | ||
| Reservoir | ||||||
| PERRY | 1.10 | 1.05 | 0.43 | 3.10 | E | 1.87 |
| CLINTON | 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.56 | 1.94 | F | 1.17 |
| MELVERN | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 1.53 | P | 0.13 |
| LAKE | ||||||
| HOLTON - BANNER CREEK LAKE | 1.88 | 1.75 | 0.38 | 1.68 | E | 2.63 |
| WATERBODY | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big Fish | Rating | 3 yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (>11”) | (>14”) | (>17”) | (LBS.) | (>11”) | ||
| SEBELIUS | 5.88 | 4.71 | 0.00 | 2.26 | G | 9.09 |
| CEDAR BLUFF | 4.35 | 0.82 | 0.00 | 1.27 | F | 3.03 |
| GLEN ELDER | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.00 | 1.51 | P | 0.44 |
| WILSON | 0.58 | 0.43 | 0.14 | 2.22 | P | 0.35 |
| EL DORADO* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | P | 2.72 |
| MELVERN* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | P | 0.00 |
* 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.
| Water | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Biologist rating | 3 year average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEBELIUS (NORTON) | 9.40 | 1.90 | 0.90 | G | 5.53 |
| KANOPOLIS | 7.69 | 5.81 | 0.44 | G | 5.15 |
| CEDAR BLUFF | 6.38 | 0.21 | 0.00 | G | 5.53 |
| WILSON | 5.57 | 3.17 | 0.00 | F | 4.94 |
| GLEN ELDER | 3.08 | 0.38 | 0.00 | G | 3.58 |
| EL DORADO | 2.53 | 0.80 | 0.00 | G | 3.22 |
| KIRWIN | 2.20 | 1.07 | 0.13 | G | 2.18 |
| WEBSTER | 2.00 | 0.83 | 0.00 | G | 2.11 |
| PERRY | 1.70 | 0.65 | 0.15 | G | 2.18 |
| MILFORD | 1.50 | 0.25 | 0.00 | G | 2.50 |
| COUNCIL GROVE | 1.47 | 0.33 | 0.13 | F | 1.67 |
| CLINTON | 0.94 | 0.88 | 0.50 | F | 1.92 |
| MARION | 0.80 | 0.07 | 0.00 | F | 1.81 |
| CHENEY | 0.55 | 0.15 | 0.05 | F | 2.02 |
| LOVEWELL | 0.50 | 0.15 | 0.00 | F | 1.17 |
| WOLF CREEK | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | F | 0.53 |
| MELVERN | 0.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | F | 0.38 |
| HILLSDALE | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.08 | F | 0.61 |
| POMONA | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | P | 0.64 |
| WATERBODY | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big Fish | Rating | 3 yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (>12”) | (>15”) | (>20”) | (LBS.) | (>12”) | ||
| KIRWIN | 52.94 | 3.53 | 0.00 | 4.00 | E | 18.27 |
| LACYGNE | 48.00 | 30.86 | 2.86 | 6.70 | E | 62.56 |
| SEBELIUS | 45.88 | 12.94 | 0.00 | 4.45 | E | 50.13 |
| WEBSTER | 41.18 | 7.19 | 0.00 | 3.60 | E | 16.23 |
| WILSON | 32.85 | 15.71 | 0.29 | 5.90 | E | 21.79 |
| BIG HILL | 28.37 | 10.73 | 0.00 | 4.08 | E | 22.57 |
| GLEN ELDER | 10.38 | 7.96 | 0.00 | 3.65 | G | 15.98 |
| CEDAR BLUFF | 2.72 | 2.17 | 0.00 | 2.39 | F | 11.42 |
| MILFORD* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | G | 12.64 |
| EL DORADO* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | F | 9.26 |
| HILLSDALE* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | F | 8.96 |
| PERRY* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | F | 7.72 |
| CLINTON* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | F | 6.64 |
| MELVERN* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | F | 4.38 |
* Not sampled in 2019 due to high water levels. 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.
| WATERBODY | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big Fish | Rating | 3 yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (>15”) | (>20”) | (>25”) | (LBS.) | (>15”) | ||
| WILSON | 5.90 | 4.80 | 0.33 | 7.23 | G | 5.42 |
| GLEN ELDER | 4.33 | 0.94 | 0.06 | 6.59 | G | 4.47 |
| KIRWIN | 3.80 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 5.60 | G | 2.89 |
| WEBSTER | 2.08 | 0.58 | 0.00 | 5.92 | G | 2.50 |
| MARION | 2.00 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 6.09 | F | 2.24 |
| CHENEY | 1.80 | 1.25 | 0.05 | 6.62 | F | 1.35 |
| EL DORADO | 1.60 | 0.87 | 0.00 | 5.02 | G | 3.07 |
| CEDAR BLUFF | 1.58 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 4.00 | G | 4.48 |
| MELVERN | 1.19 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 5.16 | F | 0.65 |
| LOVEWELL | 0.83 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 4.40 | F | 0.96 |
| HILLSDALE | 0.75 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 5.89 | G | 0.67 |
| WOLF CREEK | 0.39 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 6.06 | F | 0.44 |
| COUNCIL GROVE | 0.27 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 3.19 | P | 0.63 |
| CLINTON | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.69 | F | 0.19 |
| MILFORD* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | G | 2.50 |
* 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.
| WATERBODY | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big Fish | Rating | 3 yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (>11”) | (>14”) | (>17”) | (LBS.) | (>11”) | ||
| GLEN ELDER | 41.18 | 25.95 | 4.15 | 3.28 | G | 26.96 |
| WOLF CREEK | 31.39 | 22.63 | 2.92 | 2.99 | G | 35.29 |
| WILSON | 3.17 | 2.31 | 0.86 | 3.17 | G | 8.33 |
| BIG HILL | 1.04 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 1.98 | F | 1.39 |
| CEDAR BLUFF | 0.95 | 0.41 | 0.00 | 1.34 | F | 0.59 |
| CLINTON* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | P | 1.43 |
| EL DORADO* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | G | 19.70 |
| MELVERN* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | F | 16.82 |
| MILFORD* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | G | 8.25 |
| PERRY* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | F | 5.09 |
* 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.