Melvern - River Pond Fishing Information
Counties:
Surface Acres:
90
35 miles South of Topeka on US-75
Creel Length/Limits
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
Fishing Forecast Information
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Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAUGER | |||||
(>11") | (>14") | (>17") | (lbs.) | ||
RES | |||||
PERRY | 3.63 | 1.89 | 0.37 | 2.75 | E |
CLINTON | 0.87 | 0.70 | 0.09 | 1.83 | G |
MELVERN | 0.60 | 0.48 | 0.10 | 1.93 | G |
LAKES | |||||
BANNER CREEK LAKE | 0.94 | 0.56 | 0.06 | 1.38 | F |
JEFFREY EC-MAKE UP LAKE | 0.72 | 0.61 | 0.00 | 1.27 | F |
JEFFREY EC-AUX. LAKE | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.90 | F |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAUGEYE | |||||
(>14") | (>18") | (>22") | (lbs.) | ||
RES | |||||
SEBELIUS | 10.77 | 3.63 | 0.17 | 5.67 | G |
COUNCIL GROVE | 3.51 | 1.78 | 0.56 | 6.89 | G |
KANOPOLIS | 2.07 | 1.10 | 0.20 | 5.74 | G |
CLINTON | 0.40 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 2.72 | G |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.30 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 3.90 | F |
POMONA | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.10 | F |
WEBSTER | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 5.14 | F |
MELVERN | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.08 | G |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SMALLMOUTH BASS | |||||
(>11") | (>14") | (>17") | (lbs.) | ||
RES | |||||
GLEN ELDER | 19.03 | 12.69 | 2.83 | 4.14 | G |
WILSON | 11.01 | 7.11 | 1.50 | 4.26 | G |
MELVERN | 9.78 | 4.70 | 1.11 | 3.68 | G |
WOLF CREEK | 8.47 | 7.63 | 3.85 | 4.81 | F |
EL DORADO | 7.76 | 3.80 | 0.61 | 2.93 | F |
MILFORD | 4.55 | 2.27 | 0.54 | 2.70 | F |
BIG HILL | 4.18 | 2.32 | 0.62 | 3.79 | F |
CLINTON | 2.41 | 0.85 | 0.30 | 3.42 | F |
PERRY | 1.18 | 0.75 | 0.14 | 3.41 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 0.21 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 3.50 | G |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sebelius Reservoir | 92.35 | 32.94 | 0.00 | 72.41 | Reservoir | Good |
Wilson Reservoir | 84.21 | 49.85 | 2.32 | 52.41 | Reservoir | Good |
Webster Reservoir | 73.53 | 21.18 | 0.00 | 40.74 | Reservoir | Good |
LaCygne Reservoir | 55.42 | 33.13 | 6.02 | 51.34 | Reservoir | Excellent |
Big Hill Reservoir | 54.62 | 25.21 | 2.52 | 32.28 | Reservoir | Good |
Kirwin Reservoir | 42.35 | 34.71 | 0.00 | 32.39 | Reservoir | Good |
Glen Elder Reservoir | 42.21 | 25.61 | 5.36 | 46.53 | Reservoir | Good |
El Dorado Reservoir | 28.24 | 12.94 | 1.18 | 24.12 | Reservoir | Fair |
Wolf Creek Reservoir | 20.77 | 18.46 | 5.38 | 34.21 | Reservoir | Fair |
Melvern Reservoir | 12.75 | 5.29 | 1.57 | 19.85 | Reservoir | Fair |
Toronto Reservoir | 10.46 | 5.88 | 0.00 | 10.46 | Reservoir | Poor |
Milford Reservoir | 9.63 | 6.19 | 1.38 | 17.42 | Reservoir | Fair |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 7.37 | 4.32 | 0.00 | 9.92 | Reservoir | Fair |
Kanopolis Reservoir | 6.34 | 1.46 | 0.00 | 9.80 | Reservoir | Poor |
Clinton Reservoir | 5.69 | 2.91 | 0.24 | 6.68 | Reservoir | Fair |
Perry Reservoir | 5.11 | 2.84 | 0.57 | 14.43 | Reservoir | Fair |
Hillsdale Reservoir | 3.96 | 2.64 | 0.22 | 5.58 | Reservoir | Fair |
Lovewell Reservoir | 1.24 | 1.24 | 0.00 | 1.24 | Reservoir | Poor |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LARGEMOUTH BASS | |||||
(>12") | (>15") | (>20") | (lbs.) | ||
RES | |||||
SEBELIUS | 219.13 | 75.16 | 1.03 | 5.24 | E |
WEBSTER | 63.81 | 31.15 | 0.00 | 3.99 | G |
WILSON | 61.55 | 41.11 | 0.81 | 5.77 | G |
LACYGNE | 56.15 | 45.45 | 3.74 | 7.70 | E |
KIRWIN | 44.99 | 35.36 | 0.00 | 3.72 | G |
BIG HILL | 38.85 | 19.20 | 1.24 | 5.43 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 11.93 | 4.98 | 0.04 | 5.83 | G |
KANOPOLIS | 11.43 | 1.78 | 0.26 | 4.85 | F |
GLEN ELDER | 9.93 | 6.23 | 0.12 | 5.38 | G |
TORONTO | 9.80 | 5.23 | 0.00 | 3.52 | F |
MILFORD | 8.70 | 2.92 | 0.00 | 4.68 | F |
EL DORADO | 5.20 | 2.45 | 0.15 | 3.47 | F |
CLINTON | 3.67 | 1.67 | 0.00 | 4.02 | F |
WOLF CREEK | 3.63 | 2.73 | 0.00 | 3.93 | F |
MELVERN | 3.44 | 0.86 | 0.00 | 2.68 | F |
LOVEWELL | 2.65 | 2.35 | 0.00 | 4.56 | P |
HILLSDALE | 2.38 | 1.60 | 0.11 | 5.16 | P |
PERRY | 1.68 | 0.83 | 0.15 | 6.00 | P |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WALLEYE | |||||
(>15") | (>20") | (>25") | (lbs.) | ||
RES | |||||
WILSON | 4.92 | 2.18 | 0.28 | 8.52 | G |
KIRWIN | 4.67 | 0.56 | 0.11 | 8.46 | G |
MARION | 3.33 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 4.65 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 2.88 | 0.50 | 0.01 | 7.93 | G |
WEBSTER | 2.75 | 0.83 | 0.14 | 6.60 | G |
EL DORADO | 2.69 | 1.11 | 0.13 | 7.94 | G |
MILFORD | 2.67 | 0.23 | 0.02 | 6.17 | G |
GLEN ELDER | 2.50 | 0.32 | 0.01 | 6.61 | G |
CHENEY | 1.38 | 0.89 | 0.13 | 7.54 | F |
LOVEWELL | 1.35 | 0.54 | 0.02 | 8.16 | G |
HILLSDALE | 0.81 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 5.74 | G |
WOLF CREEK | 0.59 | 0.20 | 0.02 | 5.99 | F |
MELVERN | 0.50 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 4.59 | F |
CLINTON | 0.45 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.91 | F |
POMONA | 0.37 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 4.58 | F |
KANOPOLIS | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.94 | P |
BIG HILL | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.17 | P |
COUNCIL GROVE | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 2.80 | P |
ELK CITY | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | P |
SEBELIUS | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.51 | F |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sebelius Reservoir | 12.40 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 9.43 | Reservoir | Good |
Wilson Reservoir | 8.70 | 3.97 | 0.70 | 6.72 | Reservoir | Excellent |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 4.04 | 0.54 | 0.00 | 4.00 | Reservoir | Good |
Perry Reservoir | 3.96 | 0.65 | 0.22 | 2.25 | Reservoir | Excellent |
Kirwin Reservoir | 2.92 | 0.67 | 0.25 | 2.97 | Reservoir | Good |
Milford Reservoir | 2.60 | 0.45 | 0.05 | 2.05 | Reservoir | Fair |
El Dorado Reservoir | 2.53 | 1.40 | 0.13 | 2.22 | Reservoir | Good |
Marion Reservoir | 2.40 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 1.73 | Reservoir | Good |
Glen Elder Reservoir | 2.04 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 3.15 | Reservoir | Good |
Webster Reservoir | 2.00 | 0.67 | 0.25 | 2.03 | Reservoir | Good |
Council Grove Reservoir | 1.93 | 1.71 | 0.50 | 1.82 | Reservoir | Fair |
Clinton Reservoir | 1.75 | 0.88 | 0.13 | 1.29 | Reservoir | Fair |
Cheney Reservoir | 1.70 | 1.19 | 0.11 | 1.31 | Reservoir | Fair |
Kanopolis Reservoir | 1.43 | 0.48 | 0.19 | 3.74 | Reservoir | Fair |
Lovewell Reservoir | 1.15 | 0.30 | 0.05 | 0.83 | Reservoir | Fair |
Melvern Reservoir | 1.10 | 0.45 | 0.10 | 0.95 | Reservoir | Fair |
Horsethief Reservoir | 0.80 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 1.23 | Reservoir | Fair |
Wolf Creek Reservoir | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.53 | Reservoir | Fair |
Hillsdale Reservoir | 0.33 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.42 | Reservoir | Good |
Pomona Reservoir | 0.29 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.18 | Reservoir | Fair |
Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | Reservoir | Poor |
Big Hill Reservoir | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Reservoir | Poor |
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