Pomona Reservoir Fishing Information

Counties:

Osage

GPS:

N38 39.580 W95 36.012

Surface Acres:

4,000 acres

Maximum Depth:

50 feet

Normal Lake Level:

974 msl

Current Lake Level:

full pool

Lake Temperature:

normal

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Directions - 25 miles S of Topeka

Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks

785-828-4933

Don George,KDWP&T Fisheries Biologist, 913-795-2218

US Army Corps of Engineers - Pomona Lake Daily Information

This lake has zebra mussels. Please take care and do not transfer water, and clean, drain and dry all equipment.

Pomona Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 05/22/2022

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel, Blue, Flathead Catfish	Good	all sizes	worms or dip baits and cut sunfish or cutshad are good baits. Both of the Parks provide many good shorelines for bank fishing. The Rock Quarry is a good place for shore fishing. The outlet can be very good when releasing larger amounts of water. There is the occasional harvest of a blue catfish. Channel catfish are in great shape, many in the 2 to 4 pound range.
Walleye/saugeye	Slow	varies	Try crank baits or jigs tipped with night crawlers
White bass/Wipers	Good	varies	There are good white bass up to 2 pounds and good wipers up to the 5-6 pound pounds. Good baits are minnows/live baits, cut bait, sometimes for wipers use liver and shad imitation lures.
Crappie	Good	varies but range 8 -12 inches	Crappie fishing has been great at this lake. Very good crappie are still being caught as these fish are moving in and out with the weather and temperatures. Sampling shows alot of good crappie over 10 inches here. Shallow windy shorelines and points are good places for crappie feeding on gizzard shad. Best baits are dark jigs and/or minnows. When releasing high volume of water the outlet/spillway is fantastic.
Largemouth Bass	Poor	Most are 10 to 15 inches	Pomona has a limited black bass fishery. Catches are more common in the Marina area and in the coves on a variety of baits to include crankbaits and soft baits
General Information
Pomona has produced many good crappie in the 10 to 14 inch range. Angling will improve as the water warms up. Also remember this lake has a good wiper population. These are often caught at the drop offs along creek channels, and around concentrations of gizzard shad. The reservoir also supports some larger walleye and blue catfish, though in low numbers. These numbers will be improved by future stockings. Zebra mussels now inhabit this lake. This means take EXTRA PRECAUTION to help prevent the spread into uncontaminated impoundments. "Clean, Drain and Dry" before and after using any equipment on this lake. For additional information, water temperature, release rates, please check: http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/District-Lakes/Pomona-Lake/Daily-Lake-Information/ Have FUN, Get the kids, get your friends and Go Fishing. Remember to "CLEAN, DRAIN AND DRY" your boats and equipment. The State and COE Parks are ready for family fishing. Sign up for the Mound City Fishing District Newsletter today! Check out this video on fish management provided by KDWPT http://ksoutdoors.com/Fishing/Special-Fishing-Programs-for-You/Fishing-Videos/Kansas-Fish-Management For crappie anglers, watch this 25-minute video that covers Kansas crappie fishing during spring, summer, fall, and winter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sazyEuIT_bk

Creel Length/Limits

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
Bluegill
Black Bullhead
Channel Catfish	10
Crappie	50
Flathead Catfish	5
Largemouth Bass	5	15
Walleye	5	18
Wiper	2	18
Blue Catfish	5

* 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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+Saugeye Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>14”)	(>18”)	(>22”)	(LBS.)		(>14”)
SEBELIUS	10.80	6.90	0.40	5.67	G	9.90
COUNCIL GROVE	5.33	1.87	1.00	6.89	G	2.96
KANOPOLIS	2.85	1.65	0.20	5.75	F	2.13
CLINTON	0.38	0.13	0.00	2.72	F	0.38
POMONA	0.17	0.00	0.00	2.10	F	0.17
WEBSTER	0.08	0.08	0.00	3.13	F	0.13
TUTTLE CREEK	0.05	0.05	0.00	3.21	F	0.05

+Walleye Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>15”)	(>20”)	(>25”)	(LBS.)		(>15”)
KIRWIN	7.83	0.50	0.08	8.47	G	4.85
MARION	4.00	0.47	0.00	4.01	G	2.80
WILSON	3.53	1.20	0.13	7.46	G	6.04
WEBSTER	2.58	0.50	0.17	6.36	G	2.17
MILFORD	2.50	0.05	0.00	3.76	F	2.55
EL DORADO	2.33	0.87	0.13	7.95	G	2.16
CEDAR BLUFF	1.96	0.46	0.04	7.94	G	2.53
GLEN ELDER	1.62	0.03	0.00	5.62	G	2.67
CHENEY	1.31	0.86	0.17	7.55	P	1.57
LOVEWELL	1.13	0.50	0.00	4.40	F	1.04
HILLSDALE	0.92	0.08	0.00	7.44	G	0.67
WOLF CREEK	0.56	0.11	0.00	4.63	F	0.55
MELVERN	0.47	0.00	0.00	1.72	F	0.70
CLINTON	0.31	0.00	0.00	2.20	F	0.29
POMONA	0.25	0.00	0.00	6.07	F	0.27
BIG HILL	0.10	0.00	0.00	1.17	F	0.05
KANOPOLIS	0.10	0.00	0.00	1.85	F	0.05
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.30	P	0.00
SEBELIUS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.51	P	0.00

+Black Crappie Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>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

+Bluegill Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>6”)	(>8”)	(>10”)	(LBS.)		(>6”)
SEBELIUS	60.10	6.50	0.00	0.63	G	47.40
CEDAR BLUFF	22.28	0.22	0.00	0.40	G	18.80
WILSON	8.27	0.00	0.00	0.33	F	7.82
HILLSDALE	6.25	0.06	0.00	0.46	F	4.73
LOVEWELL	4.83	0.00	0.00	0.29	F	2.99
WEBSTER	4.69	0.44	0.00	0.47	G	7.08
BIG HILL	3.70	0.00	0.00	0.33	F	3.53
KANOPOLIS	1.75	0.00	0.00	0.37	F	8.17
KIRWIN	1.56	0.06	0.00	0.59	G	2.92
LACYGNE	1.06	0.00	0.00	0.25	F	2.06
PERRY	0.75	0.00	0.00	0.32	F	1.53
MELVERN	0.71	0.07	0.07	0.30	F	0.76
MILFORD	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.43	P	0.91
FALL RIVER	0.44	0.00	0.00	0.26	P	0.66
POMONA	0.44	0.06	0.06	0.43	P	0.90
EL DORADO	0.42	0.00	0.00	0.20	P	0.40
CLINTON	0.25	0.00	0.00	0.26	P	2.47
GLEN ELDER	0.25	0.05	0.00	0.50	F	3.32
COUNCIL GROVE	0.08	0.00	0.00	0.15	P	0.11
TORONTO	0.07	0.00	0.00	0.18	P	0.06
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.10	P	0.27
WOLF CREEK	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.18	P	0.45
TUTTLE CREEK	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13	P	0.09

+Channel Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>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

+White Bass Forecast

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

+Percids Combined Forecast

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

+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

+Crappie Combined Forecast

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

+Wiper Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>16”)	(>20”)	(>24”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
SEBELIUS	12.00	2.10	0.00	6.81	G	7.37
KIRWIN	9.17	0.42	0.00	5.91	G	5.38
WEBSTER	8.58	1.50	0.33	8.38	G	7.86
MARION	8.00	2.47	0.00	4.93	G	3.78
MILFORD	7.95	2.85	0.10	6.81	G	5.88
POMONA	3.58	0.75	0.00	4.26	G	2.06
CEDAR BLUFF	3.54	2.13	0.04	9.92	G	1.56
LOVEWELL	3.06	1.56	0.00	5.86	G	2.25
CHENEY	2.14	1.55	0.14	7.99	G	3.06
EL DORADO	1.80	1.07	0.00	5.20	F	1.82
GLEN ELDER	0.86	0.59	0.31	9.27	F	1.17
LACYGNE	0.79	0.00	0.00	2.80	F	0.43
CLINTON	0.63	0.31	0.00	4.85	F	1.60
COUNCIL GROVE	0.13	0.13	0.07	6.15	P	0.27
KANOPOLIS	0.10	0.10	0.00	6.68	P	0.31
WOLF CREEK	0.06	0.06	0.00	6.08	F	0.16

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