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 Reservoi Fishing Report - Updated: 01/16/2019

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish	Fair	all sizes	Use worms or dip baits and sunfish entrails or cutshad, stink/prepared baits. THE FISH FEEDERS ARE OFF. THE outlet can be very good when releasing larger amounts of water. There is the occasional harvest of the blue catfish.
Walleye	Slow	varies	off points or deeper steep banks on crank baits or jigs tipped with night crawlers
White bass/Wipers	Slow	varies	reports indicate that white bass are improving as the water warms up. use minnows/live baits, cut bait, sometimes liver and shad imitation lures
Crappie	Slow	varies but range 8 -12 inches	some nice fish occasionally caught especially around the rock quarry and along dragoon. Best baits are dark jigs and/or minnows. Recent sampling indicates that that there are good numbers of larger crappie around the 11 inch or bigger range.
Largemouth Bass	Slow	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 Informatiom
Lake maybe ice covered, use common sense. Fishing at the outlet usually improves with higher water releases. The crappie population is good with a few older fish that are in the 12 to 14 inch range and a lot of younger fish up to 11 inches. The catfish population in this impoundment is good, try fishing with live bait, liver or shad or assorted stick baits, especially after rain/inflow events. 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	10

* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination

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Fishing Forecast Information

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+Flathead Catfish Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>20”)	(>28”)	(>34”)	(LBS.)		(>20”)
FALL RIVER	0.33	0.17	0.00	7.51	G	0.19
BIG HILL	0.30	0.00	0.00	4.54	G	0.25
WEBSTER	0.25	0.08	0.08	10.10	G	0.14
EL DORADO	0.20	0.00	0.00	6.32	G	0.15
LACYGNE	0.17	0.00	0.00	3.29	G	0.31
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	0.10	0.00	0.00	2.20	G	0.17
WILSON	0.10	0.00	0.00	2.90	P	0.10
GLEN ELDER	0.08	0.08	0.04	17.37	G	0.06
HILLSDALE	0.08	0.00	0.00	3.73	F	0.08
POMONA	0.08	0.00	0.00	3.32	G	0.08
COUNCIL GROVE	0.07	0.07	0.00	3.27	F	0.10
KIRWIN	0.07	0.07	0.07	11.01	G	0.07
WOLF CREEK	0.06	0.00	0.00	2.71	G	0.06
JOHN REDMOND	0.05	0.05	0.00	9.44	G	0.06

+Walleye Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>15”)	(>20”)	(>25”)	(LBS.)		(>15”)
CEDAR BLUFF	6.38	0.21	0.00	3.87	G	5.53
WILSON	5.57	3.17	0.00	6.26	G	4.94
GLEN ELDER	3.08	0.38	0.00	4.63	G	3.58
EL DORADO	2.53	0.80	0.00	4.59	G	3.22
KIRWIN	2.20	1.07	0.13	6.56	G	2.18
WEBSTER	2.00	0.83	0.00	5.62	G	2.11
MILFORD	1.50	0.25	0.00	4.39	G	2.50
MARION	0.80	0.07	0.00	3.73	F	1.81
CHENEY	0.55	0.15	0.05	8.27	F	2.02
LOVEWELL	0.50	0.15	0.00	5.00	F	1.17
WOLF CREEK	0.50	0.00	0.00	2.35	F	0.53
MELVERN	0.31	0.00	0.00	1.40	F	0.29
HILLSDALE	0.17	0.08	0.08	5.84	F	0.61
POMONA	0.08	0.08	0.08	5.44	F	0.64
CLINTON	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.94	F	0.54

+Bluegill Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>6”)	(>8”)	(>10”)	(LBS.)		(>6”)
WEBSTER	11.88	0.13	0.00	0.44	G	8.88
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	4.20	0.10	0.00	0.43	G	5.13
BIG HILL	3.80	0.00	0.00	0.30	F	3.83
HILLSDALE	2.81	0.06	0.00	0.36	F	3.60
KIRWIN	2.69	0.06	0.00	0.46	F	1.58
LOVEWELL	1.44	0.00	0.00	0.32	F	3.13
WILSON	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.26	G	1.31
CLINTON	0.94	0.00	0.00	0.29	P	0.90
WOLF CREEK	0.88	0.06	0.00	0.39	P	0.42
LACYGNE	0.81	0.00	0.00	0.32	F	2.31
ELK CITY	0.80	0.00	0.00	0.27	P	0.60
PERRY	0.69	0.00	0.00	0.36	P	0.50
FALL RIVER	0.56	0.00	0.00	0.30	P	0.33
GLEN ELDER	0.36	0.00	0.00	0.49	F	0.51
CEDAR BLUFF	0.33	0.00	0.00	0.35	P	0.97
POMONA	0.19	0.00	0.00	0.27	P	0.46
EL DORADO	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.23	P	0.38
KANOPOLIS	0.11	0.00	0.00	0.25	F	0.72
COUNCIL GROVE	0.08	0.00	0.00	0.19	P	0.04
MELVERN	0.07	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	0.21
TORONTO	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.20	P	0.13

+Channel Catfish Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>16”)	(>24”)	(>28”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
BIG HILL	4.60	0.60	0.00	6.16	G	4.68
CLINTON	4.50	0.00	0.00	4.33	G	5.48
HILLSDALE	4.08	0.00	0.00	5.04	G	4.53
ELK CITY	3.50	0.69	0.13	8.62	G	3.53
MELVERN	3.25	0.00	0.00	3.28	G	3.71
WILSON	3.07	0.37	0.03	9.23	F	2.46
LOVEWELL	3.00	0.60	0.20	13.58	G	3.35
MARION	2.60	0.13	0.07	11.70	G	3.73
FALL RIVER	2.33	1.00	0.33	9.59	G	1.56
GLEN ELDER	2.08	0.50	0.13	18.12	G	1.72
POMONA	1.83	0.08	0.00	5.03	G	2.74
WEBSTER	1.75	0.58	0.08	13.00	G	1.11
TORONTO	1.67	0.67	0.17	13.23	G	1.44
PERRY	1.45	0.15	0.00	6.86	F	2.05
KIRWIN	1.40	0.73	0.13	12.91	G	0.61
KANOPOLIS	1.31	0.06	0.00	5.11	G	2.17
WOLF CREEK	1.11	0.00	0.00	5.54	G	1.11
JOHN REDMOND	0.95	0.45	0.40	17.64	G	0.95
LACYGNE	0.92	0.00	0.00	3.57	G	1.56
CHENEY	0.55	0.30	0.05	9.79	G	0.70
MILFORD	0.50	0.00	0.00	3.48	F	0.80
EL DORADO	0.40	0.00	0.00	3.10	F	0.28
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	0.30	0.20	0.20	13.21	F	0.27
COUNCIL GROVE	0.27	0.07	0.07	6.83	F	1.38
CEDAR BLUFF	0.25	0.00	0.00	2.52	P	0.29

+White Bass Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>9”)	(>12”)	(>15”)	(LBS.)		(>9”)
GLEN ELDER	16.38	14.00	2.13	2.65	E	14.90
CEDAR BLUFF	12.50	12.04	4.71	1.99	E	14.09
FALL RIVER	8.67	7.00	2.17	2.56	G	4.72
CLINTON	7.94	6.31	1.31	3.13	G	8.75
KANOPOLIS	7.56	2.81	0.56	2.20	G	7.49
MARION	7.33	4.40	0.00	1.63	G	4.59
JOHN REDMOND	5.10	0.55	0.15	2.55	G	4.86
LOVEWELL	4.25	2.20	0.00	1.40	G	4.58
TORONTO	3.92	1.83	0.08	2.42	G	4.81
MILFORD	3.75	1.40	0.05	1.60	F	2.12
KIRWIN	3.47	2.73	0.53	2.33	G	2.63
ELK CITY	3.13	2.06	0.25	2.04	G	4.67
COUNCIL GROVE	2.93	1.13	0.00	1.26	F	1.49
WOLF CREEK	2.78	2.61	0.72	2.00	G	3.10
BIG HILL	2.70	2.70	0.40	2.23	F	3.09
LACYGNE	2.33	1.75	0.08	1.34	G	2.09
PERRY	2.25	0.30	0.00	1.28	F	3.33
POMONA	2.08	1.83	0.00	1.46	F	2.51
WILSON	2.00	1.93	0.33	2.28	F	2.19
EL DORADO	1.87	1.80	0.40	2.02	F	2.86
MELVERN	1.81	1.69	0.69	1.96	F	7.42
WEBSTER	1.42	0.83	0.08	1.71	G	4.33
CHENEY	1.40	1.30	0.15	2.12	G	4.62
HILLSDALE	0.92	0.50	0.00	1.23	F	3.33

+Crappie Combined Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Biologist rating	3 year average
HILLSDALE	35.56	12.44	0.81	G	29.63
CLINTON	33.88	14.19	1.38	G	24.67
KIRWIN	27.06	6.56	1.56	G	16.52
PERRY	17.69	4.81	0.38	E	16.65
ELK CITY	16.73	6.87	3.60	G	11.39
TORONTO	16.56	6.81	3.06	G	12.67
LOVEWELL	15.63	4.31	0.44	G	13.91
MELVERN	14.79	1.50	0.86	F	6.78
POMONA	9.25	3.25	0.69	G	7.65
KANOPOLIS	7.11	1.67	0.44	G	6.14
FALL RIVER	6.75	2.19	1.88	G	6.96
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	6.50	2.30	0.10	G	5.77
LACYGNE	6.25	2.81	0.44	G	5.48
CEDAR BLUFF	5.28	4.22	1.33	F	3.28
COUNCIL GROVE	4.83	1.08	0.25	F	3.15
WOLF CREEK	4.69	3.50	2.19	F	6.55
WEBSTER	4.50	0.31	0.00	F	3.98
EL DORADO	4.47	2.87	0.60	G	6.27
BIG HILL	3.60	1.40	0.20	F	3.28
GLEN ELDER	2.14	0.68	0.32	F	1.90
WILSON	0.20	0.00	0.00	P	0.13

+Blue Catfish Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>20”)	(>30”)	(>35”)	(LBS.)		(>20”)
ELK CITY	2.25	0.00	0.00	8.67	G	1.39
WOLF CREEK	2.11	0.94	0.11	35.71	G	2.70
MILFORD	2.00	0.10	0.05	22.50	G	2.20
CLINTON	0.69	0.06	0.00	18.00	P	0.50
EL DORADO	0.60	0.00	0.00	11.47	G	0.77
PERRY	0.45	0.05	0.00	20.94	F	0.21
LOVEWELL	0.40	0.00	0.00	9.81	F	0.45
LACYGNE	0.33	0.00	0.00	8.33	F	0.23
JOHN REDMOND	0.30	0.15	0.05	25.35	F	0.10
WILSON	0.27	0.03	0.00	13.12	F	0.42
MELVERN	0.19	0.13	0.06	7.10	F	0.29
COUNCIL GROVE	0.07	0.00	0.00	4.07	P	0.07
KANOPOLIS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.74	P	0.00
POMONA	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.45	P	0.00

+Wiper Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>16”)	(>20”)	(>24”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	11.00	5.40	0.20	8.56	E	9.73
EL DORADO	5.40	3.60	0.00	5.38	G	4.41
CHENEY	5.15	1.50	0.00	7.32	G	4.80
MILFORD	3.45	1.70	0.00	5.82	G	6.05
KIRWIN	3.40	0.40	0.00	6.21	G	2.19
WEBSTER	3.08	1.58	0.08	7.59	G	1.47
MARION	2.87	0.20	0.00	3.66	G	6.23
GLEN ELDER	2.17	2.17	0.21	8.27	G	2.50
CLINTON	1.19	0.94	0.00	5.49	F	1.02
CEDAR BLUFF	0.83	0.71	0.04	7.53	F	1.84
LACYGNE	0.83	0.08	0.00	5.25	G	0.87
POMONA	0.67	0.08	0.00	3.41	G	1.33
COUNCIL GROVE	0.40	0.40	0.00	5.48	F	0.91
LOVEWELL	0.40	0.10	0.00	4.88	F	0.57
WOLF CREEK	0.11	0.06	0.00	4.90	F	0.17
WILSON	0.03	0.03	0.00	5.66	P	0.03

+Percids Combined Forecast

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

+White Crappie Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3 year average
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
HILLSDALE	35.00	12.25	0.81	1.01	G	28.90
CLINTON	33.81	14.19	1.38	1.56	G	24.33
PERRY	17.63	4.81	0.38	1.27	E	16.60
ELK CITY	16.73	6.87	3.60	2.11	E	11.39
TORONTO	16.50	6.81	3.06	2.48	G	12.54
MELVERN	14.79	1.50	0.86	2.22	F	6.76
LOVEWELL	13.00	4.25	0.44	1.51	G	12.43
KIRWIN	9.75	3.13	1.31	1.77	G	4.52
POMONA	9.25	3.25	0.69	1.58	G	7.65
KANOPOLIS	6.89	1.56	0.44	1.49	G	5.61
FALL RIVER	6.75	2.19	1.88	2.23	G	6.96
LACYGNE	6.13	2.69	0.44	3.43	G	5.38
COUNCIL GROVE	4.83	1.08	0.25	1.52	F	3.15
WOLF CREEK	4.38	3.25	1.94	1.96	F	6.28
EL DORADO	4.33	2.80	0.60	1.53	G	6.00
BIG HILL	2.40	1.30	0.20	0.86	F	2.78
GLEN ELDER	2.09	0.64	0.27	1.34	F	1.84
WEBSTER	1.06	0.19	0.00	0.85	F	0.94
CEDAR BLUFF	0.67	0.22	0.22	1.59	F	1.19
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.41	F	1.40
WILSON	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.07	P	0.00

Stocking Records Information

+Blue Catfish Stocking

Water	Water Type	Stocking Date	Source	Number Stocked
KANOPOLIS RESERVOIR	RESV	09/28/17	MILFORD HATCHERY	30343
PERRY RESERVOIR	RESV	09/28/17	MILFORD HATCHERY	12215
LACYGNE RESERVOIR	RESV	09/28/17	MILFORD HATCHERY	2603
POMONA RESERVOIR	RESV	09/28/17	MILFORD HATCHERY	4255
		10/02/17	MILFORD HATCHERY	11183
			Total Requested	48600
			Total Stocked	60599

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