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: 08/30/2021

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish, blue catfish	Good	all sizes	Early and late are the best times, when its cooler. Good baits are worms or dip baits and cut sunfish or cutshad, stink/prepared baits. Both of the Parks provide many good shorelines for bank fishing. The rock quarry has alot of channel catfish using it. 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	fish are post spawn, try the flats. 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	Slow	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 to structure and deeper water. Recent high water has really improved angling. 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	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 Information
Fishing overall has been very good with the high water but high water makes it difficult. When boating please be cautious. The best way to measure social distancing is with a fishing pole. This lake has great shoreline angling, lots of room to spread out, for social distancing. Warm weather will really speed up the fishing. For daily water levels or release rates check out the Pomona COE web site, listed below. Currently the stilling basin should be good during the water releases. Fishing at the outlet usually improves with higher water releases. Overall 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 stink 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	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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+Walleye Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>15”)	(>20”)	(>25”)	(LBS.)		(>15”)
	RES
WILSON	8.70	3.97	0.70	8.53	G	6.72
CEDAR BLUFF	4.04	0.54	0.00	4.37	G	4.00
KIRWIN	2.92	0.67	0.25	7.47	G	2.97
MILFORD	2.60	0.45	0.05	6.18	G	2.05
EL DORADO	2.53	1.40	0.13	6.89	G	2.22
MARION	2.40	0.07	0.00	3.33	G	1.73
GLEN ELDER	2.04	0.42	0.00	5.04	G	3.15
WEBSTER	1.83	0.58	0.17	6.60	G	1.97
CHENEY	1.70	1.19	0.11	6.74	F	1.31
LOVEWELL	1.15	0.30	0.05	8.17	F	0.83
WOLF CREEK	0.70	0.30	0.00	5.19	F	0.53
MELVERN	0.45	0.10	0.00	4.59	F	0.65
CLINTON	0.38	0.00	0.00	2.17	F	0.19
HILLSDALE	0.33	0.08	0.00	4.85	G	0.42
POMONA	0.29	0.14	0.00	4.58	F	0.18
COUNCIL GROVE	0.07	0.07	0.00	2.80	P	0.17
PERRY	0.04	0.00	0.00	1.34	P	0.04
BIG HILL	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.97	P	0.00
KANOPOLIS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13	F	0.00

+Bluegill Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>6”)	(>8”)	(>10”)	(LBS.)		(>6”)
	RES
SEBELIUS	57.10	1.30	0.00	1.51	G	28.77
CEDAR BLUFF	31.17	0.11	0.00	0.41	G	11.48
KANOPOLIS	19.25	0.00	0.00	0.34	F	7.62
WILSON	11.47	0.13	0.00	0.34	F	5.40
WEBSTER	9.38	0.06	0.00	0.47	G	9.48
CLINTON	4.69	0.06	0.06	0.33	F	2.81
HILLSDALE	4.56	0.06	0.00	0.36	F	3.58
BIG HILL	4.10	0.00	0.00	0.34	G	3.57
LACYGNE	3.06	0.00	0.00	0.35	F	1.71
PERRY	2.67	0.00	0.00	0.34	G	1.53
LOVEWELL	2.50	0.00	0.00	0.32	F	1.85
GLEN ELDER	2.21	0.38	0.17	0.45	F	3.36
MARION	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	3.45
MILFORD	1.31	0.13	0.00	0.43	F	1.31
MELVERN	1.06	0.00	0.00	0.29	P	0.54
KIRWIN	0.94	0.00	0.00	0.33	F	3.29
FALL RIVER	0.88	0.00	0.00	0.27	P	0.72
POMONA	0.83	0.00	0.00	0.25	P	0.82
CHENEY	0.40	0.00	0.00	0.22	P	0.40
EL DORADO	0.38	0.00	0.00	0.20	P	0.88
WOLF CREEK	0.29	0.00	0.00	0.17	P	0.74
COUNCIL GROVE	0.23	0.00	0.00	0.21	P	0.10
TUTTLE CREEK	0.19	0.00	0.00	0.35	P	0.19
JOHN REDMOND	0.19	0.00	0.00	0.18	P	0.16
TORONTO	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.22	P	0.06
ELK CITY	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.16	P	0.54

+Channel Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>16”)	(>24”)	(>28”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
	RES
MARION	6.73	0.13	0.00	4.72	E	4.13
HILLSDALE	6.67	0.08	0.08	10.63	E	4.75
TORONTO	6.08	3.08	0.50	12.79	E	3.55
KANOPOLIS	4.76	0.67	0.00	6.39	G	4.38
BIG HILL	4.60	0.50	0.10	8.52	G	5.87
LOVEWELL	4.25	0.90	0.15	13.84	G	5.67
ELK CITY	3.83	0.83	0.08	8.43	G	2.86
CLINTON	3.56	0.00	0.00	4.89	G	3.21
WILSON	2.83	0.57	0.00	7.25	G	2.92
PERRY	2.70	0.57	0.04	8.42	G	1.73
MELVERN	2.30	0.20	0.10	11.46	G	3.16
POMONA	2.00	0.14	0.00	8.00	G	2.24
CHENEY	2.00	0.70	0.19	10.85	G	1.26
FALL RIVER	2.00	1.33	0.33	10.54	G	2.17
LACYGNE	1.93	0.00	0.00	3.94	G	1.37
KIRWIN	1.58	0.33	0.00	7.66	G	1.24
COUNCIL GROVE	1.29	0.14	0.00	5.86	F	0.94
GLEN ELDER	1.04	0.42	0.13	14.97	F	1.78
JOHN REDMOND	0.95	0.19	0.14	14.03	F	0.98
EL DORADO	0.80	0.07	0.00	5.40	F	0.49
WOLF CREEK	0.75	0.00	0.00	4.17	F	0.86
WEBSTER	0.75	0.00	0.00	3.84	G	1.14
CEDAR BLUFF	0.58	0.04	0.04	10.64	F	0.35
MILFORD	0.40	0.00	0.00	2.79	F	0.45
TUTTLE CREEK	0.30	0.05	0.00	7.33	F	0.30
SEBELIUS	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.06	F	0.13

+White Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>9”)	(>12”)	(>15”)	(LBS.)		(>9”)
	RES
GLEN ELDER	21.75	14.33	3.04	2.78	E	18.75
KANOPOLIS	14.95	3.10	0.76	2.86	G	15.92
CLINTON	13.44	11.69	1.31	2.31	G	8.77
JOHN REDMOND	9.95	8.52	0.95	2.87	G	7.90
HILLSDALE	9.42	2.08	0.17	1.66	G	3.89
MARION	8.87	2.67	0.20	1.79	G	9.78
CEDAR BLUFF	7.50	7.50	2.58	2.49	E	8.08
PERRY	5.17	1.57	0.35	2.51	G	2.97
WEBSTER	5.08	4.42	0.08	1.53	G	5.28
POMONA	4.57	2.29	0.00	1.58	G	2.41
MILFORD	4.55	0.60	0.05	1.80	G	4.15
BIG HILL	4.30	3.90	0.60	2.35	G	3.33
WILSON	4.13	2.73	1.20	2.95	F	2.73
CHENEY	3.15	2.63	1.07	2.58	G	2.21
TORONTO	2.58	2.42	0.25	2.86	F	2.33
EL DORADO	2.47	1.80	0.47	1.85	F	2.47
WOLF CREEK	2.20	2.00	0.50	1.72	F	2.09
FALL RIVER	1.92	1.42	0.75	3.30	F	5.29
KIRWIN	1.83	1.83	0.75	2.64	G	2.50
LOVEWELL	1.05	1.05	0.35	2.15	F	4.29
LACYGNE	0.50	0.43	0.21	1.66	G	2.57
MELVERN	0.50	0.50	0.10	2.34	F	4.06
COUNCIL GROVE	0.29	0.14	0.00	1.10	P	1.45
TUTTLE CREEK	0.05	0.05	0.05	1.79	P	0.05
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.33	P	4.54

+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”)
	RES.
WEBSTER	12.00	1.00	0.08	9.17	G	6.03
SEBELIUS	7.80	0.80	0.10	15.19	G	7.03
MILFORD	3.80	0.90	0.05	7.86	G	3.63
KIRWIN	3.17	0.33	0.00	7.36	G	3.46
EL DORADO	3.00	2.13	0.00	5.92	G	3.02
CLINTON	2.94	0.44	0.00	6.48	G	1.79
CHENEY	2.85	2.00	0.07	9.27	G	4.06
MARION	2.73	0.93	0.00	5.38	G	2.07
LOVEWELL	1.10	0.40	0.00	5.84	F	1.36
GLEN ELDER	1.08	1.00	0.33	8.76	F	1.60
POMONA	0.71	0.14	0.00	3.95	F	1.09
WOLF CREEK	0.30	0.30	0.00	5.81	F	0.17
KANOPOLIS	0.24	0.24	0.00	6.71	P	0.41
CEDAR BLUFF	0.21	0.08	0.04	13.11	F	0.65
LACYGNE	0.07	0.07	0.00	5.38	F	0.51
JOHN REDMOND	0.05	0.05	0.00	5.03	P	0.05

+White Crappie Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
	RES
POMONA	23.83	6.83	1.89	1.27	E	19.80
MARION	15.88	3.63	1.25	1.59	G	10.30
HILLSDALE	12.06	7.75	1.25	1.49	G	20.48
LOVEWELL	11.86	2.29	0.29	1.24	G	29.79
TUTTLE CREEK	11.75	10.25	1.25	1.66	E	11.75
MELVERN	9.94	6.75	0.63	1.55	G	11.60
EL DORADO	9.75	8.50	3.56	2.10	G	7.36
TORONTO	6.31	2.50	0.81	1.72	G	8.10
MILFORD	5.44	4.06	1.31	1.95	G	5.44
PERRY	5.33	4.39	0.67	1.34	G	13.50
WOLF CREEK	4.94	2.24	0.35	1.48	F	4.56
BIG HILL	4.80	2.30	0.50	1.02	G	4.17
FALL RIVER	4.13	0.75	0.63	1.53	G	5.44
COUNCIL GROVE	3.62	2.62	0.92	1.53	G	5.07
GLEN ELDER	3.50	0.58	0.33	2.02	G	2.86
CHENEY	2.40	1.40	0.00	0.73	F	2.40
CLINTON	1.69	0.94	0.13	1.07	F	17.75
LACYGNE	1.62	0.94	0.31	1.17	G	3.10
JOHN REDMOND	1.38	1.06	0.13	1.91	F	3.41
WEBSTER	1.13	0.25	0.00	0.84	G	3.38
ELK CITY	1.00	0.44	0.44	1.95	G	7.14
SEBELIUS	0.70	0.30	0.00	0.88	F	0.73
KIRWIN	0.69	0.31	0.25	1.98	G	3.73
CEDAR BLUFF	0.44	0.44	0.00	0.71	P	0.46
KANOPOLIS	0.42	0.17	0.08	2.25	G	2.74
WILSON	0.13	0.13	0.07	1.12	F	0.07

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