Barber State Fishing Lake - Lower Fishing Information
NE Edge of Medicine Lodge
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
Dodge City Office 620-227-8609
| Species | Rating | Sizes Possible | Baits, Method, & Location |
| Crappie | No report | Up to 12 inches | Crappie should be back in deeper water. Try jigs & minnows around brush and weeds. Harvest regulations include 50/day creel limit. |
| Channel Catfish | No report | Most in the 1 lb. size range | Fishing cut bait, frozen shrimp or stink bait lake wide. Harvest regulations include a 5/day creel limit. |
| Largemouth bass | No report | Up to 4 lbs. | Casting topwater baits early and late then soft plastics, swimbaits and jerk baits around fish attractors, shoreline brush and vegetation the rest of the day. Harvest regulations include a 15-inch minimum length limit and 5/day creel limit. |
| Bluegill | No report | Up to 8 inches | Worms under a bobber and small jigs fished vertically around brush in deeper water. There are no harvest restrictions at this time. |
| Walleye | No report | Up to 4 lbs | Drifting worm and nightcrawlers over points, flats and along rip-rapped shorelines adjacent to deeper water. Harvest regulations include a 15-inch minimum length limit and 5/day creel limit. |
Water temperatures should be in the mid 80's. Hopefully we will start seeing some cooler weather but for now typical summer time patterns for channel catfish, crappie and largemouth bass should continue to work.
All waters in the Dodge City District are currently open to fishing during this COVID-19 outbreak. Remember to utilize social distancing and avoid congregating at boat ramps.
We have not received any reports from anglers. You may call the Dodge City Regional office as 620-227-8609 to make a report.
Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!
A Dodge City District newsletter is available. Information about fishing and fisheries management throughout southwest Kansas will be updated at least twice each year. If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter you can go to the following link to get on the mailing list. http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Dodge-City-Fishing-District
Great Kansas Fishing Derby May 1 to July 31 - for more info visit www.ksfishderby.com Tagged fish at this location = Channel Catfish, Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill/Green Sunfish
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Channel Catfish | 5 | |
| Crappie | 50 | |
| Largemouth Bass | 5 | 15 |
| Walleye | 5 | 15 |
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination