Goodman State Lake Fishing Information
Alerts:
As authorized by K.S.A. 32-807, and as further specified under K.A.R. 115-7-1, a fish salvage condition exists at Goodman State Fishing Lake because of low water conditions. The lake will be open to the public for fish salvage. It is legal to take fish from this water as designated by posted sign. Legal means of take are rod and reel, dip net, throw net, minnow trap or seine, snagging, gig, and by hand. All length and creel limits have been removed until further notice.
This order will take effect when posted (4/26/2022) and remain in effect until the posted notice is removed.
Ness City, KS
5 miles S, 2 1/2 E of Ness City
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
Dodge City Regional Office 620-227-8609
Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
---|---|---|
Channel Catfish | 5 | |
Largemouth Bass | 5 | 13-18 |
Crappie | 50 |
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
View Fishing Forecast definitions
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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BLUEGILL | |||||
(>6") | (>8") | (>10") | (lbs.) | ||
LAKES | |||||
PLAINVILLE LAKE | 98.33 | 4.83 | 0.00 | 0.50 | G |
ROOKS STATE LAKE | 57.83 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.52 | G |
ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-WEST | 43.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | G |
STERLING CITY LAKE | 29.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | G |
SCOTT SFL | 29.05 | 3.75 | 0.00 | 0.54 | G |
LYON SFL | 25.17 | 1.58 | 0.00 | 0.54 | G |
JEWELL CITY LAKE-EMERSON LAKE | 23.25 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.48 | P |
SEVERY CITY LAKE | 22.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19 | G |
PARSONS CITY LAKE | 19.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.37 | G |
EUREKA CITY LAKE | 19.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.37 | G |
OSAWATOMIE CITY LAKE | 18.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.42 | G |
COWLEY SFL | 17.50 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.30 | G |
DOUGLAS CO-LONESTAR LAKE | 16.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.37 | G |
CHASE SFL | 15.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | G |
OLATHE-CEDAR LAKE | 15.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | F |
WICHITA-CHISHOLM NORTH LAKE | 14.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.41 | F |
JEWELL SFL | 14.80 | 1.33 | 0.00 | 0.52 | G |
GARDNER CITY LAKE | 14.58 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.40 | G |
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE | 14.33 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.46 | F |
ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-EAST | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.42 | G |
WIFA-GRAHAM CO-TREXLER POND | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.29 | F |
LOUISBURG CITY LAKE | 13.50 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.41 | G |
ELLIS CITY LAKE | 12.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | P |
GRAHAM CO-ANTELOPE LAKE | 12.10 | 3.90 | 0.00 | 0.61 | G |
LAKE AFTON | 11.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.44 | F |
LAKE OLATHE | 10.92 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.27 | F |
MIAMI SFL | 10.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | G |
MCPHERSON SFL | 10.72 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | G |
EDNA CITY LAKE | 10.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | G |
BONE CREEK LAKE | 9.77 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.44 | G |
WASHINGTON SFL | 9.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.36 | F |
SABETHA CITY LAKE | 8.50 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 0.36 | G |
MARION COUNTY LAKE | 8.45 | 1.55 | 0.00 | 0.48 | G |
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE-SOUTH | 8.33 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.41 | F |
BROWN SFL | 8.19 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.41 | G |
LOGAN CITY LAKE | 7.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | G |
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE | 7.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | G |
LAKE SHAWNEE | 7.13 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.38 | F |
PAOLA CITY LAKE-LAKE MIOLA | 7.00 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.29 | F |
WILSON SFL | 6.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.66 | G |
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | G |
POTTAWATOMIE CO LAKE | 6.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | G |
SABETHA-PONY CREEK LAKE | 6.29 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 0.51 | G |
SHERIDAN SFL | 6.14 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.52 | F |
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.28 | F |
NEOSHO SFL | 5.92 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.46 | G |
OSAGE SFL | 5.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | G |
GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE | 5.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.35 | G |
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE | 5.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.31 | F |
ANTHONY CITY LAKE | 5.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | F |
GREAT BEND-VETS PARK LAKE | 4.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19 | G |
SHAWNEE SFL | 4.58 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.42 | F |
FORT SCOTT-GUNN PARK W POND-#2 | 4.50 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.46 | F |
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE-EAST | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | F |
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #1 | 4.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | F |
WICHITA-KDOT W. BORROW PIT | 4.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | F |
JETMORE CITY LAKE | 4.25 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.44 | F |
JEFFREY EC-MAKE UP LAKE | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.39 | F |
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-EAST | 3.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.41 | G |
FORT SCOTT CITY LAKE | 3.59 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.57 | F |
BELLEVILLE-ROCKY POND | 3.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | F |
ALMA CITY LAKE | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.37 | F |
MOUND CITY LAKE | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | F |
PLEASANTON WEST LAKE | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | G |
SPRING HILL CITY LAKE | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19 | F |
LAKE ATWOOD | 3.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.27 | P |
LAKE LENEXA | 3.25 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.42 | F |
MINED LAND PIT 45A | 3.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.35 | G |
DOUGLAS SFL | 3.14 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.36 | G |
MONTGOMERY SFL | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | G |
GEARY SFL | 2.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | F |
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #23 | 2.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.67 | F |
SEDAN OLD CITY LAKE-NORTH | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | F |
BOURBON CO-CEDAR CREEK | 2.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.29 | F |
OTTAWA SFL | 2.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.27 | F |
WICHITA-KDOT E. BORROW PIT | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19 | P |
CLARK SFL | 1.94 | 0.31 | 0.00 | 0.43 | F |
NEBO SFL | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | P |
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 | 1.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.29 | F |
MELVERN RIVER POND | 1.67 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 0.48 | G |
MADISON CITY LAKE | 1.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | P |
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.35 | F |
HOLTON-PRAIRIE LAKE | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | P |
CRITZER LAKE | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19 | G |
LENORA CITY LAKE | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.36 | |
BANNER CREEK LAKE | 1.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | P |
BARBER SFL | 1.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.35 | F |
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE | 1.29 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.54 | F |
YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE | 1.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | F |
WOODSON SFL | 1.27 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.43 | F |
KINGMAN SFL | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.17 | F |
MIDDLE CREEK SFL | 1.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | P |
BOURBON SFL | 1.00 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.34 | F |
LEAVENWORTH SFL | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.29 | G |
RICHMOND CITY LAKE | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | F |
JEFFREY EC-AUX. LAKE | 0.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | P |
COLDWATER LAKE | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.34 | F |
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.35 | F |
TUTTLE CREEK RIVER POND | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.24 | P |
LEBO CITY LAKE | 0.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | F |
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | F |
CRAWFORD SFL | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | F |
HORTON-MISSION LAKE | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | P |
PLEASANTON WEST LAKE | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | F |
HORSETHIEF | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.37 | F |
PLEASANTON EAST LAKE | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.17 | F |
FORD SFL | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | P |
PRATT COUNTY LAKE | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | G |
MEADE SFL | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | F |
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 | P |
BROWNING OXBOW | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | P |
GOODMAN SFL | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | F |
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-WEST | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | F |
KIOWA SFL | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 | F |
MINED LAND PIT 20B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.12 | F |
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE-NORTH | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | P |
OLPE CITY LAKE | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | P |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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LAKES | |||||
BUTLER SFL | 149.70 | 77.91 | 5.28 | 7.03 | G |
COWLEY SFL | 146.74 | 62.42 | 1.59 | 4.66 | G |
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE | 121.43 | 46.40 | 0.00 | 4.26 | G |
ALMA CITY LAKE | 107.74 | 37.85 | 0.00 | 4.77 | G |
LYON SFL | 107.15 | 31.29 | 0.33 | 4.03 | G |
MCPHERSON SFL | 106.48 | 43.62 | 2.19 | 5.59 | G |
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH | 104.31 | 36.55 | 0.68 | 4.91 | G |
ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-WEST | 103.96 | 73.08 | 12.67 | 7.08 | G |
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH | 103.75 | 36.65 | 0.23 | 5.26 | G |
HOLYROOD CITY LAKE | 102.33 | 40.85 | 2.56 | 5.72 | G |
JEWELL SFL | 99.31 | 52.76 | 2.76 | 6.13 | G |
PLAINVILLE LAKE | 98.31 | 23.22 | 0.60 | 6.02 | G |
WILSON SFL | 95.48 | 36.20 | 1.36 | 6.15 | G |
SABETHA-PONY CREEK LAKE | 94.00 | 55.87 | 0.28 | 4.36 | E |
MONTGOMERY SFL | 89.29 | 31.93 | 2.10 | 5.87 | G |
PRATT COUNTY LAKE | 88.40 | 29.68 | 0.00 | 4.75 | G |
ROOKS STATE LAKE | 88.23 | 22.36 | 0.00 | 5.50 | G |
HORTON-LITTLE LAKE | 84.85 | 48.48 | 3.03 | 4.96 | G |
DOUGLAS SFL | 81.10 | 9.17 | 0.33 | 6.46 | G |
BROWN SFL | 80.16 | 68.99 | 7.42 | 7.59 | G |
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW | 79.60 | 17.30 | 0.54 | 5.52 | G |
GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE | 76.18 | 6.12 | 0.00 | 4.82 | G |
WIFA-LINCOLN CO-LANG | 75.36 | 75.36 | 0.00 | 4.58 | G |
LOGAN CITY LAKE | 72.81 | 41.20 | 0.00 | 3.89 | G |
STERLING CITY LAKE | 71.55 | 25.07 | 0.00 | 4.27 | G |
PLEASANTON WEST LAKE | 70.59 | 39.22 | 3.92 | 5.16 | G |
SEVERY CITY LAKE | 68.83 | 12.67 | 0.00 | 3.74 | G |
MEADE SFL | 68.66 | 56.68 | 2.59 | 6.93 | G |
OSAGE CITY LAKE | 67.06 | 23.53 | 0.00 | 4.68 | G |
JETMORE CITY LAKE | 66.43 | 10.97 | 0.00 | 4.85 | G |
THAYER CITY LAKE-NEW | 64.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 3.21 | G |
DOUGLAS CO-LONESTAR LAKE | 62.77 | 19.69 | 0.33 | 4.93 | G |
NEOSHO SFL | 62.02 | 29.29 | 2.99 | 6.15 | G |
EDNA CITY LAKE | 61.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.22 | G |
ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-EAST | 60.78 | 43.14 | 0.98 | 5.63 | G |
LEAVENWORTH SFL | 59.90 | 3.30 | 0.00 | 3.38 | F |
JEWELL CITY LAKE-EMERSON LAKE | 58.82 | 32.35 | 0.00 | 4.18 | G |
POTTAWATOMIE CO LAKE | 58.17 | 3.03 | 0.00 | 2.54 | G |
WASHINGTON SFL | 58.05 | 28.21 | 1.11 | 6.65 | G |
BARBER SFL | 57.76 | 21.87 | 0.00 | 3.99 | G |
OLATHE-CEDAR LAKE | 56.05 | 32.57 | 1.94 | 6.24 | G |
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE-SOUTH | 55.55 | 21.55 | 0.00 | 2.84 | G |
LAKE LENEXA | 52.38 | 10.15 | 1.27 | 6.06 | G |
SHAWNEE SFL | 50.97 | 14.05 | 1.68 | 5.80 | G |
PAOLA CITY LAKE-LAKE MIOLA | 50.55 | 23.97 | 0.98 | 5.06 | G |
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #1 | 49.64 | 8.97 | 0.00 | 3.49 | G |
WINFIELD CITY LAKE | 48.71 | 25.52 | 0.33 | 6.03 | F |
SCOTT SFL | 48.36 | 22.45 | 0.00 | 4.21 | G |
PLEASANTON EAST LAKE | 48.24 | 18.82 | 0.00 | 3.47 | G |
GARDNER CITY LAKE | 47.04 | 15.49 | 1.62 | 5.71 | G |
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE | 46.71 | 26.48 | 1.06 | 5.08 | G |
HORTON-MISSION LAKE | 46.64 | 26.05 | 5.46 | 5.86 | G |
OSAWATOMIE CITY LAKE | 45.54 | 8.44 | 0.00 | 3.55 | F |
GREAT BEND-VETS PARK LAKE | 45.19 | 11.14 | 1.76 | 6.31 | G |
YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE | 43.10 | 20.40 | 0.00 | 4.52 | F |
BOURBON SFL | 42.48 | 17.65 | 0.65 | 4.62 | G |
COLDWATER LAKE | 39.31 | 27.99 | 0.00 | 4.56 | G |
MELVERN RIVER POND | 39.01 | 20.95 | 0.00 | 4.43 | G |
LAKE ATWOOD | 38.97 | 16.86 | 0.00 | 4.24 | G |
GRAHAM CO-ANTELOPE LAKE | 38.40 | 21.25 | 0.00 | 4.60 | G |
SEDAN NEW CITY LAKE-SOUTH | 37.25 | 15.69 | 0.00 | 3.67 | G |
ELLIS CITY LAKE | 36.53 | 13.36 | 0.51 | 5.70 | G |
LAKE SHAWNEE | 36.35 | 11.83 | 0.65 | 6.83 | G |
KIOWA SFL | 34.90 | 1.85 | 0.00 | 2.49 | G |
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE-EAST | 34.84 | 10.56 | 0.00 | 2.58 | G |
OSAGE SFL | 34.75 | 6.47 | 0.27 | 5.14 | G |
MARION COUNTY LAKE | 34.00 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 2.82 | G |
ATCHISON SFL | 33.70 | 20.28 | 0.57 | 4.57 | F |
BANNER CREEK LAKE | 33.36 | 12.42 | 0.00 | 4.33 | G |
THAYER CITY LAKE-OLD | 33.00 | 23.00 | 1.00 | 4.89 | G |
HOLTON-PRAIRIE LAKE | 32.35 | 13.24 | 1.47 | 5.13 | F |
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE | 32.22 | 12.99 | 1.03 | 5.95 | G |
NEMAHA WILDLIFE AREA POND | 32.15 | 29.00 | 0.62 | 5.55 | G |
SHERIDAN SFL | 30.59 | 3.46 | 0.27 | 6.66 | F |
ANTHONY CITY LAKE | 30.58 | 16.90 | 0.34 | 5.69 | F |
SPRING HILL CITY LAKE | 30.44 | 10.37 | 0.00 | 4.50 | F |
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 | 30.44 | 3.76 | 0.00 | 3.26 | F |
LOUISBURG CITY LAKE | 30.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.61 | F |
CRAWFORD SFL | 30.27 | 13.94 | 1.59 | 5.66 | G |
LENORA CITY LAKE | 29.41 | 17.65 | 0.00 | 2.02 | P |
LAKE OLATHE | 29.41 | 11.35 | 0.60 | 5.56 | F |
CHASE SFL | 27.50 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 3.50 | G |
BELLEVILLE-ROCKY POND | 24.12 | 18.41 | 0.00 | 5.55 | G |
SEDAN OLD CITY LAKE-NORTH | 23.53 | 7.35 | 0.00 | 3.69 | G |
GOODMAN SFL | 23.20 | 5.72 | 0.00 | 2.22 | F |
OTTAWA SFL | 23.17 | 8.30 | 0.00 | 4.63 | F |
WELLINGTON-HARGIS CREEK LAKE | 22.50 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 3.93 | F |
MADISON CITY LAKE | 22.50 | 13.32 | 0.29 | 6.17 | F |
KINGMAN SFL | 21.78 | 15.30 | 0.00 | 5.48 | F |
WICHITA-KDOT W. BORROW PIT | 21.78 | 9.28 | 0.74 | 5.39 | F |
EUREKA CITY LAKE | 21.24 | 5.23 | 0.69 | 5.07 | G |
GEARY SFL | 20.81 | 10.55 | 0.00 | 4.72 | G |
MIAMI SFL | 20.67 | 14.71 | 0.96 | 5.68 | G |
BONE CREEK LAKE | 19.71 | 17.14 | 0.00 | 3.93 | G |
MIDDLE CREEK SFL | 18.94 | 9.46 | 0.00 | 4.29 | F |
LEBO CITY LAKE | 18.94 | 8.53 | 0.00 | 4.81 | F |
WICHITA-KDOT E. BORROW PIT | 16.98 | 9.97 | 2.35 | 6.06 | P |
NEBO SFL | 16.94 | 12.23 | 0.00 | 5.41 | F |
HORSETHIEF | 16.79 | 6.43 | 0.00 | 4.45 | F |
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE | 16.15 | 10.20 | 1.46 | 5.33 | F |
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-WEST | 12.49 | 8.34 | 0.69 | 5.04 | F |
WICHITA-CHISHOLM NORTH LAKE | 12.43 | 8.31 | 1.84 | 5.63 | F |
WOODSON SFL | 11.73 | 5.43 | 0.51 | 5.84 | F |
LAKE AFTON | 11.57 | 6.27 | 0.59 | 5.54 | P |
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE | 9.22 | 3.29 | 0.65 | 6.06 | F |
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-EAST | 4.74 | 2.76 | 0.00 | 3.55 | F |
JEFFREY EC-AUX. LAKE | 3.94 | 2.08 | 0.00 | 3.15 | P |
WICHITA-K96 CRUISER LAKE | 3.92 | 1.96 | 0.00 | 3.29 | P |
OLPE CITY LAKE | 3.13 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 2.04 | P |
ELWOOD WILDLIFE AREA POND | 3.03 | 3.03 | 0.00 | 1.60 | P |
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE-NORTH | 1.78 | 1.48 | 0.00 | 2.81 | P |
SABETHA CITY LAKE | 1.47 | 1.47 | 0.00 | 3.81 | F |