HorseThief Reservoir Fishing Information
| Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method, & Location |
| Crappie | No report | Up to 12 inches | Crappie should be starting to move out of deep water. Fish any brush ou can find especially in the creek channels or around a drop-offs. Use minnows, small slab spoons, or jigs. |
| Channel catfish | No report | Up to 5 lbs | Try fishing any areas of inflow from recent rains. Try prepared stink bait, cut bait or liver under a bobber or on the bottom. Also try night crawlers. |
| Largemouth bass | No report | Up to 4 lbs | Try jigs and soft plastic later in the day around wood or vegetation. |
| Bluegill | No report | Up to 8 inches | Try small jigs & worms under a bobber around brush, the dam and rock piles. |
| Walleye | No report | Up to 4 lbs | Walleye should soon be on the rocks near the dam. Try small jigs with plastic swimbaits, wobble jigs tipped with worms, minnows or leaches or trolling small minnow type crank baits. |
Water temperatures are warming up and should be in the mid 40's. Most fish should be starting to feed in preparation to spawn. Go to the KDWPT Fisheries page on Facebook for a recent post about general spawning temperatures of fish in Kansas.
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
| 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