Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 2 Fishing Report - Updated: 11/18/25

Species Rating Size Baits, Method, and Location
Black Bass Fair to Good  1/2 to 4 pounds The 2025 bass sampling showed that both the largemouth and smallmouth bass populations are a little below average. Overall, fairly good numbers of largemouth bass and a low-level smallmouth bass population. Rock piers are usually good spots to try.
Channel Catfish Good 3/4 to 5 pounds The lake is in the Urban Stocking Program which provides regular stockings of 12 to 18 inch channel catfish. The fifth stocking of 2025 was on September 30th of 550 pounds of catchable sized channel catfish. Best baits tend to be worms or commercial catfish baits. Channel catfish creel at the lake is 5 per day.  
Crappie Fair  1/4 to 1 pound The lake has supported a decent crappie population through time. The fall 2025 fish sample shows the current population is slightly below average for numbers of crappie but the fish are a little bigger than normal. There is some habitat structures just out from the boat ramp dock and under the buoy.  
Bluegill and Redear Sunfish Fair less than pound The lake has struggled to grow sunfish to a size large enough that anglers want to keep for frying. The population receives high angling pressure from both panfish anglers and from anglers targeting sunfish to use for catfish bait. To hopefully continue to please both angler groups and help increase the overall size structure of sunfish, the lake has a special sunfish regulation. The slot limit requires the release of sunfish species from 6 to 9 inches. The creel limit of fish over 9 inches is five per day and there is still unlimited daily harvest of fish less than 6 inches. Since its implementation in 2019, this regulation change has slightly improved bluegill sizes and has allowed the redear sunfish population to double. It will continue to be evaluated going forward.
General Comments
Pott. # 2 is noted for family outings, scenic views, catch and release bass fishing, modest harvest of crappie, and abundant channel catfish.