Saline State Fishing Lake Fishing Information
Counties:
GPS:
38.90197 -97.65180
Surface Acres:
(Periodically Dry) 38 acres
Maximum Depth:
12 feet
Current Lake Level:
Half full- 6-7 feet low
Hays Regional Office 785-628-8614
Periodically Dry-Currently less than half full with water levels receding
Lake hours - Currently walk in access only, 6 AM to 10 PM April 1 to September 30. Lake is closed from October 1 through March 31.
Creel Length/Limits
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Channel Catfish | 5 | |
| Largemouth Bass | 5 | 15" |
| White Crappie | 50 | |
| Black Crappie | 50 | |
| Bluegill | ||
| Crappie | 50 |
* 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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| NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (>12") | (>15") | (>20") | (lbs.) | BR | |
| ATCHISON CITY LAKE #23 | 131.96 | 81.37 | 5.29 | 5.66 | G |
| STERLING CITY LAKE | 121.17 | 28.62 | 0.00 | 4.57 | G |
| WILSON SFL | 112.33 | 33.99 | 1.82 | 6.14 | G |
| MCPHERSON SFL | 106.92 | 57.98 | 3.10 | 5.65 | G |
| ALMA CITY LAKE | 101.96 | 38.37 | 0.00 | 3.03 | G |
| PRATT COUNTY LAKE | 100.82 | 62.49 | 0.00 | 4.75 | G |
| ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-WEST | 97.94 | 69.82 | 10.41 | 6.33 | G |
| OSAGE CITY LAKE | 94.00 | 38.00 | 4.00 | 7.16 | G |
| COWLEY SFL | 91.06 | 57.18 | 0.71 | 4.69 | G |
| FORT SCOTT-GUNN PARK W POND-#2 | 86.76 | 33.13 | 0.00 | 4.96 | G |
| WIFA-SALINE CO-AUDUBON | 84.00 | 48.00 | 0.00 | 3.84 | G |
| JEWELL SFL | 84.00 | 18.36 | 4.18 | 5.71 | G |
| GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH | 83.83 | 26.13 | 1.40 | 4.91 | E |
| SABETHA-PONY CREEK LAKE | 81.18 | 38.04 | 0.25 | 4.77 | E |
| NEOSHO SFL | 80.84 | 40.10 | 4.42 | 6.15 | E |
| BUTLER SFL | 76.87 | 37.50 | 2.25 | 6.38 | G |
| HOLTON-PRAIRIE LAKE | 75.74 | 45.59 | 1.96 | 5.76 | G |
| JOHNSON CO-LEXINGTON PARK LAKE | 74.12 | 4.71 | 0.00 | 2.59 | E |
| LYON SFL | 73.85 | 34.79 | 0.29 | 4.03 | G |
| GRIDLEY CITY LAKE | 73.42 | 28.16 | 0.00 | 4.26 | G |
| MONTGOMERY SFL | 72.67 | 42.07 | 4.49 | 6.22 | G |
| THAYER CITY LAKE-NEW | 71.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 3.21 | G |
| BARBER SFL | 69.57 | 19.05 | 0.13 | 5.22 | G |
| GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH | 66.03 | 27.36 | 0.65 | 5.26 | G |
| CHANUTE CITY LAKE | 62.00 | 41.00 | 1.00 | 4.75 | G |
| SCOTT SFL | 60.55 | 27.26 | 0.00 | 4.86 | G |
| GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE | 59.68 | 6.19 | 0.00 | 2.27 | G |
| DOUGLAS SFL | 59.33 | 4.67 | 0.33 | 6.46 | G |
| MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE-SOUTH | 59.02 | 24.81 | 0.00 | 2.84 | G |
| POTTAWATOMIE SFL #1 | 57.39 | 5.11 | 0.50 | 4.75 | G |
| MEADE SFL | 57.18 | 46.22 | 1.81 | 6.07 | F |
| EDNA CITY LAKE | 54.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.89 | F |
| SEVERY CITY LAKE | 53.14 | 13.47 | 0.00 | 3.39 | G |
| DOUGLAS CO-LONESTAR LAKE | 53.00 | 14.00 | 0.67 | 5.82 | G |
| HORTON-LITTLE LAKE | 51.52 | 31.82 | 1.52 | 5.13 | G |
| SHAWNEE SFL | 51.13 | 2.00 | 0.29 | 5.01 | G |
| GRAHAM CO-ANTELOPE LAKE | 49.46 | 15.62 | 0.00 | 4.60 | G |
| ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-EAST | 48.37 | 33.51 | 4.00 | 6.34 | G |
| WASHINGTON SFL | 47.11 | 29.39 | 1.44 | 6.65 | G |
| GEARY SFL | 46.33 | 25.33 | 0.00 | 5.29 | G |
| OSAWATOMIE CITY LAKE | 45.54 | 8.44 | 0.00 | 3.55 | F |
| LAKE OLATHE | 43.67 | 16.04 | 0.62 | 4.46 | G |
| PLEASANTON WEST LAKE | 43.50 | 27.00 | 6.00 | 7.11 | G |
| WIFA-GRAHAM CO-TREXLER POND | 42.87 | 16.77 | 0.00 | 5.22 | G |
| CRAWFORD SFL | 42.25 | 20.75 | 1.00 | 5.66 | G |
| NEMAHA WILDLIFE AREA POND | 42.25 | 37.52 | 0.00 | 4.96 | F |
| OLATHE-CEDAR LAKE | 41.34 | 19.83 | 1.29 | 6.24 | G |
| HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE | 39.92 | 23.29 | 1.33 | 5.08 | G |
| LEAVENWORTH SFL | 39.47 | 4.98 | 0.00 | 2.59 | G |
| YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE | 38.07 | 19.68 | 0.00 | 4.43 | F |
| THAYER CITY LAKE-OLD | 37.80 | 23.40 | 1.20 | 5.12 | G |
| FORT SCOTT CITY LAKE | 37.59 | 9.02 | 0.00 | 2.85 | G |
| YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW | 37.51 | 17.71 | 0.89 | 4.96 | F |
| GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE | 36.52 | 12.18 | 1.21 | 6.08 | G |
| PLEASANTON EAST LAKE | 36.27 | 3.92 | 0.00 | 2.06 | G |
| GREAT BEND-VETS PARK LAKE | 35.32 | 18.04 | 2.51 | 6.31 | F |
| MELVERN RIVER POND | 35.14 | 17.57 | 0.00 | 4.44 | G |
| COLDWATER LAKE | 34.78 | 24.57 | 0.00 | 4.56 | F |
| MADISON CITY LAKE | 33.93 | 22.62 | 1.00 | 5.20 | G |
| LAKE SHAWNEE | 33.36 | 12.00 | 0.24 | 5.09 | G |
| CARBONDALE CITY LAKE-EAST | 31.67 | 13.67 | 0.00 | 3.68 | F |
| SPRING HILL CITY LAKE | 31.34 | 18.93 | 1.18 | 5.28 | E |
| MINED LAND PIT 30F | 31.26 | 13.58 | 0.32 | 5.01 | G |
| ELLIS CITY LAKE | 30.84 | 9.96 | 0.78 | 5.70 | F |
| HORTON-MISSION LAKE | 30.53 | 16.79 | 2.21 | 5.86 | F |
| PAOLA CITY LAKE-LAKE MIOLA | 30.37 | 13.79 | 0.93 | 5.20 | G |
| BOURBON SFL | 30.37 | 3.75 | 0.37 | 3.91 | G |
| GARDNER CITY LAKE | 30.35 | 7.36 | 0.64 | 5.18 | G |
| OSAGE SFL | 30.30 | 9.60 | 0.30 | 5.51 | F |
| PLEASANTON WEST LAKE | 26.61 | 15.75 | 0.00 | 4.33 | G |
| BONE CREEK LAKE | 24.57 | 16.86 | 0.29 | 4.72 | G |
| JOHNSON CO-SHAWNEE MISSION LAKE | 24.51 | 6.86 | 0.00 | 2.38 | F |
| BANNER CREEK LAKE | 24.47 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 4.33 | F |
| OTTAWA SFL | 24.28 | 10.33 | 0.28 | 5.98 | F |
| KIOWA SFL | 24.01 | 9.48 | 0.00 | 2.79 | F |
| MARION COUNTY LAKE | 22.78 | 5.78 | 0.00 | 4.28 | F |
| LOUISBURG CITY LAKE | 22.35 | 3.53 | 2.35 | 4.83 | G |
| WOODSON SFL | 21.87 | 2.12 | 0.42 | 5.84 | F |
| POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 | 21.76 | 2.51 | 0.32 | 4.67 | F |
| CHASE SFL | 21.33 | 5.33 | 0.67 | 4.90 | F |
| POTTAWATOMIE CO LAKE | 21.10 | 5.73 | 0.00 | 3.52 | F |
| MINED LAND PIT 20A | 21.00 | 17.00 | 2.00 | 4.71 | G |
| ANTHONY CITY LAKE | 20.21 | 11.98 | 0.00 | 3.84 | P |
| JOHNSON CO-KILL CREEK PARK LAKE | 18.82 | 1.18 | 0.00 | 1.46 | E |
| SHERMAN CO-SMOKY HILL GARDEN | 17.99 | 13.49 | 0.00 | 3.39 | F |
| CENTRALIA CITY LAKE | 17.04 | 12.78 | 1.49 | 5.99 | P |
| LAKE ATWOOD | 16.94 | 8.55 | 0.00 | 5.23 | F |
| LAKE LENEXA | 16.34 | 2.29 | 0.65 | 6.06 | F |
| WINFIELD CITY LAKE | 16.00 | 6.71 | 0.43 | 7.01 | F |
| EUREKA CITY LAKE | 15.85 | 4.93 | 0.00 | 3.31 | G |
| JEWELL CITY LAKE-EMERSON LAKE | 15.75 | 8.25 | 0.00 | 3.51 | F |
| BELLEVILLE-ROCKY POND | 15.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 5.55 | P |
| NEBO SFL | 14.81 | 9.63 | 0.00 | 5.02 | P |
| BROWN SFL | 14.71 | 9.56 | 1.47 | 4.83 | F |
| WICHITA-KDOT W. BORROW PIT | 14.71 | 10.29 | 0.00 | 3.20 | F |
| HORSETHIEF | 13.73 | 7.84 | 0.00 | 3.65 | F |
| WICHITA-KDOT E. BORROW PIT | 13.45 | 2.52 | 0.84 | 5.64 | F |
| ATCHISON SFL | 12.49 | 7.29 | 0.00 | 4.50 | F |
| MIAMI SFL | 12.30 | 8.21 | 0.98 | 5.81 | G |
| MINED LAND PIT 26A | 11.86 | 4.86 | 0.00 | 2.89 | F |
| LEBO CITY LAKE | 11.06 | 3.37 | 0.00 | 2.89 | P |
| LAKE AFTON | 10.59 | 3.92 | 0.00 | 3.89 | P |
| WICHITA-CHISHOLM NORTH LAKE | 10.46 | 3.92 | 0.00 | 4.35 | F |
| OLPE CITY LAKE | 9.77 | 3.15 | 0.00 | 2.50 | P |
| HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-WEST | 8.23 | 6.14 | 0.00 | 4.38 | P |
| COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE | 8.00 | 3.33 | 0.00 | 5.12 | P |
| CLARK SFL | 6.66 | 3.92 | 0.00 | 3.38 | F |
| MIDDLE CREEK SFL | 6.05 | 4.42 | 0.00 | 4.29 | P |
| HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-EAST | 5.39 | 2.99 | 0.00 | 3.28 | P |
| SABETHA CITY LAKE | 4.71 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 6.64 | P |
| PARSONS CITY LAKE | 3.60 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 2.66 | P |
| JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER-AUXILIARY LAKE | 3.50 | 1.68 | 0.00 | 2.79 | P |
| MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE-NORTH | 2.69 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 2.26 | P |
| JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER-MAKE UP LAKE | 1.87 | 1.12 | 0.00 | 3.41 | P |
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