Cheney Reservoir Fishing Information

Counties:

Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick

GPS:

N37 43.154 W97 49.538

Surface Acres:

9,550 acres

Maximum Depth:

42 feet

Normal Lake Level:

1421.6 ft above msl

Current Lake Level:

0 feet high releasing 0 cfs

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More reservoir information can be found at, http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ks/nwis/uv/?site_no=07144790

A bathymetric map of the reservoir showing depths and contours is available here: https://services1.arcgis.com/q2CglofYX6ACNEeu/arcgis/rest/services/Lakes_All/FeatureServer/0/13/attachments/132

Cheney Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 12/24/2025

SPECIES	RATING	SIZE	BAITS, LOCATION, METHODS
Zebra Mussels			Zebra mussels can be found attached to rocks lake wide. Zebra mussel veligers are too small to be seen with the unaided eye and they can be found in boat livewells, minnow buckets, boat bilges, water toys, and anything else that is capable of holding even a small amount of water. Be sure to drain all equipment before leaving the lake to avoid moving veligers to other waters. THIS INCLUDES MINNOW BUCKETS, BOAT LIVEWELLS, AND BILGES!!! Click HERE to learn how to prevent the spread of zebra mussels.
White Bass and Wiper	Fair	Up to 27"	Crank baits, live bait, and swimbaits near deeper points and channels.
Walleye	Fair	Up to 27"	Live bait and jigs near deeper points and channels.
Crappie	Fair to Good	Up to 17"	Try using jigs or minnows near structure 25ft of water or deeper.
Blue Catfish	Fair	Up to 50lbs	Fish with live bait or cut bait near river channels.
Channel Catfish	Fair to Good	Up to 20lbs	Try fishing cut bait or stink bait near windblown areas.
White Perch	Good	Up to 12"	White perch can be caught in similar areas as White Bass and Wipers using smaller lures. Most White Perch are 5"-9". White perch cannot be used as live bait, but they do make good cut bait. For tips on identifying a white perch from a white bass, wiper or striped bass click HERE. All white perch in your possession must be dead. It is illegal to posses live white perch.
COMMENTS
New fishing regulations in effect 7/25/2025: Crappie 20/day creel limit, 10" minimum length limit. Blue Catfish 10/day creel limit- No more than one Blue Catfish 30" or longer. No minimum length limit. The lake is above conservation pool and most boat ramps are unusable (fish cove boat ramp is covered by cattails). Flooded vegetation may cause boating hazards. Use caution.

Creel Length/Limits

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
Channel Catfish	10
Crappie	20	10"
Flathead Catfish	5
Largemouth Bass	5	15"
Walleye/Saugeye	2	21"
Wiper	2	21"
Blue Catfish	10 - No more than 1 Blue Catfish 30" or longer

* 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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+Saugeye Forecast

SAUGEYE	(>14")	(>18")	(>22")	(lbs.)	Fishing Rating
RESERVOIR
SEBELIUS	6.87	3.83	0.87	6.41	F
COUNCIL GROVE	2.58	1.82	0.73	6.82	G
POMONA	1.94	0.72	0.11	5.18	G
MELVERN	1.84	0.16	0.00	2.36	G
CLINTON	1.13	0.13	0.00	2.82	G
KANOPOLIS	1.10	0.68	0.37	6.78	G
TUTTLE CREEK	0.71	0.38	0.04	4.81	G
CHENEY	0.19	0.00	0.00	2.26	P
WEBSTER	0.03	0.03	0.03	4.34	P
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.11	P

+Flathead Catfish Forecast

NAME	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
	(>20")	(>28")	(>34")	(lbs.)	BR
KIRWIN	39.73	19.71	12.95	48.41	G
SEBELIUS	34.44	27.66	22.47	65.42	G
LOVEWELL	23.90	15.64	8.70	56.83	G
GLEN ELDER	23.56	10.10	5.07	65.29	G
HILLSDALE	21.54	15.38	5.38	51.76	F
WEBSTER	21.34	11.27	4.98	37.67	F
WILSON	15.79	9.19	2.64	46.26	G
KANOPOLIS	11.02	5.63	0.62	30.29	G
CHENEY	8.70	6.52	3.17	66.74	F
TORONTO	5.40	1.79	0.45	41.59	G
FALL RIVER	3.32	1.56	0.78	32.62	G
CLINTON	0.26	0.16	0.16	66.08	F

+Walleye Forecast

WALLEYE	(>15")	(>20")	(>25")	(lbs.)	Fishing Rating
RESERVOIR
MARION	4.24	3.32	0.68	6.01	F
KIRWIN	2.75	1.31	0.19	6.44	G
CEDAR BLUFF	2.62	1.20	0.34	6.68	G
CHENEY	2.14	1.78	1.16	7.59	F
EL DORADO	1.84	1.47	0.61	7.08	G
WEBSTER	1.72	1.00	0.38	6.22	F
MILFORD	1.62	1.08	0.42	6.35	F
WILSON	1.56	1.36	0.60	6.41	G
HILLSDALE	1.12	0.90	0.43	7.06	G
WOLF CREEK	0.91	0.70	0.24	6.56	F
GLEN ELDER	0.81	0.53	0.07	6.03	F
POMONA	0.75	0.42	0.11	4.16	G
LOVEWELL	0.38	0.27	0.14	7.37	F
BIG HILL	0.33	0.20	0.03	4.85	P
CLINTON	0.20	0.13	0.07	8.37	P
MELVERN	0.18	0.05	0.00	3.15	P
KANOPOLIS	0.05	0.05	0.02	5.83	P

+Channel Catfish Forecast

CHANNEL CATFISH	(>16")	(>24")	(>28")	(lbs.)	Fishing Rating
RESERVOIR
BIG HILL	8.60	0.83	0.17	9.56	G
HILLSDALE	6.50	0.62	0.07	11.01	E
LOVEWELL	5.18	0.70	0.07	10.72	G
MARION	4.00	0.15	0.03	18.72	G
KANOPOLIS	3.50	0.30	0.02	9.93	G
WILSON	3.38	0.37	0.00	8.87	G
CHENEY	2.76	0.43	0.08	12.42	G
FALL RIVER	2.33	1.77	0.73	12.19	G
PERRY	2.24	0.44	0.05	10.13	G
LACYGNE	2.22	0.05	0.00	6.12	G
TORONTO	1.92	1.14	0.17	9.89	G
COUNCIL GROVE	1.78	0.13	0.04	9.41	F
MELVERN	1.74	0.09	0.02	6.74	G
CLINTON	1.72	0.19	0.00	6.97	G
POMONA	1.67	0.03	0.00	7.53	G
CEDAR BLUFF	1.51	0.40	0.08	15.88	G
GLEN ELDER	1.45	0.42	0.12	16.33	G
KIRWIN	1.33	0.19	0.00	8.78	G
WEBSTER	1.22	0.22	0.00	7.45	G
JOHN REDMOND	1.15	0.39	0.08	12.29	G
ELK CITY	0.80	0.00	0.00	3.92	G
TUTTLE CREEK	0.62	0.15	0.05	13.80	G
EL DORADO	0.55	0.00	0.00	4.22	F
MILFORD	0.50	0.05	0.00	5.96	F
SEBELIUS	0.47	0.30	0.20	19.36	G
WOLF CREEK	0.44	0.00	0.00	3.50	G

+White Bass Forecast

WHITE BASS	(>9")	(>12")	(>15")	(lbs.)	Fishing Rating
RESERVOIR
GLEN ELDER	19.97	18.29	3.26	3.07	G
CEDAR BLUFF	19.86	18.20	6.75	2.16	E
MARION	12.32	5.97	0.18	1.85	G
POMONA	8.89	6.75	1.03	2.20	G
WEBSTER	8.31	6.81	0.06	1.99	G
BIG HILL	7.07	5.57	0.20	2.07	G
CLINTON	6.44	4.61	0.96	2.42	G
KANOPOLIS	5.63	4.73	0.37	2.08	G
WOLF CREEK	5.56	2.48	0.19	2.07	G
MILFORD	4.58	3.90	0.58	2.13	F
KIRWIN	4.28	3.61	0.39	1.95	G
PERRY	3.85	2.32	0.03	2.20	G
TORONTO	3.58	1.86	0.50	2.51	G
EL DORADO	3.13	2.63	0.58	2.76	F
MELVERN	3.04	2.60	0.58	2.38	G
COUNCIL GROVE	2.84	1.20	0.13	2.19	F
LACYGNE	2.70	0.11	0.08	1.95	G
WILSON	2.41	2.26	1.43	2.82	G
HILLSDALE	2.40	1.50	0.12	1.67	F
FALL RIVER	2.30	1.50	0.60	2.61	G
ELK CITY	1.83	1.27	0.27	2.80	F
JOHN REDMOND	1.77	1.18	0.53	3.61	G
LOVEWELL	1.68	1.29	0.25	2.32	F
TUTTLE CREEK	0.33	0.16	0.02	1.96	F
CHENEY	0.22	0.22	0.16	3.93	P

+Percids Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Size	Bio rating
Sebelius Reservoir	6.87	3.83	0.87	6.41	Reservoir	Fair
Marion Reservoir	4.24	3.32	0.68	6.01	Reservoir	Fair
Kirwin Reservoir	2.75	1.31	0.19	6.44	Reservoir	Good
Pomona Reservoir	2.69	1.14	0.22	5.18	Reservoir	Good
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	2.62	1.20	0.34	6.68	Reservoir	Good
Council Grove Reservoir	2.58	1.82	0.73	6.82	Reservoir	Good
Cheney Reservoir	2.32	1.78	1.16	7.59	Reservoir	Fair
Perry Reservoir	2.17	0.61	0.00	3.27	Reservoir	Excellent
Melvern Reservoir	2.16	0.21	0.00	3.15	Reservoir	Good
El Dorado Reservoir	1.84	1.47	0.61	7.08	Reservoir	Good
Webster Reservoir	1.75	1.03	0.41	6.22	Reservoir	Fair
Milford Reservoir	1.62	1.08	0.42	6.35	Reservoir	Fair
Wilson Reservoir	1.56	1.36	0.60	6.41	Reservoir	Good
Clinton Reservoir	1.44	0.28	0.07	8.37	Reservoir	Good
Kanopolis Reservoir	1.15	0.73	0.38	6.78	Reservoir	Good
Hillsdale Reservoir	1.12	0.90	0.43	7.06	Reservoir	Good
Wolf Creek Reservoir	0.91	0.70	0.24	6.56	Reservoir	Fair
Glen Elder Reservoir	0.81	0.53	0.07	6.03	Reservoir	Fair
Tuttle Creek Reservoir	0.71	0.38	0.04	4.81	Reservoir	Good
Lovewell Reservoir	0.38	0.27	0.14	7.37	Reservoir	Fair
Big Hill Reservoir	0.33	0.20	0.03	4.85	Reservoir	Poor
Elk City Reservoir	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.11	Reservoir	Poor

+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Size	Bio rating
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	21.60	4.06	2.22	14.57	Reservoir	Good
Glen Elder Reservoir	19.25	2.49	0.78	8.60	Reservoir	Good
Marion Reservoir	15.59	5.26	1.35	6.33	Reservoir	Excellent
Kirwin Reservoir	10.11	6.25	0.75	7.63	Reservoir	Good
Webster Reservoir	9.78	2.53	0.72	10.77	Reservoir	Fair
Pomona Reservoir	9.22	2.81	0.97	5.12	Reservoir	Good
Milford Reservoir	7.65	2.22	0.78	8.02	Reservoir	Good
Sebelius Reservoir	7.17	6.40	3.87	8.75	Reservoir	Good
Clinton Reservoir	7.13	2.04	0.19	5.98	Reservoir	Excellent
Big Hill Reservoir	5.40	0.03	0.00	2.07	Reservoir	Good
Kanopolis Reservoir	5.25	0.47	0.17	7.28	Reservoir	Good
El Dorado Reservoir	4.71	1.24	0.39	7.36	Reservoir	Fair
Lovewell Reservoir	3.70	1.64	0.88	8.57	Reservoir	Fair
Wilson Reservoir	2.67	1.28	0.38	12.26	Reservoir	Good
Melvern Reservoir	2.44	0.12	0.00	2.38	Reservoir	Good
Perry Reservoir	2.29	0.02	0.00	2.20	Reservoir	Good
Wolf Creek Reservoir	2.09	0.13	0.02	4.25	Reservoir	Good
Toronto Reservoir	1.78	0.08	0.00	2.51	Reservoir	Good
Cheney Reservoir	1.54	1.35	0.24	10.30	Reservoir	Poor
Fall River Reservoir	1.43	0.37	0.00	2.61	Reservoir	Good
John Redmond Reservoir	1.35	0.39	0.00	3.61	Reservoir	Good
LaCygne Reservoir	1.35	1.05	0.00	4.38	Reservoir	Fair
Hillsdale Reservoir	1.31	0.07	0.02	1.67	Reservoir	Fair
Elk City Reservoir	1.23	0.17	0.00	2.80	Reservoir	Fair
Council Grove Reservoir	1.13	0.04	0.00	2.19	Reservoir	Fair
Tuttle Creek Reservoir	0.15	0.00	0.00	1.96	Reservoir	Fair

+Blue Catfish Forecast

BLUE CATFISH	(>20")	(>30")	(>35")	(lbs.)	Fishing Rating
RESERVOIR
JOHN REDMOND	124.65	9.03	0.35	29.57	G
EL DORADO	67.21	1.20	0.40	23.13	G
ELK CITY	61.90	11.37	1.05	24.78	G
PERRY	36.67	10.50	6.46	45.15	G
TUTTLE CREEK	33.17	8.22	1.03	33.04	G
KANOPOLIS	26.93	1.33	0.13	22.44	G
LOVEWELL	24.95	18.71	6.67	35.86	G
GLEN ELDER	22.78	8.13	3.35	39.60	G
MILFORD	21.14	1.10	0.66	59.47	E
CHENEY	20.78	8.63	6.26	57.71	G
WILSON	15.69	5.94	0.75	32.82	G
MELVERN	14.50	5.75	0.25	21.92	G
WOLF CREEK	11.98	3.91	0.26	26.03	G
CLINTON	7.88	3.01	1.51	37.44	F

+Wiper Forecast

WIPER	(>16")	(>20")	(>24")	(lbs.)	Fishing Rating
RESERVOIR
SEBELIUS	6.37	3.77	0.03	8.75	G
KIRWIN	6.22	0.67	0.03	7.63	G
MARION	5.00	1.35	0.00	6.33	E
CEDAR BLUFF	3.25	2.22	0.69	14.57	G
POMONA	2.75	0.97	0.03	5.12	G
WEBSTER	2.47	0.72	0.22	10.77	F
MILFORD	2.17	0.75	0.03	8.02	G
CLINTON	1.74	0.17	0.00	5.98	E
GLEN ELDER	1.66	0.75	0.07	8.60	G
LOVEWELL	1.57	0.84	0.07	8.57	G
CHENEY	1.16	0.24	0.03	10.30	F
EL DORADO	1.05	0.39	0.05	7.36	F
LACYGNE	0.86	0.00	0.00	4.38	F
KANOPOLIS	0.42	0.17	0.02	7.28	G
JOHN REDMOND	0.18	0.00	0.00	3.25	P
WOLF CREEK	0.02	0.02	0.00	4.25	P

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