Elk City Reservoir Fishing Information

Elk City Reservoir Map
This Location does have Boat Access
Fishing Forecast
Counties:
GPS:
N37 15.415 W95 46.487
Surface Acres:
4,450 acres
Maximum Depth:
24 feet
Normal Lake Level:
N/A

Independence, KS

Corps of Engineers (620) 331-6820

Elk City Bathymetric Map (PDF 5.23 MB)
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

+Bluegill Forecast

BLUEGILL (>6") (>8") (>10") (lbs.) Fishing Rating
RESERVOIR          
SEBELIUS 11.60 5.17 0.00 0.64 G
HILLSDALE 4.98 0.02 0.00 0.35 G
CEDAR BLUFF 4.90 0.15 0.00 0.48 P
BIG HILL 4.20 0.10 0.00 0.36 F
LACYGNE 3.63 0.00 0.00 0.29 P
KANOPOLIS 2.69 0.03 0.00 0.39 G
MILFORD 2.56 0.35 0.00 0.52 F
WEBSTER 2.47 0.56 0.00 0.60 P
LOVEWELL 2.38 0.05 0.00 0.43 P
MARION 1.94 0.00 0.00 0.39 F
CLINTON 1.84 0.11 0.00 0.52 F
PERRY 0.73 0.00 0.00 0.29 F
WILSON 0.67 0.00 0.00 0.26 G
TUTTLE CREEK 0.64 0.00 0.00 0.25 P
MELVERN 0.46 0.00 0.00 0.29 P
FALL RIVER 0.44 0.00 0.00 0.22 P
POMONA 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.22 P
GLEN ELDER 0.22 0.10 0.00 0.56 P
WOLF CREEK 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.17 P
TORONTO 0.19 0.02 0.00 0.17 F
COUNCIL GROVE 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.30 P
KIRWIN 0.10 0.04 0.00 0.45 P
ELK CITY 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.22 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

+Crappie Combined Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker 3 yr avg Size Rating
Melvern Reservoir 34.23 14.91 1.41 1.61 Reservoir E
Sebelius Reservoir 28.53 15.00 1.83 1.54 Reservoir G
Lovewell Reservoir 26.88 10.54 1.02 2.50 Reservoir G
Hillsdale Reservoir 25.52 11.45 1.52 1.29 Reservoir E
Perry Reservoir 25.45 14.03 0.38 1.42 Reservoir G
Cedar Bluff Reservoir 24.71 5.51 0.43 1.80 Reservoir G
Toronto Reservoir 18.51 5.83 1.91 2.40 Reservoir G
Elk City Reservoir 15.49 5.57 1.35 2.40 Reservoir G
LaCygne Reservoir 15.07 5.95 0.45 2.30 Reservoir G
Clinton Reservoir 10.61 3.46 0.24 1.37 Reservoir G
Kirwin Reservoir 10.31 9.56 6.06 2.06 Reservoir G
Wolf Creek Reservoir 8.93 3.27 0.57 1.64 Reservoir F
Tuttle Creek Reservoir 7.57 4.68 1.05 1.69 Reservoir G
Pomona Reservoir 7.41 3.11 0.18 1.73 Reservoir G
Big Hill Reservoir 7.40 3.43 0.27 1.19 Reservoir G
Marion Reservoir 6.67 2.67 0.33 1.09 Reservoir G
Milford Reservoir 6.54 3.75 0.58 1.90 Reservoir G
Fall River Reservoir 6.06 1.85 0.44 2.58 Reservoir G
El Dorado Reservoir 5.93 2.29 0.82 1.59 Reservoir G
Council Grove Reservoir 5.89 3.22 1.33 1.87 Reservoir F
Kanopolis Reservoir 5.67 3.58 0.50 1.43 Reservoir G
Webster Reservoir 5.38 2.90 0.17 1.79 Reservoir G
Glen Elder Reservoir 3.33 1.38 0.46 1.91 Reservoir F
John Redmond Reservoir 1.71 0.79 0.25 3.04 Reservoir F
Wilson Reservoir 0.73 0.31 0.13 1.68 Reservoir P

+Sunfish Combined Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker 3 yr avg Size Rating
Sebelius Reservoir 44.40 9.50 0.00 1.21 Reservoir G
Cedar Bluff Reservoir 15.33 0.22 0.00 0.44 Reservoir F
Hillsdale Reservoir 6.09 0.07 0.00 0.46 Reservoir F
LaCygne Reservoir 4.50 0.02 0.02 0.31 Reservoir F
Kanopolis Reservoir 3.81 0.03 0.00 0.39 Reservoir G
Wilson Reservoir 3.53 0.00 0.00 0.33 Reservoir G
Webster Reservoir 2.94 0.50 0.00 0.50 Reservoir F
Big Hill Reservoir 2.63 0.17 0.00 0.62 Reservoir G
Lovewell Reservoir 2.56 0.05 0.00 0.43 Reservoir P
Marion Reservoir 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.39 Reservoir F
Milford Reservoir 1.44 0.35 0.00 0.52 Reservoir P
Clinton Reservoir 1.20 0.07 0.00 0.52 Reservoir F
Kirwin Reservoir 0.83 0.06 0.00 0.59 Reservoir F
Perry Reservoir 0.60 0.00 0.00 0.32 Reservoir P
Melvern Reservoir 0.52 0.05 0.02 0.37 Reservoir P
El Dorado Reservoir 0.36 0.00 0.00 0.23 Reservoir F
Tuttle Creek Reservoir 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.25 Reservoir P
Glen Elder Reservoir 0.30 0.10 0.00 0.70 Reservoir P
Wolf Creek Reservoir 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.18 Reservoir P
Fall River Reservoir 0.29 0.00 0.00 0.26 Reservoir F
Pomona Reservoir 0.23 0.02 0.02 0.43 Reservoir P
Council Grove Reservoir 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.21 Reservoir P
Toronto Reservoir 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.23 Reservoir P
Elk City Reservoir 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 Reservoir P

+Percids Combined Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker 3 yr avg Size Rating
Sebelius Reservoir 9.17 4.63 0.43 6.38 Reservoir P
Kirwin Reservoir 4.75 1.06 0.33 8.46 Reservoir G
Marion Reservoir 4.69 1.89 0.17 4.65 Reservoir G
Council Grove Reservoir 3.51 1.82 0.60 6.89 Reservoir G
Webster Reservoir 3.19 1.94 0.81 6.36 Reservoir G
El Dorado Reservoir 2.73 1.91 0.67 7.94 Reservoir G
Wilson Reservoir 2.62 2.02 0.84 7.45 Reservoir G
Milford Reservoir 2.60 1.13 0.05 3.87 Reservoir F
Cedar Bluff Reservoir 2.12 1.34 0.47 7.93 Reservoir G
Glen Elder Reservoir 1.96 1.10 0.13 6.61 Reservoir F
Kanopolis Reservoir 1.88 1.13 0.32 6.70 Reservoir G
Perry Reservoir 1.55 0.08 0.00 2.75 Reservoir E
Melvern Reservoir 1.37 0.12 0.02 4.45 Reservoir G
Cheney Reservoir 1.20 1.04 0.63 7.54 Reservoir F
Clinton Reservoir 1.20 0.34 0.02 3.45 Reservoir G
Pomona Reservoir 1.20 0.48 0.05 4.16 Reservoir G
Hillsdale Reservoir 1.14 0.62 0.24 7.06 Reservoir E
Lovewell Reservoir 1.00 0.89 0.38 4.62 Reservoir F
Wolf Creek Reservoir 0.64 0.40 0.16 5.99 Reservoir F
Tuttle Creek Reservoir 0.45 0.13 0.04 4.81 Reservoir G
Big Hill Reservoir 0.10 0.00 0.00 1.39 Reservoir F
Elk City Reservoir 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.11 Reservoir F

+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker 3 yr avg Size Rating
Glen Elder Reservoir 17.63 2.60 0.57 9.89 Reservoir G
Marion Reservoir 15.97 4.40 1.57 4.92 Reservoir G
Kirwin Reservoir 15.06 10.00 0.78 7.99 Reservoir G
Cedar Bluff Reservoir 12.76 4.07 2.63 13.60 Reservoir G
Webster Reservoir 11.72 6.92 1.50 10.88 Reservoir G
Sebelius Reservoir 10.17 9.57 3.23 6.81 Reservoir G
Milford Reservoir 9.80 4.35 1.55 6.80 Reservoir G
Pomona Reservoir 8.43 2.58 0.63 2.20 Reservoir G
Clinton Reservoir 6.46 1.06 0.36 5.98 Reservoir G
Kanopolis Reservoir 5.32 0.22 0.08 7.28 Reservoir G
Lovewell Reservoir 4.96 2.11 1.11 7.35 Reservoir F
Perry Reservoir 4.73 0.02 0.00 2.15 Reservoir G
Cheney Reservoir 4.43 2.71 1.55 7.98 Reservoir F
El Dorado Reservoir 3.42 1.38 0.93 6.75 Reservoir G
LaCygne Reservoir 3.00 0.48 0.00 2.88 Reservoir F
Toronto Reservoir 2.94 0.50 0.00 2.69 Reservoir G
Fall River Reservoir 2.85 0.39 0.00 3.02 Reservoir G
Wilson Reservoir 2.64 0.94 0.51 13.27 Reservoir G
Wolf Creek Reservoir 2.22 0.14 0.08 4.59 Reservoir F
John Redmond Reservoir 2.16 0.38 0.00 3.24 Reservoir F
Melvern Reservoir 2.10 0.12 0.00 2.26 Reservoir G
Big Hill Reservoir 1.67 0.00 0.00 1.73 Reservoir G
Hillsdale Reservoir 1.67 0.07 0.02 1.43 Reservoir F
Council Grove Reservoir 1.42 0.04 0.04 6.15 Reservoir P
Elk City Reservoir 0.37 0.00 0.00 1.94 Reservoir F
Tuttle Creek Reservoir 0.15 0.02 0.00 2.96 Reservoir F

+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

+White Crappie Forecast

WHITE CRAPPIE (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.) Fishing Rating
RESERVOIR          
TORONTO 23.04 6.67 2.69 1.84 E
HILLSDALE 21.45 8.02 1.14 1.59 E
MELVERN 18.93 10.57 1.33 1.41 G
PERRY 16.48 6.52 0.50 1.06 G
BIG HILL 12.60 5.80 0.90 1.26 G
ELK CITY 12.41 7.05 2.51 1.76 G
LACYGNE 11.26 5.02 0.37 1.31 G
FALL RIVER 10.73 3.75 1.31 2.50 G
POMONA 10.20 4.93 0.78 1.88 G
JOHN REDMOND 9.53 9.00 1.67 1.71 G
COUNCIL GROVE 9.50 1.36 0.33 1.83 G
MARION 8.72 2.89 0.11 1.08 G
TUTTLE CREEK 8.05 5.55 0.82 1.54 G
CLINTON 7.61 3.89 0.34 1.37 G
EL DORADO 5.07 2.89 0.54 1.70 G
KANOPOLIS 3.75 0.89 0.06 0.96 G
LOVEWELL 3.23 1.82 0.26 1.37 G
MILFORD 2.77 1.85 0.52 1.90 F
WEBSTER 2.39 0.78 0.06 1.06 F
SEBELIUS 2.27 1.23 0.17 1.12 F
KIRWIN 1.19 0.83 0.56 1.85 F
WOLF CREEK 1.00 0.33 0.00 0.59 F
GLEN ELDER 0.81 0.53 0.08 1.41 F
WILSON 0.80 0.18 0.11 1.30 F
CEDAR BLUFF 0.62 0.27 0.25 1.90 F
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