Cedar Bluff Reservoir Fishing Information

Counties:

Trego

GPS:

38.7961 -99.7244

Surface Acres:

6,869 @ conservation level

Maximum Depth:

58'

Normal Lake Level:

2144' MSL

Current Lake Level:

2120.35-23.65' below full conservation pool

Lake Temperature:

Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks Cedar Bluff Area Office 785-726-3212

13 miles South of I-70 Ogallah Interchange (exit 135) on K-147

Cedar Bluff Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 01/27/2026

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, Location
Crappie	No Report	Up to 15 inches	Vertically fishing slab spoons, jigs and/or minnows over the fish attractors.
Walleye	No Report	Up to 28 inches	Vertically fishing large slab spoons over deep structure like humps, points, and road beds. Cedar Bluff walleye harvest is regulated by a 21" minimum length limit and 5 fish/day creel limit, except that anglers have the option to harvest up to 2 walleye 15" but less than 18" as part of the five fish daily creel limit.
White Bass/Wipers	No Report	Whites up to 17 inches Wipers up to 14.5 lbs.	Vertically fishing slab spoons over deep drop-offs, road beds, edges of fish attractors or other structure.
ICE REPORT-As of 1-27-2026, the reservoir was approximately 95% ice covered and all boat ramps are iced in. Most of the ice appears to be 2.5" thick or less, thus is too weak to safely support ice fishing activities. Any attempts to get out on the ice are strongly discouraged. For ice fishing safety tips go to: https://www.takemefishing.org/ice-fishing/ice-fishing-basics/ice-fishing-safety/ WATER TEMPERATURE-32 degrees F SURFACE ELEVATION- 2120.35 ft. above MSL-23.65 ft. below conservation pool ATTENTION: An established zebra mussel population has been documented at this water making Cedar Bluff an ANS designated water. With this designation, regulations are in effect primarily aimed at discouraging water containing microscopic zebra mussel larvae from leaving the property and establishing in new waters. Any time one leaves the reservoir it is best to clean mud, vegetation, or attached zebra mussel adults off of boats and other equipment, drain any thing on a boat or other equipment that holds water, and allow boats and other equipment to dry completely before using them at another body of water. It is now illegal to use wild-caught bait from Cedar Bluff at any other water. Live fish are not to be taken off the property. And all livewells and bilges must be drained prior to leaving the property. It is illegal to release fish into public water unless it was taken from that water. So please discard any leftover bait in a trash can.

Creel Length/Limits

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
Walleye	5	21'', except up to 2 walleye greater than 15" but less than 18" may be included in the 5 fish creel
White Bass	No Limit
Crappie	50
Wiper	2
Channel Catfish	10
Largemouth Bass	5	15"
Smallmouth Bass	5	15"
Spotted Bass	5	15"
Flathead Catfish	5

* 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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+Largemouth Bass Forecast

LARGEMOUTH BASS	(>12")	(>15")	(>20")	(lbs.)	Fishing Rating
RESERVOIR
SEBELIUS	164.73	74.29	0.00	4.58	G
CEDAR BLUFF	32.50	10.12	0.52	6.52	G
WILSON	29.39	22.70	0.26	4.84	G
BIG HILL	26.00	8.00	0.86	6.81	G
LACYGNE	21.85	15.68	2.07	7.91	E
WEBSTER	15.64	11.13	0.00	3.35	P
KIRWIN	13.84	11.13	0.00	3.11	P
MELVERN	10.43	2.57	0.00	2.43	P
WOLF CREEK	8.51	5.61	0.55	5.49	P
CLINTON	7.32	2.93	0.00	4.75	P
EL DORADO	6.90	4.05	0.29	4.42	F
GLEN ELDER	6.18	5.55	0.00	3.70	F
PERRY	4.26	2.06	0.15	4.83	F
MILFORD	4.03	2.06	0.00	5.62	F
HILLSDALE	2.70	1.74	0.10	5.18	P
TORONTO	1.50	1.50	0.00	3.71	P

+Black Crappie Forecast

BLACK CRAPPIE	(>8")	(>10")	(>12")	(lbs.)	Fishing Rating
RESERVOIR
CEDAR BLUFF	9.88	4.67	0.27	1.27	G
SEBELIUS	5.10	3.03	0.83	1.28	F
KIRWIN	2.77	2.67	1.40	1.94	F
MARION	2.39	1.00	0.11	1.09	P
KANOPOLIS	2.00	1.64	0.39	1.24	G
WEBSTER	1.53	0.97	0.00	0.89	P
LOVEWELL	1.13	0.69	0.13	2.31	F
MILFORD	0.94	0.23	0.06	2.07	F
HILLSDALE	0.91	0.05	0.00	0.49	F
BIG HILL	0.63	0.13	0.00	0.53	F
GLEN ELDER	0.44	0.24	0.04	1.02	P
CLINTON	0.42	0.21	0.03	0.93	P
POMONA	0.29	0.12	0.05	1.44	F
TUTTLE CREEK	0.23	0.07	0.02	1.09	P
LACYGNE	0.21	0.12	0.00	0.93	P
TORONTO	0.21	0.04	0.02	1.26	P
PERRY	0.20	0.09	0.02	1.60	P
WILSON	0.18	0.16	0.04	1.22	F
WOLF CREEK	0.07	0.00	0.00	0.28	P
MELVERN	0.04	0.02	0.00	0.63	P
EL DORADO	0.04	0.00	0.00	0.31	P
FALL RIVER	0.02	0.02	0.00	0.54	P
COUNCIL GROVE	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.07	P

+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

+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

+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

+Black Bass Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Sebelius Reservoir	267.22	82.69	1.03	5.24	Reservoir	G
Wilson Reservoir	62.91	44.38	0.39	5.63	Reservoir	G
Webster Reservoir	45.72	29.11	0.00	3.80	Reservoir	F
Big Hill Reservoir	38.62	16.46	0.64	6.81	Reservoir	G
Kirwin Reservoir	37.30	28.81	0.00	3.72	Reservoir	F
LaCygne Reservoir	35.01	26.89	1.96	7.70	Reservoir	G
Melvern Reservoir	25.37	6.34	0.00	2.86	Reservoir	G
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	22.06	7.49	0.09	5.83	Reservoir	G
Glen Elder Reservoir	20.90	11.69	0.07	4.92	Reservoir	G
Kanopolis Reservoir	17.03	2.14	0.53	4.85	Reservoir	F
Milford Reservoir	15.89	3.94	0.00	4.21	Reservoir	F
El Dorado Reservoir	12.86	5.36	0.21	3.94	Reservoir	F
Wolf Creek Reservoir	12.44	9.42	0.79	5.49	Reservoir	F
Clinton Reservoir	9.56	3.75	0.00	4.75	Reservoir	F
Perry Reservoir	4.74	2.70	0.27	6.00	Reservoir	P
Lovewell Reservoir	2.94	2.35	0.00	4.56	Reservoir	P
Hillsdale Reservoir	1.77	1.35	0.00	3.01	Reservoir	P
Toronto Reservoir	1.50	1.50	0.00	3.71	Reservoir	P

+Spotted Bass Forecast

SPOTTED BASS	(>11")	(>14")	(>17")	(lbs.)	Fishing Rating
RESERVOIR
CEDAR BLUFF	2.63	0.30	0.00	1.43	F
SEBELIUS	1.40	1.00	0.00	2.18	F
MELVERN	0.43	0.00	0.00	0.88	P
MILFORD	0.19	0.09	0.00	0.95	P
WILSON	0.09	0.00	0.00	0.84	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

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