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 Big fish Size Bio rating
Toronto Reservoir 23.25 6.71 2.71 1.84 Reservoir Excellent
Hillsdale Reservoir 22.36 8.07 1.14 1.59 Reservoir Excellent
Melvern Reservoir 18.98 10.59 1.33 1.41 Reservoir Good
Perry Reservoir 16.68 6.61 0.52 1.60 Reservoir Good
Big Hill Reservoir 13.23 5.93 0.90 1.26 Reservoir Good
Elk City Reservoir 12.41 7.05 2.51 1.76 Reservoir Good
LaCygne Reservoir 11.47 5.14 0.37 1.31 Reservoir Good
Marion Reservoir 11.11 3.89 0.22 1.09 Reservoir Good
Fall River Reservoir 10.75 3.77 1.31 2.50 Reservoir Good
Cedar Bluff Reservoir 10.50 4.94 0.52 1.90 Reservoir Good
Pomona Reservoir 10.49 5.05 0.83 1.88 Reservoir Good
John Redmond Reservoir 9.53 9.00 1.67 1.71 Reservoir Good
Council Grove Reservoir 9.50 1.36 0.33 1.83 Reservoir Good
Tuttle Creek Reservoir 8.27 5.61 0.84 1.54 Reservoir Good
Clinton Reservoir 8.03 4.11 0.37 1.37 Reservoir Good
Sebelius Reservoir 7.37 4.27 1.00 1.28 Reservoir Fair
Kanopolis Reservoir 5.75 2.53 0.44 1.24 Reservoir Good
El Dorado Reservoir 5.11 2.89 0.54 1.70 Reservoir Good
Lovewell Reservoir 4.36 2.51 0.38 2.31 Reservoir Good
Kirwin Reservoir 3.96 3.50 1.96 1.94 Reservoir Fair
Webster Reservoir 3.92 1.75 0.06 1.06 Reservoir Fair
Milford Reservoir 3.71 2.08 0.58 2.07 Reservoir Fair
Glen Elder Reservoir 1.25 0.76 0.13 1.41 Reservoir Fair
Wolf Creek Reservoir 1.07 0.33 0.00 0.59 Reservoir Fair
Wilson Reservoir 0.98 0.33 0.16 1.30 Reservoir Fair

+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 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

+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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