Cedar Bluff Reservoir

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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

GPS Location: 38.7961 -99.7244

Location/Address:
Ellis, KS 67637

Impoundment Type: Reservoir

Surface Acres: 6,869 @ conservation level

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Maximum Depth: 48'

Normal Lake Level: 2144' MSL

Current Lake Level: 2121.55' ----22.45' below conservation.

Lake Temperature: 68

Fishing PopulationCreel LimitMin Length Limit
Walleye 5 18''
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 Report - Last Update: 5/23/2013

Species

Rating

Size

Baits, Method, & Location

Crappie

Fair/Good

Up to 15 inches

A return of unstable weather has backed the fish backed the fish off into deeper water this past week. Maybe with a return to warmer, more stable weather the fish will move shallow to spawn again. Anglers continue to catch crappie trolling crankbaits along timber lined drop-offs. The majority of fish that have been caught have been nice fish in the 11 to 14 inch range, but some 15+ inch fish have been reported.

Walleye

Good

Up to 28 inches

Anglers are catching fish using various methods. Trolling crankbaits or worm and spinner combos has been productive. Casting and retrieving or vertically fishing jig and nightcrawler combos has been effective also. It has been difficult to establish a pattern as fish have been caught in all water depths from 3 to 30 feet. However, fishing points and drop-offs in 15 to 25 feet of water has been best. Anglers report catching fish of all sizes up to 26 inches most commonly.

White Bass/Wipers

Good

Whites up to 17 inches

Wipers up to 13 lbs.

Anglers have had good success catching white bass off the dam face and associated points early and late casting spoons and jigs. Otherwise anglers have caught white bass trolling crankbaits along deeper points and drop-offs lakewide.

There have been a few reports of small wipers caught mixed in with white bass and they are similar in size to the larger whites so be careful of your identification as the daily creel limit on wipers is 2 per person. We did see some wipers up shallow while sampling so it may be possible to catch them on top water or shallow running shad imitations.

The boatramp east of Cove 3 in the wildlife area will be temporarily closed until silt can be removed from the ramp. The Overland and Muley boatramps are open for business.

WATER TEMPERATURE- 68

SURFACE ELEVATION- 2121.55'----22.45 ft. below conservation.

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.

Cedar Bluff District Newsletter: A biannual newsletter detailing fishing related prospects and activities in the Cedar Bluff District, which includes such waters as Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Sheridan and Scott State Fishing Lakes, Antelope Lake, and other public fishing waters in northwest Kansas are available. If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter you can go to the following link to get on the mailing list. The link is: http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Cedar-Bluff-Fishing-District

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