Tuttle Creek Reservoir / Region 2 / Fishing Locations - Public Waters / Where to Fish in Kansas / Fishing / KDWPT

GPS Location: N39 15.445 W96 34.77

Location/Address:
Manhattan, KS

Impoundment Type: Reservoir

Surface Acres: 12,500 acres

Maximum Depth: 50 feet

Normal Lake Level: 1075 mls

Lake Temperature: 60

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
Blue Catfish	10
Bluegill
Channel Catfish	10
Crappie	50
Flathead Catfish	5
Green Sunfish
Largemouth Bass	5	18
Saugeye	5	15
White Bass
Walleye	5	15
Trout	5

* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination

Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/16/2013

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Crappie	Excellent	1/2 to 1.5 pounds	Largest crappie sample in 25 years. Tuttle has good numbers of crappie over 11 inches. Anglers have been doing really well the last few weeks on crappie over 11 inches. Most of the crappie have been caught in less than 6 feet of water on jigs or minnows. Stockdale Cove, Carnahan Cove, McIntire Cove, Marina Cove and the dam have all been good spots. Fishing should be good for spawning crappie through the rest of May.
White Bass	Fair	1/2 to 4 pounds	A few being caught along rocky banks or in the streams flowing into Tuttle.
Catfish	Fair	Up to 20 pounds	Channels catfish are being caught in shallow muddy areas of the reservoir or at the tubes below the dam. No reports of spawning activity yet, but the big cats should be up spawning in the rocks soon. Tuttle Creek does also support a low level blue catfish population.
Largemouth Bass	Fair	1 to 5 pounds	Coves in southern third of the Reservoir have some locally good largemouth bass populations. The McIntyre Cove area tends to produce the best fishing.
Saugeye	Fair to Good	Up to 6 pounds	Some are being caught shallow by crappie anglers in the reservoir. Also it has been good at the tubes. Good numbers of saugeye this year!
General Comments
Tuttle Creek is back full! You can check current water condtions at http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/DistrictLakes/TuttleCreekLake/DailyLakeInformation.aspx Want some more information on fishing in the Manhattan area? You can subscribe to the free Manhattan Fisheries Newsletter by clicking the link.