Rooks State Fishing Lake

Rooks SFL
This Location does have Boat Access

Webster Area Office, Stockton 913-425-6775

GPS Location: N39.4032 W99.3192

Location/Address:
Stockton, KS

Impoundment Type: State Fishing Lake

Surface Acres: (Periodically Dry) 64 acres

Maximum Depth: 14 feet

Normal Lake Level: 1818.5 conservation pool

Current Lake Level: The Lake Approximatley 5.0' low

Lake Temperature: 32 degrees

Fishing PopulationCreel LimitMin Length Limit
Bluegill
Black Bullhead
Channel Catfish 5
Crappie 50
Green Sunfish
Largemouth Bass 2 18
Redear Sunfish
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination

Fishing Report - Last Update: 1/25/2012

Species

Rating

Size

Baits, Method, & Location

2012 FISHING OUTLOOK

   

The information that is below is an outlook on how the fish populations should be in 2012 and are based on the 2011 Fall sampling.

Channel Catfish

Good

Majority 11 to 16 inches

Catfishing should be good with the numbers up considerably from last year. The population is dominated by 11 to 16 inch fish accounting for 70%, fish 16 inch + fish accounted for 11% and the remainder were YOY fish. Biggest fish weighted 7.3 lbs.

Largemouth Bass

Good

Majority 8 to 12 inches

Numbers are up from last year with the majority of the largemouth being in the 8 to 12 inch size range accounting for 77% and fish over 15 inches accounted for 6%. The biggest fish weighted 4.13 lbs.

Bluegill

Good

Majority 6 to 8 inches

Numbers are down slightly from last year with the majority of the bluegill being in the 6 to 8 inch size range accounting for 61% and fish over 8 inches accounted for 6%.

General Comments

Water Temp. 32

The lake and boat ramp is currently ice covered at this time with approx. 1 to 2 inches of ice.

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