Webster Reservoir
GPS Location: N39 25.373 W099 26.141
Location/Address:
1210 9 Road
Stockton, KS 67669
Impoundment Type: Reservoir
Surface Acres: 3,740 acres
Maximum Depth: 42 feet
Normal Lake Level: 1892.45 conservation pool
Current Lake Level: 1889.36, 3.09' below conservation pool
Lake Temperature: 68 degrees
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
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| Bluegill | ||
| Black Bullhead | ||
| Channel Catfish | 10 | |
| Flathead Catfish | 5 | |
| Green Sunfish | ||
| Largemouth Bass | 5 | 15 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 5 | 15 |
| Trout | 5 | |
| Walleye | 5 | 15 |
| White Bass | ||
| Wiper | 2 | |
| Crappie | 50 |
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/10/2012
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Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
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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. |
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Wipers |
Good |
Majority 15 to 20 inches |
Numbers are down slightly from last year, however, the fishing should be good. 15 to 20 inch fish accounted for 45% and 20 to 25 inch fish accounted for 14% and fish over 25 inches accounted for 3%. The biggest fish sampled weighted 11.0 lbs. |
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White Bass |
Fair |
Majority 12 to 15 inches |
Numbers are down from last year with the majority of fish being in the 12 to 15 inch size range accounting for 51%. Fish over 15 inches accounted for 9% and the biggest fish weighted 1.7 lbs. |
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Walleye |
Good |
Majority 15 to 28 inches |
Walleye fishing should be good as numbers are up this year with 47% being over 15 inches and another 47% being in the 13 to 15 inch size range and the remaining 6% being young of the year (YOY) fish. The largest fish sampled weighted 8.8 lbs. Rated #1 in state for density. |
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Channel Catfish |
Fair |
Majority 11 to 15 inches |
Catfishing should be fair with the numbers up slightly from last year. The population is still fairly young with fish 11 to 15 inches being 41% and fish 16 to 19 inches accounted for 35% and 24% were YOY fish. |
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Crappie |
Good & Fair |
Majority 2 to 5 inches |
Although low numbers of fish were caught in the trap nets due to cold fronts passing through crappie fishing should be good for black crappie and fair for white crappie. Had a really good crappie spawn for both with 78% of the blacks and 94 % of the whites being 2 to 5 inches. However, the density rating for black crappie is #3 in the state. |
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Largemouth Bass |
Fair |
Majority 12 to 15 inches |
The bass fishery is starting to come around and should be fair. the majority of fish were in the 12 to 15 inch size range accounting for 47% and fish 15 to 20 inches accounted for 31%. Density rating for the state is #4. |
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SPRING FISHING |
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Crappie |
Fair |
9 to 17 inches |
Have had reports of fish being caught in Old Marina and Rock Point coves using jigs. Would also look for them around the north and south shore fish attractors and breakwaters. |
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Rainbow Trout |
Fair |
10 to 22 inches |
Trout are being caught on kastmasters, power bait, salmon eggs and worms. Some pretty nice fish were stocked again this year, so get out and enjoy the nice weather and catch some trout. Weighed a 11.275 pound fish caught from the third stocking. The fifth (and last) load of trout was stocked on March 8th. |
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Walleye |
Good |
14 to 28 inches |
Been hearing of limits of walleye being caught along the north shore broken up concrete ramp all the way up to the Lakeview area, off the north breakwater off Rock Point, off the river channel by the old Bow City parking lot and off the old swim beach using worms on the bottom. Remember the 15 inch length limit because will be a lot of 14 inch fish caught that need to be released. |
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White Bass/Wiper |
Fair |
10 to 30 inches |
Have been hearing reports of white bass and wipers being caught along the north shore from the broken up concrete ramp all the way to the Lakeview area casting jigs into the wind. Also been hearing of fish being caught in the south corner of the Dam by Goose Flat's, depending on the wind direction. |
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Catfish |
Fair |
20 to 36 inches |
Have had reports of channel cat being caught up to the west end by 7 road using shad and stink bait on the bottom. |
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General Comments |
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WATER TEMPERATURE- 68 Degree's SURFACE ELEVATION- 1889.36 ---- 3.09' below conservation Currently, the water level is 1.77 feet lower than it was one year ago at this time. Boaters, be aware of submerged rock piles along the East side of the Goose Flats boat ramp. Will be conducting a creel survey at Webster from March thru October, therefore, if you are approached by our creel clerk Narine Barnett, PLEASE take a few minutes and answer a few questions she will be asking. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. KDWPT will be releasing the recently completed “Kansas Crappie Bonanza” video on February 17, 2012. This 25-minute video covers Kansas crappie fishing during spring, summer, fall, and winter with tips and tactics to make you a better crappie angler. Visit the KDWPT homepage on February 17th and click on the Kansas Crappie Bonanza link to view the video! KDWPT will be releasing the Urban Stocking Fish Program video soon and it can be found at http://youtu.be/5l4QiSfsQbQ Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water! Therefore, please discard leftover bait in a trash can. Now Available: A Webster District newsletter that will include Webster, Kirwin and Keith Sebelius Reservoir's is currently available. If you would like to subscribe to this spring and fall 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-Webster-Reservoir-Fishing-District |
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