Atchison State Fishing Lake
Atchison State Lake Office 913-367-7811
GPS Location: N39.6371 W95.17722
Location/Address:
Atchison, KS
Impoundment Type: State Fishing Lake
Surface Acres: 66 acres
Maximum Depth: 32 feet
Normal Lake Level: Full
Current Lake Level: Full
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
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| Bluegill | ||
| Channel Catfish | 2 | 15 |
| Crappie | 20 | |
| Flathead Catfish | 5 | |
| Largemouth Bass | 2 | 18 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 2 | 18 |
| Redear Sunfish | ||
| Walleye | 2 | 18 |
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/13/2013
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Species |
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Baits, Method, & Location |
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Spring Fishing Opportunities |
Good |
For fishing tips or more current information provided by fishermen like yourself click Got to Fish and look for your lake. |
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Perry News Letter |
Good to Excellent |
4 pages (lots of pics) |
Twice a year I will be publishing a newsletter with Perry and other waters in my District. The newest issue is available NOW and features Perry and Sabetha City Lake west of Sabetha. If you would like the newsletter e-mailed to you click on Perry/Sabetha City Lake Newsletter and fill in the blanks. You can read it while you're getting your fishing equipment ready for spring! |
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Fair-Good |
up to 0.75 lbs |
Tube jigs or minnows off the piers and below the cabin. If the sun shines it will get better as the water heats up. |
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Fair |
up to 0.3 lbs |
Small hunk of worm or spinner under a bobber around the brush piles and along the weededges. |
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Fair |
up to 5.0 lbs |
Fish feeders are in and feeding sinking food, feeding at 7:30, 8 am, noon, 7, 7:30 pm. Shad sides and guts around the fish feeders and off of the piers. |
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Fair-good |
up to 3.0 lbs |
Plastics or spinner baits worked slow in that shallow water on those sunny days. |
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Fair |
up to 0.5 lbs. |
Small hunk of worm or jig around the deeper brush piles on the west side. |
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General Comments |
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We'll be electrofishing later in the week and I'll get some pictures up. Stocked 200,000 walleye fry a couple weeks ago will be a couple years before these guys are of eating size! October Netting pictures, check out these fish! To see the new electrofishing pictures, click on Atchison State Fishing Lake. Also Click on the fish species and it will take you to the updated Fishing Forecast Data. |
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