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

ATSL Crappie 10-11

ATSL DOCK 10-11

ATSL WAE 10-11

ATSL C. Cat

Fishing PopulationCreel LimitMin Length Limit
Bluegill
Channel Catfish 2 15
Crappie 20
Flathead Catfish 5
Largemouth Bass 2 18
Smallmouth Bass 2 18
Redear Sunfish
Walleye 2 18
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination

Fishing Report - Last Update: 2/4/2012

Species

Rating

Size

Baits, Method, & Location

Fall/Winter Fishing Opportunities

Good

 

For fishing tips or more current information provided by fishermen like yourself click Got to Fish and look for your lake.

Black Crappie

Fair

 

Netting numbers from October: 24 5-8", 6 8-10", 4 10-12" and 1 12-15" with the largest fish weighing 1.36 lbs.

Bluegill

Fair-Good

 

Netting numbers from October: 66 0-3", 83 3-6", 92 6-8" and 1 8-10" with the largest fish weighing 0.41 lbs.

Channel Catfish

Fair-Good

 

Netting numbers from October: 3 0-11", 4 11-16" and 10 16-24" with the largest fish weighing 2.7 lbs.

Redear Sunfish

Fair-Good

 

Netting numbers from October: 18 0-4", 22 4-7", 5 7-9" and 1 9-11" with the largest fish weighing 0.56 lbs.

Walleye

Fair

 

Netting numbers from October: 1 15-20" and 1 20-25" with the largest fish weighing 3.3 lbs.

White Crappie

Fair

 

Netting numbers from October: 14 0-5", 8 5-8", 36 8-10" and 2 10-12" with the largest fish weighing 0.77 lbs.

Current Fishing

     

Black Crappie

Fair

Up to 1.0 lbs.

Fish are schooling, jig and minnow around brush.

Bluegill

Slow

Up to .4 lbs.

Small jig tipped with a hunk of worm off the piers on the east side.

Channel Catfish

Slow

Up to 6 lbs.

I've pulled the fish feeders for the year, look for them next spring. Get out the stinky stuff out and fish some of those shallow areas by the boat ramp.

Largemouth Bass

Slow

Up to 3 lbs.

It's time to pull some slow spinner baits, ends of piers along the face of the dam.

Redear Sunfish

Slow

Up to 1.0 lbs.

Crickets or small hunk of worm off the piers.

General Comments

No Fishing Information Night this year. Richard Sanders will be talking about Clinton and Melvern at the Topeak Boat Show on February 10th at 6 pm. I'll be talking about Perry and my smaller lakes at the Topeka Boat Show on February 11th at 2 pm.

October Netting pictures, check out these fish! To see the new netting pictures, click on Atchison State Fishing Lake. Also Click on the fish species and it will take you to the updated Fishing Forecast Data.

There is a new boat dock, man is it nice, check out the photo!