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: 2/4/2012
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Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Walleye |
Fair |
Netting numbers from October: 1 15-20" and 1 20-25" with the largest fish weighing 3.3 lbs. |
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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. |
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Current Fishing |
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Fair |
Up to 1.0 lbs. |
Fish are schooling, jig and minnow around brush. |
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Slow |
Up to .4 lbs. |
Small jig tipped with a hunk of worm off the piers on the east side. |
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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. |
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Slow |
Up to 3 lbs. |
It's time to pull some slow spinner baits, ends of piers along the face of the dam. |
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Slow |
Up to 1.0 lbs. |
Crickets or small hunk of worm off the piers. |
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General Comments |
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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! |
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