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Centralia City Lake

City of Centralia 785-857-3764

2 miles South and 1 mile West of Centralia

GPS Location: 39.70474 -96.16104

Location/Address:
Centralia, KS

Impoundment Type: Community Lake

Surface Acres: 400 acres

Maximum Depth: 25 feet

* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination

Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/24/2013

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish	Fair	Up to 12 pounds	The lake has good numbers of nice sized catfish. Along the dam right now.
White Bass	Fair	1/2 to 1 lb.	Low numbers this year, but they were up shallow last week along the dam spawning and fishing should be good along the rocks.
Crappie	Good	1/2 to 1 pound	Highest sample numbers of crappie in over 10 years. Most of the crappie are below 10 inches, but fair numbers of larger crappie around. Crappie are still shallow.
Saugeye	Fair	2 to 8 lbs.	Casting crankbaits along the dam or road beds. Overall, saugeye numbers are down some. However, most of the population is over the 18 inch minimum length limit.
Largemouth Bass	Poor	1/2 to 5 pounds	Bass are few and far between at this lake, but they are big. Best places are the rock piers, standing timber and around the West boat ramp. Bass are covered by an 18 inch minimum lenght limit.
General Comments
Centralia Lake is a 400 acre lake that is noted for good channel cat, white bass and crappie fishing. The lake facilities include multiple ramps, picnic tables, plenty of camping pads and many sites with electricity. Centralia is enrolled in the CFAP program, which means a City permit is not required for fishing visits. Perry Reservoir has zebra mussels and with Centralia Lake being close it is at high risk. Please, always clean your boat when moving to different water bodies.