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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: 5/17/2012

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish	Good	Up to 12 pounds	The lake has good numbers of nice sized catfish. Catfish were along the dam this week.
White Bass	Fair	1/2 to 1 lb.	A low level population of white bass this year.
Crappie	Good	1/2 to 1 pound	Highest sample numbers of crappie in over 10 years. Most of the crappie are below 8 inches, but fair numbers of larger crappie around. Crappie were stacked up in 3 to 6 feet of water in rocky areas this week.
Saugeye	Fair	2 to 8 lbs.	Overall, saugeye numbers are down some. However, most of the population is over the 18 inch minimum length limit. The road beds are usually good this time of year.
Largemouth Bass	Poor	1/2 to 5 pounds	Bass are covered by an 18 inch minimum. The lake does not have good numbers of bass. Best places are the rock piers, standing timber and around the West boat ramp.
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.