Perry Reservoir

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Perry Reservoir Map
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GPS Location: N39 08.659 W95 29.372

Location/Address:
Perry, KS

Impoundment Type: Reservoir

Surface Acres: 11,630 acres

Maximum Depth: 43 feet

Normal Lake Level: 891.5 feet

Fishing PopulationCreel LimitMin Length Limit
Bluegill
Channel Catfish 10
Crappie 20 10
Flathead Catfish 5
Green Sunfish
Largemouth Bass 5 18
Sauger 5 18
Saugeye 5 18
White Bass
Walleye 5 18
Blue Catfish 5 35
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination

Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/13/2013

Species

Rating

Size

Baits, Method, & Location

Zebra Mussels

Super Infectious!

up to 3/4"

Since the infestation was discovered in Oct. of 2007 these mussels have spread throughout the lake. It's up to all of us to make sure these are not spread to other area lakes, Clean-Drain-Dryeverything that is taken out of Perry. Mussels will be start spawning as the water temperature gets to around 54 degrees, I'll start water samples again this month!

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.

Perry News Letter

Good-Excellent

4 Pages (lots of pics)

Twice a year I will be publishing a news letter for Perry and other waters in my District. The next issue is available NOW, Perry Reservoir and Sabetha City Lake west of Sabetha are in this edition. If you would like the letter e-mailed to you click Perry/Sabetha City Lake Newsletter and fill in the blanks. You can read it while you're getting your fishing equipment ready for spring!

Channel Catfish

Fair

up to 8 lbs

Shad side and guts about anywhere but especially where the wind is blowing in and where the creeks are running in.

Sauger

Slow-Fair

up to 3.0 lbs.

Fish are in the feeding mood deep cranks off of those points along the west side down towards the dam. We had a great spring of collecting sauger, 5 million sauger eggs at Milford Hatchery and Saugeye production is nearly done. Collected lots of males from 14-18" and some females up to 3.0 lbs.

Largemouth Bass

Fair

up to 5.0 lbs.

On those warm sunny days fish some of that shallow brush with plastics or spinner baits. Check the usual spots.

White Bass

Fair

up to 2.0 lbs.

River is running a little raised the lake is only 3.25' low and a few might have crossed the low water dam at Valley Falls, should be good when the river clears. Twister or roadrunners of the rocky points, along the face of the dam, good bunch of them up at Hwy 92 waiting for some water so they can run up the river.

White Crappie

Fair-Good

up to 1.5 lbs.

It is time to be fishing! Fish are moving shallow to spawn, 2-4' of water on tube jigs or minnows. Electrofished a little in Rock Creek Tuesday and there were pretty good numbers of fish shallow.

Blue Catfish

Slow

up to 2 lbs.

Remember to turn all those blue cats less than 35" back so we can have some trophy catfish.

General Comments

We have 20 tagged fish in Perry that could be worth millions to YOU, check out the Cabela's website! The redbuds are popping so the white bass should be flopping, oh yeah look for the mushrooms too! Currently the lake is down 2.5' and all boat ramps are usuable. Be very careful out there, lots of obsticles.

Stocked 1,000,000 sauger fry, be a little while before these guys can get a hook in their mouth!

Click on Perry Reservoir above the fishing report to look at the October netting Pictures. I'll have some bass numbers up shortly. Click on the underlined fish species and it will take you to the updated Fishing Forecast. Zebra mussels were confirmed on 10-9-07, so make sure you clean, drain and dry your boat after leaving Perry.