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Ford County - State Fishing Lake

3 miles north, 5 miles east of Dodge City

Dodge City Regional Office, 620-227-8609

GPS Location: N37.82473 W99.91840

Location/Address:
Dodge City, KS

Surface Acres: 48 acres

Lake is extremely low. No fish will be stocked until we get some rain. Anglers are catching small crappie and a few channel catfish.

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

Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/2/2012

General Comments
Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method & Location
Bullhead	No reports	No reports	You can find these fish on the south end using stink bait.
Crappie	No reports	No reports	Fish around any brush or vegetation you can find as well as drop-offs. Minnows, slab spoons or jigs are pretty good.
Bluegill	No reports	No reports	Try small pieces of worm under a bobber.
Channel catfish	Fair	No reports	Catching a few on stinkbait.
*On Monday April 23, 800 pounds of channel catfish averaging 1.25 pounds each were stocked.* If you would like to post a fishing report go to http://ksfishing.blogspot.com/ and post a report for Region 3 and the lake you have been fishing. You may also call the Dodge City Regional office as 620-227-8609 to make a report. Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water! A Dodge City District newsletter is available. Information about fishing and fisheries management throughout southwest Kansas will be updated at least twice each year. If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter you can go to the following link to get on the mailing list. http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/News/Newsletter-Request-Forms/Request-a-Newsletter-for-the-Dodge-City-Fishing-District