HorseThief Reservoir
Location/Address:
8 miles W of Jetmore of US-156
Jetmore, KS, KS 67854
Impoundment Type: Community Lake
Surface Acres: 450
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
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| Channel Catfish | 10 fish daily creel limit | |
| Crappie | 50 fish daily creel limit | |
| Largemouth Bass | 5 fish daily creel limit | 15-inch minimum length limit |
| Walleye | 5 fish daily creel limit | 15-inch minimum length limit |
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/17/2012
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Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
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Crappie |
Slow |
Up to 10 inches |
Fish around any deeper brush or vegetation you can find especially in the creek channel to the west. Use minnows, small slab spoons, or jigs. |
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Bullhead |
Slow |
Up to 1 pound |
Worms and liver |
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Channel catfish |
Fair |
up to 2 lbs |
Try fishing on the wind blown side of the lake for these fish. You could use nightcrawlers or cut bait. |
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Largemouth bass |
Fair |
Try using plastics, crankbaits, and slow rolled spinnerbaits during the day. Topwaters should be coming into play soon also. |
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Walleye |
Slow |
15 inches |
Not alot of fish over the 15 inch minimum yet, although we did see a few up to 17 inches while electrofishing this week.. |
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Zebra mussel veligers (larval zebra mussels) are too small to be seen with the unaided eye and they can be found in boat livewells, minnow buckets, boat bilges, water toys and anything else that is capable of holding even a small amount of water. Be sure to drain all equipment before leaving the lake to avoid moving veligers to other waters. THIS INCLUDES MINNOW BUCKETS AND BOAT LIVEWELLS AND BILGES!!! CLEAN DRAIN & DRY Every Lake, Every Time! Click HERE to learn how to prevent the spread of zebra mussels. |
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New Kansas Crappie Fishing Video |
KDWPT released the recently completed “Kansas Crappie Bonanza” video on February 17, 2012. This 25-minute video covers Kansas crappie fishing during spring, summer, fall, and winter with tips and tactics to make you a better crappie angler. Visit the KDWPT homepage and click on the Kansas Crappie Bonanza link to view the video! You can find a preview of the video HERE. |
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General Comments |
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With the warmer temperatures, fishing should begin to improve. Crappie should be pretty much done spawning and moving to deeper water. Try for them using small jigs and minnows along the vegetation, rocks and brushpiles. On March 5, 1000 pounds of channel catfish were stocked. Try for them using prepared stinkbait, worms or liver. Try for largemouth bass with jigs, spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Try for walleye using a jig and nightcrawler or leech combination drifted with the wind. Try for bluegill using small jigs, or a cricket or piece of worm under a bobber. Local fishing reports depend on information from local anglers themselves. 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 |
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