El Dorado Reservoir
GPS Location: N37 50.037 W96 47.084
Location/Address:
El Dorado, KS
Impoundment Type: Reservoir
Surface Acres: 8,000 acres
Maximum Depth: 60 feet
Normal Lake Level: 1339 Conservation Pool
Current Lake Level: See link
Creel limits for similar species, including largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and spotted bass; or walleye, saugeye, and sauger; or wiper and striped bass; or blue and channel catfish apply to single species or in combination. For example, at El Dorado Reservoir, an angler may keep five largemouth bass OR three largemouth bass and two smallmouth bass OR two largemouth bass, two smallmouth bass, and one spotted bass or any other combination of the three.
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
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| Blue Catfish | 5 | 35 |
| Channel Catfish | 10 | |
| Crappie | 50 | |
| Flathead Catfish | 5 | |
| Largemouth Bass | 5 | 18 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 5 | 18 |
| Spotted Bass | 5 | 18 |
| Walleye | 2 | 21 |
| Wiper | 2 | 21 |
| Trout | 5 | |
| Bluegill | ||
| Green Sunfish |
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/23/2012
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New Kansas Crappie Fishing Video |
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Fishing Newsletter |
We have created a fishing newsletter that can be sent out to all that want it. This newsletter is for fishing information for the El Dorado District(Cowley,Butler, Chase, & Morris counties) only. You can view past newsletters from across the state HERE. |
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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. REMEMBER!! Zebra Mussels are also present in the Trout Area below the dam!! |
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A few blues (13-20 inch) are being caught near channels and timber on minnows. The majority of these fish are below the 35-inch minimum length limit and must be released immediately. Take time to properly identify your catfish catch. Click HERE for information on how to properly identify your catch. During July 2005, the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks stocked 600 tagged blue catfish in to El Dorado Reservoir. The stocked fish ranged in length from 10 to over 23 inches. The minimum length limit for blue catfish at El Dorado is 35 inches so nearly all tagged fish will need to be released. The tag is located at the base of the dorsal fin and is yellow in color. If you catch a tagged fish at El Dorado Reservoir record the 5-digit number on the tag, measure the length of the fish, promptly release the fish with the tag intact, note the location the fish was caught, and contact the fisheries biologist at 316-322-7513. Information received from anglers regarding tagged blue catfish will provide useful information to the biologists and will assist in the tracking of the population. Thank you for your assistance! |
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Fair |
up to 6 lbs |
Wiper have been caught on shallow rocky shorelines and points casting jigs, spinners, and medium sized crankbaits. Anglers are picking up a few trolling crankbaits. Be sure to properly ID your catch as there is there is an 21-inch minimum length limit and 2/day creel limit on wiper.. Click HERE for tips on identifying wipers. |
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Good |
Up to 14-inch |
Rocky points and shorelines on jigs in shallow water 2 to 4 feet deep. A few whites have been picked up trolling crankbaits along rock shorelines and along the face of the dam. Wipers can be caught along with white bass so it is important to properly identify your catch before putting it on a stringer. Click HERE for tips on identifying wipers. |
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Good |
Up to 8-inch |
Small hooks and pieces of worm are always a good bet for white perch. Walleye anglers are picking up a lot of perch on spinner rigs with nightcrawlers fished in water less than 6 foot deep. Click HERE for info on properly identifying white perch. |
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Fair to Good |
7 to 14-inch |
The shallow has bite has slowed this week with only a few crappie coming out of shallow cover. Must productive depths have been 9 to 15 feet deep in the brush. Jigs and minnows but working well. |
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Fair |
up to 3 lb |
Shad sides and worms in the creeks. |
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Fair to Good |
up to 27-inch |
Walleye are being caught with a variety of methods including trolling, jigging, live bait rigging. Productive depths vary from 9 feet to 24 feet so fish. Jig and crawler/leech have been effective. Drifting 'crawlers across the deeper flats has produced some nice fish over the last week. THE WALLEYE LENGTH LIMIT IS 21-INCHES WITH A 2/day CREEL LIMIT. |
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General Comments |
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0.2 feet low, releasing 8 CFS. Click Here for the most up to date lake level information. ZEBRA MUSSEL & WHITE PERCH WARNING! El Dorado Reservoir and the Walnut River below the reservoir contain zebra mussels and white perch. Take zebra mussel control precautions when leaving the lake, Trout Area, and Stilling Basin. For information on Zebra Mussels click Here. Want to share your own fishing report? Go to KDWPT REG4 Public Fishing Report Blog. |
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