Kingman State Fishing Lake
Kingman, KS
7 miles W of Kingman
Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks 620-532-3242
GPS Location: N37.6511 W98.2584
Location/Address:
Kingman, KS 67068
Impoundment Type: State Fishing Lake
Surface Acres: 144 acres
Maximum Depth: 11 feet
Normal Lake Level: N/A
Current Lake Level: normal level
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Channel Catfish | 2 | 15 |
| Crappie | 50 | |
| Flathead Catfish | 5 | |
| Largemouth Bass | 5 | 18 |
| Northern Pike | 2 | 30 |
| Walleye | 5 | 18 |
| Bluegill | ||
| Redear Sunfish |
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
Fishing Report - Last Update: 2/8/2012
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Species |
Rating |
Size |
Baits, Method, & Location |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crappie |
Fair |
8-14 inches |
Fish brush with jigs and minnows. Mostly small crappie were captured in nets this fall. Good crappie fishing might be a year out at Kingman. |
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Channel catfish |
Good |
Up to 10 lbs |
Fish with stinkbait or cutbait. Kingman is a really good catfish lake, fish near structure and off the jetties. |
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Largemouth Bass |
Fair |
12-23 inches |
Use slow-moving artificial baits or large live bait during winter. Kingman has a relatively low-density largemouth bass population, but big fish approaching 8 lb are caught annually at the lake. |
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Northern Pike |
Good |
24-42 inches |
The fall and winter can be good times to catch pike. Cast rattletraps or spinners lakewide. Look for yellow tags and report tag numbers and length of fish to Jeff at 620-459-6922. |
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White Perch |
3-12 inches |
White perch are being caught frequently by anglers. It is illegal to possess live white perch. |
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General Comments |
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This is a generic winter fishing report covering the fishing forecast for the upcoming 2012 fishing season. Regular weekly fishing reports will resume in March 2012. KDWPT biologists are conducting a northern pike study at the lake. Be on the lookout for northern pike tagged with small, yellow tags (see picture) near the dorsal fin. If you catch a tagged pike, call Jeff at 620-459-6922. Pike up to 13 lb. were sampled this spring.
White perch have been found in the lake, and they can become a fisheries management nightmare. If you catch a white perch, you must kill it; do not release it back into the water. Also, do not move fish from one body of water to another. To see what a white perch looks like, click HERE. |
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