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Wellington City Lake

Wellington, KS

5 miles West of Wellington on US Hwy 160, 1.5 miles South

City of Wellington, 620-434-5454

GPS Location: 37.2125 -97.5272

Location/Address:
Wellington, KS

Impoundment Type: Community Lake

Surface Acres: 674 acres

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

Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/18/2012

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish	Good	Up to 5 lb.	Anglers are having luck lakewide on a variety of catfish baits.
Wiper	Good	Up to 10 lb.	Wipers are being caught lakewide. Some impressive wipers approaching 29" have been caught this spring.
Crappie	Fair	Up to 14"	Crappie are shallow on the rocks and near brush.
Saugeye	Excellent	Up to 5 lb.	Fish the mudflats and points in the new lake. Lots of fish being caught with quite a few keepers mixed in with the smaller fish.
Flathead Catfish	Fair	all sizes	Fish live bait near structure. 30+ lb fish have been caught this spring.
General Comments
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