Bourbon County Cedar Creek
Ft Scott, KS
4 miles west, 3 miles south of Ft. Scott
For information call: Don George, District Fisheries Biologist @ 913-795-2218
GPS Location: 37.8564 -94.8393
Location/Address:
Ft Scott, KS
Impoundment Type: Community Lake
Surface Acres: 220 acres
Maximum Depth: 50 feet
Normal Lake Level: N/A
Current Lake Level: Full Pool
Lake Temperature: varies
This lake is cooperatively managed by Bourbon county and KDWP. This lake is enrolled into the Community Fisheries Assistance Program. A county fishing permit is no longer required.
During construction most of the timber was left standing in the basin. Since the lake opening, many trees have fell over leaving stumps at or below the water level. However there is still large quantities of standing timber. This lake supports a great largemouth bass population and is primarily a boat lake as the shoreline access is limited. There are two boatramps and two floating docks to enhance angler success.
| Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | unlimited | unlimited |
| Channel Catfish | 2 | 15 |
| Crappie | 50 | unlimited |
| Largemouth Bass | 2 | 21 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 2 | 21 |
| Walleye | 2 | 18 |
| Redear Sunfish | unlimited | unlimited |
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/15/2012
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species |
ratings |
size |
baits,methods, locations |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crappie |
Good |
8 to 12 inches |
lake has very good crappie but hard to find with all of the cover, try jigs, minnows, Fishing will be improving as the water warms up and some species prepare to spawn. |
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Channel catfish |
Good |
varies, |
along dam and shoreline, cut shad, worms, prepared baits, could be great in the upper creeks after a hard rain |
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Largemouth bass |
Good |
most bass in the 14 to 18 inch range |
good reports of bass in 5 ft deep water-shoreline, spinners, plugs, most about 13-16 inches, around structure, |
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General Comments |
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Get the kids, get your friends and Go Fishing. Fishing will be improving as the water warms up and some species prepare to spawn. I had a angler report that on saturday, March 17th. catching 50-60 bass from a boat, caught along the shore in shallow water. Most were in around 15 inches. Lets GO FISHING. Grab the kids, call a friend and go to the local lake. Reports from bass anglers indicate that most are caught away from the edge in deep water. The bass are in the trees down to 8 feet. Most are caught on jignpig style baits. The water level is great for fishing. Recent fish population sampling indicates alot of very nice crappie, most in the 10 to 14 inch range and in very good condition.This lake has lots of cover and crappie are hard to find but when you do, there will be lots of good fish. Buy your state fishing license and have fun. Remember the special length/creel limits. Get the kids, get your friends and Go Fishing. Sign up for the Mound City Fishing District Newsletter today! Remember to "CLEAN, DRAIN AND DRY" your boats and equipment. KDWPT will be releasing 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 homepageon February 17th and click on the Kansas Crappie Bonanza link to view the video! NO special permits required, this is a Community Fisheries Assistance Program Lake. Use caution, this lake has quantities of standing and submerged trees and limited shoreline access. This is a 220 acre lake with approximately 180 acres of standing trees. Fishing only lake. The lake has a boat ramp, parking lot, security light, floating dock, and vault toilet on the east and west side of the lake. |
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