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Whats going on here? No One in the area been fishing? Just wondering how Much rain Ceader got and if it hurt the bite any? Going Thursday. This page is very usefull suprised more people aren't posting like in other regions.
Very slow at Wilson on Thursday. I think the weather has slowed success!
13 Crappie all real nice. 8 whites, 3 keeper Walley one was 24"
Crank Baits 32ft water fish around 16ft south shore line.
heading to Ottawa co lake wednesday at 3 will type report in wednesday I do plan on cleaning alot of bass and crappies wish me luck.
I'd be interested in how things are going at Ottawa County as well. Please report back.
fished hard for crappie for 5 hours on wednesday only caught 3 real good size 12-14 inches fishing very slow maybe 12 real small ones, I think we still need a few good sunny days.
Don't leave a comment without a lake name by it
Went and spent the weekend at Cedar Bluff. Cleaned 15 nice crappie, 3 walleye, and a dozen whites. Crappie were all in 7' to 10' foot of water. It's a great lake and my favorite in the state, but the glory days of that lake are over until it fills up again. Eric
Caught 3 channels up to 8lbs and 2 walleye around 24" on cut bait at Cedar Bluff on cut bait in shallow area next to deep water one night this last weekend.
sheridan lake real good fishing caght 4 cats at 20lbs.each west end by the creek entrance worm and stink bait
Antelope lake was just turning on when the sever weather hit. Tornados and heavy rains have more than filled the lake and turned the water muddy as all get out. There are a few catfishing now with stink baits, but it's slow. I'll give a report on Sebelious after I get up there to try it out.
Fished Ceader Friday and Sat There was a lovely bass tourny. Caught 8 crappie 6 walley 3 were shorts. couple small whites, 2 Nice wipers one pushing 5#'s. Cranks along north and south shore lines.
fished at wilson off dam. caught 2 smallies. bought 1 more week and they will be spawning on the rocks. to many dang jetskis
No recent Reports? Heading to cedar tommorow for the weekend, wondering what the bite has been like.
Went to Cedar on Tuesday. Not to much going on. Waiting for whites to surface.
My son and I fished Sheridan on evening of 06/21/2008 and again the following morning. fished from float tube primarily in the west end. early a.m. surface bite for largemouth bass was good. caught and released 22 bass from 13.5-19" on a buzzbait. switched to subsurface crankbaits later in a.m. and caught 9 more. then fished sunfish w/worms and jigs under a float. caught sunfish up to 8.5" best on east shoreline 80 yards north of east boat ramp
Channel bite picking up all around Great Bend area. Minnows and toads off bottom.
4th of july weekend caught surfacing whites and wiper along northshore cabins and east. Caught a bunch of catfish 9lbs down to 4lbs on minnows west end along tree line 8ft of water.Any one been blackbass fishing?
oooops, went Cedar Bluff
Caught a bunch of wipers during the latter part of June from Sebelious, but bite has slowed. Son caught a 6 lb flathead there too. Antelope lake catfish bite has slowed way down. Maybe warmer weather will start them back up?
Going to cedar for a 4day trip was wondering what the bites been like since scotts post. What the whites have been doing and wether the heat has affected the wipers and walley? Whats the bait of choice?
went to cedar.caught 20 + whites and monter wipers and black bass...bite is excelent
Cats at Antelope are picking back up, as well as at Sheridan Lake. SEveral nice channels from antelope up to ten pounds, plus a few bigger ones at Sheridan. Hope the bite holds for a while.
Seven stripers over the weekend @ Wilson. Long lining and Downrigging in 40ft.of water. Downs set at 28 and 30ft.
Using 4" sassy shad.
Biggest 27 1\2 Most about the same 24 1\2.
hi all.. heading west in a couple weeks to visit a friend in norton, ks. was thinking about hitting sebelious, but was wondering if anyone could give me an idea if this is a good bass lake. any help is greatly appreciated.
Haven't been to Kanopolis Lake for a few years. Has anybody got any comments about the lake like how the fishing is and if it still has good facilities?
Fished Wilson-Aug. 8-10. Not much doing after The excessive lighting storm Friday night.
4 Strippers-3 White's-5 Perch.
Some top water action, but not staying up very long. Strippers long lining 4" Sassy Shad.
Knopolis is still a fine lake. Caught fish off the flats this spring and the cat fisherman were doing well beaning this summer.
Camping on the North side. In my book is still the best even though I drive to the State ramp on the south to put in.
Only draw back is they close the gates at, I believe 10:00 p.m. If you want to night fish you have to leave your vechiel out side the gate and walk in.
Sebelious has a good bass population. There's a lot of flodded vegetation right now. I'd recomend a noisy lure. But jigs are working for wipers and saugeyes too so anythings possible.
caught 2 4lb walleye at kanopolis and 5 big white bass. Outlet fishing has been ok but not great.
fished ottawa state lake 8-23 8-24 not much for bass only caught 4 all about a pound try fishing lilypads early or late with a jig or soft plastic
fished ottawa state lake 9-13-08 with a buddy he caught 1 bass about a pond in the lilypads other than that fishing was slow
fished at clark.....8 lbs bass and 20+ smalller ones.caught a 12 lbs flathead w/ green crankbait..fishing was exellent
I am going to try to fish wilson in a couple of weeks for the first time. would like to find some stripers/whites. any info on locations/lures/colors? thanks
We had 4 trotlines in Sebilius for three days last weekend and caught 10 fish. 4 wipers and 7 channel cat. We had a variety of bait on all the lines.
Got to Cedar Bluff early this morning (9-28) expecting to see some topwater action on the whites &/or wipers. Nothing happening. Did manage to con a 27 inch walleye to hit a spoon and crawler. This fish was very thin and my scale put him under 5#! Appears to be shade in the lake in good numbers. Visited with several fisherman and no one having much success. Not many birds on the lake to chase at this posting. I showed wated temp back up to over 71 by 1pm.
Fished Antelope lake for about four hours. Saw lots of fish on the locator but the lake is full of shad. Not a single bite.
Lake Wilson Stripers are feeding shallow, on top, early and late in the day! 4 to 10 pounds. Hitting live bait and trolling medium sized lures. Check all mid lake points for bird activity.
fished kanopalis seep stream 11-23 with a buddy we each caught two 12-14 inch trout on dough bait
kanop fly fishing w/beaded prince nymph #14 under a indicator has been productive.Scuds, worm immitation working well too. Walking creek area fishing along the way key to success
Trout below dam at Cedar Bluff and Webster are pretty easy to catch on just about anything trout like. Use kastmaster, powerbait, worms, or small spinners. They are scheduled to put more in soon. I'm glad KDWP has the trout program. Sounds like you better do it this weekend if you want to fish open-water though. It's suppose to get cold.
January 1,2008. Antelope lake, fished brush pile directly east of boat dock from 10:00 am until about 3:30 pm. using small ice fishing jigs tipped w/meal worms. three of us fishing. caught several nice bluegill, a couple nice crappie, and two bass(both in the slot) caught quite a few fish, but many smaller. brought home 24 to eat. did that, now need to go back. also met several local guys that were fishing. great company, great day. ice is 6" but melting around boat dock. BE CAREFUL!
went back to antelope on sunday, jan 11. could have put the boat on and fished half of the lake, but alas all we had was an ice augur. caught 2 bluegill off of the boat dock and called it a day. went to sheridan lake. better ice but not good enough to walk on. come on cold!
Anyone find any good ice the last few days? Looking at Webster, Cedar Bluff, Veterans Park. I'd drive if there were some really good ice fishing somewhere though, hoping this cold blast forms some good ice.
would really like to fish thru the ice on superbowl sunday. could someone let me know if the ice is safe at antelope lake or sheridan lake? would really appreciate any help.
ice fished ottawa state lake 1-29 6-7 inches around the boat ramp jety fished a couple hours but only got a couple bites
Fished Webster Stilling Basin on Jan. 31. One hit on a jig. The basin is entirely all froze over. Have to find a good way to break ice if you want to fish. Also fly-fished the low water crossing where the 250 were put in. Didnt have any bites. Seen one guy catch one on velveeta cheese. Good Luck!!
drove to antelope on superbowl sunday to find some very mushy ice, drove east of st francis to the hale ponds just inside of colorado to find some open water. fished 2 hours, caught 9 crappie(8-10") and a limit of trout. 1 was 17.5" all came on ice jigs w/power grub
Spent the afternoon wading in the Hell Creek area at Wilson Lake casting sassy shad and twister tails. Cool with a wind out of the southeast. Saw one small white caught but didn't get a bump. Needs to warm up a bit I think and would be nice to have a stiff wind. Good luck.
has anyone been to sheridan or antelope lately? am interested in the crappie and saugeye action. I think they should be turning on. please post
rockypond- so far bullhead catfish and crappie bighting on worms
Sebilius, wipers and flathead bighting on worms on bottom, crappie from dock with minnows
i caugt a large large catfish 6 lbs with a stick i found and some old line hangin' in a tree
has anyone fished thru the ice at either Antelope lake or Sheridan? is the ice safe?
fished Antelope thru the ice on January 3rd, 9th, and 17th. very few fishermen, lots of fish. crappie up to 14", bluegill to 10" and bass up to 23". all on ice jigs with crappie nibbles, or mealworms. checked out the ice yesterday and am afraid ice season is over.
does anyone know if the ice is gone at Antelope lake and Sheridan lake? my crappie and saugeye outfits have new line and are ready to be put to use!
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