WHITE BASS

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Common in nearly all Kansas' larger reservoirs, white bass are prolific and are generally found in large schools. While popular any time of the year, white bass are known for their spawning runs, which may take them miles upriver of the reservoir. Fishermen gather along the streams near the deeper pools and cast jigs and spinners for the hard fighting white. White bass are so numerous in most Kansas waters, there is no daily creel limit. The Kansas state record white bass weighed 5 pounds, 11 ounces. The world record is 6 pounds, 7 ounces.

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Updated: 02/08/2024

Lakes

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
WHITE BASS          
  (>9") (>12") (>15") (lbs.) BR
CLARK SFL 26.08 16.08 1.25 2.33 E
BANNER CREEK LAKE 20.00 13.88 0.06 1.57 E
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE 8.35 3.35 0.90 2.42 G
JEFFREY EC-MAKE UP LAKE 4.83 2.72 0.22 1.85 F
JEFFREY EC-AUXILIARY LAKE 3.60 3.15 0.95 2.14 F
LAKE SHAWNEE 3.53 0.00 0.00 0.47 G
MARION COUNTY LAKE 2.75 2.00 0.08 1.63 F
FORT SCOTT CITY LAKE 2.75 1.69 0.25 1.79 G
CHASE SFL 2.63 1.25 0.00 1.24 F
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW 2.43 1.86 0.21 2.06 F
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW 2.39 1.56 0.28 1.79 F
DOUGLAS SFL 2.08 2.00 0.50 1.71 F
LYON SFL 1.89 1.83 0.33 1.92 F
OSAGE SFL 1.76 1.29 0.06 1.61 F
GARDNER CITY LAKE 1.67 1.67 0.17 1.66 F
WINFIELD CITY LAKE 1.40 1.20 0.00 1.31 F
COWLEY SFL 1.25 1.25 0.63 2.89 P
GEARY SFL 1.15 1.00 0.54 2.39 F
WILSON SFL 1.00 1.00 0.06 1.97 F
MIDDLE CREEK SFL 1.00 0.94 0.39 2.29 F
BONE CREEK LAKE 0.88 0.35 0.00 1.99 F
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE 0.80 0.80 0.30 1.89 P
PAOLA CITY LAKE-LAKE MIOLA 0.75 0.75 0.25 2.37 P
LAKE OLATHE 0.61 0.61 0.06 1.66 P
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-EAST 0.60 0.40 0.00 1.47 P
DOUGLAS CO-LONESTAR LAKE 0.45 0.36 0.00 1.04 F
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE-NORTH 0.28 0.28 0.00 1.06 P
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE-EAST 0.18 0.09 0.00 0.83 F
TUTTLE CREEK RIVER POND 0.13 0.13 0.00 1.74 F
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE 0.06 0.06 0.00 0.84 P
Updated: 04/30/2024
NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
WHITE BASS          
  (>9") (>12") (>15") (lbs.) BR
GLEN ELDER 18.32 16.17 3.84 3.49 G
MARION 17.06 12.20 0.43 1.87 G
CEDAR BLUFF 10.24 9.28 2.79 2.25 G
PERRY 9.76 5.82 0.22 2.15 G
KANOPOLIS 8.17 6.15 0.28 2.70 G
POMONA 7.40 4.58 0.45 2.20 G
CLINTON 6.88 5.20 1.02 2.32 G
WEBSTER 6.22 3.92 0.08 2.73 G
MILFORD 5.78 4.93 0.55 2.13 G
KIRWIN 5.19 4.22 0.67 2.18 G
TORONTO 5.00 3.00 1.36 2.69 G
FALL RIVER 4.24 2.94 0.94 3.02 G
WOLF CREEK 3.96 2.44 0.32 1.98 G
MELVERN 3.33 2.63 0.43 2.26 G
LOVEWELL 3.25 1.75 0.25 1.85 P
EL DORADO 3.24 1.58 0.36 2.03 F
JOHN REDMOND 3.14 2.21 0.95 3.24 F
BIG HILL 3.00 1.83 0.07 1.73 G
LACYGNE 2.71 1.60 0.33 2.88 G
COUNCIL GROVE 2.47 1.58 0.18 2.23 F
HILLSDALE 2.43 1.83 0.10 1.43 G
WILSON 2.21 2.11 0.86 2.96 G
CHENEY 0.86 0.80 0.33 2.09 P
ELK CITY 0.80 0.40 0.03 1.94 F
TUTTLE CREEK 0.47 0.18 0.02 2.96 F