Council Grove Reservoir Fishing Information

Council Grove Reservoir Map
This Location does have Boat Access
Fishing Forecast
Counties:
GPS:
38.690602 -96.495552
Surface Acres:
3,280 acres
Maximum Depth:
56 feet
Normal Lake Level:
1274 msl
Current Lake Level:
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Council Grove, KS

1 mile N of Council Grove

Council Grove Lake Office - (620) 767- 5195

Fishing Forecast Information

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+Saugeye Forecast

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
SAUGEYE          
  (>14") (>18") (>22") (lbs.) BR
SEBELIUS 10.67 4.53 0.37 6.38 G
COUNCIL GROVE 3.78 1.80 0.42 6.89 F
KANOPOLIS 2.02 1.07 0.20 6.70 G
POMONA 0.95 0.28 0.00 2.97 G
MELVERN 0.94 0.00 0.00 1.50 F
CLINTON 0.86 0.12 0.00 2.72 F
TUTTLE CREEK 0.75 0.13 0.02 4.81 G
WEBSTER 0.14 0.14 0.06 4.48 F
ELK CITY 0.03 0.00 0.00 1.11 F

+Bluegill Forecast

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
BLUEGILL          
  (>6") (>8") (>10") (lbs.) BR
SEBELIUS 44.33 9.47 0.00 1.21 G
CEDAR BLUFF 15.12 0.20 0.00 0.40 F
HILLSDALE 6.07 0.05 0.00 0.46 F
LACYGNE 4.39 0.02 0.02 0.31 F
KANOPOLIS 3.78 0.03 0.00 0.39 G
WILSON 3.51 0.00 0.00 0.33 G
WEBSTER 2.94 0.50 0.00 0.50 F
LOVEWELL 2.56 0.05 0.00 0.43 P
BIG HILL 2.37 0.00 0.00 0.36 G
MARION 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.39 F
MILFORD 1.44 0.35 0.00 0.52 P
CLINTON 1.11 0.07 0.00 0.52 F
KIRWIN 0.81 0.06 0.00 0.59 F
PERRY 0.60 0.00 0.00 0.32 P
MELVERN 0.52 0.05 0.02 0.37 P
EL DORADO 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.23 F
TUTTLE CREEK 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.25 P
GLEN ELDER 0.30 0.10 0.00 0.70 P
WOLF CREEK 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.18 P
FALL RIVER 0.29 0.00 0.00 0.26 F
POMONA 0.23 0.02 0.02 0.43 F
COUNCIL GROVE 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.21 P
TORONTO 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.23 P
ELK CITY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 P

+Channel Catfish Forecast

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
CHANNEL CATFISH          
  (>16") (>24") (>28") (lbs.) BR
LOVEWELL 6.94 0.94 0.11 11.81 G
BIG HILL 6.30 0.73 0.03 9.05 G
HILLSDALE 5.36 0.33 0.05 10.45 G
MARION 4.43 0.23 0.03 5.79 G
KANOPOLIS 3.37 0.43 0.02 9.93 G
WILSON 2.97 0.46 0.03 10.11 G
TORONTO 2.56 1.83 0.47 11.33 G
PERRY 2.45 0.67 0.14 12.70 G
CHENEY 2.45 0.41 0.04 14.81 G
ELK CITY 2.23 0.23 0.00 5.65 G
LACYGNE 2.19 0.02 0.00 7.26 G
GLEN ELDER 2.18 0.46 0.16 16.60 G
MELVERN 2.14 0.27 0.04 8.33 G
CLINTON 1.82 0.12 0.00 6.06 G
FALL RIVER 1.73 1.39 0.64 14.53 G
POMONA 1.55 0.05 0.05 11.96 G
CEDAR BLUFF 1.46 0.32 0.04 14.15 G
COUNCIL GROVE 1.42 0.20 0.09 9.41 F
WEBSTER 1.39 0.11 0.03 10.64 G
KIRWIN 1.06 0.25 0.08 11.23 G
JOHN REDMOND 1.05 0.31 0.07 12.33 F
TUTTLE CREEK 0.95 0.20 0.09 14.31 G
WOLF CREEK 0.70 0.00 0.00 4.12 F
EL DORADO 0.58 0.00 0.00 3.84 F
SEBELIUS 0.37 0.23 0.17 22.56 F
MILFORD 0.35 0.07 0.02 9.23 F

+White Bass Forecast

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

+Crappie Combined Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker 3 yr avg Size Rating
Melvern Reservoir 34.23 14.91 1.41 1.61 Reservoir E
Sebelius Reservoir 28.53 15.00 1.83 1.54 Reservoir G
Lovewell Reservoir 26.88 10.54 1.02 2.50 Reservoir G
Hillsdale Reservoir 25.52 11.45 1.52 1.29 Reservoir E
Perry Reservoir 25.45 14.03 0.38 1.42 Reservoir G
Cedar Bluff Reservoir 24.71 5.51 0.43 1.80 Reservoir G
Toronto Reservoir 18.51 5.83 1.91 2.40 Reservoir G
Elk City Reservoir 15.49 5.57 1.35 2.40 Reservoir G
LaCygne Reservoir 15.07 5.95 0.45 2.30 Reservoir G
Clinton Reservoir 10.61 3.46 0.24 1.37 Reservoir G
Kirwin Reservoir 10.31 9.56 6.06 2.06 Reservoir G
Wolf Creek Reservoir 8.93 3.27 0.57 1.64 Reservoir F
Tuttle Creek Reservoir 7.57 4.68 1.05 1.69 Reservoir G
Pomona Reservoir 7.41 3.11 0.18 1.73 Reservoir G
Big Hill Reservoir 7.40 3.43 0.27 1.19 Reservoir G
Marion Reservoir 6.67 2.67 0.33 1.09 Reservoir G
Milford Reservoir 6.54 3.75 0.58 1.90 Reservoir G
Fall River Reservoir 6.06 1.85 0.44 2.58 Reservoir G
El Dorado Reservoir 5.93 2.29 0.82 1.59 Reservoir G
Council Grove Reservoir 5.89 3.22 1.33 1.87 Reservoir F
Kanopolis Reservoir 5.67 3.58 0.50 1.43 Reservoir G
Webster Reservoir 5.38 2.90 0.17 1.79 Reservoir G
Glen Elder Reservoir 3.33 1.38 0.46 1.91 Reservoir F
John Redmond Reservoir 1.71 0.79 0.25 3.04 Reservoir F
Wilson Reservoir 0.73 0.31 0.13 1.68 Reservoir P

+Sunfish Combined Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker 3 yr avg Size Rating
Sebelius Reservoir 44.40 9.50 0.00 1.21 Reservoir G
Cedar Bluff Reservoir 15.33 0.22 0.00 0.44 Reservoir F
Hillsdale Reservoir 6.09 0.07 0.00 0.46 Reservoir F
LaCygne Reservoir 4.50 0.02 0.02 0.31 Reservoir F
Kanopolis Reservoir 3.81 0.03 0.00 0.39 Reservoir G
Wilson Reservoir 3.53 0.00 0.00 0.33 Reservoir G
Webster Reservoir 2.94 0.50 0.00 0.50 Reservoir F
Big Hill Reservoir 2.63 0.17 0.00 0.62 Reservoir G
Lovewell Reservoir 2.56 0.05 0.00 0.43 Reservoir P
Marion Reservoir 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.39 Reservoir F
Milford Reservoir 1.44 0.35 0.00 0.52 Reservoir P
Clinton Reservoir 1.20 0.07 0.00 0.52 Reservoir F
Kirwin Reservoir 0.83 0.06 0.00 0.59 Reservoir F
Perry Reservoir 0.60 0.00 0.00 0.32 Reservoir P
Melvern Reservoir 0.52 0.05 0.02 0.37 Reservoir P
El Dorado Reservoir 0.36 0.00 0.00 0.23 Reservoir F
Tuttle Creek Reservoir 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.25 Reservoir P
Glen Elder Reservoir 0.30 0.10 0.00 0.70 Reservoir P
Wolf Creek Reservoir 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.18 Reservoir P
Fall River Reservoir 0.29 0.00 0.00 0.26 Reservoir F
Pomona Reservoir 0.23 0.02 0.02 0.43 Reservoir P
Council Grove Reservoir 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.21 Reservoir P
Toronto Reservoir 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.23 Reservoir P
Elk City Reservoir 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 Reservoir P

+Percids Combined Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker 3 yr avg Size Rating
Sebelius Reservoir 9.17 4.63 0.43 6.38 Reservoir P
Kirwin Reservoir 4.75 1.06 0.33 8.46 Reservoir G
Marion Reservoir 4.69 1.89 0.17 4.65 Reservoir G
Council Grove Reservoir 3.51 1.82 0.60 6.89 Reservoir G
Webster Reservoir 3.19 1.94 0.81 6.36 Reservoir G
El Dorado Reservoir 2.73 1.91 0.67 7.94 Reservoir G
Wilson Reservoir 2.62 2.02 0.84 7.45 Reservoir G
Milford Reservoir 2.60 1.13 0.05 3.87 Reservoir F
Cedar Bluff Reservoir 2.12 1.34 0.47 7.93 Reservoir G
Glen Elder Reservoir 1.96 1.10 0.13 6.61 Reservoir F
Kanopolis Reservoir 1.88 1.13 0.32 6.70 Reservoir G
Perry Reservoir 1.55 0.08 0.00 2.75 Reservoir E
Melvern Reservoir 1.37 0.12 0.02 4.45 Reservoir G
Cheney Reservoir 1.20 1.04 0.63 7.54 Reservoir F
Clinton Reservoir 1.20 0.34 0.02 3.45 Reservoir G
Pomona Reservoir 1.20 0.48 0.05 4.16 Reservoir G
Hillsdale Reservoir 1.14 0.62 0.24 7.06 Reservoir E
Lovewell Reservoir 1.00 0.89 0.38 4.62 Reservoir F
Wolf Creek Reservoir 0.64 0.40 0.16 5.99 Reservoir F
Tuttle Creek Reservoir 0.45 0.13 0.04 4.81 Reservoir G
Big Hill Reservoir 0.10 0.00 0.00 1.39 Reservoir F
Elk City Reservoir 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.11 Reservoir F

+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker 3 yr avg Size Rating
Glen Elder Reservoir 17.63 2.60 0.57 9.89 Reservoir G
Marion Reservoir 15.97 4.40 1.57 4.92 Reservoir G
Kirwin Reservoir 15.06 10.00 0.78 7.99 Reservoir G
Cedar Bluff Reservoir 12.76 4.07 2.63 13.60 Reservoir G
Webster Reservoir 11.72 6.92 1.50 10.88 Reservoir G
Sebelius Reservoir 10.17 9.57 3.23 6.81 Reservoir G
Milford Reservoir 9.80 4.35 1.55 6.80 Reservoir G
Pomona Reservoir 8.43 2.58 0.63 2.20 Reservoir G
Clinton Reservoir 6.46 1.06 0.36 5.98 Reservoir G
Kanopolis Reservoir 5.32 0.22 0.08 7.28 Reservoir G
Lovewell Reservoir 4.96 2.11 1.11 7.35 Reservoir F
Perry Reservoir 4.73 0.02 0.00 2.15 Reservoir G
Cheney Reservoir 4.43 2.71 1.55 7.98 Reservoir F
El Dorado Reservoir 3.42 1.38 0.93 6.75 Reservoir G
LaCygne Reservoir 3.00 0.48 0.00 2.88 Reservoir F
Toronto Reservoir 2.94 0.50 0.00 2.69 Reservoir G
Fall River Reservoir 2.85 0.39 0.00 3.02 Reservoir G
Wilson Reservoir 2.64 0.94 0.51 13.27 Reservoir G
Wolf Creek Reservoir 2.22 0.14 0.08 4.59 Reservoir F
John Redmond Reservoir 2.16 0.38 0.00 3.24 Reservoir F
Melvern Reservoir 2.10 0.12 0.00 2.26 Reservoir G
Big Hill Reservoir 1.67 0.00 0.00 1.73 Reservoir G
Hillsdale Reservoir 1.67 0.07 0.02 1.43 Reservoir F
Council Grove Reservoir 1.42 0.04 0.04 6.15 Reservoir P
Elk City Reservoir 0.37 0.00 0.00 1.94 Reservoir F
Tuttle Creek Reservoir 0.15 0.02 0.00 2.96 Reservoir F

+Wiper Forecast

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
WIPER          
  (>16") (>20") (>24") (lbs.) BR
KIRWIN 9.89 0.75 0.06 7.99 G
SEBELIUS 9.53 3.13 0.00 6.81 G
WEBSTER 6.83 1.47 0.28 10.88 G
MARION 4.37 1.51 0.00 4.92 G
MILFORD 4.30 1.52 0.05 6.80 F
CEDAR BLUFF 3.43 2.59 0.60 13.60 G
CHENEY 2.65 1.53 0.08 7.98 G
POMONA 2.53 0.60 0.00 4.73 G
LOVEWELL 2.09 1.08 0.02 7.35 F
GLEN ELDER 1.37 0.55 0.18 9.26 G
EL DORADO 1.31 0.93 0.00 6.75 G
CLINTON 0.74 0.32 0.00 5.98 G
LACYGNE 0.36 0.00 0.00 2.79 F
KANOPOLIS 0.08 0.08 0.02 7.28 F
WOLF CREEK 0.08 0.08 0.00 4.59 P
COUNCIL GROVE 0.04 0.04 0.02 6.15 P

+White Crappie Forecast

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
WHITE CRAPPIE          
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.) BR
MELVERN 34.20 14.89 1.41 1.61 E
PERRY 25.08 13.95 0.38 1.42 G
HILLSDALE 23.77 11.14 1.48 1.29 E
LOVEWELL 22.41 9.78 0.98 2.50 G
TORONTO 18.17 5.68 1.87 2.40 G
ELK CITY 15.49 5.57 1.35 2.40 G
LACYGNE 14.86 5.84 0.45 2.30 G
CLINTON 9.50 2.76 0.22 1.37 G
WOLF CREEK 8.70 3.20 0.50 1.64 F
TUTTLE CREEK 7.48 4.61 1.00 1.69 G
POMONA 7.07 2.98 0.16 1.73 G
BIG HILL 7.07 3.40 0.27 1.19 G
FALL RIVER 5.96 1.77 0.42 2.58 G
COUNCIL GROVE 5.89 3.22 1.33 1.87 F
EL DORADO 5.79 2.25 0.82 1.59 G
MILFORD 3.67 2.81 0.56 1.90 F
MARION 3.33 2.00 0.00 0.67 G
GLEN ELDER 2.60 0.98 0.33 1.91 F
SEBELIUS 2.07 1.00 0.50 1.43 G
KANOPOLIS 1.72 0.56 0.06 1.23 G
WEBSTER 1.60 1.15 0.15 1.79 G
CEDAR BLUFF 1.10 0.76 0.35 1.80 G
JOHN REDMOND 0.96 0.67 0.21 3.04 F
KIRWIN 0.75 0.42 0.27 1.69 G
WILSON 0.09 0.07 0.02 1.30 P
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