Black Kettle State Fishing Lake Fishing Information
Counties:
GPS:
38.22924 -97.50939
Surface Acres:
5 acres
Maximum Depth:
9 feet
Normal Lake Level:
N/A
Current Lake Level:
Normal Level
Moundridge, KS
Go 1 1/2 miles N of Moundridge on 22nd Street, 1/2 miles E on Cherokee Road, 1/2 miles S
Black Kettle State Fishing Lake Fishing Report - Updated: 09/13/2024
Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method, & Location |
---|---|---|---|
Crappie | Poor | 6" to 10" | Fish with small minnows and jigs around brush. There are a few nice crappie in the lake although most are fairly small. |
Bluegill | Poor | Worms under a bobber or very small jigs. | |
Channel Catfish | Fair | 2-6 lbs. | Fish with cut bait, stink bait, or chicken livers lake wide. |
Largemouth Bass | Fair | 12" to 20" | Fish shallow brush with Texas rigged softbait, jigs, and spinnerbaits. The water here is typically murky so try darker colored lures (black & blue, dark purple, green pumpkin). |
General Comments | |||
Creel Length/Limits
Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
---|---|---|
Channel Catfish | 5 | 15 |
Crappie | 50 | |
Flathead Catfish | 5 | |
Largemouth Bass | 5 | 18 |
Black Bullhead | ||
Bluegill |
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
Fishing Forecast Information
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NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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BLACK CRAPPIE | |||||
(>8") | (>10") | (>12") | (lbs.) | BR | |
WIFA-GRAHAM CO-TREXLER POND | 61.20 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.57 | F |
MELVERN RIVER POND | 34.40 | 20.60 | 0.20 | 1.04 | F |
ROOKS STATE LAKE | 25.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 0.61 | F |
LAKE ATWOOD | 24.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.36 | P |
PLAINVILLE LAKE | 22.25 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.62 | F |
STERLING CITY LAKE | 20.11 | 6.89 | 0.00 | 0.67 | G |
SABETHA CITY LAKE | 19.63 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 1.45 | G |
JEWELL SFL | 15.35 | 8.24 | 0.12 | 1.48 | F |
DOUGLAS SFL | 12.63 | 6.75 | 1.75 | 1.28 | F |
GRAHAM CO-ANTELOPE LAKE | 12.56 | 11.33 | 3.44 | 1.72 | G |
NEOSHO SFL | 12.00 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 0.82 | G |
BELLEVILLE-ROCKY POND | 11.00 | 10.25 | 5.50 | 1.75 | F |
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #23 | 10.00 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.53 | F |
MONTGOMERY SFL | 8.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.46 | F |
DOUGLAS CO-LONESTAR LAKE | 7.25 | 1.13 | 0.25 | 1.04 | F |
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE | 7.00 | 4.00 | 0.33 | 0.96 | G |
POTTAWATOMIE CO LAKE | 6.33 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.56 | F |
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE | 5.80 | 4.90 | 0.15 | 1.48 | G |
MIAMI SFL | 5.50 | 0.88 | 0.38 | 2.60 | G |
OSAGE SFL | 5.50 | 1.33 | 0.75 | 1.41 | F |
ALMA CITY LAKE | 4.50 | 1.75 | 0.25 | 0.86 | F |
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | P |
LOUISBURG CITY LAKE | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.37 | G |
ANTHONY CITY LAKE | 4.33 | 1.07 | 0.07 | 1.57 | G |
WOODSON SFL | 4.30 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.81 | G |
PAOLA CITY LAKE-LAKE MIOLA | 4.13 | 1.13 | 0.38 | 1.29 | G |
EDNA CITY LAKE | 4.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.70 | F |
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH | 4.00 | 2.71 | 0.29 | 0.73 | G |
SEVERY CITY LAKE | 3.83 | 0.50 | 0.17 | 0.87 | F |
SHAWNEE SFL | 3.83 | 1.58 | 0.08 | 1.04 | F |
BARBER SFL | 3.58 | 0.89 | 0.21 | 0.87 | G |
ATCHISON SFL | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.36 | P |
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #1 | 3.42 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.60 | F |
GEARY SFL | 3.25 | 0.75 | 0.17 | 1.44 | F |
LYON SFL | 3.08 | 2.08 | 1.25 | 1.80 | G |
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE-SOUTH | 3.00 | 1.25 | 0.38 | 1.93 | G |
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 | 3.00 | 1.50 | 0.83 | 1.12 | F |
LAKE SHAWNEE | 2.93 | 1.40 | 0.13 | 1.07 | F |
BROWN SFL | 2.93 | 2.07 | 0.93 | 1.42 | G |
SABETHA-PONY CREEK LAKE | 2.86 | 1.71 | 0.71 | 1.50 | G |
BONE CREEK LAKE | 2.81 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.74 | G |
OSAWATOMIE CITY LAKE | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.43 | F |
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW | 2.38 | 0.31 | 0.08 | 0.93 | G |
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE | 2.33 | 0.58 | 0.08 | 1.06 | G |
COWLEY SFL | 2.13 | 0.88 | 0.25 | 3.41 | F |
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-EAST | 1.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.48 | P |
HOLTON-PRAIRIE LAKE | 1.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | P |
LAKE OLATHE | 1.50 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 1.18 | F |
SPRING HILL CITY LAKE | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.62 | F |
WILSON SFL | 1.42 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.91 | F |
ELLIS CITY LAKE | 1.40 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.55 | P |
HORSETHIEF | 1.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.59 | P |
GARDNER CITY LAKE | 1.33 | 0.92 | 0.00 | 0.66 | P |
BANNER CREEK LAKE | 1.25 | 0.44 | 0.19 | 1.22 | P |
GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE | 1.11 | 0.33 | 0.22 | 1.22 | F |
LEBO CITY LAKE | 1.00 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.61 | P |
YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE | 0.92 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.48 | F |
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE | 0.88 | 0.38 | 0.13 | 1.31 | P |
LEAVENWORTH SFL | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.13 | 0.89 | P |
MIDDLE CREEK SFL | 0.75 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.54 | F |
MINED LAND PIT 45A | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.36 | G |
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW | 0.67 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.78 | P |
LAKE LENEXA | 0.63 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.51 | F |
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE | 0.56 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.57 | P |
BROWNING OXBOW | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.55 | P |
MINED LAND PIT 44A | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.55 | F |
PARSONS CITY LAKE | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | P |
OTTAWA SFL | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.46 | P |
WICHITA-KDOT WEST BORROW PIT | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.28 | P |
LAKE AFTON | 0.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | P |
BOURBON CO-CEDAR CREEK | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.58 | P |
CRAWFORD SFL | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.56 | F |
LOGAN CITY LAKE | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | P |
MARION COUNTY LAKE | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 1.63 | P |
JEFFREY EC-AUXILIARY LAKE | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.68 | P |
EUREKA CITY LAKE | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | P |
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE-EAST | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | P |
NEBO SFL | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | P |
TUTTLE CREEK RIVER POND | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.35 | P |
MCPHERSON SFL | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.41 | P |
PRATT COUNTY LAKE | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.27 | P |
CLARK SFL | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 1.11 | P |
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-WEST | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | P |
KIOWA SFL | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 | P |
NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LARGEMOUTH BASS | |||||
(>12") | (>15") | (>20") | (lbs.) | BR | |
EMPORIA-JONES PARK NORTH | 154.22 | 102.17 | 0.00 | 2.95 | G |
OVERBROOK KIDS POND | 114.72 | 7.78 | 0.00 | 3.85 | E |
EMPORIA-JONES PARK EAST POND | 87.55 | 43.45 | 0.00 | 3.61 | G |
OLPE -JONES PARK POND | 84.34 | 6.02 | 0.00 | 1.30 | P |
COFFEYVILLE-LECLERE | 79.78 | 9.19 | 0.00 | 2.19 | F |
SALINA-LAKEWOOD LAKE | 75.02 | 45.87 | 2.00 | 5.50 | G |
EMPORIA-JONES PARK WEST POND | 64.10 | 4.27 | 0.00 | 1.60 | G |
FALL RIVER STATE PARK KIDS POND | 46.16 | 11.89 | 0.00 | 3.70 | G |
CITY OF INMAN - COUNTRY PARK POND | 44.44 | 33.33 | 0.00 | 3.44 | F |
OVERBROOK CITY LAKE | 43.15 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 4.77 | G |
BLACK KETTLE SFL | 39.28 | 19.89 | 1.50 | 4.96 | F |
MOUNDRIDGE-PACK PARK POND | 38.18 | 16.36 | 0.00 | 3.22 | F |
AGRA CITY LAKE | 18.55 | 2.94 | 0.00 | 3.23 | P |
EMPORIA-PETER PAN PARK | 16.63 | 7.99 | 1.82 | 4.49 | P |
KANOPOLIS STATE PARK POND | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.61 | F |
WALNUT CREEK-TORONTO | 9.80 | 6.86 | 0.00 | 3.89 | P |
GLEN ELDER STATE PARK POND | 6.89 | 6.89 | 0.00 | 2.83 | P |
ST FRANCIS-KELLER LAKE | 5.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.01 | P |
FALL RIVER | 0.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.10 | P |
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