| In Kansas, crappie fishing really takes off in the spring. | | | | consistently high. Kansas crappie fishing is quite popular |
| In fact, the Kansas reservoirs are some of the bet | | | | here due to the large size of the fish that can be |
| locations in the Midwest to catch some big slabs. | | | | caught, even if there are areas with a higher density. |
| Though some of these manmade lakes lack any | | | | Some of the other large reservoirs most renowned |
| stock of crappie worth discussing, several actually yield | | | | for crappie fishing include Toronto, Melvern, and |
| large quantities of the sunfish. In fact, only three | | | | Coffee County Lake, as well as Council Grove |
| reservoirs - Cedar Bluff, Glen Elder, and Cheney - are | | | | Reservoir, the last of which may prove to yield smaller |
| ranked as poor reservoirs for Kansas crappie fishing | | | | fish but has a sheer density level worth checking out. |
| by biologists. | | | | You can also benefit from visits to other large |
| In southeast Kansas, you'll find the 2,500-acre Fall River | | | | impoundments such as Perry, Pomona, Lovewell, and |
| impoundment, where, though the area is known as a | | | | Kanopolis. In fact, several of these areas considered |
| bass hole, you'll find an excellent crappie population. It is | | | | ideal for KS crappie fishing have been noted year |
| common to find crappie in the reservoir that are at | | | | after year for decades as some of the best lakes for |
| least 10 inches long, with several actually exceeding 12 | | | | crappie in the Great Plains. Although Clinton and Kirwin |
| inches. In fact, you shouldn't be surprised to catch a | | | | don't produce large quantities of crappie, they are |
| crappie here that weighs over 2 pounds. If you are | | | | excellent locations to find good sized true lunker |
| dead set on a big specimen, it's at its best for you at | | | | crappie. |
| Fall River. | | | | What many people don't realize is that some of the |
| However, there are several other reservoirs with | | | | best fishing in Kansas can be found in much smaller |
| greater density of crappie for your fishing pleasure. La | | | | lakes and reservoirs. For example, Ottawa State |
| Cygne, for example, is a power plant cooling lake, | | | | Fishing Lake and Sedan City Lake, both quite small, |
| meaning that the waters are kept warm year round, | | | | have yielded crappie weighing over 2 pounds, the |
| especially near the hot water outlet at the south side. | | | | Bourbon SFL, under 100 acres in size, has samplings |
| This means the growth season in La Cygne continues | | | | weighing close to the same. In fact, most of the small |
| all year round, making the stock of game fish | | | | locations contain great numbers of white crappie. |