Banner Creek Reservoir is a reservoir in Jackson County, Kansas.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Banner Creek Reservoir is a reservoir in Jackson County, Kansas. Banner Creek Reservoir covers about 535 acres and holds about 8,097 acre-feet.
Banner Creek Reservoir has several arms, rocky points, standing wood and deeper water near the old creek path. That mix holds crappie, bass, sauger and walleye without requiring one all-day pattern.
The reported fish at Banner Creek Reservoir include walleye, sauger, largemouth bass, black crappie, and white crappie.
Fish reported from Banner Creek Reservoir include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, redear sunfish, sauger, walleye, and white crappie. Stocking records for Banner Creek Reservoir also list sauger and walleye, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Banner Creek, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Banner Creek, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For roaming fish at Banner Creek, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye, and work a jig or small crankbait close to bottom for sauger.
For bottom fishing at Banner Creek, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
At Banner Creek Reservoir, use a jig, crawler rig or crankbait along points and the old channel for walleye. Fish a small jig or minnow at Banner Creek Reservoir beside brush, standing wood or a creek-channel edge for crappie. Work a jig, worm or crankbait near cover at Banner Creek Reservoir for largemouth bass. At Banner Creek Reservoir, fish cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Banner Creek, check incoming water, one bend in the old channel and a point near deep water with a moving lure, then slow down with a jig or worm where you get a bite.
Spring around Banner Creek is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall around Banner Creek can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
A medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles most jigs, worms and small lures at Banner Creek, while a medium-heavy rod is better for bass jigs and heavier bottom rigs.
Walleye and sauger can use the firmer drop, while crappie and largemouth stay closer to wood in the nearby arm.
At Banner Creek Reservoir, start with a jig and minnow or a crankbait along a point, drop or the old channel.
At Banner Creek Reservoir, watch wind, water color, current and the depth of the first bite. Those clues show whether fish are using the points beside the old creek path or a nearby edge.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.