East Lake is a lake in Osage 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.
Osage County East Lake is a lake in Osage County, Kansas. Osage County East Lake covers about 265 acres.
Osage County East Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Osage County East Lake include bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, saugeye, white crappie, and wiper. Stocking records for Osage County East Lake also list saugeye, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Osage County East Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Osage County East Lake, 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 Osage County East Lake, fish a jig, blade bait or crankbait near the old channel for saugeye, and use a shad-colored swimbait, spoon or trolling lure around open-water baitfish for wipers.
For bottom fishing at Osage County East Lake, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
Spring at Osage County East Lake 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 at Osage County East Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Osage County East Lake, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
A medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles most jigs, worms and small lures at Osage County East Lake, while a medium-heavy rod is better for bass jigs and heavier bottom rigs.
At Osage County East Lake, pick one cove and the closest point or drop into deep water, then fish that small area well before making a long move.
A reliable depth number was not found for Osage County East Lake, so anglers should rely on what they can see and what their lure touches.
Bluegill is on the fish list for Osage County East Lake, so start with a bait made for that fish instead of guessing at a species that may not be there.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.