Gardner City Lake is a lake in Kansas, near Johnson County.
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.
Gardner City Lake is a lake in Johnson County, Kansas. Gardner City Lake covers about 100 acres.
Gardner City Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Gardner City Lake include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, and saugeye. Stocking records for Gardner City Lake also list redear sunfish, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Gardner City, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Gardner City, 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 Gardner City, fish a jig, blade bait or crankbait near the old channel for saugeye.
For bottom fishing at Gardner City, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Gardner City, 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.
Spring at Gardner City 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 Gardner City can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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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.
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.
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.
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.