Pratt County Lake

Pratt County Lake is a reservoir in Pratt County, Kansas. Pratt County Lake covers about 51 acres and holds about 484 acre-feet.

What to Expect at Pratt County Lake

Pratt County Lake was made by holding back a river or creek, making the old channel, bends and quiet coves sensible places to begin.

Fish and Useful Baits at Pratt County Lake

Fish reported from Pratt County Lake include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, saugeye, walleye, white crappie, and wiper. Stocking records for Pratt County Lake also list channel catfish and saugeye, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.

Bass

For bass at Pratt County, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.

Crappie and Sunfish

For panfish at Pratt County, 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.

Walleye, Saugeye, and Open-Water Fish

For roaming fish at Pratt County, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye, and 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.

Catfish

For bottom fishing at Pratt County, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Pratt County Lake

On a first trip to Pratt County, 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.

When to Fish Pratt County Lake

Spring around Pratt County 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 Pratt County can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.