Shawnee State Fishing Lake is a lake in Shawnee 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.
Shawnee State Fishing Lake is a lake in Shawnee County, Kansas. Shawnee State Fishing Lake covers about 135 acres and holds about 1,568 acre-feet.
Shawnee State Fishing Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Shawnee State Fishing Lake include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, redear sunfish, saugeye, and white crappie. Stocking records for Shawnee State Fishing Lake also list channel catfish, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Shawnee State Fishing, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Shawnee State Fishing, 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 Shawnee State Fishing, fish a jig, blade bait or crankbait near the old channel for saugeye.
For bottom fishing at Shawnee State Fishing, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Shawnee State Fishing, 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 Shawnee State Fishing 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 Shawnee State Fishing 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.
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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.