Yates Center Reservoir is a reservoir in Kansas, near Woodson 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.
Yates Center Reservoir is a reservoir in Woodson County, Kansas. Yates Center Reservoir covers about 250 acres.
Yates Center Reservoir was made by holding back a river or creek, making the old channel, bends and quiet coves sensible places to begin.
Fish reported from Yates Center Reservoir include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, redear sunfish, white crappie, and wiper. Stocking records for Yates Center Reservoir also list walleye and channel catfish, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Yates Center, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Yates Center, 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 Yates Center, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye, and use a shad-colored swimbait, spoon or trolling lure around open-water baitfish for wipers.
For bottom fishing at Yates Center, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
Spring around Yates Center 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 Yates Center can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Yates Center, 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.
A medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles most jigs, worms and small lures at Yates Center, while a medium-heavy rod is better for bass jigs and heavier bottom rigs.
At Yates Center, 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 Yates Center, so anglers should rely on what they can see and what their lure touches.
Black crappie is on the fish list for Yates Center, 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.
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.