For Us KC Area Guys - Fishing Reports

[Chris S]

I'm going to vote for Hillsdale. I think that place scares blue and that may level the playing field for the rest of us.

LMAO!!!!! I fish it all the time!!

[retro basser]

I'm going to vote for Hillsdale. I think that place scares blue and that may level the playing field for the rest of us.

hehe.

Maybe we should get the the day figured out first. 10/6 or 10/20 what is better for everyone? We got a whole month to figure out the fun part: where.

Also know that the lake time is flexible, i'm sure a few of us will fish both saturday and sunday morning... some guys might just be able to make one or the other...

[Busy]

I would be interested in going as a non-boater if that is possible.

[Chris S]

hehe.

Maybe we should get the the day figured out first. 10/6 or 10/20 what is better for everyone? We got a whole month to figure out the fun part: where.

Also know that the lake time is flexible, i'm sure a few of us will fish both saturday and sunday morning... some guys might just be able to make one or the other...

Either works for me get paid on th 5th and 20th

[Bluebasser86]

I'm in for a Saturday outing. If it's a big lake, I'll give Melvern a shot (never fished it before but will give it a go). Any Saturday in October except 10/13 is fine for me. For smaller lakes, I'm curious about Pleasanton (see below). Not to split hairs but are you referring to Pleasanton Lake (small green circle) or Pleasanton City Lake (large green circle) or both? The advantage of Pleasanton is if someone's struggling badly, then head up north a piece and you're at Miami. I'm talking my way into Pleasanton for my smaller lake preference. Group goal: nobody gets skunked.

It would be Pleasanton East Lake, the bigger lake, that I would want to have it at between those two. Just about 10 minutes further south from La Cygne so not a bad drive. Lots of smaller fish with some bigger ones to be had. Pretty shallow and wouldn't be good for the guys wanting to fish all weekend. I second the main objective of everyone catching fish, that's why it shouldn't be at Hillsdale!

I am ok with this suggestion, I dont work weekends and would like a Saturday trip also.

Blue stop picking on my Walleye lake

I'm not convinced there's any walleye in that lake.

I'm going to vote for Hillsdale. I think that place scares blue and that may level the playing field for the rest of us.

Other than drum, catfish, and white bass, I have never caught a keeper fish out of that lake out of probably 6-8 trips out there. I bet I've caught less than a dozen bass out of there. If we're after drum it's a great lake though.

hehe.

Maybe we should get the the day figured out first. 10/6 or 10/20 what is better for everyone? We got a whole month to figure out the fun part: where.

Also know that the lake time is flexible, i'm sure a few of us will fish both saturday and sunday morning... some guys might just be able to make one or the other...

I vote for the 20th, gives everyone plenty of time to try to get the day off from work and get any other plans taken care of.

I would be interested in going as a non-boater if that is possible.

As long as we have enough boats there it should be alright. We had some guys there as nonboaters at Melvern earlier this year too.

[Bluebasser86]

Well Jon and I fished Cedar Valley in Garnett Wednesday until 1, then Richmond until 3:30. I can say I will go back to Cedar Valley without a doubt. It isn't a numbers lake for certain but when you get one it's a healthy fish. We caught largemouth, white bass/wiper, drum, channel cat, flathead, and sunfish. Our bass were on homemade chatterbaits and brush jigs, Luck E Strike squarebills, Cavitrons, SK series 5, Xcaliber XR50, and Zoom Mag II worms. For some reason the west shoreline was by far the best. We got out there before the sun started to lighten the sky. Very rocky and deeper than I expected. First fish was a channel cat that smashed my chatterbait. Next was a 14" bass that sucked down a cavitron. We pulled into the second little pocket to the north of the boatramp and doubled up. Jon's fish at a homemade chatterbait.

Mine surprised me, didn't think it was very big but turned out it must have been swimming at the boat. 3.94lbs on a Luck E Strike squarebill, my biggest of the day.

Cast back to the same spot with a 1/2 homemade brush jig and got another 18" keeper.

We caught fish all down the bank to the dam but once we got across the dam to the opposite shoreline the bite stopped, completely. There was one big cove that looked so good but it was missing one big thing, as was the rest of the west shoreline, no baitfish surfacing anywhere. They were everywhere on the east bank flipping around. A few were flipping in one little pocket in the bigger cove. Pulled my jig over a log and felt the thump through my slack line. My 3rd keeper of the day inhaled my jig.

We went way back in the creek after that because the wind was howling. The bait was there but the bass were not. came out a little ways and fished a channel swing bank and caught a few more 14-16 inch fish but much slower than we'd started. There was one little pocket south of the ramp so we cut across and fished that. Like turning a light switch, we came across the lake and started catching fish again. I broke off a solid feeling fish and we caught 6 or 7 more out of that cut after catching 4 or 5 in 3 hours of fishing the east shoreline.

Richmond was fun like usual. I had a big fish boil on a pit boss as it came over a limb but I got nothing but tree when I set the hook. Caught one around 3lbs from the west end on a jig. Had a hard time keeping a crankbait fish hooked for some reason. We still caught almost 30 in the hour and half we were there.

[Bluebasser86]

As for where we should fish for the fall get together, it's hard to beat Melvern in the fall, here's why.

And if those aren't biting there's sure to be tons of big white bass on the bank eating everything that moves and some of these cruising the shallows.

[Chris S]

I'm not convinced there's any walleye in that lake.

Dang Blue!

[kylek]

How much did that first smallmouth weigh Blue?? That is a toad for sure!!!!!

[Bluebasser86]

Dang Blue!

Yeah I know, I was just kidding. I've even caught them myself the couple times I've fished for them, none of them would have been keepers even on a 15" lake though.

How much did that first smallmouth weigh Blue?? That is a toad for sure!!!!!

20" long and 5 even. It had a hand sized crappie swallowed with a lot of tail still sticking out of it's throat. I have no idea how it managed to get it in it's mouth or why it tried to eat my crankbait but I'm sure glad it did

[Hi Salenity]

So Melvern 10-20?

[Hi Salenity]

Dang Blue!

Shorts, all of them! ..................................jk

[Chris S]

So Melvern 10-20?

[Chris S]

Ok so my Saturday fishing buddy just canceled for La Cygne Saturday, yes this Saturday.

If any of you non-boaters or any one else wants to jump in my boat call or text me 302 943 8810, all I ask for is some gas money for the truck, I will take care of the boat gas.

Astro Table has tomorrow as the Shat for September 1130am until 2pm and with the cold weather I am hoping the big girls have moved closer to the overflow area or the flats there.

Wind will be ESE at 8mph

[joefish]

Three of us went out to Leavenworth State Lake today from about 4:30pm until dark. We caught a little over 25 bass mostly on squarebills. We caught a few others on chatterbait, buzzbait, and spinnerbaits. Dark colors seemed to be the best on chatterbait and buzzbait. Bluegill color on squarebills. It was very slow on soft plastics. I think we only caught 1 bass on a shakeyhead and it was small. They seemed to want something moving today out there. They were slamming squarebills on the pause of the retrieve. The biggest was just a little bit over 3.5 pounds caught on a squarebill. Today has been the best day so far out there for us. Fish were caught in 3-7 feet of water, wherever there is grass on the bottom.

Tight Lines and Good Fishin!!

How's the water level in Leavenworth State Lake? Last time I was ther was really scarry at the boat ramp.

[AllDay]

Well Jon and I fished Cedar Valley in Garnett Wednesday until 1, then Richmond until 3:30. I can say I will go back to Cedar Valley without a doubt. It isn't a numbers lake for certain but when you get one it's a healthy fish.

VERY NICE I knew that lake had potential!!!

[Busy]

How's the water level in Leavenworth State Lake? Last time I was ther was really scarry at the boat ramp.

Still about the same. I've seen a few people wreck props around the ramp this year. The shallow ramp is still closed and the docks are still sitting on dry land.

[retro basser]

I would be interested in going as a non-boater if that is possible.

I don't mind bringing ya, I'm in lawrence too so that'd be easy...

The 20th seems to work for a few of us.. should we just plan for that?

[Busy]

I don't mind bringing ya, I'm in lawrence too so that'd be easy...

The 20th seems to work for a few of us.. should we just plan for that?

I'm sending you a PM. Thank you for the offer!

The 20th works for me, and it depends how the plans shape up but I could probably make a weekend out of it with that much notice.

[joefish]

Still about the same. I've seen a few people wreck props around the ramp this year. The shallow ramp is still closed and the docks are still sitting on dry land.

That's what I was afraid of. With my luck I would bang up my prop. Guess I'll wait for next spring and hope for some rain to fill Leavenworth State Lake back to normal,

[Wachati]

I am down for the 10/20 thingamabobber. My vote is no hillsdale and I think bone creek would be a great spot for this event. Lake has plenty of area for us all to spread out, definitely catch lots of fish and there is a healthy number of keepers. There are also 7 motels/hotels in fort Scott.

[Wachati]

Ok so my Saturday fishing buddy just canceled for La Cygne Saturday, yes this Saturday.

If any of you non-boaters or any one else wants to jump in my boat call or text me 302 943 8810, all I ask for is some gas money for the truck, I will take care of the boat gas.

Astro Table has tomorrow as the Shat for September 1130am until 2pm and with the cold weather I am hoping the big girls have moved closer to the overflow area or the flats there.

Wind will be ESE at 8mph

Hey what type of boat do you have? Might have seen you out there today. I was the one with his motor cover off trying to get his flooded motor to start for 2 hours lol. Finally got her going but the fishing went like the rest of the day, frustrating.

[kylek]

Is there any chance a non boater could get in on this? I would love to come but don't own a boat.

Also what time would this get started? I would have to stop and get an out of state license for the day somewhere.

Kyle

[Hi Salenity]

I'm going to throw some "Black" jigs around the state lake in the morning...........................................................WOW, that sounds racist!

[Bluebasser86]

Is there any chance a non boater could get in on this? I would love to come but don't own a boat.

Also what time would this get started? I would have to stop and get an out of state license for the day somewhere.

Kyle

As long as we have enough boats or if you have a buddy with a boat that wants to fish that day. You can get a license in advance and just have them write it for that day, you don't have to buy it the same day. Not sure what time everyone wants to start. I won't be able to make it anywhere early since I won't get off work until 8am but a later start might not be bad by that time of year.