BLUEGILL

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The bluegill is one of the most common panfish in Kansas, and it provides many youngsters with their first fishing thrill. Although it doesn't grow to enormous weights, the tenacious, saucer-shaped fish makes up for size with a scrappy fight. Common in most farm ponds and smaller community and state fishing lakes, bluegill are most easily caught when they move into shallow water and begin dishing out spawning beds. The state record bluegill weighed 2 pounds, 5 ounces. The world record is 4 pounds, 12ounces.

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Updated: 01/17/2025

Lakes

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
  (>6") (>8") (>10") (lbs.) BR
LOUISBURG CITY LAKE 46.50 2.00 0.00 0.37 F
SCOTT SFL 42.06 2.35 0.00 0.47 G
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE 30.38 0.25 0.00 0.36 G
STERLING CITY LAKE 24.22 0.00 0.00 0.32 G
LAKE ATWOOD 20.50 0.00 0.00 0.38 F
SEVERY CITY LAKE 19.50 0.00 0.00 0.19 G
EUREKA CITY LAKE 19.33 0.00 0.00 0.29 G
OSAWATOMIE CITY LAKE 18.50 1.00 0.00 0.42 F
GREAT BEND-VETS PARK LAKE 15.67 0.00 0.00 0.25 F
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE 15.08 0.08 0.00 0.46 G
MARION COUNTY LAKE 13.75 1.58 0.00 0.47 G
WIFA-GRAHAM CO-TREXLER POND 13.25 0.25 0.00 0.70 G
LYON SFL 12.67 0.83 0.00 0.62 G
DOUGLAS CO-LONESTAR LAKE 12.58 0.00 0.00 0.37 G
BANNER CREEK LAKE 11.38 0.06 0.00 0.34 G
BROWN SFL 10.92 0.08 0.00 0.41 G
SABETHA CITY LAKE 9.92 1.17 0.00 0.36 G
SABETHA-PONY CREEK LAKE 9.75 3.75 0.00 0.62 E
PLEASANTON WEST LAKE 9.50 0.00 0.00 0.20 P
WINFIELD CITY LAKE 9.40 0.00 0.00 0.36 F
LAKE OLATHE 9.25 0.00 0.00 0.23 G
WASHINGTON SFL 8.55 0.00 0.00 0.31 G
MIAMI SFL 7.86 0.00 0.00 0.33 G
PAOLA CITY LAKE-LAKE MIOLA 7.86 0.00 0.00 0.21 G
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #23 7.67 0.00 0.00 0.20 G
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH 7.67 0.00 0.00 0.34 G
FORT SCOTT-GUNN PARK W POND-#2 7.00 0.25 0.00 0.44 P
LAKE SHAWNEE 6.94 0.56 0.00 0.42 G
BUTLER SFL 6.75 0.00 0.00 0.24 F
FORT SCOTT CITY LAKE 6.75 0.25 0.00 0.57 P
WICHITA-CHISHOLM NORTH LAKE 6.33 0.08 0.00 0.41 G
LAKE AFTON 6.25 0.00 0.00 0.44 F
MELVERN RIVER POND 6.00 2.20 0.00 0.52 G
NEOSHO SFL 5.83 0.25 0.00 0.46 G
JEWELL SFL 5.59 2.71 0.00 0.52 G
GRAHAM CO-ANTELOPE LAKE 5.56 2.89 0.00 0.59 F
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-EAST 5.38 0.00 0.00 0.34 F
JEWELL CITY LAKE-EMERSON LAKE 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.35 F
WILSON SFL 5.00 0.08 0.00 0.41 G
GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE 4.78 0.00 0.00 0.35 F
CHASE SFL 4.63 0.13 0.00 0.31 G
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #1 4.58 0.00 0.00 0.39 F
MOUND CITY LAKE 4.50 0.00 0.00 0.22 P
PLEASANTON WEST LAKE 4.50 0.00 0.00 0.25 P
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH 4.50 0.00 0.00 0.28 G
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE 4.33 0.00 0.00 0.31 P
COWLEY SFL 4.13 0.00 0.00 0.35 G
OLATHE-CEDAR LAKE 4.00 0.33 0.00 0.30 F
JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER-MAKE UP LAKE 3.67 0.08 0.00 0.39 P
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE-EAST 3.63 0.00 0.00 0.33 F
CHANUTE CITY LAKE 3.50 0.00 0.00 0.20 F
DOUGLAS SFL 3.45 0.18 0.00 0.37 G
PARSONS CITY LAKE 3.25 0.00 0.00 0.31 F
WOODSON SFL 3.11 0.00 0.00 0.43 G
MCPHERSON SFL 3.06 0.00 0.00 0.20 G
WICHITA-KDOT W. BORROW PIT 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.22 F
BONE CREEK LAKE 2.73 0.12 0.00 0.39 G
GARDNER CITY LAKE 2.58 0.25 0.00 0.40 F
OSAGE SFL 2.58 0.00 0.00 0.25 F
ANTHONY CITY LAKE 2.53 0.00 0.00 0.20 F
LEAVENWORTH SFL 2.50 0.00 0.00 0.25 F
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE 2.33 1.33 0.00 0.51 G
SHAWNEE SFL 2.17 0.17 0.00 0.42 F
NEBO SFL 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 P
JOHNSON CO-KILL CREEK PARK LAKE 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.34 E
RICHMOND CITY LAKE 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.22 P
MONTGOMERY SFL 1.75 0.00 0.00 0.26 G
CRAWFORD SFL 1.67 0.00 0.00 0.31 G
OTTAWA SFL 1.61 0.00 0.00 0.35 F
MADISON CITY LAKE 1.58 0.17 0.00 0.47 F
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE 1.58 0.00 0.00 0.33 F
BOURBON SFL 1.50 0.17 0.00 0.34 P
BELLEVILLE-ROCKY POND 1.38 0.00 0.00 0.27 P
JOHNSON CO-LEXINGTON PARK LAKE 1.33 0.33 0.00 0.28 E
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 1.27 0.00 0.00 0.28 F
MIDDLE CREEK SFL 1.17 0.00 0.00 0.22 F
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE-SOUTH 1.13 0.13 0.00 0.41 G
ALMA CITY LAKE 1.13 0.00 0.00 0.29 F
EDNA CITY LAKE 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.21 F
JOHNSON CO-SHAWNEE MISSION LAKE 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.17 F
THAYER CITY LAKE-OLD 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.19 F
YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.22 F
BARBER SFL 0.64 0.00 0.00 0.26 F
LEBO CITY LAKE 0.63 0.00 0.00 0.25 F
ATCHISON SFL 0.60 0.00 0.00 0.25 F
ELLIS CITY LAKE 0.60 0.00 0.00 0.17 F
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW 0.58 0.00 0.00 0.30 F
GEARY SFL 0.55 0.00 0.00 0.25 F
HORTON-MISSION LAKE 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.14 F
JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER-AUXILIARY LAKE 0.46 0.00 0.00 0.29 P
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW 0.45 0.00 0.00 0.28 F
HORSETHIEF 0.43 0.07 0.00 0.41 F
LAKE LENEXA 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.21 E
CRITZER LAKE 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.17 P
MINED LAND PIT 44A 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.22 P
PLEASANTON EAST LAKE 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.22 P
MEADE SFL 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.16 P
PRATT COUNTY LAKE 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.17 G
HOLTON-PRAIRIE LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 P
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-WEST 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 P
CLARK SFL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 G
COLDWATER LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 F
KIOWA SFL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 F
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE-NORTH 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 P
OLPE CITY LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 P
SPRING HILL CITY LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 F
OSAGE CITY LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 P
THAYER CITY LAKE-NEW 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 F
Updated: 01/17/2025

Ponds

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
  (>6") (>8") (>10") (lbs.) BR
OVERBROOK CITY LAKE 14.50 0.00 0.00 0.22 G
EMPORIA-JONES PARK NORTH 9.33 0.00 0.00 0.31 G
OLPE -JONES PARK POND 7.33 0.67 0.00 0.52 G
EMPORIA-JONES PARK EAST POND 4.00 0.00 0.00 0.30 G
EMPORIA-JONES PARK WEST POND 3.33 0.00 0.00 0.21 G
FALL RIVER STATE PARK KIDS POND 2.67 0.67 0.00 0.38 G
EMPORIA-PETER PAN PARK 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.16 G
COLBY-VILLA HIGH LAKE 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.28 P
Updated: 01/17/2025

Reservoirs

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
  (>6") (>8") (>10") (lbs.) BR
SEBELIUS 27.13 8.40 0.00 0.64 G
CEDAR BLUFF 8.82 0.12 0.00 0.40 F
HILLSDALE 4.75 0.02 0.00 0.34 G
LACYGNE 4.47 0.00 0.00 0.31 P
BIG HILL 4.23 0.10 0.00 0.36 G
KANOPOLIS 3.42 0.03 0.00 0.39 G
WEBSTER 2.69 0.57 0.00 0.60 F
MILFORD 2.31 0.44 0.00 0.52 F
CLINTON 1.83 0.10 0.00 0.52 F
LOVEWELL 1.17 0.05 0.00 0.43 P
WILSON 0.96 0.00 0.00 0.28 G
PERRY 0.88 0.00 0.00 0.32 F
MARION 0.62 0.00 0.00 0.39 P
WOLF CREEK 0.60 0.00 0.00 0.18 P
EL DORADO 0.56 0.00 0.00 0.23 P
MELVERN 0.40 0.02 0.00 0.37 P
TUTTLE CREEK 0.36 0.00 0.00 0.25 P
POMONA 0.35 0.00 0.00 0.22 P
GLEN ELDER 0.34 0.14 0.00 0.70 P
KIRWIN 0.33 0.04 0.00 0.52 F
FALL RIVER 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.25 P
COUNCIL GROVE 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.22 F
TORONTO 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.23 P
ELK CITY 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.22 P
Stocking Records Information
Bluegill Image

The bluegill is one of the most common panfish in Kansas, and it provides many youngsters with their first fishing thrill. Although it doesn't grow to enormous weights, the tenacious, saucer-shaped fish makes up for size with a scrappy fight. Common in most farm ponds and smaller community and state fishing lakes, bluegill are most easily caught when they move into shallow water and begin dishing out spawning beds. The state record bluegill weighed 2 pounds, 5 ounces. The world record is 4 pounds, 12ounces.

Impoundment Size Stocking Date Quantity Species Stocking Year
Clark State Fishing Lake Fingerlings 2023-07-11 6000 Bluegill 2023
Horsethief Reservoir Fingerlings 2023-09-14 45188 Bluegill 2023
Mulvane - Cedar Brook Pond Fingerlings 2023-09-14 532 Bluegill 2023
Sg County-Tom Scott Lake Fingerlings 2023-09-14 5016 Bluegill 2023
Wichita- K-96 Lake (Cruiser Lake) Fingerlings 2023-09-14 6072 Bluegill 2023
Wichita-Chisholm North Lake Fingerlings 2023-09-14 5544 Bluegill 2023
Wichita-Harrison Park Pond Fingerlings 2023-09-14 528 Bluegill 2023
Wichita-South Lake Fingerlings 2023-09-14 5041 Bluegill 2023
Clark State Fishing Lake Fingerlings 2023-09-19 31358 Bluegill 2023
Coldwater Lake Fingerlings 2023-09-19 22644 Bluegill 2023
Ford State Fishing Lake Fingerlings 2023-09-19 14936 Bluegill 2023
Glen Elder State Park Pond Adult 2022-05-28 200 Bluegill 2022
Jewell City Lake - Emerson Lake Adult 2022-05-28 600 Bluegill 2022
Clark State Fishing Lake Fingerlings 2022-09-15 12900 Bluegill 2022
Coldwater Lake Fingerlings 2022-09-15 3870 Bluegill 2022
Clark State Fishing Lake Fingerlings 2022-09-19 17375 Bluegill 2022
Coldwater Lake Fingerlings 2022-09-19 21406 Bluegill 2022
Horsethief Reservoir Fingerlings 2022-09-19 34139 Bluegill 2022
Horsethief Reservoir Fingerlings 2022-09-21 11110 Bluegill 2022
Cherryvale City Lake-Tanko Fingerlings 2022-10-10 1653 Bluegill 2022
Coffeyville-Leclere Adult 2022-10-17 32 Bluegill 2022
Grand Osage Pond #10 Adult 2022-10-17 51 Bluegill 2022
Grand Osage Pond #3 Adult 2022-10-17 55 Bluegill 2022
Mined Land Pit 6A Adult 2022-10-17 17 Bluegill 2022
Pittsburg-Lakeside Park Lake Adult 2022-10-17 325 Bluegill 2022
Jewell City Lake - Emerson Lake Intermediates 2022-10-25 205 Bluegill 2022
Logan City Lake Adult 2022-10-27 3600 Bluegill 2022
Plainville Township Lake Adult 2022-10-27 4597 Bluegill 2022
Rooks State Lake Adult 2022-10-28 220 Bluegill 2022
Rooks State Lake Adult 2022-10-28 3911 Bluegill 2022
Sg County-Vic'C Lake Fingerlings 2021-04-01 1200 Bluegill 2021
Colby-Villa High Lake Adult 2021-05-19 500 Bluegill 2021
Sherman Co-Smoky Hill Garden Adult 2021-05-19 250 Bluegill 2021
Crawford State Fishing Lake Intermediates 2021-06-14 46 Bluegill 2021
Clark State Fishing Lake Fingerlings 2021-09-15 35429 Bluegill 2021
Horsethief Reservoir Fingerlings 2021-09-15 47384 Bluegill 2021
Andover - Lake George Fingerlings 2021-09-16 484 Bluegill 2021
Clearwater - Chisholm Ridge Lake Fingerlings 2021-09-16 1258 Bluegill 2021
Haysville-Dorner Park Fingerlings 2021-09-16 2904 Bluegill 2021
Mount Hope - Oak Street Pond Fingerlings 2021-09-16 484 Bluegill 2021
Sg County-Horseshoe Lake Fingerlings 2021-09-16 968 Bluegill 2021
Sg County-Moss Lake Fingerlings 2021-09-16 1597 Bluegill 2021
Gridley City Lake Adult 2021-10-11 1302 Bluegill 2021
Colby-Villa High Lake Adult 2020-04-08 200 Bluegill 2020
Sherman Co-Smoky Hill Garden Adult 2020-04-16 275 Bluegill 2020
Woodson State Fishing Lake Adult 2020-09-16 1215 Bluegill 2020
Woodson State Fishing Lake Adult 2020-09-16 1660 Bluegill 2020
Crawford State Fishing Lake Adult 2020-10-12 3168 Bluegill 2020
Woodson State Fishing Lake Adult 2020-10-12 1654 Bluegill 2020
Finney County -Wildwod Park North Adult 2020-10-13 263 Bluegill 2020
Finney County -Wildwod Park North Fingerlings 2020-10-13 2000 Bluegill 2020
Finney County-Wildwood Park South Adult 2020-10-13 254 Bluegill 2020
Finney County-Wildwood Park South Fingerlings 2020-10-13 2000 Bluegill 2020
Barber State Fishing Lake - Lower Fingerlings 2020-10-22 6693 Bluegill 2020
Clark State Fishing Lake Fingerlings 2020-10-22 11349 Bluegill 2020
Coldwater Lake Fingerlings 2020-10-22 14899 Bluegill 2020
Goodman State Fishing Lake Fingerlings 2020-10-22 6984 Bluegill 2020
Horsethief Reservoir Fingerlings 2020-10-22 25783 Bluegill 2020
Kiowa State Fishing Lake Fingerlings 2020-10-22 3492 Bluegill 2020
Saline State Fishing Lake Adult 2019-06-05 760 Bluegill 2019
Pratt County Lake Adult 2019-07-02 200 Bluegill 2019
Overland Park - Summercrest Lake Fingerlings 2019-09-13 60 Bluegill 2019
Overland Park - Summercrest Lake Fingerlings 2019-09-13 640 Bluegill 2019
Agra City Lake Adult 2019-09-18 133 Bluegill 2019
Larned City Pond Adult 2019-09-18 646 Bluegill 2019
Logan City Lake Adult 2019-09-18 551 Bluegill 2019
Rooks State Lake Adult 2019-09-18 1843 Bluegill 2019
Ottawa State Fishing Lake Adult 2019-09-19 1102 Bluegill 2019
Ottawa State Fishing Lake Adult 2019-09-19 2465 Bluegill 2019
Pratt County Lake Fingerlings 2019-10-01 5625 Bluegill 2019
Woodson State Fishing Lake Fingerlings 2019-10-01 90788 Bluegill 2019
Junction City - Helland Pond Fingerlings 2019-10-15 4725 Bluegill 2019
Coldwater Lake Fingerlings 2019-10-17 12612 Bluegill 2019
Kiowa State Fishing Lake Fingerlings 2019-10-17 3116 Bluegill 2019
Barber State Fishing Lake - Lower Fingerlings 2019-10-29 8700 Bluegill 2019
Horsethief Reservoir Fingerlings 2019-10-29 24534 Bluegill 2019
Clark State Fishing Lake Fingerlings 2024-04-09 30494 Bluegill 2024
Coldwater Lake Fingerlings 2024-09-18 25338 Bluegill 2024
Derby High Lake Fingerlings 2024-09-17 1551 Bluegill 2024
Ellis City Lake Adult 2024-05-31 22 Bluegill 2024
Ellis City Lake Adult 2024-03-06 28 Bluegill 2024
Ford State Fishing Lake Fingerlings 2024-04-30 9064 Bluegill 2024
Ford State Fishing Lake Fingerlings 2024-09-18 12152 Bluegill 2024
Hain State Fishing Lake Fingerlings 2024-09-18 11004 Bluegill 2024
Hays - Vineyard Park Pond Adult 2024-02-28 109 Bluegill 2024
Horsethief Reservoir Fingerlings 2024-09-17 46301 Bluegill 2024
Hutchinson-Dillon Nature Center Intermediates 2024-10-16 850 Bluegill 2024
Kingman State Fishing Lake Adult 2024-04-03 2883 Bluegill 2024
Kingman State Fishing Lake Fingerlings 2024-04-09 43520 Bluegill 2024
Km-Byron Walker WA Ponds Adult 2024-05-02 90 Bluegill 2024
Liberal-Arkalon Recreation Area Fingerlings 2024-04-30 5047 Bluegill 2024
Park City-Chisholm Pointe Lake Fingerlings 2024-09-17 588 Bluegill 2024
Wichita - Watson Park - North Fingerlings 2024-09-17 5617 Bluegill 2024