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Milford Lake, KS

Reservoir in Geary County, Kansas. At roughly 15,700 acres, Milford is the largest reservoir in Kansas, a USACE flood-control impoundment of the Republican River northwest of Junction City. Known as the 'Wiper and Blue Cat Capital of Kansas,' it offers trophy hybrid striped bass, walleye, white bass, crappie and big blue catfish across deep main-lake structure, flooded timber and long creek arms.

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Overall bite score

Scored 24 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled63
Pressure trendNOAArising60
SolunarComputedmoon 60% lit77
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA60
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

9 tracked species in Milford Lake, with the months each fishes best.

Channel Catfishabundant
Hybrid Striped Bassabundant
Walleyeabundant
White Bassabundant
Blue Catfishcommon
Flathead Catfishcommon
Largemouth Basscommon
White Crappiecommon
Smallmouth Basspresent

Water facts

TypeReservoir
CountyGeary
StateKansas
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge06857100

Live USGS gauge 06857100 (Republican R below Milford Dam) provides discharge; water temp falls back to the seasonal baseline. Ramps at Milford State Park, School Creek, and several USACE areas. Wiper and walleye have specific length rules, verify on the KDWP regulations page.

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