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Wilson Lake, KS
Reservoir in Russell County, Kansas. A 9,000-acre USACE reservoir on the Saline River in the Smoky Hills of central Kansas, famous for some of the clearest water in the state and a renowned striped bass and smallmouth bass fishery. The deep, rocky, wind-swept lake also holds walleye, white bass, channel and blue catfish, and largemouth bass.
Overall bite score
Scored 25 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes
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What swims here
8 tracked species in Wilson Lake, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Live USGS gauge 06868200 (Saline R at Wilson Dam) provides discharge; water temp falls back to the seasonal baseline. Ramps at Sylvan, Lucas and Minooka Parks (USACE) plus Wilson State Park. Striped bass carry a special creel/length rule at Wilson, verify on the KDWP regulations page.
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