Kansas Length & Creel Limits
Community Waters

Statewide Length & Creel Limits
     Unless otherwise listed in the charts below, the following length and daily creel limits apply to Kansas streams and lakes. On waters not listed in the "Special" charts, only STATEWIDE length and creel limits apply. City, county, and other locally managed waters often have excellent fishing but may have more restrictive length and creel limits, as posted on the areas. Contact a district Wildlife and Parks biologist for more information on these lakes.
Statewide Creel Limits Statewide Length Limits
Channel & Blue Catfish (single species or combination) 10
Walleye, Sauger, Saugeye (single species or combination) 5
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout (single species or combination) 5
Black Basses (single species or combination) 5
Flathead Catfish 5
Northern Pike 2
Striped Bass 2
Wiper (White Bass/Striped Bass Hybrid) 2
Crappie 50
White Bass, Bullhead, Bluegill, and all other legal species no limit
Black Bass 15"
Sauger 15"
Saugeye 15"
Northern Pike 30"
Walleye 15"
The possession limit on all fish is three times the daily creel limit.
Special Length & Creel Limits -- Community Waters
L = Length Crappie Channel Black Striped Saugeye Walleye Wiper
C = Creel Catfish Bass Bass
L C L C L C L C L C L C L C
Allen City Lake 5
Alma City Lake 18" 18"
Arma City Lake 15" 2 18" 2
Altamont City Lakes 15" 5
Antelope Lake 5
Atwood Lake
Atchison city lakes 1-4, 6-9, 23, 24 15" 5 18" 2
Beaver Lake 15" 5
Blue Mound City Lake 10" 10 15" 2
Bone Creek Lake Ø 10" 10 15" 2 18" 2 2 18" 2
Bronson City Lake 15" 2 2
Bourbon County Lake (Hiatville) 15" 5 2 2 18" 2 18"
Buffalo Park Lake, Wichita 10" 10 5 18" 2
Carbondale East Lake 10" 10 15" 2 * 2 2 2 18" 2 18" 2
Cedar Lake (Olathe) 2
Cedar Valley Reservoir 5 18" 2 18" 2 18"
Centralia City Lake 15" 18" 18"
Chanute City Lake 15" 2 2 18"
Cherryvale City Lake (Tanko) 15" 5
Chisholm North Lake, Wichita 10" 10 2 18" 2 18"
Coldwater Lake 5 18"
Derby High Park 5 18" 2
Dillon Pond, Wichita 10" 10 5 18" 2
Eagle Lake 10" 10 5 18"
Edna City Lake 15" 5
Elkhorn (Holton) 15" 5 * 2
Ellis City Lake 5
Emporia Jones Park Ponds 15" 2
Emporia Peter Pan Park Pond 15" 2
Eureka City Lake 15" 5 18" 18"
Ft. Scott Comm. College Lakes 10" 10 15" 2 18" 2 18"
Gardner City Lake 18" 2 2
Garnett North 10" 10 15" 2 * 2 2 2 18" 2 18" 2
Garnett South 10" 10 15" 2 * 2 18" 2 18"
Greenbush Community Lake 15" 2 *
Gridley City Lake 10" 10 15" 2 2 2 18" 2 18"
Gunn Park Lake Fern 10" 10 15" 2 18" 2
Gunn Park Lake West 10" 10 15" 2 18" 2
Hargis Creek Lake * 2 18"
Harrison Park Lake, Wichita 5 18" 2
Harveyville City Lake 18" 18" 18"
Herington City Lakes * 18"
Hiawatha City Lake 15" 5 * 2
Holton Banner Creek 15" 5 18" 2 2 18" 2
Horton Little Lake 15" 5 18" 2
Horton Mission Lake 15" 5 2 18"
Harvey County Camp Hawk 5 *
Harvey County East 5 * 18" 18" 18"
Harvey County West 5 * 2
Indian Rock Lake, Salina 5 18"
Jeffery Energy Center
Jetmore City Lake 5 13-18" 18"
Kahola Lake 18"
Keller Lake 5
Lake Afton 18" 2 18" 2 18"
Lake Atwood 15" 5 * 2
Lake Charles Dodge City 5 18" 2
Lake Ft. Scott 10" 10 15" 2 18" 2 2 18" 2 18"
Lake Olathe 2 2
Lakewood Salina 5 18"
Lansing City Lake 2 2
Lebo City Lake 10" 10 15" 2 18" 2 2 2 18" 2 18" 2
Lebo Kids Pond 15" 2 18" 2