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Best saugeye lakes in Kansas

28 Kansas waters hold saugeye, 27 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Walleye × sauger hybrid stocked across midwestern reservoirs. Loves stained water, wind-blown mud lines and dam riprap — bites better in daylight than a walleye.

1. Tuttle Creek Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Saugeye, CrappieWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 12 public access sites
2. Melvern Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, SaugeyeWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 7 public access sites
3. Clinton Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, SaugeyeWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 20 public access sites
4. Pomona Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, CrappieWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 18 public access sites
5. Kanopolis Lake — 32 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, CrappieWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 5 public access sites
6. Smoky Hill River — 10 ft max · Walleye, White Bass, Saugeye, Channel CatfishWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
7. Council Grove Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, CrappieWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
8. Parsons Lake — 22 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
9. Centralia Lake — 26 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
10. Wyandotte County Lake — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, CrappieWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
11. Louisburg State Fishing Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
12. Woodson County State Fishing Lake — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
13. Lake Afton — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
14. Gardner City Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
15. Wilson County State Fishing Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
16. New Olathe Lake — 46 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, CrappieWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
17. Wellington Lake — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
18. New Yates Center Lake — 38 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
19. Douglas County State Fishing Lake — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
20. Chase County State Fishing Lake — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
21. Pony Creek Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
22. Fort Scott City Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
23. Lone Star Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
24. Eureka Lake — 28 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
25. Wabaunsee County Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached

…plus 3 more Kansas waters holding saugeye.

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When to fish saugeye in Kansas

• Spring 3–12 ft — Stack below dams, on riprap and gravel shoals as water warms; muddy water is your friend.
• Summer 8–22 ft — Shallower than walleye all summer — fish the first breakline and wind-blown points.
• Fall 8–28 ft — Creek-channel edges and dam faces; the colder it gets, the better the daytime bite.
• Winter 12–30 ft — The premier winter bite in saugeye reservoirs — deep channel bends and tailwaters.

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