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Best white bass lakes in Kansas

12 Kansas waters hold white bass, 7 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. Hard-fighting schooling bass. Legendary spring river runs, then open-water surface blitzes chasing shad all summer.

1. Tuttle Creek Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Saugeye, Crappie
2. Milford Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
3. Perry Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Sauger
4. Cheney Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
5. Wilson Lake — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
6. El Dorado Lake — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
7. Neosho River — 15 ft max · White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish
8. John Redmond Lake — 12 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
9. Smoky Hill River — 10 ft max · Walleye, White Bass, Saugeye, Channel Catfish
10. Arkansas River — 8 ft max · White Bass, Channel Catfish, White Bass & Hybrids, Flathead Catfish
11. Verdigris River — 15 ft max · White Bass, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Blue Catfish
12. Kansas River — 20 ft max · White Bass, Channel Catfish, White Bass & Hybrids, Flathead Catfish

When to fish white bass in Kansas

• Spring 2–12 ft — The famous spawning run — fish stack in tributary rivers and below dams by the thousands.
• Summer 8–25 ft — Follow the shad — surface blitzes early and late, suspended schools over structure midday.
• Fall 6–25 ft — The best surface action of the year — gulls diving means white bass feeding.
• Winter 15–40 ft — Huge tight schools in deep basins and channel bends — vertical spoons.

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