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Best white bass & hybrids lakes in Kansas

23 Kansas waters hold white bass & hybrids, 19 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 fish (white bass and hybrid stripers/wipers) that corral shad on flats and points.

1. Milford Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 12 public access sites
2. Cheney Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 14 public access sites
3. Marion Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
4. El Dorado Lake — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
5. Clinton Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, SaugeyeWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 20 public access sites
6. John Redmond Lake — 12 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
7. Kirwin Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
8. Pomona Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, CrappieWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 18 public access sites
9. Kanopolis Lake — 32 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, CrappieWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 5 public access sites
10. Waconda Lake — 55 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
11. Smoky Hill River — 10 ft max · Walleye, White Bass, Saugeye, Channel CatfishWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
12. Webster Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites
13. Lovewell Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 7 public access sites
14. Arkansas River — 8 ft max · White Bass, Channel Catfish, White Bass & Hybrids, Flathead CatfishWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
15. Kansas River — 20 ft max · White Bass, Channel Catfish, White Bass & Hybrids, Flathead CatfishWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 6 public access sites
16. Centralia Lake — 26 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
17. Wyandotte County Lake — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, CrappieWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
18. Herington Reservoir — 26 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
19. Winfield City Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 11 public access sites
20. Wellington Lake — 24 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. Fort Scott City Lake — 40 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. Lake Shawnee — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites
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

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When to fish white bass & hybrids in Kansas

• Spring 3–15 ft — The famous spring run: fish stack in creeks, rivers and inflows to spawn.
• Summer 10–30 ft — Follow surfacing schools over humps and flats; jigging spoons when they sound.
• Fall 8–25 ft — Aggressive fall schooling — when you find one, you've found a hundred.
• Winter 20–40 ft — Deep wintering schools on channel edges; vertical spoons.

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