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Perry Reservoir

The rule for this water, with the receipt.

Special regulations for Perry Reservoir, as the state words them

Jefferson County · Lake · KS

Has its own special rules
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Today's rule hereParsed

Season
Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
Gear
Each angler is limited to two rods (three with three-pole permit) with no more than two baited hooks (single or treble) or artificial lures per line.Statewide
Bait
Legal fish bait includes artificial lures, baitfish (as defined on Page 9), prepared bait, vegetable materials, artificial bait, worms, crayfish, leeches, amphibians and mussels.Statewide
Poles
Only two rods may be used unless a three-pole permit (Page 6) is purchased.Statewide
SpeciesDaily limitSize
Channel Catfish
10-This water
Blue Catfish
5min. 35-inch minimumThis water
Flathead Catfish
5-This water
Northern pike
2min. 30 inchesStatewide
Striped bass
5-Statewide
Wiper (white bass/striped bass hybrid)
5-Statewide
Crappie
20min. 10-inch minimumThis water
Paddlefish
2-Statewide
Largemouth Bass
5min. 18-inch minimumThis water
Walleye
5min. 18-inch minimumThis water
Wiper
5-Statewide
bass
See sizemin. 15 inchesStatewide
Bullfrogs
eight-Statewide
Common snapping turtles and soft-shelled turtles
eight, single species or in combination-Statewide
Smallmouth Bass
5min. 18-inch minimumThis water
Saugeye
5min. 18-inch minimumThis water
Sauger
5min. 18-inch minimumThis water

The official text, verbatimOfficial text

Straight from KS's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.

Whole water
  • Blue Catfish
    Daily limit 5Size 35-inch minimum
  • Channel Catfish
    Daily limit 10
  • Flathead Catfish
    Daily limit 5
  • Crappie
    Daily limit 20Size 10-inch minimum
  • Largemouth Bass
    Daily limit 5Size 18-inch minimum
  • Smallmouth Bass
    Daily limit 5Size 18-inch minimum
  • Walleye
    Daily limit 5Size 18-inch minimum
  • Saugeye
    Daily limit 5Size 18-inch minimum
  • Sauger
    Daily limit 5Size 18-inch minimum
  • All fish
    Bait Live fish and aquatic bait may not be transported from this water
    AIS Alert - Zebra Mussels

How this answer was assembled

  1. StatewideStatewide lake rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
  2. This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
  3. Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.

Where this rule applies

This water is not yet drawn on the map. Its rules are captured and receipted; the geometry ledger records exactly why it is not drawn (an ambiguous name match or a gap in the source data), and it will never ship as a guess. Each rule above describes in the state's own words where it applies, and those written descriptions are the authoritative boundaries.

What are you fishing for here?Advice

Pick from the species named in Perry Reservoir's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.

Receipts

Statewide rules
Statewide
Checked against this official source on July 12, 2026.
Special rules - Perry Reservoir
This water
Checked against this official source on July 12, 2026.

Local services near Perry Reservoir

Tackle shops, guides, and boat launches that serve this water will appear here - a separate lane below the rules, so a local business can reach you without ever getting between you and the regulation.

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