Reservoir · Butler, Kansas
El Dorado Reservoir
El Dorado Reservoir
Reservoir · Kansas
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Fishery Profile
Documented species you may encounter at El Dorado Reservoir.
Species images are AI-generated illustrations for visual reference and may simplify natural variation. Fishery records are based on the cited agency sources. About fish illustrations
Fishery overview
El Dorado Reservoir is south-central Kansas's destination wiper, walleye, crappie, and blue-catfish reservoir. StrikeTracks publishes complete static Fishery with catalog-visible Unavailable conditions because no same-lake live USGS 00010 exists. This is not Cheney Reservoir, not Wilson, and not the Walnut River trout area below the dam.
Target species
Wiper
Morone saxatilis × Morone chrysops
Canonical species: Hybrid Striped Bass
- Expectation
- Primary
- Population
- Stocked
- Native status
- introduced
- Confidence
- High confidence
KDWP El Dorado 2026 report: wiper Fair to Good, 17–25 inches, 21-inch / 2-fish special. Not Cheney wiper and not Wilson striped bass.
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
KDWP El Dorado: blue catfish Good, eater-size 18–24 inches and fish to 40 inches, 10/day with one 30 inches or longer. Not Milford's slot.
Walleye
Sander vitreus
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Stocked
- Native status
- introduced
- Confidence
- High confidence
KDWP El Dorado: walleye Fair, up to 26 inches, 21-inch / 2-fish special. 2026 forecast rates El Dorado Good among Kansas reservoir walleye waters. Not Milford and not Wilson.
White Bass
Morone chrysops
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
KDWP El Dorado: white bass Fair, 9–14 inches, grouped with the wiper report. Not Glen Elder white bass.
White Crappie
Pomoxis annularis
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
KDWP El Dorado: crappie Fair, up to 15+ inches, 20/day. Brush piles 8–15 feet. Not Cheney crappie.
Fishery characteristics
- Composition
- Mixed wild and stocked
Walnut River USACE flood-control reservoir with main-lake breaks, old roads, brush piles, and a rock dam face used by walleye and wiper. Catalog coordinates are a public dam / mid-lake reference, not a river gauge.
Best seasons
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
Common techniques
- Boat fishing
- Shore fishing
- Spinning
- Trolling
Access and Public Fishing Rights
KDWP El Dorado State Park documents public ramps and shoreline. Confirm current USACE and KDWP ramp status. Catalog coordinates are not a verified launch pin.
Stocking information
KDWP 2026 fishing reports and forecasts treat El Dorado as a managed wiper, walleye, crappie, and blue-catfish reservoir. Confirm current official KDWP stocking notices.
- Stocked
Wiper
Stocked · Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
- Stocked
Walleye
Stocked · Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Official sources
KDWP El Dorado: wiper 21-inch minimum / 2-day creel; walleye 21-inch / 2-day; blue catfish 10/day with only one 30 inches or longer; crappie 20/day. White perch and zebra mussels are present; live white perch possession is illegal. Distinct from Cheney and Milford specials. Confirm current official KDWP regulations.
conditionPublicationPolicy=static-value-structural-unavailable. El Dorado Reservoir is south-central Kansas's destination Walnut River federal reservoir, with destination-specific KDWP 2026 fishing reports for wiper, white bass, walleye, crappie, and blue catfish plus 21-inch wiper and walleye specials. inlandHasCompleteStaticFisheryValue passes on official KDWP fishery, access, and regulations. No same-lake live USGS 00010 exists; Walnut River / stilling-basin trout-area temperature is not pool thermal under LAKE-STATIC-VALUE-POLICY-1. Cheney 07144790 is a different lake. HIGH plus PATH B does not auto-approve; public catalog-visible Unavailable is approved because this is the destination-specific El Dorado pin whose honest Unavailable plus complete static Fishery is useful independently of Cheney, Wilson, and Marion. This justification is El Dorado-specific and does not copy Cheney or Clinton prose.
Location and Access
Cataloged lake location
Butler, Kansas
The map marker represents the cataloged waterbody or monitoring location and may not indicate legal parking or public access. Confirm access through the official information before visiting.
Lake Details
County
Butler
Management Category
USACE Walnut River reservoir
Regulation Scope
El Dorado Reservoir
Regulation Summary
El Dorado Reservoir: KDWP special length and creel limits on the USACE El Dorado project. Confirm current official regulations.
Target Species
Hybrid Striped Bass, White Bass, Walleye, White Crappie, Blue Catfish
Public Access
Public
Boat Launch
Available
Shore Fishing
Available
Description
El Dorado Reservoir, Butler County, Kansas. About 8,000-acre USACE Tulsa District Walnut River reservoir. Catalog-visible Unavailable: no same-lake live USGS water temperature (00010). Walnut River and stilling-basin trout-area temperature are not pool thermal. Distinct from Cheney Reservoir and from Wilson Reservoir.
