Lake Stockton, Kansas: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Rooks County, Lake Stockton is a Kansas water. Around the bank it is open valley. At about 29 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. It is high ground by Kansas standards. The nearest place of any size is Stockton, 4.1 miles away. Plainville is 11 miles away, with Phillipsburg at 25 miles. What else is close: Plainville Township Lake out at 12 miles, Kirwin Reservoir 20 miles, Logan City Lake out at 21 miles and Big Dutchman Lake 28 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lake Stockton

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. On Lake Stockton the first feature you find is usually worth a session. Follow the birds if you cannot find the fish.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 79°F and January reads 27°F. Spring and autumn are the strongest, but nothing is truly closed. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. On Lake Stockton that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Plainville Township Lake is 12 miles distant. Ask locally about Lake Stockton if anything is unclear.