A rough, wind-driven day, with a proper ripple driven from the SSW and the barometer on the way down. Whatever swims in Kaldahl Reservoir should be near whatever structure the drawdown has exposed. The night carries the best of the day. Make the first hour count and build on it.
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In Kansas, Kaldahl Reservoir belongs to Republic County. The bank gives way to rolling bush. At roughly 4 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. The closest town, Superior, is 9.6 miles distant. Belleville follows at 19 miles, then Hebron at 19 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.
We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On Kaldahl Reservoir a short move beats a long cast. Look for colour changes in the water and fish the seam between them.
The seasonal spread runs 24°F to 78°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid March. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid March until roughly mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Kaldahl Reservoir.
Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Harms Reservoir, 8.3 miles away. Confirm before you fish Kaldahl Reservoir.
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| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 11.7 | 14.4 | 16 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.2 | 10.8 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| 60° | 58° | 57° | 57° | 58° | 59° | 59° | 59° | 60° | 61° | 63° | 66° | 69° | 70° | 72° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 71° | 67° | 65° | 63° | 61° | 60° |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29.98 | 29.97 | 29.96 | 29.95 | 29.93 | 29.92 | 29.92 | 29.91 | 29.89 | 29.9 | 29.89 | 29.89 | 29.87 | 29.89 | 29.88 | 29.86 | 29.87 | 29.88 | 29.9 | 29.93 | 29.95 | 29.97 | 30 | 30.02 |
| 90 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 68 | 62 | 60 | 61 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 80 | 84 | 86 |
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