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Pomona Lake Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Sep 4, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

The Osage twin: Pomona's timber and flats mirror Melvern across the valley with crappie towns and wiper mornings of its own.

2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Water temp
~66 F est.
Air / High
98 / 98 F
Wind
S 11 mph

Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
4
September 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

2/5Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Pomona Lake sits in the sweet spot of the season: active fish and workable weather. Today brings clear skies, wind S around 11 mph, rising pressure near 1010 hPa and a high of 98. Water sits around 66 F for the season (estimated). With the last quarter, the solunar majors run 5:39 AM-7:39 AM and 5:39 PM-7:39 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

WalleyeGood

Jig and minnow on rock reefs and points; the evening bite on wind-blown shores is the one to plan around.

Northern pikeGood

Weedline spinnerbaits, spoons and jerkbaits; bays with fresh green weed hold the active fish.

White bassFair

The spring river run: small crankbaits and roadrunners up the tributaries.

CrappieSlow

Spawning shallow around cover in spring; jigs under a float near buck brush and laydowns.

Tomorrow: Similar at 101 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Sep 5, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

Water and weather

Live readings.

No live gauge on this water

Conditions here are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations. Water readings appear when a USGS gauge is available.

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Right now

Latest readings

Air temp98 F
High / Low98 / 70 F
WindS 11-13 mph
Pressure1009.8 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain1% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset06:54 / 19:48
MoonLast Quarter, 50%
Water temp (seasonal)~66 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

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Next 7 days

Tap a day for the detailed outlook.

Fri Sep 4 · Partly cloudy, 98/70 F, wind 15 mph, rain 0%

Fair or better. A 15 mph breeze puts a working chop on the banks it hits: fish the wind-blown side.

Species guide

The species that matter on Pomona Lake: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Walleye illustration

Walleye

Best: May-Jun, Oct

The glass-eyed prize of northern lakes. Low light, wind-blown structure and live bait. Jig and minnow on rock reefs and points; the evening bite on wind-blown shores is the one to plan around.

White bass illustration

White bass

Best: Mar-May run

River-run spawners and open-water schoolers. Fast limits when you find them. The spring river run: small crankbaits and roadrunners up the tributaries.

Northern pike illustration

Northern pike

Best: spring, early winter

The ambush predator of weedbeds and cabbage edges. Aggressive, big and always worth a wire leader. Weedline spinnerbaits, spoons and jerkbaits; bays with fresh green weed hold the active fish.

Crappie illustration

Crappie

Best: Nov-Mar

Brush piles, bridge pilings and standing timber. The fish fry favorite. Spawning shallow around cover in spring; jigs under a float near buck brush and laydowns.

When to come: the Pomona Lake calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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White bass
Northern pike
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 66 F (estimated, not a reading).

304050607080JanMarMayJulSepNovSep, ~66 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

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Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Sep 3

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Walleye led the card at excellent. High of 98 F, wind to 17 mph.

Wed, Sep 2

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Walleye led the card at good. High of 99 F, wind to 16 mph.

Tue, Sep 1

2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Walleye led the card at good. High of 99 F, wind to 14 mph.

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Before you go

License

Kansas requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Kansas license. Crappie 20/day; wiper/white combined: check KDWP.

Access

Vassar Park, Pomona SP, Michigan Valley ramps.

About this water

4,000 acres on 110-Mile Creek, Osage County, KS. Melvern's timbered twin.

Fishing Pomona Lake: the full guide

Melvern's neighbor

Pomona pools 110-Mile Creek across the valley from Melvern: 4,000 Corps acres running the eastern-Kansas program: crappie as the culture (timber and brush piles lake-wide), white bass and wipers on the wind, walleye on the classic structure: with the twin-lake choice a daily local luxury.

Crappie doctrine

KDWP's brush piles (published coordinates) organize the year: spawners in the buckbrush each April, summer schools on the 12-18-ft piles, winter stacks in the creek channels. The flooded timber up 110-Mile arm dips classic: long poles and patience.

Wind games

White bass and wipers chase shad on the windward points (slabs under birds: summer's standard), walleye ride the mud lines after fronts (jigs on the riprap, bouncers on the flats), and the channel cats drift everywhere: Kansas' Corps formula, competently local.

Osage practicalities

Corps parks ramp all corners (Vassar the flagship): Pomona SP adds polish: and the twin-lake question (Pomona's timber versus Melvern's clarity) gets answered by wind direction most mornings. Topeka sits 30 minutes north: the after-work fleet is modest and friendly.

Common questions

Pomona or Melvern?

Pomona for timber crappie, Melvern for clear-water smallmouth: the valley's twin card. Locals let the wind pick.

Where are Pomona's crappie piles?

KDWP publishes the coordinates: piles at 12-18 feet off every major point. April's buckbrush and winter's channels bracket the year.

When do Pomona's wipers school?

June-September under working birds mid-lake and off the windward points: slabs burned through the sprays. The dam face at dawn holds the most reliable summer topwater window.

Is fishing good at Pomona Lake right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

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Melvern Lake13 miClinton Lake20 miPerry Lake33 miHillsdale Lake37 miCottonwood River56 miSmithville Lake74 mi
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