KDWP
GRAHAM COUNTY - Antelope Lake, an 80-acre public fishing impoundment, is located approximately 14 miles west of Hill City.
The lake and surrounding park is owned by Graham County and the fishery is managed cooperatively by the county and Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
As part of fish management activities, KDWP collects fish population and angler use data at Antelope Lake. Standard sampling results reveal bluegill growth is relatively rapid.
But creel survey results indicate bluegill are harvested by anglers at a relatively high rate. Taken together, angler harvest may limit bluegill population size structure quality.
To improve bluegill and other sunfish population dynamics at Antelope Lake, KDWP has implemented a 6 to 9 inch protected slot length limit on all sunfish species, including bluegill, green sunfish, redear sunfish, and their hybrids, a five-fish daily creel limit on sunfish nine inches and longer, and an unlimited daily creel limit on sunfish six inches and shorter.
For more information contact Dave Spalsbury, district fisheries biologist at 785-726-3212.