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Fishing
Anglers looking forward to warmer weather will find the 2009 Fishing Forecast and 2009 Fishing Atlas invaluable tools.
Anglers have plenty of public water they can cast their lines into in Kansas. From largemouth bass and saugers to trout, crappie and panfish, Kansas waters are unsurpassed for fishing variety. In addition to the 24 major reservoirs, you can try your luck at 40 regularly stocked state fishing lakes which range from 50 to 300 acres, plus more than 100 community and county lakes.
The Fish Impoundments and Stream Habitats (F.I.S.H.) program is a partnership between the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and landowners which provides anglers access to private water. Some of the best fishing in Kansas takes place in farm ponds.
The "Fishing Capital of Kansas" is Milford Lake. This 16,000-acre prairie lake is a hot spot for walleye, largemouth and white bass, crappie and catfish.
The state's record flathead catfish was a 123-pounder landed in 1998 at Elk City Reservoir near Independence in southeastern Kansas. Not far away, the Neosho River near Chetopa is famed for its flathead catfish and giant paddlefish.
In northwestern Kansas, Keith Sebelius Lake is renowned for wipers, a hard-fighting hybrid of white bass and striped bass. The shores of this 2,500 acre prairie lake near Norton also showcase an enclave of natural and pioneer Kansas history.
Fishing Links
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Kansas Fishing Forecast
Where to Fish in Kansas
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