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SUNFLOWER STATE'S FIRST HANDFISHING
SEASON SET TO OPEN JUNE 15
Season runs June 15-Aug.
31; only flathead catfish may be taken; other restriction apply
June 7, 2007 - The first-ever handfishing
season in Kansas opens June 15. At a November 2006 meeting of
the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission, a regulation was passed
allowing handfishing for flathead catfish. While Kansas Department
of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) staff do not expect many anglers
to participate in this challenging sport, it will offer another
outdoor opportunity for the most intrepid outdoorsmen and women.
There are a number of special restrictions, as
well as a season, for handfishing. Only flathead catfish
may be taken; legal handfishing hours are sunrise to sunset;
and the season will run June 15 through Aug. 31 at only two locations:
1) the Arkansas River from the John Mack Bridge on Broadway Street
in Wichita downstream to the Kansas-Oklahoma border and 2) the
Kansas River from its origin downstream to its confluence with
the Missouri River.
A special $27.15 permit is required in addition
to a regular fishing license. Handfishermen may not use hooks,
snorkeling or scuba gear, or any other man-made device or possess
any fishing gear except a stringer. Stringers may not be used
until the fish are caught by hand and are at or above the surface
of the water. In addition, no man-made object that attracts fish
-- such as a barrel, box, bathtub, or any other object -- may
be used.
Anyone who purchases a handfishing permit will
be given a questionnaire they must complete and submit no later
than 30 days after the close of the open handfishing season.
Handfishing permits may be purchased online or at select locations
across the state.
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