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WINTER ANGLERS TACKLE TROUT
Stocking program allows opportunity
to take rainbow trout Oct. 15-April 15
Feb. 15, 2008 - The Kansas Department of
Wildlife and Parks' (KDWP) trout program creates a popular winter
opportunity for anglers across the state. This stocking program
provides fish at 27 sites across Kansas and affords fast action
when other fishing can be slow. Rainbow trout, native to cold
waters, can thrive in Kansas winter pools. However, after spring
warm-up, most trout cannot survive in Kansas. The exception to
this is the Mined Land Wildlife Area trout fishery near Pittsburg,
with deep waters cold enough to allow year-round trout fishing.
Kansas trout season runs Oct.15 through April 15.
During this time, trout are stocked as often as twice a month
at each fishing location. Most fish are 10 to 12 inches long,
but contracts stipulate that a certain percentage of bigger fish
also must be stocked. This gives Kansas anglers a chance to hook
a trophy trout that might weigh 5 pounds or more.
Trout bite a variety of lures, jigs, and flies.
They also take live bait and prepared bait, especially colorful
pinch-on types. Most Kansas trout fisheries allow a creel limit
of five fish per day, but because some regulations vary by location,
be sure to read posted information at each site before fishing.
Trout fishing in Kansas requires a special permit
in addition to a fishing license. This annual trout stamp costs
$12.15 and is valid statewide. All trout anglers must have this
stamp, which pays for the program. The exception is trout anglers
15 and younger, who may fish without a trout stamp but are restricted
to a daily creel limit of two trout. With a trout stamp, a full
daily creel limit is allowed.
See trout stocking locations and schedule by clincking
on your region.
October 2007 - April 2008 Trout Stocking
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