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ANGLERS INVITED TO CONTRIBUTE
ONLINE FISHING REPORTS
Anglers can post their own fishing reports to complement KDWP's
Editor's Note: In what appears to be a response
to the public's desire for more current fishing reports, the
state has added a feature to their website similar to what Kansas
Angler Online has been doing for about six years. All of our
reports from January of 2000 are available on our site. Some
people like this feature because they can read reports from previous
years for any time frame to see what has worked in the past.
We hope you will not forget about sending your reports to us
in addition to sending them to the state.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP)
has provided fishing reports to anglers for more than 25 years.
What started as a weekly mailing has evolved into electronic
reports posted on the agency's website. While this technology
makes it possible for agency staff to update reports at any time,
it has also led to greater public expectations.
In an effort to broaden the content of fishing
reports, KDWP has developed a link on the "Fishing Reports"
page of its website called "Public Fishing Reports."
By clicking on this link <http://ksfishing.blogspot.com/>
, anglers can sign onto a web log (blog) and let other anglers
know about their fishing experiences at different waters in the
state. The general public, marina operators, bait store owners,
fishing guides, and others can make their reports available through
this medium, adding additional information to what KDWP field
staff have collected and posted.
"KDWP's 19 district fisheries biologists are
responsible for updating the fishing reports once a week,"
says Doug Nygren, KDWP Fisheries Section chief. "With more
than 250 lakes in Kansas, there is no way that they can cover
every lake every week, so they often rely on local contacts.
Hopefully, this new public fishing report system will fill in
some of the gaps.
"By its very nature, fishing success if fickle,"
Nygren continues. "On any given day on any given lake, one
angler may be doing well while another is having no luck at all.
Our reports are designed to give anglers a general barometer
of fishing activity, not a set-in-stone forecast. Boat traffic,
angling pressure, weather, water turbidity, and seasons all affect
fishing success."
KDWP staff hopes that the new public reporting
system will provide more information in a more timely manner.
To participate, go to www.kdwp.state.ks.us. Click "Fishing,"
then "Fishing Reports," and then "Public Fishing
Reports." Scroll down to find the appropriate region of
the state on which to report or view comments.
More lines in the water and more reports on the
screen could spell greater success for Kansas anglers while providing
KDWP staff with additional information.
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