RAINBOW TROUT

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Kansas RAINBOW TROUT Information

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Regulations
115-18-12 (PDF - 8.45 kB)

Trout Permit - Requirements, Restrictions and Permit Duration.

115-18-08 (PDF - 9.48 kB)

Retrieval and possession of game animals and migratory game birds - Requirements

115-17-02 (PDF - 113.59 kB)

Commercial Sale of Fish Bait

Stocking Schedule
Kansas Regional Map

Northeast Region Stocking Schedule for 2022-2023 Schedule

Department-owned Waters – Trout Stockings by KDWPT

Northeast Region

Fort Riley

Moon Lake

Fort Riley

Cameron Springs

Tuttle Creek

Willow Lake

Eisenhower State Park Pond

Clinton State Park

Lake Henry

1st Stocking    Oct. 27    Oct. 27 Oct. 27 Oct. 27 Oct. 27
2nd Stocking  Nov. 14 Nov. 14 Nov. 14 Nov. 14 Nov. 14
3rd Stocking Dec. 30 Dec. 30      Dec. 16        Dec. 16         Dec. 16
4th Stocking  Feb. 15 Feb. 15 Feb. 15 Feb. 15 Feb. 15
5th Stocking March 2 March 2 March 2 March 2 March 2
6th Stocking          
           
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2022-2023 Season 7,600 trout 6,200 trout 7,800 trout 1,200 trout 3,500 trout

 

Community Lake Stockings - Please contact local city/county offices for dates of stockings if not listed below

Northeast Region Herington
Father Padilla Pond
785-258-2271
Shawnee County
Lake Shawnee
785-251-6800
Holton
Elkhorn Lake
785-364-2721
Atchison
City Lake #1
913-367-5500
1st Stocking Oct. 27 Oct. 24 Nov. 1 Nov. 1
2nd Stocking March 2 Feb. 23 Feb. 28 Feb. 28
         
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2022-23 Season 1,000 trout 17,000 trout 1,700 trout 2,000  trout

Northwest Region Trout Stocking Schedule for 2022-2023 Season

*At this time Webster Reservoir Stilling Basin,  will not be stocked due to work on dam and still basin.

Department-owned Waters – Trout Stockings by KDWPT

Northwest Region Webster Reservoir
Stilling Basin
Glen Elder
State Park Pond
Kanopolis
Seep Stream
Sherman County Smoky Gardens
1st Stocking    Will not be stocked This year Oct. 26  Oct. 26 Oct. 31
2nd Stocking     Nov. 16 Nov. 16 Jan. 6
3rd Stocking   Dec. 16 Dec. 16  
4th Stocking     Feb. 20 Feb. 20  March 13
5th Stocking   March 16 March 16  
6th Stocking        
         
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for
2022-23 Season
0 6,800 trout 10,750 trout    1,500 trout

 

Community Lake Stockings - Please contact local city offices for dates of stockings if not listed below

Northwest Region Colby
Villa High
785-460-4400
Salina
Lakewood Lake
785-826-7275
1st Stocking Oct. 31 Nov. 1
2nd Stocking March 13 Dec. 16
3rd Stocking   Feb. 20
4th Stocking   March 16
5th Stocking    
     
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for
2022-23 Season
   

South Central Trout Stocking Schedule for 2022-2023 Season

Department-owned Waters - Trout Stocking by KDWPT 

South Central Region El Dorado St Park
River Area
Wichita
KDOT – East Lake/O.J. Watson Park Pond  stockings starting at end of December (replaces KDot East stocking)
1st Stocking Oct. 27 Oct. 27
2nd Stocking Nov. 15 Nov.15
3rd Stocking Dec. 8 Dec. 8
4th Stocking Dec. 29 Dec. 29
5th Stocking       Feb. 14 Feb. 14
6th Stocking March 2 March 2
     
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2022-2023 Season 5,000 trout 5,000 trout

 

Community Lake Stockings - Please contact local city/county offices for dates of stockings if not listed below

South Central Region Sedgwick County Park
Vic’s Lake
316-660-1780
Sedgwick County
Slough Creek
316-660-1780
Hutchinson
Dillon Nature Center
620-663-7411
1st  Stocking  Oct. 27 Oct. 27 Oct. 27
2nd Stocking Dec. 29 Dec. 29 Nov. 15
3rd Stocking Feb. 14 Feb. 14 Dec. 29
4th Stocking March 2   Feb. 14
5th Stocking     March 2
6th Stocking      
       
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for
2022-23 Season
7,850 trout 6,400 trout 4,400 trout

Southeast Region Trout Stocking Schedule for 2022-2023 Season  

Department-owned Waters -  Trout stockings by KDWPT

Southeast Region

Kings Lake

Emporia State University

Stockings Start in January

Mined Land WA - Unit #30
1st Stocking Jan. 21 October 26
2nd Stocking Feb. 21 Nov. 14
3rd Stocking   Dec. 8
4th Stocking   Dec. 29
5th Stocking   Feb. 14
6th Stocking   March 2
7th Stocking    
8th Stocking    
     
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2022-23 Season 1,000 trout 9,400 trout

Community Lake Stockings - Please contact local/city offices for dates of stockings if not listed below

Southeast Region Garnett Crystal Lake Cherryvale, Tanko Coffeyville, LeClere Lake Fort Scott, Fern Lake
1st Stocking Oct. 28 Oct. 25 Oct. 31 Oct. 27, Nov. 15,
2nd Stocking Dec. 8   Jan. 11

     Dec. 16, Dec. 29,

Feb. 14, Mar. 1

  Feb. 14      
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2022-23 Season 2000 trout 1600 trout 1000 trout        4,750 trout

Southwest Region Trout Stocking Schedule for 2022-2023

Department-owned Waters - Trout Stockings by KDWPT 

Southwest Region Meade State
Fishing Lake
Scott State Park
Barrel Springs 
Cimarron
Grassland Pits
Pratt
Centennial Pond

Garden City 

Finney Co.

Wildwood Park

1st  Stocking  Nov. 2 Oct. 31 Nov. 2 Nov. 2 Dry 
2nd  Stocking        Nov. 15 Nov. 15 Nov. 15 Nov. 15 Fish will be 
3rd  Stocking     Dec. 16 Jan. 6 Dec. 16 Dec. 16 Stocked in Dodge City 
4th  Stocking       Feb.13 Feb. 20 Feb. 13 Feb. 13 Lake Charles
5th Stocking March 10 March 13 March 10 March 10  
6th  Stocking          
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2022-23 Season  8,000 trout 6,000 trout 3,600 trout 3,500 trout 3,400 trout

Community Lake Stockings - Please contact local city offices for dates of stockings if not listed below

Southwest Region Great Bend
Vets Park
620-793-4160 
Dodge City
Lake Charles
620-227-9323
Syracuse
Sam's Pond
620-384-7818 
 1st   Stocking  Nov. 1     Oct . 31      Oct. 31
 2nd  Stocking  Dec. 16 Nov. 15  
 3rd  Stocking Feb. 20 Dec. 16  
 4th  Stocking  March 16 Jan. 6 Jan. 6
    Feb. 13  
        March 10   
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2022-23 Season  3,400 1,700 1,000