Fish Stocking Records

Bag containing walleye fry inside a cooler prior to stocking

A bag of walleye fry wait inside a cooler before being stocked.

They are sorted by species of fish and then by size of fish.

The table then lists the name of the location, type of location, date the fish were stocked, where those fish came from, and the number of fish that were stocked on that date.

Water Types Include: Hatcheries Sources Include:
RESV = Reservoir FARH = Farlington Fish Hatchery
COML = Community Lake PRFH = Pratt Fish Hatchery
RPND = Rearing pond MILH = Milford Fish Hatchery
SFLS = State Fishing Lakes MEFR= Meade Fish Hatchery
Trout
Kansas Regional Map

Northeast Region Stocking Schedule for 2023-2024 Schedule

Department-owned Waters – Trout Stockings by KDWP

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  Dec. Nov. 30 Nov. 30 Nov. 30 Nov. 30 Nov. 30
2nd Stocking  Jan.          
3rd Stocking  Feb.          
           
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2023-2024 Season 4,743 trout 3,825 trout 4,743 trout 765 trout 2,142 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 Dec. 12 Nov. 22 Nov. 22 Nov. 22
2nd Stocking        
         
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2023-24 Season   17,000 trout    

Northwest Region Trout Stocking Schedule for 2023-2024 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 KDWP

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 Nov. 28 Nov. 27 Nov. 28
2nd Stocking          
3rd Stocking        
         
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for
2023-24 Season
0 4,208 trout 6,375 trout    1,275 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 Nov. 28 Nov. 27
2nd Stocking    
3rd Stocking    
     
     
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for
2023-24 Season
   

South Central Trout Stocking Schedule for 2023-2024 Season

Department-owned Waters - Trout Stocking by KDWP

South Central Region El Dorado St Park
River Area
Wichita
O.J. Watson Park Pond  
1st Stocking Nov. 28 Nov. 28
2nd Stocking    
3rd Stocking    
     
     
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2023-2024 Season 3,213 Trout 2,550 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
Carey Park Pond

New location due drought
620-663-7411
1st  Stocking  Nov. 7, Nov. 16, Nov. 28 Nov. 28 Nov. 28
2nd Stocking      
3rd Stocking      
       
       
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for
2023-24 Season
     

Southeast Region Trout Stocking Schedule for 2023-2024 Season  

Department-owned Waters -  Trout stockings by KDWP

Southeast Region

Kings Lake

Emporia State University

Mined Land WA - Unit #30
1st Stocking Nov. 27 Nov. 27, Nov. 30
2nd Stocking    
3rd Stocking    
     
     
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2023-24 Season 1,785 trout 5,100 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 Nov. 27 Will not stock till lake refills Nov. 28 Nov. 27
2nd Stocking        
3rd Stocking        
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2023-24 Season  trout  trout  trout         trout

Southwest Region Trout Stocking Schedule for 2023-2024

Department-owned Waters - Trout Stockings by KDWP

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. 30 Nov. 30 Nov. 30 Nov. 30 Dry 
2nd  Stocking                Fish will be 
3rd  Stocking             Stocked in Dodge City 
          Lake Charles
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2023-24 Season  4,131 trout 3,672 trout 2,219 trout 2,219 trout  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. 27 Nov. 30  
 2nd  Stocking       
 3rd  Stocking      
       
         
Total Estimated Trout Stocked for 2023-24 Season       
Urban Fish Stocking Schedule

 

Urban Fishing Program
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Species Highlight – Catfish: Did you know more than 150,000 harvest-sized channel catfish are stocked around urban areas every year? These catfish are farm-raised through a local fish producer making them easier to catch and lighter on taste than wild catfish. Anglers can have a successful outing by using a basic split-shot and hook baited with a worm or piece of hotdog straight out of the package. The simplicity makes this an ideal opportunity for new anglers of any age to catch these fish for harvest or photos! Even experienced anglers enjoy the stress-free experience of urban catfish fishing.

 

The Program

To improve fishing opportunities in urban areas where the demand for fish exceeds the supply, we created an urban fish stocking program. More than 85 lakes statewide are stocked with 3/4- to 1 1/2-pound channel catfish, hybrid sunfish, and wipers as often as every two weeks from April through September. All metropolitan areas that have a human population over 40,000, with available public fishing waters, are served by this program. In addition, communities in western Kansas with high populations relative to county and adjacent counties, also receive stockings.

Where To Fish

If you live in the listed counties, you have an urban lake near you. These are great locations for a quick family fishing trip. Just throw the gear in the car and make the short drive to the nearest designated urban fishing lake. The counties served by the program are Atchison, Barton, Butler, Douglas, Ellis, Ford, Finney Johnson, Leavenworth, Lyon , Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Reno, Riley, Saline, Sedgwick, Shawnee, Thomas, and Wyandotte.

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Stocking Schedules

 Urban Stocking Schedule: April - July

 Urban Stocking Schedule: August - October

 

Urban Stocking Program Locations
Hybrid Sunfish

ADULT

Impoundment Size Requested Stocking Date Quantity Delivered Impoundment Code Species Stocking Year
WICHITA - WATSON PARK -  SOUTH ADULT 9/20/2022 1501 WTPS BLUEGILL X GREEN SUNFISH 2022
WICHITA-CHISHOLM ISLAND POND ADULT 9/20/2022 402 WICG BLUEGILL X GREEN SUNFISH 2022
DERBY - STONE LAKE ADULT 9/20/2022 200 DHCH BLUEGILL X GREEN SUNFISH 2022
Haysville-Dorner Park ADULT 9/20/2022 500 HSDP BLUEGILL X GREEN SUNFISH 2022
Arma City Lake ADULT 9/20/2022 197 ARCL BLUEGILL X GREEN SUNFISH 2022
FORT SCOTT-GUNN PARK E POND-FERN ADULT 9/20/2022 501 FSCB BLUEGILL X GREEN SUNFISH 2022
FORT SCOTT-GUNN PARK W POND-#2 ADULT 9/20/2022 502 FSCC BLUEGILL X GREEN SUNFISH 2022
WICHITA - WATSON PARK -  SOUTH ADULT 9/20/2022 143 WTPS BLUEGILL X GREEN SUNFISH 2022
Blue Catfish
Blue Catfish Image

The blue catfish looks much like the channel cat, except the blue has a humped back, a longer anal fin, and grows bigger. Blues are native to several rivers in northeastern Kansas including the Kansas and Missouri. Blues are seldom caught on the concoctions used for channel cats, preferring cut or live bait. The largest blue cat on record weighed 143 pounds. The Kansas record weighed 102.8 pounds.

Water Water Type Stocking Date Number Stocked Size
LaCygne Reservoir RESV 9/22/2020 2449 INTERMEDIATES
Pomona Reservoir RESV 9/23/2020 3934 FINGERLINGS
Bluegill
Bluegill Image

The bluegill is one of the most common panfish in Kansas, and it provides many youngsters with their first fishing thrill. Although it doesn't grow to enormous weights, the tenacious, saucer-shaped fish makes up for size with a scrappy fight. Common in most farm ponds and smaller community and state fishing lakes, bluegill are most easily caught when they move into shallow water and begin dishing out spawning beds. The state record bluegill weighed 2 pounds, 5 ounces. The world record is 4 pounds, 12ounces.

Adult

Impoundment Size Requested Stocking Date Quantity Delivered Impoundment Code Species Stocking Year
GRAND OSAGE POND #10 ADULT 10/17/2022 51 GO10 Bluegill 2022
GRAND OSAGE POND #3 ADULT 10/17/2022 55 GO03 Bluegill 2022
Mined Land Pit 6A ADULT 10/17/2022 17 M06A Bluegill 2022
COFFEYVILLE-LECLERE ADULT 10/17/2022 32 CFCA Bluegill 2022
Glen Elder State Park Pond ADULT 5/28/2022 200 GEPP Bluegill 2022
Jewell City Lake - Emerson Lake ADULT 5/28/2022 600 JWCL Bluegill 2022
PITTSBURG-LAKESIDE PARK LAKE ADULT 10/17/2022 325 PTCA Bluegill 2022

FINGERLINGS

Water Water Type Stocking Date Number Stocked
Andover - Lake George COML 9/16/2021 484
CLARK STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 9/15/2021 35429
CLEARWATER - CHISHOLM RIDGE LAKE COML 9/16/2021 1258
Haysville-Dorner Park CFAP 9/16/2021 2904
Horsethief Reservoir RESV 9/15/2021 47384
MOUNT HOPE - OAK STREET POND COML 9/16/2021 484
SG COUNTY-HORSESHOE LAKE COML 9/16/2021 968
SG COUNTY-MOSS LAKE COML 9/16/2021 1597
SG COUNTY-VIC'C LAKE COML 4/1/2021 1200
    Grand Total 91708
Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish Image

The channel catfish is the bread and butter of Kansas fishing. Found in nearly all waters from large rivers and reservoirs to small prairie streams, good channel cat fishing is never far away. State lakes are also popular places to catch channel cats. Department hatcheries produce millions of channel cats each year. The state record channel cat weighed 36 pounds, 8 ounces. The world record is 58 pounds.

Impoundment Size Requested Stocking Date Quantity Delivered Impoundment Code Species Stocking Year
Jewell City Lake - Emerson Lake ADULT 5/14/2022 750 JWCL Channel Catfish 2022
Sedgwick North Pond ADULT 9/16/2022 70 SGNP Channel Catfish 2022
PRATT KIDS POND ADULT 9/16/2022 48 PRKP Channel Catfish 2022
PRATT-LEMON PARK LAKE ADULT 9/16/2022 25 PRLL Channel Catfish 2022
Oaklawn Idlewild Pond ADULT 9/16/2022 50 OLIW Channel Catfish 2022
Kiowa State Fishing Lake ADULT 9/20/2022 50 KWSL Channel Catfish 2022
STERLING CITY LAKE ADULT 9/20/2022 50 STCL Channel Catfish 2022
KANOPOLIS STATE PARK POND ADULT 0022-09-20 80 KAPP Channel Catfish 2022
Chanute City Lake ADULT 5/11/2022 5 CNCL Channel Catfish 2022
CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE ADULT 5/11/2022 25 CRSL Channel Catfish 2022
Fort Scott City Lake ADULT 5/11/2022 7 FSCA Channel Catfish 2022
Paola City Lake - Lake Miola ADULT 5/11/2022 10 POCL Channel Catfish 2022
DOUGLAS STATE FISHING LAKE ADULT 5/11/2022 5 DGSL Channel Catfish 2022
SHAWNEE COUNTY-LAKE SHAWNEE ADULT 5/11/2022 7 SNCA Channel Catfish 2022
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE ADULT 5/11/2022 7 CGCL Channel Catfish 2022
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW ADULT 5/11/2022 5 HRCA Channel Catfish 2022
GREAT BEND-VETS PARK LAKE ADULT 5/11/2022 7 GBCL Channel Catfish 2022
Cedar Bluff Reservoir ADULT 5/11/2022 15 CDBR Channel Catfish 2022
Horsethief Reservoir ADULT 5/11/2022 25 HORR Channel Catfish 2022
Meade State Fishing Lake ADULT 5/11/2022 5 MESL Channel Catfish 2022
Barber State Fishing Lake - Lower ADULT 5/11/2022 5 BASB Channel Catfish 2022
CLARK STATE FISHING LAKE ADULT 4/13/2022 285 CASL Channel Catfish 2022
JETMORE CITY LAKE ADULT 4/7/2022 150 JTCL Channel Catfish 2022
Meade State Fishing Lake ADULT 4/7/2022 150 MESL Channel Catfish 2022
Kiowa State Fishing Lake ADULT 4/7/2022 150 KWSL Channel Catfish 2022
HUTCHINSON-CAREY PARK LAGOON ADULT 3/25/2022 50 HUCL Channel Catfish 2022
KINGMAN-HOOVER POND ADULT 3/27/2022 20 KMCL Channel Catfish 2022
HUTCHINSON - NORTH POND ADULT 3/25/2022 20 HUNP Channel Catfish 2022
KANSAS STATE FAIR - LAKE TALBOTT(STATE FAIR POND) ADULT 3/25/2022 20 KSSF Channel Catfish 2022
Impoundment Size Requested Stocking Date Quantity Delivered Impoundment Code Species Stocking Year
EDUCATIONAL GROUPS FINGERLINGS 11/3/2022 36 ZEDU Channel Catfish 2022
PRATT FISH HATCHERY FINGERLINGS 10/20/2022 36590 PRFH Channel Catfish 2022
PRATT FISH HATCHERY FINGERLINGS 10/24/2022 22241 PRFH Channel Catfish 2022
CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE FINGERLINGS 3/25/2022 784 CRSL Channel Catfish 2022
Bone Creek Lake FINGERLINGS 3/25/2022 784 BNCL Channel Catfish 2022
Baxter Springs-Riverside Park Pond FINGERLINGS 3/25/2022 304 BSRP Channel Catfish 2022

FRY

Water Water Type Stocking Date Number Stocked species_name Size
NINNESCAH RIVER-S FORK-PR COUNTY STRM 6/25/2020 307700 Channel Catfish FRY

INTERMEDIATES

Impoundment Size Requested Stocking Date Quantity Delivered Impoundment Code Species Stocking Year
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE - SOUTH INTERMEDIATES 11/17/2022 1625 MOCA Channel Catfish 2022
FORT SCOTT-GUNN PARK W POND-#2 INTERMEDIATES 10/28/2022 606 FSCC Channel Catfish 2022
FORT SCOTT-GUNN PARK E POND-FERN INTERMEDIATES 10/28/2022 595 FSCB Channel Catfish 2022
FORT SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE POND WEST INTERMEDIATES 10/28/2022 628 FSCW Channel Catfish 2022
FORT SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE POND EAST INTERMEDIATES 10/28/2022 652 FSCP Channel Catfish 2022
Fort Scott City Lake INTERMEDIATES 10/28/2022 2937 FSCA Channel Catfish 2022
Iola-Cedarbrook Ponds INTERMEDIATES 10/11/2022 504 ICBP Channel Catfish 2022

MIXED SIZE

Impoundment Size Requested Stocking Date Quantity Delivered Impoundment Code Species Stocking Year
CLEARWATER - CHISHOLM RIDGE LAKE MIXED SIZES 9/16/2022 219 CECR Channel Catfish 2022
CLEARWATER - CHISHOLM RIDGE LAKE MIXED SIZES 8/12/2022 219 CECR Channel Catfish 2022
WICHITA-DILLON'S POND MIXED SIZES 9/22/2022 188 WICD Channel Catfish 2022
WICHITA-DILLON'S POND MIXED SIZES 8/27/2022 188 WICD Channel Catfish 2022
SG COUNTY-MOSS LAKE MIXED SIZES 9/22/2022 188 SGCI Channel Catfish 2022
SG COUNTY-MOSS LAKE MIXED SIZES 8/27/2022 250 SGCI Channel Catfish 2022
SG COUNTY-HORSESHOE LAKE MIXED SIZES 9/22/2022 250 SGCH Channel Catfish 2022
SG COUNTY-HORSESHOE LAKE MIXED SIZES 8/27/2022 375 SGCH Channel Catfish 2022
SG COUNTY-KID'S POND MIXED SIZES 9/23/2022 63 SGCK Channel Catfish 2022
SG COUNTY-KID'S POND MIXED SIZES 8/27/2022 63 SGCK Channel Catfish 2022
SG COUNTY-VIC'C LAKE MIXED SIZES 9/23/2022 188 SGCG Channel Catfish 2022
SG COUNTY-VIC'C LAKE MIXED SIZES 8/27/2022 375 SGCG Channel Catfish 2022
WICHITA - SUNFLOWER POND MIXED SIZES 9/22/2022 250 WICQ Channel Catfish 2022
WICHITA - SUNFLOWER POND MIXED SIZES 8/13/2022 313 WICQ Channel Catfish 2022
WICHITA - BLACKBIRD POND MIXED SIZES 9/22/2022 188 WICP Channel Catfish 2022
WICHITA - BLACKBIRD POND MIXED SIZES 8/13/2022 188 WICP Channel Catfish 2022
COLWICH CITY LAKE MIXED SIZES 9/22/2022 375 COWL Channel Catfish 2022
COLWICH CITY LAKE MIXED SIZES 8/26/2022 313 COWL Channel Catfish 2022
VALLEY CENTER-McLAUGHLIN LAKE MIXED SIZES 9/22/2022 188 VCML Channel Catfish 2022
VALLEY CENTER-McLAUGHLIN LAKE MIXED SIZES 8/13/2022 188 VCML Channel Catfish 2022
WICHITA- K-96 LAKE (CRUISER LAKE) MIXED SIZES 8/13/2022 1250 WICC Channel Catfish 2022
WICHITA-SOUTH LAKE MIXED SIZES 9/17/2022 625 WICL Channel Catfish 2022
WICHITA-SOUTH LAKE MIXED SIZES 8/13/2022 500 WICL Channel Catfish 2022
KDOT - E. BORROW PIT (WICHITA) MIXED SIZES 8/12/2022 1031 KDTE Channel Catfish 2022
PARK CITY-CHISHOLM POINTE LAKE MIXED SIZES 9/16/2022 138 PRCA Channel Catfish 2022
PARK CITY-CHISHOLM POINTE LAKE MIXED SIZES 8/12/2022 138 PRCA Channel Catfish 2022
KECHI MIXED SIZES 9/16/2022 88 KECL Channel Catfish 2022
KECHI MIXED SIZES 8/12/2022 88 KECL Channel Catfish 2022
Benton Poling Park Lake MIXED SIZES 9/16/2022 138 BNPK Channel Catfish 2022
Benton Poling Park Lake MIXED SIZES 8/12/2022 138 BNPK Channel Catfish 2022
Andover - Lake George MIXED SIZES 9/16/2022 156 ANCA Channel Catfish 2022
Andover - Lake George MIXED SIZES 8/12/2022 156 ANCA Channel Catfish 2022
WICHITA-HARRISON PARK POND MIXED SIZES 9/16/2022 75 WICK Channel Catfish 2022
WICHITA-HARRISON PARK POND MIXED SIZES 8/12/2022 75 WICK Channel Catfish 2022
MULVANE  - CEDAR BROOK POND MIXED SIZES 9/16/2022 94 MVSC Channel Catfish 2022
MULVANE  - CEDAR BROOK POND MIXED SIZES 8/12/2022 94 MVSC Channel Catfish 2022
HAYSVILLE CITY LAKE(RIGGS) MIXED SIZES 9/16/2022 94 HSCL Channel Catfish 2022
HAYSVILLE CITY LAKE(RIGGS) MIXED SIZES 8/12/2022 94 HSCL Channel Catfish 2022
SEDGWICK COUNTY-LAKE AFTON MIXED SIZES 9/22/2022 1150 SGCA Channel Catfish 2022
SEDGWICK COUNTY-LAKE AFTON MIXED SIZES 8/26/2022 1750 SGCA Channel Catfish 2022
DERBY HIGH LAKE MIXED SIZES 9/16/2022 219 DHCL Channel Catfish 2022
DERBY - RAINBOW VALLEY LAKE MIXED SIZES 8/12/2022 94 DHCB Channel Catfish 2022

One/Pound

Water Water Type Stocking Date Number Stocked
CONCANNON STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 4/14/2021 336
CONCANNON STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 5/14/2021 725
CONCANNON STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 6/29/2021 200
CONCANNON STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 9/17/2021 320
CONCANNON STATE FISHING LAKE Sum     1581
DODGE CITY HIGH SCHOOL-DEMON LAKE COML 4/14/2021 320
DODGE CITY HIGH SCHOOL-DEMON LAKE COML 4/14/2021 300
DODGE CITY HIGH SCHOOL-DEMON LAKE COML 6/29/2021 400
DODGE CITY HIGH SCHOOL-DEMON LAKE COML 7/17/2021 320
DODGE CITY HIGH SCHOOL-DEMON LAKE Sum     1340
DODGE CITY-LAKE CHARLES-DCCC POND COML 4/14/2021 240
DODGE CITY-LAKE CHARLES-DCCC POND COML 5/14/2021 300
DODGE CITY-LAKE CHARLES-DCCC POND COML 6/29/2021 400
DODGE CITY-LAKE CHARLES-DCCC POND COML 9/17/2021 320
DODGE CITY-LAKE CHARLES-DCCC POND Sum     1260
FORD STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 4/14/2021 560
FORD STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 5/14/2021 700
FORD STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 6/29/2021 795
FORD STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 9/15/2021 576
FORD STATE FISHING LAKE Sum     2631
FORT RILEY - 7-MILE POND COML 4/16/2021 200
FORT RILEY - 7-MILE POND COML 5/17/2021 200
FORT RILEY - 7-MILE POND COML 6/30/2021 200
FORT RILEY - 7-MILE POND COML 9/8/2021 137
FORT RILEY - 7-MILE POND COML 9/28/2021 104
FORT RILEY - 7-MILE POND Sum     841
FORT RILEY - BRAKENEK LAKE COML 4/16/2021 400
FORT RILEY - BRAKENEK LAKE COML 5/17/2021 400
FORT RILEY - BRAKENEK LAKE COML 6/30/2021 400
FORT RILEY - BRAKENEK LAKE COML 9/8/2021 274
FORT RILEY - BRAKENEK LAKE COML 9/28/2021 200
FORT RILEY - BRAKENEK LAKE Sum     1674
FORT RILEY - PRITCHARD POND COML 4/16/2021 600
FORT RILEY - PRITCHARD POND COML 5/17/2021 600
FORT RILEY - PRITCHARD POND COML 6/30/2021 600
FORT RILEY - PRITCHARD POND COML 9/8/2021 412
FORT RILEY - PRITCHARD POND COML 9/28/2021 400
FORT RILEY - PRITCHARD POND Sum     2612
FORT RILEY-MOON LAKE COML 4/16/2021 800
FORT RILEY-MOON LAKE COML 5/17/2021 800
FORT RILEY-MOON LAKE COML 6/30/2021 840
FORT RILEY-MOON LAKE COML 9/8/2021 549
FORT RILEY-MOON LAKE COML 9/28/2021 500
FORT RILEY-MOON LAKE Sum     3489
    Grand Total 15428
Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass Image

Part of a group known as the black basses, including the smallmouth and spotted basses, the largemouth grows the biggest. Common in farm ponds, the largemouth likes shallow, murky water and usually associates with structure such as weeds or submerged timber. Some of the newer reservoirs and smaller lakes with standing timber also provide good largemouth fishing. Of the black basses, the largemouth is the only one with a mouth that extends behind the eye. The world record weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces. The Kansas record is 11 pounds, 12 ounces.

Water Water Type Stocking Date Number Stocked
Bone Creek Lake COML 6/15/2021 6663
Bone Creek Lake COML 6/15/2021 6886
Bone Creek Lake Sum     13549
Cedar Bluff Reservoir RESV 6/3/2021 3202
Cedar Bluff Reservoir RESV 6/9/2021 12711
Cedar Bluff Reservoir RESV 6/9/2021 9630
Cedar Bluff Reservoir Sum     25543
CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 6/15/2021 899
CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 6/15/2021 2880
CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 6/14/2021 60
CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE Sum     3839
El Dorado Reservoir RESV 6/22/2021 10358
El Dorado Reservoir RESV 6/22/2021 8047
El Dorado Reservoir RESV 6/22/2021 14006
El Dorado Reservoir RESV 6/22/2021 17095
El Dorado Reservoir RESV 6/23/2021 7508
El Dorado Reservoir RESV 6/23/2021 3025
El Dorado Reservoir Sum     60039
Hillsdale Reservoir RESV 6/23/2021 4502
Hillsdale Reservoir RESV 6/23/2021 1241
Hillsdale Reservoir Sum     5743
Horsethief Reservoir RESV 6/30/2021 18823
Horsethief Reservoir Sum     18823
Melvern Reservoir RESV 6/16/2021 9941
Melvern Reservoir RESV 6/16/2021 8625
Melvern Reservoir RESV 6/16/2021 12918
Melvern Reservoir RESV 6/16/2021 18144
Melvern Reservoir Sum     49628
Wilson Reservoir RESV 6/9/2021 11947
Wilson Reservoir RESV 6/9/2021 3167
Wilson Reservoir RESV 6/9/2021 6565
Wilson Reservoir Sum     21679
  Grand Total 198843

FRY

Impoundment Size Requested Stocking Date Quantity Delivered Impoundment Code Species Stocking Year
Bone Creek Lake FRY 4/15/2022 47888 BNCL Largemouth Bass 2022
Bone Creek Lake FRY 4/18/2022 212958 BNCL Largemouth Bass 2022

INTERMEDIATES

Impoundment Size Requested Stocking Date Quantity Delivered Impoundment Code Species Stocking Year
Jewell City Lake - Emerson Lake INTERMEDIATES 10/25/2022 1063 JWCL Largemouth Bass 2022
Glen Elder State Park Pond INTERMEDIATES 5/14/2022 250 GEPP Largemouth Bass 2022
Paddlefish
Paddlefish Image

The paddlefish is a plankton eater that resembles prehistoric fishes. Common only in two Kansas rivers – the Marais des Cygnes and the Neosho – the paddlefish is taken by fishermen during the spring spawning runs, and then only during the special snagging season. Stocking paddlefish in Oklahoma’s Kaw Reservoir and in Tuttle Creek Reservoir may bring the paddle-snouted fish back to some of its former range. The largest paddlefish on modern record weighed 144 pounds and measured 54 1/4". This is the Kansas record.

INTERMEDIATES

Impoundment Size Requested Stocking Date Quantity Delivered Impoundment Code Species Stocking Year
Tuttle Creek Reservoir INTERMEDIATES 8/24/2022 4394 TCRR PADDLEFISH 2022
Pomona Reservoir INTERMEDIATES 8/24/2022 4157 POMR PADDLEFISH 2022
Perry Reservoir INTERMEDIATES 8/24/2022 4267 PERR PADDLEFISH 2022
Palmetto Bass/Wiper
Wiper Image

Perhaps the most aggressive fish in Kansas waters, the wiper is a cross between a white bass and a striped bass. Wipers grow fast, strike hard, and fight like no other fish. There are two types of wipers, the palmetto bass made using the striped bass egg and white bass sperm, and the sunshine bass made using the white bass egg and striped bass sperm. The department stocks the palmetto bass version. The wiper, like its striper parent, has two rows of teeth near the rear of the tongue. The white bass has a single tooth patch on its tongue. The state record wiper weighed 22 pounds. The world record wiper is listed at 27 pounds, 5 ounces.

FINGERLINGS

Water Water Type Stocking Date Number Stocked
Atchison City Lake #7 COML 6/15/2021 200
Atchison City Lake #7 Sum     200
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE - EAST COML 7/6/2021 6822
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE - EAST Sum     6822
Cheney Reservoir RESV 6/15/2021 78484
Cheney Reservoir RESV 6/16/2021 17222
Cheney Reservoir Sum     95706
Glen Elder Reservoir RESV 6/16/2021 61235
Glen Elder Reservoir Sum     61235
JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER-MAKE UP LAKE WMAS 6/15/2021 1250
JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER-MAKE UP LAKE Sum     1250
LaCygne Reservoir RESV 6/22/2021 14720
LaCygne Reservoir RESV 7/2/2021 11500
LaCygne Reservoir Sum     26220
Lovewell Reservoir RESV 7/26/2021 9442
Lovewell Reservoir Sum     9442
Middle Creek State Fishing Lake SFLS 7/2/2021 1442
Middle Creek State Fishing Lake Sum     1442
Pomona Reservoir RESV 6/15/2021 36694
Pomona Reservoir RESV 6/22/2021 4320
Pomona Reservoir Sum     41014
SABETHA - PONY CREEK LAKE COML 6/15/2021 800
SABETHA - PONY CREEK LAKE Sum     800
SEDGWICK COUNTY-LAKE AFTON COML 7/2/2021 2689
SEDGWICK COUNTY-LAKE AFTON Sum     2689
WELLINGTON CITY LAKE COML 6/15/2021 5108
WELLINGTON CITY LAKE Sum     5108
WINFIELD CITY LAKE COML 7/2/2021 6315
WINFIELD CITY LAKE Sum     6315
    Grand Total 258243

FRY

Water Water Type Stocking Date Number Stocked
Cedar Bluff Reservoir RESV 5/12/2021 70000
Cedar Bluff Reservoir Sum     70000
Kirwin Reservoir RESV 5/12/2021 50000
Kirwin Reservoir Sum     50000
MILFORD FISH HATCHERY OTHR 5/12/2021 150000
MILFORD FISH HATCHERY Sum     150000
Milford Reservoir RESV 5/4/2021 850000
Milford Reservoir Sum     850000
PRATT FISH HATCHERY OTHR 5/12/2021 600000
PRATT FISH HATCHERY Sum     600000
Sebelius Reservoir RESV 5/12/2021 70000
Sebelius Reservoir Sum     70000
Webster Reservoir RESV 5/12/2021 50000
Webster Reservoir Sum     50000
    Grand Total 1840000

INTERMEDIATES

Water Water Type Stocking Date Number Stocked
COLDWATER LAKE COML 10/12/2021 1001
COLDWATER LAKE Sum     1001
CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 10/8/2021 753
CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE Sum     753
DOUGLAS COUNTY-LONESTAR LAKE COML 10/8/2021 983
DOUGLAS COUNTY-LONESTAR LAKE Sum     983
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH COML 10/7/2021 1010
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH Sum     1010
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH COML 10/7/2021 255
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH Sum     255
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE COML 10/7/2021 3518
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE Sum     3518
GRAHAM CO-ANTELOPE LAKE COML 10/13/2021 449
GRAHAM CO-ANTELOPE LAKE Sum     449
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE COML 10/7/2021 501
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE Sum     501
Kiowa State Fishing Lake SFLS 10/12/2021 502
Kiowa State Fishing Lake Sum     502
LEBO CITY LAKE COML 10/7/2021 753
LEBO CITY LAKE Sum     753
LEBO KIDS POND COML 10/7/2021 100
LEBO KIDS POND Sum     100
MINED LAND WA-CK/CR CO WMAS 10/8/2021 1534
MINED LAND WA-CK/CR CO Sum     1534
OSAGE CITY LAKE KIDS POND COML 10/7/2021 100
OSAGE CITY LAKE KIDS POND Sum     100
OSAGE STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 10/8/2021 279
OSAGE STATE FISHING LAKE Sum     279
OVERBROOK CITY LAKE COML 10/8/2021 115
OVERBROOK CITY LAKE Sum     115
OVERBROOK KIDS POND OTHR 10/8/2021 50
OVERBROOK KIDS POND Sum     50
PRATT COUNTY LAKE COML 10/12/2021 515
PRATT COUNTY LAKE Sum     515
SHAWNEE COUNTY-LAKE SHAWNEE COML 10/7/2021 2085
SHAWNEE COUNTY-LAKE SHAWNEE Sum     2085
STERLING CITY LAKE COML 10/13/2021 55
STERLING CITY LAKE Sum     55
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW COML 10/7/2021 2075
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW Sum     2075
YATES CENTER KIDS POND POND 10/7/2021 250
YATES CENTER KIDS POND Sum     250
    Grand Total 16883
Redear Sunfish
REDEAR SUNFISH

The redear sunfish has been stocked into select lakes and reservoirs. Although the redear resembles the bluegill, it usually prefers deeper water and is more difficult to catch. The redear has a narrow band of red on the gill cover lobe and usually shows vertical barring. Redears are popular locally because of the challenge they provide. The state record weighed 1 pound, 8 ounces. The world record tipped the scales at 5 pounds, 8 ounces.

FINGERLINGS

Water Water Type Stocking Date Number Stocked
JEFFREY ENG. CTR.-AUX. MAKEUP LAKE WMAS 3/17/2021 27188
Sauger
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This close cousin to the walleye loves murky water and current. Sauger are being stocked in several northeastern Kansas reservoirs where walleye haven't done well because of high flowthrough and murky water conditions. Sauger are less likely than walleye to be flushed from a reservoir. Smaller than the walleye, the world record sauger weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces. The state record is 4 pounds, 13 ounces.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions during producing and stocking season, no Sauger were stocked in 2020.

Saugeye
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The saugeye is a cross between a walleye and a sauger and is another promising hybrid. The saugeye has been successfully stocked in reservoirs where walleye populations are difficult to maintain. Similar in appearance to the parents, the saugeye will grow faster than either but probably won't get as big as the walleye. The world record saugeye weighed 15 pounds, 10 ounces. The state record weighed 9 pounds, 13 ounces.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions during producing and stocking season, no Sauger and Saugeye were stocked in 2020.

FRY

Impoundment Size Requested Stocking Date Quantity Delivered Impoundment Code Species Stocking Year
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 FRY 4/19/2022 200000 PTSB Saugeye 2022
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE FRY 4/19/2022 500000 CTCL Saugeye 2022
Tuttle Creek Reservoir FRY 4/15/2022 1300000 TCRR Saugeye 2022
Tuttle Creek Reservoir FRY 4/19/2022 1200000 TCRR Saugeye 2022
Council Grove Reservoir FRY 4/19/2022 1200000 CGRR Saugeye 2022
OTTAWA STATE FISHING LAKE FRY 4/19/2022 200000 OTSL Saugeye 2022
Altamont - Idle Hour Lake - City Lake West FRY 4/19/2022 14000 ALCB Saugeye 2022
Altamont - Idle Hour Lake - City Lake East FRY 4/19/2022 23000 ALCA Saugeye 2022
McPherson State Fishing Lake FRY 4/19/2022 100000 MPSL Saugeye 2022
Paola City Lake - Lake Miola FRY 4/11/2022 400000 POCL Saugeye 2022
PARSONS CITY LAKE FRY 4/14/2022 200000 PACA Saugeye 2022
PARSONS CITY LAKE FRY 4/11/2022 400000 PACA Saugeye 2022
PARSONS CITY LAKE FRY 4/19/2022 400000 PACA Saugeye 2022
LEBO CITY LAKE FRY 4/19/2022 100000 LECL Saugeye 2022
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH FRY 4/19/2022 100000 GNCA Saugeye 2022
Smallmouth Bass
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The smallmouth is a hard-fighting sport fish native only to a few waters in the southeastern corner of Kansas. Introduced in several larger reservoirs, the smallmouth has adapted well and attracts a growing number of angler fans. Smallmouths prefer clear water and rocky structure. The mouth of the smallmouth extends to just below the eye. The world record smallmouth weighed a whopping 11 pounds, 15 ounces. The Kansas record is 6 pounds, 6 ounces.

FINGERLINGS

Water Water Type Stocking Date Number Stocked
WOODSON STATE FISHING LAKE SFLS 7/2/2020 814
Striped Bass
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A saltwater native, the striped bass has adapted well to freshwater existence and has prospered in several Kansas lakes. Striped bass don't reproduce in Kansas waters, however, populations are maintained through stocking programs. Stripers are legendary for their hard fighting nature and long, drag-sizzling runs. The Kansas state record is 43 pounds, 8 ounces. The freshwater world record is 67 pounds, 1 ounce.

FINGERLINGS

Water Water Type Stocking Date Number Stocked
GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE COML 6/12/2020 600
Walleye
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The walleye has become a highly-sought game fish for Kansas anglers and has been stocked in most federal reservoirs and some larger state and community lakes. To help maintain these fisheries, millions of young walleye are collected and stocked each spring by department biologists and culturists. The state record weighed 13 pounds, 3 ounce. The world record is 22 pounds, 11 ounces.

Fry

Impoundment Size Requested Stocking Date Quantity Delivered Impoundment Code Species Stocking Year
Cheney Reservoir FRY 4/25/2022 2000000 CHNR Walleye 2022
SHAWNEE COUNTY-LAKE SHAWNEE FRY 4/18/2022 234000 SNCA Walleye 2022
Webster Reservoir FRY 4/25/2022 1000000 WEBR Walleye 2022
WINFIELD CITY LAKE FRY 4/25/2022 1200000 WFCA Walleye 2022
WILSON STATE FISHING LAKE FRY 4/19/2022 110000 WLSL Walleye 2022
Big Hill Reservoir FRY 4/22/2022 1200000 BGHR Walleye 2022
Milford Reservoir FRY 4/22/2022 1500000 MILR Walleye 2022
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE FRY 4/20/2022 400000 CGCL Walleye 2022
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW FRY 4/20/2022 300000 HRCA Walleye 2022
Wilson Reservoir FRY 4/22/2022 2000000 WILR Walleye 2022
Wilson Reservoir FRY 4/25/2022 1700000 WILR Walleye 2022
Wilson Reservoir FRY 6/2/2022 308950 WILR Walleye 2022
HOLTON - BANNER CREEK LAKE FRY 4/8/2022 500000 HOCC Walleye 2022
SABETHA - PONY CREEK LAKE FRY 4/8/2022 200000 SBCA Walleye 2022
Fort Scott City Lake FRY 4/22/2022 350000 FSCA Walleye 2022
CRITZER LAKE FRY 4/22/2022 220000 LNCR Walleye 2022
CRITZER LAKE FRY 4/25/2022 100000 LNCR Walleye 2022
MOUND CITY LAKE FRY 4/22/2022 148000 MCCL Walleye 2022
MOUND CITY LAKE FRY 4/25/2022 200000 MCCL Walleye 2022
Bourbon State Fishing Lake FRY 4/22/2022 103000 BBSL Walleye 2022
PLEASANTON EAST LAKE FRY 4/22/2022 127000 PLCA Walleye 2022

INTERMEDIATES

Water Water Type Stocking Date Number Stocked
(FISH) GRAHAM CO-TREXLER POND FISH 9/23/2020 200
Cheney Reservoir RESV 9/30/2020 94
Cheney Reservoir RESV 9/30/2020 262
Cheney Reservoir RESV 9/30/2020 440
Cheney Reservoir RESV 9/30/2020 141
Cheney Reservoir RESV 10/7/2020 11645
Cheney Reservoir RESV 10/7/2020 8245
Melvern Reservoir RESV 10/14/2020 2000
Cheney Reservoir RESV 10/30/2020 665
Cheney Reservoir RESV 10/30/2020 780
Cheney Reservoir RESV 10/30/2020 704
Cheney Reservoir RESV 10/30/2020 884
Cheney Reservoir RESV 11/9/2020 150
Cheney Reservoir RESV 11/9/2020 800
Cheney Reservoir RESV 11/9/2020 590
Cheney Reservoir RESV 11/9/2020 332
Cheney Reservoir RESV 11/9/2020 434
Cheney Reservoir RESV 11/9/2020 468
Cheney Reservoir RESV 11/9/2020 415
Cheney Reservoir RESV 11/9/2020 950
Cheney Reservoir RESV 11/12/2020 1531
    Total: 31730

FINGERLINGS

Impoundment Size Requested Stocking Date Quantity Delivered Impoundment Code Species Stocking Year
Wilson Reservoir FINGERLINGS 6/17/2022 153765 WILR Walleye 2022
Glen Elder Reservoir FINGERLINGS 6/17/2022 246283 GELR Walleye 2022