Special Fishing Programs for You
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If you catch a fish, by any legal means, that is at least as large as the lengths shown in the Master Angler Award.
![Urban Fishing Program](/var/news/storage/images/fishing/special-fishing-programs-for-you/block-images/urban-fishing-program/427463-1-eng-US/Urban-Fishing-Program_blockImage.png)
To improve fishing opportunities in urban areas where the demand for fish exceeds the supply, the Department created an urban fish stocking program
Urban Program Information/Locations
![Fishing Impoundments and Stream Habitats - F.I.S.H. Program](/var/news/storage/images/fishing/special-fishing-programs-for-you/block-images/fishing-impoundments-and-stream-habitats-f.i.s.h.-program/338278-2-eng-US/Fishing-Impoundments-and-Stream-Habitats-F.I.S.H.-Program_blockImage.jpg)
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) leases private waters from landowners for public fishing.
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Approximately 100,000 Kansas ponds offer some of the best fishing the state has to offer. Here is information on keeping the fishing that good.