For Immediate Release:Nov. 9, 2022 
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Nadia Marji CMP®, Chief of Public Affairs
(785) 338-3036nadia.marji@ks.gov   Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission To Hold Last Meeting of 2022KANSAS CITY, Kan.– The Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission will hold its last public meeting of 2022 on November 17. The meeting will beg ... Read More

December 29, 2011Latest rules; how, where, and what to fish for; new bait fish rules included PRATT — Printed copies of the 2012 Kansas Fishing Regulations Summary booklet will be available in early January, according to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT). Among other things, the publication lists new regulations that ... Read More

Oct. 24, 2013 Commission votes to significantly reduce resident and nonresident youth permit prices PRATT – At the public hearing conducted Oct. 17 in Hutchinson, the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission approved several recommendations including one that will significantly reduce the price of resident and nonresident youth b ... Read More

Aug. 9, 2012
Shoreline and fishery improvements scheduled; no fish salvage allowedKINGMAN — In an effort to improve fishing and eliminate an expanding white perch population — an aquatic nuisance species (ANS) — Kingman State Fishing Lake (SFL) is scheduled to be drained and renovated this fall. Periodic renovations are standard practice in sm ... Read More

PRATT – Participating in the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission’s Nov. 19  public meeting will be as easy as hopping on the nearest computer, tablet or phone, as the Commission’s next meeting will again be held virtually.The Commission’s Sept. 24 meeting had up to 90 members of the public present at one time, making the outdoors ... Read More

Latest rules; how, where, and what to fish for; much more includedPRATT — Printed copies of the 2011 Kansas Fishing Regulations Summary booklet will be available in early Jan., according to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP). Among other things, the publication lists new regulations that take effect Jan. 1, 2011. From new regul ... Read More

License purchase means more angling opportunityPRATT — Spring is a time of renewal, anticipation, and respite from a long winter. But for anglers, spring means just one thing: the fish are biting somewhere. April, May, and June are the best months to fish in Kansas, and fishing opportunities have never been better. Anglers preparing for anothe ... Read More

11.02-pound fish beats old record by nearly a poundTOPEKA — What can a brawny rainbow trout do when confronted with the skill and determination of a seasoned angler? Not much, as it turns out. Angling skill conquered brawn when Bob Lorson hooked his dream rainbow trout in the waters of Lake Shawnee, Topeka. Lorson, a Topeka resident and ferven ... Read More