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Unprecedented amount of information available to find and catch fish in KansasPRATT — If you combine a library, a breaking news website, a 24-hour weather channel, and the latest insider information into one handy tool for the angler, what would you have? Answer: all the tools the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) offers today's f ... Read More


First stocking scheduled for Oct. 19, four days after season openerPRATT — The Kansas trout season begins Oct. 15 and runs through April 15. Most trout waters will be stocked on that date, but Cedar Bluff Stilling Basin, originally scheduled for stocking on the opening day of trout season, won't be stocking until Monday, Oct. 19, provided wate ... Read More


Other locations stocked for opening day Trout season opens Oct. 15 in Kansas. While most of the designated trout waters in the state will be stocked with trout in time for opening day, three will not: the stilling basin below Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Hutchinson's Dillon Nature Center, and Lakewood Lake in Salina. Because of water conditions, H ... Read More


PRATT – You know what they say, “It’s not over ‘til it’s over,” and the Kansas trout season is far from over. While trout stockings have been taking place since last October, several more stockings are scheduled this spring, providing anglers with months-worth of opportunities to catch rainbow trout before season’s end.Waters receiving trout fo ... Read More


Stocking had been delayed; season opened Oct. 15PRATT -- The Kansas trout season began Oct. 15 and runs through April 15. In early October, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) announced that due to poor water conditions resulting from fall turnover, trout stocking would be delayed at the stilling basin below Cedar Bluff Reservoi ... Read More


Mar. 14, 2013Anglers are encouraged to take advantage of special trout programPRATT – In an effort to provide unique winter fishing opportunities, The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) provides trout fishing opportunities by stocking Kansas waters with thousands of harvestable-sized trout each year. From Nov. 1-April 15, ... Read More


Oct. 13, 2011
Weather stalls cold-water species stockingPRATT — From Oct. 15 through April 15, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) stocks rainbow trout in select waters across the state. During this time, some waters stocked with trout require a $12.50 trout permit for all anglers 16 or older, whether they are fishing ... Read More


After five dry years, river flow returns to levels that support stockingSTOCKTON -- In 2000, above average river flows allowed the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) to experiment with seasonal rainbow trout stocking in the South Fork of the Solomon River above Webster Reservoir. Habitat was enhanced in three zones between the upper ... Read More


After five dry years, river flow returns to levels that support stockingIn 2000, above average river flows allowed the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) to experiment with seasonal rainbow trout stocking in the South Fork of the Solomon River above Webster Reservoir. Habitat was enhanced in three zones between the upper end of the ... Read More


PRATT – You’re not seeing double and that’s not a typo. Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) Fisheries Division staff will provide trout anglers with more fish, more often this season. In years past, KDWPT-managed trout waters would receive four stockings of fish over the course of the trout season. This year, KDWPT-managed ... Read More