Adjustments Coming for Kansas Rainbow Trout Anglers

Because the upcoming trout season approaches, the Kansas Division of Wildlife and Parks is utilizing data largely based mostly on interviews carried out with licensed fishermen to make updates to an almost 30-year-old program. These on-site interviews have been held at 25 completely different fishing places throughout the state in early 2023.

KDWP’s Fisheries Division workers will implement the next for Kansas’ 2023-2024 trout season:

• Trout fishing waters shall be stocked, and the season will start one month later in order to not compromise fish well being in hotter water usually skilled in November. The beginning of the trout fishing season shall be December 1
• Every trout fishing vacation spot shall be stocked in the course of the occasions when it’s most fished.  (versus season-wide stockings at numerous occasions)
• Trout season will finish on March 31 (versus April 15), as solely three % of respondents indicated they fish for trout most in April
• KDWP will inventory much less usually however with greater densities of trout – an indicated choice of anglers surveyed

KDWP plans to inventory 30 our bodies of water this fall with over 62,000 kilos of rainbow trout. It will present fishermen with loads of wintertime fishing alternatives.

“The trout program is one thing we’ve been comfortable to help in Kansas since 1994,” mentioned Jeff Conley, KDWP Fisheries program specialist. “Nonetheless, over time, we’ve made only a few adjustments. This new format offers us the power to proceed this system throughout its hottest months, at greater stocking densities, whereas managing rising prices for the fish, so the suggestions acquired will certainly make us all extra environment friendly. All fish stocked shall be a catchable dimension, however a number of lunkers may even be added to offer anglers additional alternative to catch a trophy,” added Conley. “We are able to’t wait to see who catches them.”

To buy a trout allow, go to GoOutdoorsKansas.com, obtain the GoOutdoorsKS cell app, or go to a license vendor nearest you.

For extra data on trout fishing in Kansas, click on HERE.

Keith Lusher

Keith Lusher is an award successful outside journalist that resides in Covington, Louisiana. He owns and operates NorthshoreFishingReport.com and writes a weekly outside column for the Slidell Unbiased Newspaper. He additionally writes for the St.Tammany Parish Tourism Fee’s LouisianaNorthshore.com and Louisiana Northshore Discover Journal. He’s the previous host of The Northshore Fishing Report Radio Present and is on the board of the Louisiana Out of doors Writers Affiliation. Keith contributes to quite a few publications each on-line and in print and prides himself on selling South Louisiana’s distinctive fishery.