Pratt Spring Brings Kansas Boat Safety Push
KWPD urges boat owners to prepare for Pratt Spring with lower unit grease changes spark plug replacements life jacket checks and fire extinguisher charges The U S Coast Guard Auxiliary promotes a safe boating course Contact Cheri Swayne in Topeka or Mike Stanley in Perry for details Kansas has over 100000 registered boats
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Pratt — Spring
Kansas
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Cheri Swayne
Topeka
Mike Stanley
Perry
Turkey permits for spring vRATT season now available
The spring turkey season runs from April 10 to May 5. Permits are issued at Wildlife and Parks offices, select vendors, and most county clerks through May 3.
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Wildlife and Parks
Shad Dominates Kansas Waters Across Generations
Northeast Kansas residents and scientists note gizzard shad as the prevalent fish in state waterways. In 1954 biologists estimated shad made up about 97 percent of Fall River Reservoir's fish, with references to historical abundance in the Marais des Cygnes near Ottawa. The species carries many nicknames from hickory shad to mud shad, but locals mostly say shad.
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Roy Schoonover
William Thompson
Kansas Wildlife and Parks
Army Corps of Engineers
Fall River Reservoir
William Wheeler
Kansas Academy of Science
Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Wheeler
Shad Facts From a Lake Biologist and Angler Notes
An area biologist explains shad size ranges from inches to four pounds with the largest ever caught in the St. Clair River in 1985. He describes life expectancy about three years, late May spawning, and a staggered, weather-affected spawn producing multiple shad sizes by late summer.
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St. Clair River
Ontario
Richard Sanders
KWPD
Perry Lake
Crappie Good At Smithville Missouri Lakes
Jefferson City reports Missouri anglers will find top crappie fishing on Smithville Lake and other lakes after years of heavy rainfall. Smithville near Kansas City yields many crappie near the nine inch legal limit with about a third of the catch maintaining legal size for keeping.
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Jefferson City
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Smithville
Kansas City
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