Fishing Report Highlights From Multiple Lakes
Updated reports show Perry Lake and nearby waters with channel catfish fair to good on worms shad and cut bait. White bass and white crappie vary from fair to good with jigs twisters and shad crankbaits around rocky points submerged brush and coves. Largemouth bass fair to good on crankbaits jigs and plastics while Douglas State Lake remains closed for dam repairs.
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Perry Lake
Douglas State Lake
Leavenworth State Lake
Iss
Outdoor Adventure Camp for Youth at Rock Springs Kansas
Youth aged 10 to 12 can attend the annual Outdoor Adventure Camp at Rock Springs 4 H Center near Junction City from June 11 to June 16. Instructors from state agencies and universities lead daily activities including hiking canoeing archery and fishing with night programs of owl prowls stargazing and bat viewing. Tuition is 225 with registration due June 6. lodging food and instruction included. For details call 785 526 7466 or email bergk wf wtciweb.com.
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Kansas
Rock Springs
Junction City
Wildlife and Parks
Kansas State University
Natural Resource Conservation Service
Wtciweb
Not Just for Nutcases Kayaking Gains Kansas Followers
Linda Niedbalski, a veterinarian, joined kayaking four years ago and now advocates the sport's accessibility. The piece highlights two local rivers and Clinton Lake as beginner-friendly venues, notes rising interest, gear costs, and the growth of paddle sports in Kansas while detailing reasons to try kayaking, including solo flexibility and fitness benefits.
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Linda Niedbalski
Niedbalski
Kansas
Malcolm Smith
Clinton
Lake
Bowersock
Kansas River
Wakarusa
Smith
Kaw
Clinton Lake
Lone Star Lake
Hughes
Kansas Grants Adjustments To Big Game Deer Regs
Kansas Wildlife and Parks commissioners eased deer hunting rules by allowing post December 30 antlerless permits or game tags without an antlered deer permit. They shortened the extended whitetail antlerless season by one day and dropped mandatory check stations for 2006. Tightly scheduled seasons include muzzleloader, youth and disabled, archery and urban unit periods, plus limited draw and hunt-own land options with set deadlines for permit applications.
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Kansas
Wildlife and Parks Commissioners
Elk Hunting Seasons Expanded on Fort Riley Area
Elk seasons set statewide outside Fort Riley with muzzleloader allowed September 1 to 30 archery October 1 to December 31 firearms November 29 to December 10 and January 1 to March 15 On Fort Riley elk permits October 1 to December 31 with antlerless permits October 1 to December 31 one third of permits valid each month Morton County closed to elk hunting Harvested elk must have tissue sample collected by contacting Wildlife and Parks staff within two days to monitor chronic wasting disease
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Fort Riley
Morton County
Wildlife and Parks
Missouri angler lands huge crappie on private lake
John Horstman of Fulton Missouri hooked a 19 inch black crappie weighing 3.02 pounds on April 21 using a minnow. The catch broke Missouri state pole and line records and may surpass the IGFA all tackle mark though current 4.5 pound records tie. The fish was donated to Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Springfield for quarantine and eventual display.
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John Horstman
Fulton
Missouri
Horstman
Doug
Conservation Department
Jefferson City
International Game Fish Association
Dania Beach
Fla
Bass Pro Shops
Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World
Springfield
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Fishing Report
Lake Shawnee
Ijworld.com
New Hampshire
Yakkin
Kayakin
Nick Krug
Journal-World Photo
Lawrence
Wakarusa River
Clinton Wildlife Area
Fall River
Buffalo
Niangua
Dan Hughes
Sunflower Outdoor & Bike
Andrew Artsock
Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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