White bass fishing in Kansas cooled by heavy rains and cold water
Anglers found white bass fishing far from spectacular as July’s heat gave way to heavy rains and floods across northeastern Kansas. Water temperatures dropped from 89 to 79 degrees, stirring a scatter of big fish and leaving only small bass roaming the lakes. Still, anglers like Mike Flynn, Terry Bivins, Joe Kilburn, and others reported 16 inchers at Melvern, Clinton, and Pomona Lakes amid the unsettled conditions. Charles Compton of Wellsville, who anticipated a banner season, faced disrupted fishing as flash flood warnings widened and reservoirs stained while rivers swelled and shorelines flooded.
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Charles Compton
Wellsville
Kansas
Compton
Mike Flynn
Wakarusa
Terry Bivins
Melvern Lake
Joe Kilburn
Clinton Lake
Pomona
Milford Lake Bass Quest Sees Dwarfed Catch Amid Hatch
Compton fishes Milford Lake from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. using a quarter-ounce jighead and a half ounce spoon but nets two three pound wipers and several smallmouth while white bass elude him. Despite abundant shad and shallow to 25 feet depths, the big white bass stay hidden with a Maylike landscape and persistent hope for larger fish next year.
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Milford
Compton
Madison Creek
Curtis Creek
Upland and Migratory Bird Seasons Listed for Prairie and Ducks
The notice outlines hunting seasons for upland game birds Prairie Chicken Pheasant Quail in east central regions and southwest zones with open dates from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 for early prairie chicken, Nov. 7 to Jan. 31 for others, plus migratory birds including Cove Sora and Virginia Rail from Sept. 1 to Nov. 4, Snipe and Woodcock dates, Teal, Ducks and Geese segments across Low and High Plains zones, and Crane and Crow seasons with specified dates and possession limits.
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Migratory Birds Cove
Rail
Sora
Virginia
Low Plains
Ale
Ducks Low Plains
Ducks High Plains
Canadas
Dove season opens with sparse early activity across Kansas
Veteran dove hunters in northeastern Kansas report a weak opening with few doves and limited motivation to take time off work. White bass fishing drew attention as several reservoirs produced a strong bite while fields of cut corn near Miller and volunteer sunflowers around Eskridge offered better dove prospects later. One Lawrence hunter made ten shots and bagged six doves in Douglas and Osage counties.
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Kansas
Blair Flynn
Overbrook
Bob Harmon
Osage City
Flynn
Harmon
Miller
Eskridge
Flint Hills
Lawrence Hunter
Anderson County
Lyon County
Jon Francis
Lawrence
Douglas County
Osage County
Francis
Ned Kehde
Colorado elk boom pigeonholes deer. limited deer licenses
Colorado wildlife managers face an elk surplus while deer numbers lag. With over 200,000 elk, the state plans to issue either sex elk licenses in late seasons to curb the herd. Deer licenses will shrink, and starting 1999 all deer licenses will be by limited drawing, ending over the counter sales.
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Denver
Colorado
Division of Wildlife Game Managers
John Elsenberger
Ellenberger
Minnesota expects large bear harvest in 1996 season
A Minnesota population survey places bears at 23,000, the highest in modern times, with about 17,500 hunters holding licenses as the bear season opens. The DNR boosted permit numbers 60 percent from last year, aiming for over 5,000 bears harvested, the strongest count among the lower 48 states.
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Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources
Dave Garshelis
DNR
Grand Rapids
State 3-D Archery Championships Next Weekend
Pratt Ninnescah Valley Archers Inc and the Kansas State Archery Association will host the State 3-D Archery Championships next weekend with trophies for best male, female, young adult 15 17, youth 12 14, and cub 11 and younger. Entry is 20 dollars for both days. For information call 316 672 3210.
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Pratt
Ninnescah Valley Archers, Inc
Kansas State Archery Association
Call
Kids Klassic Shoot Slated in Kinsley
The Kinsley Gun Club will host its Sixth Annual Kids Klassic shoot on September 26 in Kinsley Kinsey. The event gathers young shooters for a featured competition and youth-oriented program.
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Kinsley
Kinsey
Kinsley Gun Club
Trap Shooting Tourney for Students at Perry Lake
Classic high school and junior high trap shoot event offers 100 targets with a $20 entry fee. Included are a custom T-shirt dinner and a door prize chance at a Remington 11 87 trap gun. For details call 1 888 324 5445. Also a catfish and crappie tourney to benefit Kansas Special Olympics is set for Sept 20 at Perry Lake with contacts Mike Hawkins or Randy Smoot.
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Perry
Kansas
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