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2008 FISHING REGULATIONS SUMMARY
NOW ONLINE, PRINTED VERSION COMING
Changes include reduced fees,
changes to methods of take, much more
December 13, 2007 - Printed copies of the
2008 Kansas Fishing Regulations Summary won't be available until
early January, but anglers should be aware of several new regulations
that take effect Jan. 1, 2008. The most welcome changes should
be reduction of youth trout and paddlefish fees, as well as a
reduction of the 24-hour fishing license fee. Other changes affect
gigging, length and creel limits, black bass tournaments, and
more.
The following information details Kansas fishing
regulation changes for 2008:
Trout
* Willow Lake in Tuttle Creek State Park has
been added to the list of waters where a trout permit is required
for all anglers from Oct. 15 through April 15; and
* Lake Shawnee in Shawnee County requires anglers fishing
for or possessing trout to have a trout permit Oct. 15-April
15.
Methods of Take
* gigging is now a legal method for taking
nonsport fish, and
* barbless hooks are no longer required for paddlefish snagging
on the Neosho River.
Aquatic Nuisance Species
* diploid (fertile) grass carp have been added
to the list of species illegal to import or possess in Kansas.
Length and Creel Limits
* the wiper creel limit was increased from
two per day to five per day at Coldwater City Lake, Douglas County
Lonestar Lake, John Redmond Reservoir, Leavenworth State Fishing
Lake, Paola's Lake Miola, and Lake Shawnee;
* a 20-inch minimum length limit and one-fish creel limit
on brown trout has been established in the Mined Land Wildlife
Area;
* a creel limit of five per day has been established on blue
catfish at Wilson Reservoir; and
* a 35-inch minimum length limit has been established on
blue catfish at Wilson, Cheney, and El Dorado reservoirs.
Paddlefish
* all paddlefish snagged must be kept, except
on the Kansas-Missouri boundary waters, where there is a 24-inch
length limit.;
Fees Reduced
* youth 15 and younger no longer have to possess
a trout permit to fish during the trout season in designated
trout waters, but there is a daily creel limit of two trout for
those youth (unless they purchase a trout permit, which allows
a full daily trout creel limit);
* a youth paddlefish permit fee has been established at $5
for anglers 15 years and younger; and
* the 24-hour fishing license fee has been reduced to $5.15.
Black Bass tournaments
* minimum weigh-in procedures for all black
bass fishing tournaments featuring weigh-ins have been established,
holding them to similar standards currently required of tournaments
in which participants hold a black bass pass.
More detailed information is available in the 2008
Kansas Fishing Regulations Summary booklet, now available online.
The 2008 booklet also features state park information and detailed
regulations for each body of water managed by the Kansas Department
of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP).
In addition, a full-color fish identification guide
lists all the state's sportfish, complete with text descriptions
and detailed illustrations by renowned fish illustrator Joseph
Tomelleri. Look-alike species are grouped together with complementary
text to help the angler discern the difference between such closely-related
species as white bass and wipers, blue catfish and channel catfish,
the state's three black basses, black and white crappie, pallid
and shovelnose sturgeon, and others.
The booklet also provides the latest information
about invasive species in Kansas waters. Two pages are dedicated
to this subject, complete with detailed illustrations and tips
on how to prevent the spread of exotic species of plants, mollusks,
and fish.
Anglers who want to contact a district fisheries
biologist will find a listing of names and phone numbers of the
nearest biologist, as well as regional supervisors. A listing
of natural resource officer contacts is also included.
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