TOPEKA (KSNT) - Anglers looking to participate in Kansas' special trout fishing season won't have to go far to find a lake stocked with the fish.
27 News checked with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) to find out which lakes and reservoirs received trout for the 2024-2025 trout fishing season. More than 30 bodies of water across the state are listed on the KDWP's website as participating in the trout program with fish coming from the state agency or from local community stockings.
KDWP officials will be stocking many lakes and reservoirs more than once for the current season. However, some haven't received stockings of trout yet or won't be receiving any for the current season due to various complications. Which lakes have received stockings, along with the total they are to receive for the 2024-2025 season, can be found below.
Northeast Kansas
- Fort Riley Moon Lake - 4,743.
- Fort Riley Cameron Springs - 3,825.
- Tuttle Creek Willow Lake - 4,743.
- Eisenhower State Park Pond - 765.
- Clinton State Park Lake Henry - 2,142.
- Herington Father Padilla Pond - no amount listed.
- Shawnee County Lake Shawnee - no amount listed.
- Holton Elkhorn Lake - no amount listed.
- Atchison City Lake #1 - no amount listed.
Northwest Kansas
- Webster Reservoir Stilling Basin - 6273.
- Glen Elder State Park Pond - no trout will be stocked this season.
- Kanopolis Seep Stream - 5,355.
- Sherman County Smoky Gardens - 1,020.
- Colby Villa High - no amount listed.
- Salina Lakewood Lake - no amount listed.
South Central Kansas
- El Dorado State Park River Area - no trout will be stocked this season.
- Wichita O.J. Watson Park Pond - 2,550.
- Sedgwick County Park Vic's Lake - no amount listed.
- Sedgwick County Slough Creek - no amount listed.
- Hutchinson Carey Park Pond - no amount listed.
Southeast Kansas
- Lyon County King's Lake - 1,785.
- Mined Land WA Unit #30 - 5,100.
- Garnett Crystal Lake - no amount listed.
- Cherryvale Tanko - no amount listed.
- Coffeyville, LeClere Lake - no amount listed.
- Fort Scott, Fern Lake - no amount listed.
Southwest Kansas
- Meade State Fishing Lake - 4,131.
- Scott State Park Barrel Springs - 2,882.
- Cimarron Grassland Pits - 2,219.
- Pratt Centennial Pond - 2,219.
- Finney County Lake Charles - no amount listed.
- Great Bend Vets Park - no amount listed.
- Syracuse Sam's Pond - no amount listed.
People looking to fish for trout will need to purchase a special permit to do so. These licenses are $14.50 for adults and $7 for youths. You can learn more about these permits and where to get them by clicking here.
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