6/5/08

NEW KANSAS STATE LARGEMOUTH BASS RECORD CONFIRMED
KDWP STREAM SURVEY CREWS INCORPORATE NEW PROGRAMS
WILDLIFE & PARKS OFFERS LANDOWNERS $$$ FOR HUNTING ACCESS
HANDFUL OF ANGLERS ANTICIPATE NOODLIN' SEASON
LOVEWELL STATE PARK OFFERS FREE FISHING WEEKEND AND KIDS FISHING DERBY

14-year-old Scammon youth landed monster May 3
PRATT -- A new Kansas state record largemouth bass was caught in a private strip pit in Cherokee County on May 3 and has been certified by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP). Fourteen-year-old Tyson Hallam, of Scammon, took the trophy fish during the West Mineral E ... Read More

Stream health surveys now involve local groups, larger streams
PRATT -- Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) stream survey crews will survey streams and rivers throughout Kansas this summer, adding infor ... Read More

Deadline July 1; payments have increased; additional prairie signup offered
PRATT -- Landowners interested in the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ (KDWP) Walk-In Hunting Access Program (WIHA) ... Read More

Handfishing season runs June 15-Aug. 31; only flathead catfish may be taken;
other restrictions apply
PRATT -- The Kansas handfishing season -- often referred to as "noodling" -- opens June 15, and die-hard outdoorsmen are looking forward to the opportunity to take flathead catfish using this unconventio ... Read More

Derby participants could win $200, drawing prizes for all
WEBBER -- Free Fishing Weekend for the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is set for Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8. Fishing licenses are not required to fish any Kansas waters for these two days, and staff at Lovewell State Park are taking advantage of ... Read More