Ten Kansas City, Liberty, and Jackson County park lakes will be stocked with channel catfish (one-pound average). Stockings will take place throughout the summer (April through September). Anglers should note the daily limit is 4 catfish in the aggregate. Anglers should try using baits such as nightcrawlers, stink baits, and cut bait to catch catfish. Anglers are successful fishing these baits on the bottom in the spring and fall, or under a bobber in the hot summer months. In addition to the catfish stockings, trout (3/4-pound average) will be stocked four times during winter months (November thru March) at Fountain Bluff and Chaumiere Lakes. At all the lakes trout may be harvested immediately after stocking and a trout permit is required to possess trout. Trout can be caught on live and prepared baits, worms, minnows, small jigs, spinners, and flies. Maps showing the locations of stocked lakes are available at the Kansas City Regional Office (816-622-0900). For the latest stocking updates use the Stocking Hotline (816-525-0300). Information on when fish are stocked will only be provided through the hotline.
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Thirteen Kansas City metro lakes including nine in KC Parks (Englewood, Troost, North Terrace, Chaumiere, Lake of the Woods, Lakewood, Migliazzo, Blue Valley, Penn Valley and Jerry Smith), one in Liberty Parks (Capital Federal Sports Complex), one in Raymore Parks (Johnston Lake), and one in Belton Parks (Cleveland Lake) will be stocked with channel catfish (one-pound average). Stockings will take place throughout the summer (April through September). Anglers should note the daily limit is 4 catfish in the aggregate. Anglers should try using baits such as nightcrawlers, stinkbaits, and cut bait to catch catfish. Anglers are successful fishing these baits on the bottom in the spring and fall, or under a bobber in the hot summer months.
Hybrid sunfish (six-inch average) will be stocked in Troost, Lake of the Woods, Lakewood (Kansas City Parks), and Capital Federal Sports Complex (Liberty Parks) in the summer (April-September). Anglers should try using baits such as nightcrawlers, crickets, meal worms, and red wigglers on small hooks under a bobber. Larger baits such as nightcrawlers can be cut to smaller pieces so fit on the hook better. Sunfish like to have structure or cover around them but can be caught in open water as well., especially in the summer months.
In addition to the catfish and hybrid sunfish stockings, rainbow trout (3/4 pound average) will be stocked several times during winter months (November thru March) at Capitol Federal Sports Complex (Liberty Parks), Cleveland Lake (Belton Parks), Johnston Lake (Raymore Parks), Chaumiere (Kansas City Parks) Lake, and Jesse James Park Lake (Kearney Parks). At all the lakes, trout may be harvested immediately after stocking and a trout permit is required to possess trout. Trout can be caught on live and prepared baits, worms, minnows, small jigs, spinnerbaits, and flies. Maps showing the locations of stocked lakes are available at short.mdc.mo.gov/Zp7. For the latest stocking updates use the Stocking Hotline (816-525-0300). Information on when fish are stocked will only be provided through the hotline. The hotline is updated immediately after the fish are all stocked.
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