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Kansas Fish Stocking

Reports, schedules, species, and official links from Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks

Official data snapshot Recent stocking records Source reviewed July 19, 2026

Quick answer

Official report: Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks's Kansas fish stocking records is the source of record for Kansas stocking information.

Commonly documented species: Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Crappie, Hybrid Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Paddlefish, Rainbow Trout, Redear Sunfish, Sauger, Saugeye, Smallmouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunfish, Walleye, and Wiper.

Typical timing: Rainbow trout are a cool-season program, while urban catfish deliveries favor warmer months. Reservoir fry and fingerling stockings follow hatchery production and usually are investments in future fishing.

What anglers should know

Kansas places statewide species tables, trout information, and the urban stocking schedule on one report page. The data spans huge fry stockings in reservoirs and smaller batches of catchable fish in city lakes, so size class is as important as quantity.

Reservoir programs support walleye, saugeye, stripers, wipers, and catfish across the state. Urban lakes around Wichita, Topeka, Kansas City, and other communities receive more immediately fishable channel catfish or seasonal trout.

Check the official Kansas report

Kansas fish stocking records is the source of record. Agency schedules can change for weather, water conditions, hatchery operations, or access, so confirm there before driving.

Open Kansas fish stocking records

Stocking report snapshot

Showing 25 of 200 normalized public records. Records with published quantities total 378,817 fish.

Retrieved July 19, 2026
Recent or scheduled fish stocking records for Kansas
Date Water Species Quantity
Oct 25, 2025 Ellis City Lake Channel Catfish Intermediates 300
Oct 23, 2025 Arma City Lake Largemouth Bass Intermediates 18
Oct 23, 2025 Hodgeman State Fishing Lake Channel Catfish Intermediates 502
Oct 23, 2025 Horsethief Reservoir Channel Catfish Intermediates 612
Oct 22, 2025 Agra City Lake Channel Catfish Intermediates 300
Oct 22, 2025 Atwood - Lake Atwood - Main Channel Catfish Intermediates 279
Oct 22, 2025 Coldwater Lake Channel Catfish Intermediates 1,500
Oct 22, 2025 Crawford State Fishing Lake Bluegill Fingerling 3,790
Oct 22, 2025 Graham Co-Antelope Lake Channel Catfish Intermediates 1,203
Oct 22, 2025 Hain State Fishing Lake Channel Catfish Intermediates 1,218
Oct 22, 2025 St Francis-Keller Lake Channel Catfish Intermediates 60
Oct 21, 2025 Cimarron Grassland Pits Channel Catfish Intermediates 1,218
Oct 21, 2025 Jeffrey Eng. Ctr.-Aux. Makeup Lake Channel Catfish Intermediates 4,501
Oct 21, 2025 Scott State Fishing Lake Channel Catfish Intermediates 2,421
Oct 21, 2025 Shawnee County-Lake Shawnee Channel Catfish Intermediates 2,075
Oct 21, 2025 Webster-Stilling Basin Channel Catfish Intermediates 303
Oct 20, 2025 Clark State Fishing Lake Channel Catfish Intermediates 2,000
Oct 20, 2025 Jetmore City Lake Channel Catfish Intermediates 2,500
Oct 20, 2025 Meade State Fishing Lake Channel Catfish Intermediates 1,001
Oct 15, 2025 Arma City Lake Channel Catfish Intermediates 200
Oct 15, 2025 Chanute City Lake Channel Catfish Intermediates 1,204
Oct 15, 2025 Chase State Fishing Lake Channel Catfish Intermediates 844
Oct 15, 2025 Council Grove City Lake Channel Catfish Intermediates 4,411
Oct 15, 2025 Fort Scott-Gunn Park W Pond-#2 Channel Catfish Intermediates 1,517
Oct 15, 2025 Frontanac-Lake #2 Channel Catfish Intermediates 100

Completed KDWP stocking tables normalized by species, size class, location, date, and quantity; 4 agency row(s) with impossible or future completed dates were excluded. This is a dated research snapshot. The official agency page above controls if a row changes.

When stocking happens in Kansas

Rainbow trout are a cool-season program, while urban catfish deliveries favor warmer months. Reservoir fry and fingerling stockings follow hatchery production and usually are investments in future fishing.

Reading tip

Sort mentally by adult, intermediate, fingerling, or fry; comparing raw quantities without size class gives a misleading picture of angler opportunity.

Fish stocked in Kansas

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks identifies these hatchery-raised or purchased stocking species. Species tables contain completed dates, quantities, and size classes where published.

  • Blue Catfish
  • Bluegill
  • Channel Catfish
  • Crappie
  • Hybrid Sunfish
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Northern Pike
  • Paddlefish
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Redear Sunfish
  • Sauger
  • Saugeye
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Striped Bass
  • Sunfish
  • Walleye
  • Wiper

Where to start looking

These are useful geographic starting points, not a promise that every water is stocked this season.

  • Kansas City metro lakes
  • Wichita urban waters
  • state fishing lakes
  • large federal reservoirs
  • trout program waters

Kansas stocking questions

Where can I find the latest Kansas fish stocking report?

Use the Kansas fish stocking records published by Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks. This page links directly to that official source and labels our own records as a dated snapshot, not a live feed.

What fish are stocked in Kansas?

Kansas stocking sources and program materials identify Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Crappie, Hybrid Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Paddlefish, Rainbow Trout, Redear Sunfish, Sauger, Saugeye, Smallmouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunfish, Walleye, and Wiper. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks identifies these hatchery-raised or purchased stocking species. Species tables contain completed dates, quantities, and size classes where published.

When does Kansas stock fish?

Rainbow trout are a cool-season program, while urban catfish deliveries favor warmer months. Reservoir fry and fingerling stockings follow hatchery production and usually are investments in future fishing.