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KDWP shortens trout season and adjusts creel limits as agency cites rising stocking costs
Summary
After a public hearing, the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks commission adopted fisheries regulation changes that shorten trout seasons for type 1 and type 2 waters and move several creel and size-limit adjustments into a statewide standard; staff cited rising trout purchase costs and permit revenue shortfalls as the rationale.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks commission on July 16 approved a package of fisheries regulation changes after a public hearing that staff said are needed because commercial trout costs are rising faster than permit revenue.
Assistant Director of Fisheries Management John Reinke told commissioners the department is proposing to shorten the trout season for type 1 trout waters from Nov. 1–April 15 to Dec. 1–March 31; type 2 waters would change on the same schedule. Reinke said the department purchases trout from commercial vendors and the price…
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