Kansas fishing

Kansas fishing has Northern Pike and Walleye on the stocking report. Also recorded: Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, and 6 more. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike, Bluegill, and Yellow Perch, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Black Crappie, and dusk and night for Black Bullhead.

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Last stocked
2025
Walleye
Plants on record
6
Since 2022
Species stocked
2 (+12 also recorded)

Fish at Kansas

2 stocked · 14 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2025 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Northern Pike Stocked · 2 plants · last 2023 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2023 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Northern Pike species guide

How Kansas is stocked

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Fish stocked in 2022

199,686

Fish stocked in 2023

497

Fish stocked in 2024

100,500

Fish stocked in 2025

100,500

Stocking history

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Walleye100,500–report
2024Walleye100,500–report
2023Northern Pike497–report
2022Walleye99,500–report
2022Walleye99,500–report
2022Northern Pike686–report

Access and facts

Nearest town
Saint James, MN

Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources before you go.

Nearest lakes

Common questions

What fish are at Kansas?

Fishing Kansas usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 4 of 6 plants on record, ahead of Northern Pike. Walleye was last stocked 2025. Northern Pike was last stocked 2023. Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill, plus 8 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Kansas stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2022.

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