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PADDLEFISH SNAGGING SEASON MARCH
15 THROUGH MAY 15
Permit good for six paddlefish;
reduced fee for youth 15 and younger
March 13, 2009 - PRATT -- The Kansas paddlefish
season begins March 15 and runs through May 15. Once rivers rise,
paddlefish enter the state in search of spawning areas, when
water temperatures approach 60 degrees. This usually occurs shortly
before or after the March 15 opener, when paddlefish may be taken
on the Neosho River below the Chetopa and Burlington city dams,
on the Marais des Cygnes River below Osawatomie Dam to Old KC
Road, and on the Browning Oxbow Lake of the Missouri River. Other
areas may be posted by KDWP.
Anyone snagging must have a paddlefish permit --
good for six paddlefish. Only one permit is allowed per angler
for the season. The $12.50 permit includes six paddlefish tags
that must be attached to each fish immediately upon catch. A
youth paddlefish permit fee is $7.50 for anglers 15 years and
younger. All paddlefish snagged must be kept, except on the Kansas-Missouri
boundary waters, where there is a 24-inch length limit. Snaggers
must sign each carcass tag; record the county, date, and time
of harvest; and attach the tag to the lower jaw of the paddlefish.
In addition to the paddlefish permit, a valid fishing
license is required (unless exempt by law). The daily creel limit
is two, and the possession limit is six. Anglers must stop snagging
once the daily limit is reached. Other sportfish snagged must
be immediately released. Legal equipment includes pole and line
with not more than two single or treble hooks.
Nonsport fish (carp, drum, grass carp, threadfin
and gizzard shad, goldfish, gar, suckers including carpsucker
and buffalo, goldeye, and bowfin) may also be snagged in waters
posted open to snagging during the paddlefish season. There are
no limits on nonsport fish.
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