Kansas River Access

[hoytville]

Anyone know some good places to get down to the Kansas river between Manhattan and Lawrence? Maybe even Lawrence and KC. I don't mind walking to get there, but let me know if there are good places where I can get my truck close. As soon as it thaws out around here I am going to be ready to go...Thanks

[dougc]

Check this out...

http://www.buildasitefactory.com/index.php?id=123

[kccatman76]

Anyone know some good places to get down to the Kansas river between Manhattan and Lawrence? Maybe even Lawrence and KC. I don't mind walking to get there, but let me know if there are good places where I can get my truck close. As soon as it thaws out around here I am going to be ready to go...Thanks
well hoytville there is the damn in lawrence on the kaw but most of your good river fishing is here in kansas city

[hoytville]

thanks DougC and catman. Great site doug. Has the info i was looking for

[warcraft1975]

theres pretty much no fishing in lawrence where you can have you truck close by.and as far as the better fishing being up in k.c dont make me laugh

[bigbearfireman]

I"ll take fishing a the kansas river in lawrence anyday:006: The Flatheads and channels pulled out of the river. Would make any catfishermen happy and the blue comes up to lawrence when the water is high enough. You See that blue that Warcaft1975 is holding that came from lawrence. Were you ask I can't tell you were at, that has been sworn a fisherman seceret. But as far as Kc never fished there personally so i'm not going to knock it. I just not really convinced of the safety with fishing there, after all to stories of people chunking rocks from bridges and people stealing from you. The choice is yours. All i Have to say is Lawrence is a excellent fishing spot.:0a17: :haha:
Just stop by somtime and lets fish.

[dougc]

"KC" covers a lot of area, not just downtown. I've come closer to getting shot out in the boondocks on the Missouri River. Just some d/a shooting his handgun off into the river, and wasn't paying attention to anything else going on. I'll be fishing a lot more out of downtown this year, and if anything happens, you'll hear about it.

[crazy]

I"ll take fishing a the kansas river in lawrence anyday:006: The Flatheads and channels pulled out of the river. Would make any catfishermen happy and the blue comes up to lawrence when the water is high enough. You See that blue that Warcaft1975 is holding that came from lawrence. Were you ask I can't tell you were at, that has been sworn a fisherman seceret. But as far as Kc never fished there personally so i'm not going to knock it. I just not really convinced of the safety with fishing there, after all to stories of people chunking rocks from bridges and people stealing from you. The choice is yours. All i Have to say is Lawrence is a excellent fishing spot.:0a17: :haha:
Just stop by somtime and lets fish.

You tell me one boat ramp or town that does not have stories of theft and vandalism.

[bigbearfireman]

There is theft and vandalism everywhere! That wasn't the question or the point. He asked where there are good places to go fishing on the kansas river? I told him about lawrence and that i have no idea of the fishing in KC so i wasn't going to knock it. That only personally safety is brought up more in the Kc area. Cause you hear about it more. Why you ask ? it makes the local paper,news our is told to us here on the boc.

[warcraft1975]

thats right fishing in lawrence sucks and there is too much theft and what not going on around here k.c is a much better place so go hang out up there and keep the rest of the k.c jokers up there with ya. all they do is cause problems down here anyway.i like my town the way it is.the less people think its great the less jokers we have

[center12]

Wow, a pissing match I ain't got myself in the middle of.............carry on men, good work:lol: .

[warcraft1975]

Wow, a pissing match I ain't got myself in the middle of.............carry on men, good work:lol: .

.... i love you charlie..lol how ya been?

[dougc]

Seems to be a one sided pissing match so far...

[center12]

Threads up to 14 posts...........it's building:crazy:

Think I'll start pork loin brining for tomorrow, then get the fixings together for Chicken enchiladas tonight..........after that I think I'll watch the snow melt, it'll be more fun than worrying about an ice covered river:smile2:

[Calvin]

If we have a whole week of weather like we're having today I think most of the snow and ice will be gone down here. I may have to go donw to Kaw or Keystone next weekend. Probably Kaw since I'll have to be home in front of the TV at 5 PM. Is the new addition to the water works going to make your job harder or easier Charlie?

[warcraft1975]

Seems to be a one sided pissing match so far...

blah blah blah, and some more blah blah

[center12]

Harder to start with because of on-site construction. Will be easier after that because of automation. We've not had a Direct of Utilities for almost 2 years and now we had an assistant director resign...........I've a feeling my role and schedule in the waterplants may change soon, along with a loss in OT(about 5G a year). Only 12 years till retirement, going to start hammering the IRA's. Can't wait to get the hell out of NE Kansas. You still planning on OK??

[center12]

Chill Tom, no need for that on here.

[warcraft1975]

oh i am just playing charlie, how ya been calvin? do any trapping this year?? getting ready to ship my load off this week.prices are looking better and better

[Calvin]

Put as much as possible into your savings Charlie. 12 years will fly by faster than you can even imagine. I think you would like Oklahoma. With the exception of trapping, all their laws and taxes beats the hell out of Blue Nosed Kansas.
I am planning to buy some land or a house at Keystone this year and moving there in a couple of years. Tom (Old Prowler) is almost within sight of the Mannford boat ramp and I think I can find something pretty close to him. By the time you get down there I'll be a full fledged Okie. I'm already a Sooners fan so won't have any problems there. Except that they will be my number two team and I'll have to sign up for the Jayhawk network so I don't miss any of their games. Charlie you need to spend a weekend running jugs with me on Keystone this spring.
How have you been doing Tom? I'm still trapping beaver and rats. The fur is too rubbed on most of the cats and coyotes now to make it worthwhile killing them. I'm getting a real itch to catch some fish.

[Mr.T]

Hope you boys aren't taking any fish home from the Kaw near Lawrence (assuming your cars don't get stolen while you're fishing, of course...)

Kansas recommends not eating fish or aquatic life from the following locations for the reasons stated:

The Kansas River from Lawrence (below Bowersock Dam) downstream to Eudora at the confluence of the Wakarusa River for bottomfeeding fish* because of PCB levels;

* Bottom-feeding fish include carp, blue catfish, channel catfish, flathead catfish, freshwater drum, bullheads, sturgeons, buffalos, carpsuckers, and other sucker species.

http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/fishing/are_my_fish_safe_to_eat

[center12]

Use to be Atrazine, must of all washed downstream:crazy: .

[brad kilpatrick]

You Kids need to start playing nice or You're going to time out!.....LOL

C'mon Fellas There are plenty of fish for all of us in Lawrence and here in KC.

I'm the guy that had rocks chucked at Him from the bridge, not much fun. I'm wary of folks on bridges anymore. But in all truthfullness this kinda thing could have happened just as easily in Lawrence as it did in KC. Punk Kids do stupid things at times, I doubt there is any shortage of punk kids in Lawrence. I know there is no shortage here in the KC.

Anytime You park Your vehicle in a public parking lot and leave it overnight You put your property at risk. Last year I fished at night from Kaw Point at least 2-3 times a week, never had any trouble at all. I even left the back windows in My truck down one night, nothing got stolen. I'm sure that one of these days I'll get My truck broken into or vandalized. Not because of where I fish, but rather, how often I go fishing and leave my property at risk. Guess I'll keep the insurance policy paid up and fish on!:big_smile:

[crazy]

blah blah blah, and some more blah blah

Point being what?

[KansasKatter]

A pellet gun will take care of kids throwing rocks, stings just enough to make them quit, and what are they going to do, tell on you?

What is sounds like you guys need to do, is have a little fishing tournament, kind of an East v. West type deal, handle it like they do the catfish.com tournaments and let it run for a few weeks, just to see who does have the better waters, or skill.

Of course you can put a rule in there for vandalism, and penalize teams if they have any while they are fishing at either location. Example - broken windshield = 50lb deduction. Maybe a 2lb deduction for each rock chunked off any bridge...........:lol:

[Mr.T]

Of course you can put a rule in there for vandalism, and penalize teams if they have any while they are fishing at either location. Example - broken windshield = 50lb deduction. Maybe a 2lb deduction for each rock chunked off any bridge...........:lol:

The heck with that - you ought to get *extra* points for working in a combat zone!

[crazy]

What is sounds like you guys need to do, is have a little fishing tournament, kind of an East v. West type deal, handle it like they do the catfish.com tournaments and let it run for a few weeks, just to see who does have the better waters, or skill.

Of course you can put a rule in there for vandalism, and penalize teams if they have any while they are fishing at either location. Example - broken windshield = 50lb deduction. Maybe a 2lb deduction for each rock chunked off any bridge...........:lol:

Naaa It's no big deal really. It's just the typical small town mentality.

[warcraft1975]

Naaa It's no big deal really. It's just the typical small town mentality.

bitting tongue on that one.

[warcraft1975]

A pellet gun will take care of kids throwing rocks, stings just enough to make them quit, and what are they going to do, tell on you?

What is sounds like you guys need to do, is have a little fishing tournament, kind of an East v. West type deal, handle it like they do the catfish.com tournaments and let it run for a few weeks, just to see who does have the better waters, or skill.

Of course you can put a rule in there for vandalism, and penalize teams if they have any while they are fishing at either location. Example - broken windshield = 50lb deduction. Maybe a 2lb deduction for each rock chunked off any bridge...........:lol:
................ whats the matter crazy not up for it? i notice you dont have any pics on here or in the gallery makes me wonder...hhhmmm

[brad kilpatrick]

................ whats the matter crazy not up for it? i notice you dont have any pics on here or in the gallery makes me wonder...hhhmmm


Trust Me He's up for it! Josh is a buisy man from time to time @ work....

so what do you all propose the rules for this little contest are? Are we gonna have a friendly wager or just braggin rights?

come hard or go home!

[center12]

Seems to be a one sided pissing match so far...


See Doug, this did turn into a big pissing match:smile2:

Oh yeah, my water is better than yours and my fish are bigger to boot:tounge_out: .

Sure hope this ice breaks up some, hate to see anyone seriously bruise their ego's...............just in case anyones sarcasm meter isn't working.......... my post is full of it:ooooh: .

[KansasKatter]

I think it would be pretty cool, just wish I lived up that way to get in on the action. We could make another region, for us down here, but not sure we have the waters to compete with you guys locally. At least for the Blues........yet anyway.

Calvin, did you happen to make it to the Boat and Travel show last weekend? They sure had some sweet rigs out there. Anyway, the catfish guy that was giving a presentation was talking about Cheney and Eldorado and how in 5 to 10 years the blues that were stocked in there the last few years could be anywhere from 20 to 40 pounds. He said with the food supply they have in both lakes, especially Cheney with the White Perch, it would be nothing for them to gain 2.5 to 4 pounds per year. Not sure if I believe him or not, but sure hope that is the case!

[KansasKatter]

See Doug, this did turn into a big pissing match:smile2:

Oh yeah, my water is better than yours and my fish are bigger to boot:tounge_out: .

Sure hope this ice breaks up some, hate to see anyone seriously bruise their ego's...............just in case anyones sarcasm meter isn't working.......... my post is full of it:ooooh: .

Charlie, I only spent one weekend with you, and I don't need you to tell me you are full of it......so I am sure these guys don't need you to tell them! :wink:

[center12]

Easy now, I'm the sensitive type:embarassed: .

[bigbearfireman]

Wow this whole fishing spot thing got all blow out of water. lol, I was just trying to tell one boc bother, That I never fished in the KC area so i wouldn't be the best person to give fishing knowledge of the area. The use of a pellet gun maybe but a paintball gun would be perfect give them a little color in life never hurt someone:cool2: The west vs east fish off, would be kinda fun all in good sportsmanship. Was down at the 8th street boat dock in North lawrence today water flowing good. A couple of ice chuncks starting to flow downstream. Everything above bowerstock dam is still frozen up pretty good:0a23:

[brad kilpatrick]

Your right Patrick It would be pretty fun, if good sportsmanship was practiced.

[crazy]

................ whats the matter crazy not up for it? i notice you dont have any pics on here or in the gallery makes me wonder...hhhmmm

If pictures are what set a person's fishing status well then I guess I suck.
As far as pictures on the boc. Maybe just try and figure out what that search tab is for. You can try searching for the "missouri river @ kc". Hey don't bite your tongue on anything I say. I mean I like reading about your 12 year old mentality it's kind of humerus.

I say let's do this fishing contest. Just seems kind of unfair though. Being everyone I know has a boat and has lot's and lot's of water to choose from to couple Lawrence folks that think there uber cool because they have a secret spot where they caught one nice size blue thats in a avatar photo. Oh well to each his own.

[center12]

So Josh, just curious...........I'm from Lawrence and have a Blue in my avatar photo...........am I uber cool???

[dafin]

Is this contest kansas river only? If so I may have to play.

[brad kilpatrick]

So Josh, just curious...........I'm from Lawrence and have a Blue in my avatar photo...........am I uber cool???

Charlie your double uber cool Man!!!!!.....LOL

you just love stirrin' the pot don't Ya!!!

[center12]

Brad, us small town folk ain't got much else to do:lol: .


As long as you think I'm double uber cool life is good:smile2: .



An size to the wipers down at Wolf Creek??

[GaryF]

Of course you can put a rule in there for vandalism, and penalize teams if they have any while they are fishing at either location. Example - broken windshield = 50lb deduction. Maybe a 2lb deduction for each rock chunked off any bridge...........:lol:

So if Dale or Charlie or Tom comes and breaks my windshield I lose 50 points.. I dunno about these rules. :0a5: I'll sit this one out.

[center12]

You know I wouldn't do that to ya Gary, that'd just be mean.

You lining up a bigger boat for the upcoming season?

[brad kilpatrick]

Brad, us small town folk ain't got much else to do:lol: .


As long as you think I'm double uber cool life is good:smile2: .



An size to the wipers down at Wolf Creek??

not real big The best we could do was maybe 5lbs or so, but it was nice to have something tuggin at the end of my line!

[center12]

Use to catch whites down there till you couldn't stand the rascals. i'm not much of a bass fisherman but have caught some really nice smallmouth throwing traps off the points. They really school up down there and we'd catch 8 or 9 fish just bang bang. Nice fish, up to around 4 lbs..

[brad kilpatrick]

I think most of what We were getting into were whites, i was hoping to get into some hybrids but no luck. I also drifted some cut shad hoping to stumble onto a big ole blue cat but no luck

[center12]

Never fished for cat's there on purpose, always caught some drifting for walleye or trolling Hot n tots.

Is the MO broke open? The flow over Bowersock has sure picked up with this warm weather...........could be getting some fresh water in your neck of the woods soon.

[center12]

That would be Channel cat, never caught any blues there.

[bigbearfireman]

I personally think that warcraft1975 and crazy need to have the fish off between them. It seems that these two are really the only two bantering with each other. Wow KC is no less of a fishing spot than lawrence, last time I checked the rivers are still connected. Hey Brad i think I need to come to KC and fish sometime. I have a 1965 Evinrude trihull with a evinrude 115 hp maybe need to come up and do some fishing sometime.:0a17: Hi Charlie how are you doing still need to go fishing with sometime. That's if you still want to take me along sometime :0a22: I think it would be great to get out and meet everyone in the Kc and surrounding area.

[center12]

Invites always open Patrick, just yell this spring or summer.

[KansasKatter]

I must not be ubercool, not even sure what the heck it means!?!?:confused2:

[brad kilpatrick]

Charlie the Mo is free of ice, I was hoping to get out there this weekend but it looks like it'll be too wet!

Fireman, any time you wanna haul that boat down here to KC I'll be more then happy to show you around the place. Just be sure to wear your helmet those rocks hurt! If your into tournament fishing click the link in My signature and get all the info, We should have some pretty good turnouts and some damn good fishermen on the water!

[center12]

Jeff, according to the urban dictionary.com;

uber cool- An adjective describing some of the coolest things on the face of the Earth. Amazing, sexy, handsome, anything in comparison inferior.

:tounge_out:

[Mr.T]

I'm from Lawrence and have a Blue in my avatar photo...........am I uber cool???

Depends.

Is the blood on your hand yours or the fish's? If it's yours, then yeah, you're uber cool...:tounge_out:

[cat lineman]

just outside of desoto to the west the city put in a boat ramp and you can get right to the river and go up and down river.I've caught some fish there no monsters but I didn't hit it real hard.Caught some 5-6 pounders there.Good luck.

[GaryF]

You lining up a bigger boat for the upcoming season?

I want to, but I've got a lot of other stuff going on, will probably have to just use the portabote for another year.

[center12]

I sure in the heck didn't notice anything uber cool about that fish taking off my hide............uber cool was GaryF giving me a bigger net!!! Sometimes I seem to lack common sense and that was one of those times:sad2:.

Oh yeah, ate some wonderful chicken tonight. Used the McCormicks Zesty Herbal marinate, comes as a dry you have to mix................went ahead and brined as usual then marinated for about a half an hour. Cooked as always and must say it was great, you should give it a try.

[GaryF]

just outside of desoto to the west the city put in a boat ramp

That used to be one of my favorite places to fish, I was suprised to find a boat ramp there last summer. Never caught much there, but it was nice because you could drive down and almost fish from your truck. I haven't tried to launch there yet.

[center12]

Gary, you ever get a bigger barg you'll never be home........always fishing!

[brad kilpatrick]

Gary, you ever get a bigger barg you'll never be home........always fishing!

and what exactly is wrong with that? LOL

[center12]

Boy ain't that the truth!!

I figure this tournament thing of yours is really just an excuse for those of you with that particular ailment to get together and talk about your issues:big_smile: . Sort of like therapy,LOL.

[brad kilpatrick]

Aw heck Charlie We all figured We were gonna be down there anyway so why not just play the game. We rarely miss a Saturday night of fishing.

[Willy]

Once bitten by the tournament bug there is no cure that I have found.It get's in your blood and it's there for life.Only thing that I have found that dampens it is a bad tournament director and we weed them out as fast as we can. Brad has a good set up for this year and it will be a lot of fun to guage how everyone stacks up in tournament fishing. You are not gonna win all of them but it is fun trying to.Get the right group of teams and the smack talk is alot of fun when it gets going if done with no ill will intended.The tournaments will teach you about the art of catfishing also.

[GaryF]

and what exactly is wrong with that? LOL

Nothing that I can think of :smile2:

[brad kilpatrick]

We're gonna have a good time, thats for sure. Hopefully We can get some heavy weights and get a little attention for our river system. Most people around KC have no idea of the huge fish right in there own backyard. If We can raise awarness and intrest in our sport, things will only get better for Us.

[brad kilpatrick]

Nothing that I can think of :smile2:

during the season sometimes it seems like I'm in the boat more then I'm at home.....surprised i'm still married....LOL

[catfishcentral]

during the season sometimes it seems like I'm in the boat more then I'm at home.....surprised i'm still married....LOL

When your wife asks "what do you like doing more...spending time with me or fishing?" There's no right answer to this question.:tounge_out:

[warcraft1975]

If pictures are what set a person's fishing status well then I guess I suck.
As far as pictures on the boc. Maybe just try and figure out what that search tab is for. You can try searching for the "missouri river @ kc". Hey don't bite your tongue on anything I say. I mean I like reading about your 12 year old mentality it's kind of humerus.

I say let's do this fishing contest. Just seems kind of unfair though. Being everyone I know has a boat and has lot's and lot's of water to choose from to couple Lawrence folks that think there uber cool because they have a secret spot where they caught one nice size blue thats in a avatar photo. Oh well to each his own.

your stoned if you think thats all i cacth.and i dont see anything unfair about it i dont even have a boat.and as far as my mentality i fail to see how you are any better.

[warcraft1975]

I personally think that warcraft1975 and crazy need to have the fish off between them. It seems that these two are really the only two bantering with each other. Wow KC is no less of a fishing spot than lawrence, last time I checked the rivers are still connected. Hey Brad i think I need to come to KC and fish sometime. I have a 1965 Evinrude trihull with a evinrude 115 hp maybe need to come up and do some fishing sometime.:0a17: Hi Charlie how are you doing still need to go fishing with sometime. That's if you still want to take me along sometime :0a22: I think it would be great to get out and meet everyone in the Kc and surrounding area.

oh sure pick on me pat

[Mr.T]

during the season sometimes it seems like I'm in the boat more then I'm at home.....surprised i'm still married....LOL

That's probably the only reason you *are* still married...:big_smile:

[brad kilpatrick]

Marty that wasn't very nice:cool2:

[center12]

Shot just fired over the bow of the Lowe............duck:lol:

[Mr.T]

Marty that wasn't very nice:cool2:

You know, after futher consideration, I agree - that was a cruel and thoughtless statement on my part. I retract it wholly and without reservation.

What I *should* have said was: How did you ever get married in the first place??:ooooh:

[warcraft1975]

Trust Me He's up for it! Josh is a buisy man from time to time @ work....

so what do you all propose the rules for this little contest are? Are we gonna have a friendly wager or just braggin rights?

come hard or go home!

i will settle for bragging rights

[Willy]

Is this deal gonna be biggest fish or total weight of a 5 fish stringer? This might be a fun deal to get in to.We got bank fisherman in one corner, a boat bound angler on the other corner and when does the ring bell sound?Who is gonna be the referee on this little deal?I know what the lower Kaw has to offer and I have been on the upper section a time or two.Biggest fish for the season sounds like the best way to rule this one I think.:big_smile:

[kcgeoff]

Looks like I'm moving back to KC. I'll be moving back on the weekend of March 3rd-4th. I'll have to see if I can remember how to catch the big KC cats. :cool2:

[GaryF]

Geoff, It's gonna be good to do a little more fishing with you this year.

[kcgeoff]

Geoff, It's gonna be good to do a little more fishing with you this year.

I hear that! With the weather finally breaking I've got serious fishing fever!!!

[KansasKatter]

Has anyone tried putting together a KC/River get together up there?? I would kill for the chance to fish/gtg with all the locals and others of us who do not get to fish those waters very often, to be shown how and around by the locals.

Have you guys ever had a gtg up there?

[Calvin]

Gary & Jeff, Let me know when you get ready to start fishing the Missouri this spring and I'll plan on making a trip up there. Is the Kaw still iced up?

[Calvin]

I meant that to say Gary and Geoff and Jeff can go with me when I go up there.

[kcgeoff]

Gary & Jeff, Let me know when you get ready to start fishing the Missouri this spring and I'll plan on making a trip up there. Is the Kaw still iced up?

Calvin,
I'm going to start hitting the MO in March shortly after I move. Gary has plans for awhile but I'm sure he will be ready before the blues kick it into high gear. I'll be sure to post when they really start bitting. I have to get settled in and locate some bait holes.

[Calvin]

I have a boat now we can use. It may help keep us from having to hike two miles up the river to the good spot. I may even have a new motor by late March or early April. Keep me posted. That early in the year I can probably get us bait here and keep it alive until I get there. Where are you going to be working in KC?

[kcgeoff]

I have a boat now we can use. It may help keep us from having to hike two miles up the river to the good spot. I may even have a new motor by late March or early April. Keep me posted. That early in the year I can probably get us bait here and keep it alive until I get there. Where are you going to be working in KC?

Calvin,
I'm moving to Parkville so I won't be far from all my old bait holes in Olathe. I'm going to try to locate some new bait holes closer to my new house. March, April, and May are all great months for blues on the Missouri.

I'm still working for myself. I sell on the internet, I've changed my business model a bit and now I mainly sell books. I have expanded alot and sell on about 30 different websites. My wife and I both work full time on our business.

We have been looking for a house for over 6 months and finally found this one. We were really picky on which house we would move into so it took awhile.

[KansasKatter]

Calvin,

You should see the bait tank my wife got for me for my birthday. It is one of the Keep-Alive models, the 14 gallon glo-tank. I can keep bait for DAYS in this thing, it is really nice.

I am ready to go, like to put the boat in the water after the makeover I gave it this winter, does not even look like the same boat.

[Calvin]

Jeff, we'll have to make a couple of runs up to Parkville this spring to fish with Geoff and Gary. I think I'd feel better leaving my truck there than at Kaw Point.
I'm heading south as soon as we get a good weekend if you're interested. It sounds like this weekend is going to get snowy again.

[KansasKatter]

Let me know Calvin. I was going to go down this weekend, until the hurricane force winds hit!:confused2:

[Calvin]

They are letting out water at Kaw and Keystone looks great too. If this "great storm" they keep talking about fails to develop I may run down to Kaw Sunday. If I do I'll give you a shout. Right now its sunny, warm and very little wind here. I think they might have been crying wolf again.

[brad kilpatrick]

calvin,
when I was out thursday there was a lot of crap coming down both the Kaw and the Mo. Hard to fish with all the grass and wood moving downstream. if We don't get too much rain most of that stuff should be gone and You'll be in good shape come Sunday.

[dlbenthusen]

Were are the bigger Cats Lawrence or KC?

[warcraft1975]

Were are the bigger Cats Lawrence or KC?

k.c. go up there and see

[Calvin]

Brad, I should have been more specific about my post. I meant to say Kaw Lake instead of the Kaw. I figured the Kaw River was still pretty plugged with ice and winter debris. Thanks for the update because as soon as I can get good weekend I want to come north to fish the Kaw or Missouri too. The problem is I want to schedule my fishing trips around the Jayhawks' schedule. I'm sure I can see their games up there but wouldn't be able to in Oklahoma.

[KansasKatter]

Calvin, There is not much more enjoyable fishing experience than sitting in the boat fishing, while listening to your team on the radio, I love doing that, whether it be the Chiefs, the Braves, KU basketball, OU football, or Gordon lapping the field, it makes the fishing that much better.

[crazy]

Is this deal gonna be biggest fish or total weight of a 5 fish stringer? This might be a fun deal to get in to.We got bank fisherman in one corner, a boat bound angler on the other corner and when does the ring bell sound?Who is gonna be the referee on this little deal?I know what the lower Kaw has to offer and I have been on the upper section a time or two.Biggest fish for the season sounds like the best way to rule this one I think.:big_smile:

Well since you spoke up you can referee!! I'm game for the 5 biggest fish of the year or just the biggest fish of the year.

[Willy]

I might want to get in on the action with ya Josh.I saw Brad and Doug over the weekend and told Brad to just order the raffle rod wrapped in blue as I am gonna win it and that way it will match my other one.:tounge_out: Tournament time is coming closer and I for one am lookin for it to get going. Once the season gets going the fun is not far behind.Working the Open house around all the new boats about killed me.i will get one someday just gotta work a few details out.I know what I want just gotta find a way to pay for it.

[KansasKatter]

Calvin,

The way the Hawks have been playing, there is really no need to watch them lately, you know it will be a blow out.

Of course they are about due to lose to Baylor or somebody! :tounge_out: Kind of the way they seem to play.

[Calvin]

Jeff, the Sooners almost embarrassed them Monday. They play TX at 11 AM Saturday so I'll be able to go fishing Saturday afternoon and night. If I can catch some perch over where I'm trapping beaver I may set a line. Otherwise I'll be stuck with sides and gizzards. I'm getting a little hungry for some fresh fish. How's your house coming?

[KansasKatter]

Jeff, the Sooners almost embarrassed them Monday. They play TX at 11 AM Saturday so I'll be able to go fishing Saturday afternoon and night. If I can catch some perch over where I'm trapping beaver I may set a line. Otherwise I'll be stuck with sides and gizzards. I'm getting a little hungry for some fresh fish. How's your house coming?

Ugh! Don't ask, we were all ready to break ground when the darn weather turned bad, put us off another month, I am still wrestling with Westar to get electric pulled back to our land, what a pain!

I am about ready to sell the 7 acres, and buy a lot on Keystone, and just sit on it for another 20 years or so until I can start thinking about retiring.:crazy:

[warcraft1975]

calvin hows that beaver trapping going? hung a handful myself today

[Calvin]

Jeff, right now is a good time to look at Keystone land. I've found several spots close to the ramp and a couple that butt up to the government land and they are pretty reasonable. I wish I'd bought some land down there several years ago.
How're you doing Tom? Right now I'm just catching a few beavers to clean out a neighbor's pond. I may keep a couple to eat too, but I'm starting to get more interested in catching a flathead or bluecat than a beaver.