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Our new video section will feature local anglers fishing area waters. We have tried to make them interesting and informative.

Kansas Night Fishing 
Anglers beat the heat fishing under the lights at night.

The Great Gar Fight
Al Gephart of Salina fights a Gar in running water below Council Grove reservoir

Marion Wipers
Marvin Cain of Salina catches Windy Day Wipers at Marion Reservoir

 
Toronto Crappies
Crappie guide Chatt Martin shows hot weather techniques at a lake known for big slab Crappies

 
Marion Catfish
See how guide Warren Kreutziger catches Channel Catfish at Marion

Wilson Smallmouths
Salina Bass pro Mike Blaha catches acrobatic Smallies on a trip at Wilson Reservoir

Bob's Best Bets  
September 5, 2008      White Bass, Wiper and Striper fishing has been good at area lakes. Gulls are showing up at area lakes aiding anglers in finding the surface feeders. Early mornings and evenings have been the best times.  Live baiting for Wipers and Stripers at area reservoirs good with the best reports from those fishing the islands at Milford. 

Other reports    Spillway fishing continues to be the best bet for those shore bound anglers with a  variety of species being caught. White Perch are biting well at Wilson with some being caught by Walleye fishermen fishing the deep river channel breaks. Walleyes and Saugeyes being caught shallow at some area reservoirs.  Eastern and Southern  Kansas reservoirs have been good for Crappies mainly for anglers using minnows in areas with flooded trees.   
September 5, 2008  "If you really want some high energy fishing excitement you need to fish Milford in September", I told Charlie Black this past June as we were pursuing Walleyes on Milford.
Charlie is the new executive director of Kansas Wildscape and an avid outdoorsman.  Most of his fishing time has been spent in pursuit of Largemouth Bass.
We finally got our schedules to match up for a late afternoon trip on Milford this past Thursday.  A few days of cooler weather was in our favor to have some good Wiper action.
"How do these Wipers fight compared to a Largemouth?, Charlie asked me.
"I'd rather not tell you but just let you decide after you hook into one of these hybrids", I answered.
After spending a few minutes casing out the area and watching the gulls, I told Charlie that I felt we were going to have some good action.
The surface action was sporatic at first and by the time we got to the diving birds, the Wipers were down deep.  No takers on our big surface baits as we chugged them across the water.
I told Charlie to grab a rod with a big jig head and rubber body. 
"Just cast it out and work it along the bottom and if something tries to take the rod out of your hand...that's a Wiper", I told him.
We pulled onto a spot where the Gulls had been diving just a few minutes before.  No visible surface activity and the birds were just sitting around.
Just as I noticed a big school of big fish on the depthfinder, I heard a "Wow" from Charlie.  He was hooked onto a nice 5-6 pound Wiper.
"Man what a fight", Charlie yelled as he tried to gain line on the fish.  After a ten minute back and forth battle, he was able to subdue the fish with the medium-heavy baitcasting rod.
"So what do you think of Wipers compared to Largemouths?", I asked Charlie.
"Awesome!", He answered.
Later he caught several more Wipers including nice 6 pounder on a surface bait and he got broke off twice by these husky fish.
Later as we talked about the evening's fishing I could tell that Charlie was hooked on Wipers.  He was already planning a trip with his Dad  to Milford after the state fair.

Charlie Black, Executive Director of Kansas Wildscape with a nice Milford Wiper





F.Y.I. 

Dove hunters have had a hard time this first week as many of the birds have moved out of the state.  New birds from northern states will be moving in throughout the month.  Migratory bird flyways will be the best bet.

Kansas Wildlife and Parks has confirmed the presence of Zebra Mussels in Marion reservoir, Cheney reservoir and also Lake Afton west of Wichita.  More information on the KWP website.

We are hearing a lot of good comments from upland game bird hunters about the decision to restore the opening dates for Pheasant and Quail seasons back to the 2nd Saturday of November starting in 2009.  However setting the opening of Prairie Chicken season on the 3rd Saturday of November instead of the traditional opening on the 1st Saturday is not being received very well.  Kelly Johnston of Wichita, chairman of the Kansas Wildlife and Park pushed the commission into the 3rd Saturday date.  Johnston ignored the recomendations of the KWP staff biologists and the wishes of hunters.  Johnston also said in his letter to the other commissioners that he doubts whether most hunters can tell the difference between a hen Pheasant and a Prairie Chicken.  Some are wondering just what kind of hunters he hangs out with.  Johnston, a Wichita Lawyer, is also chairman of the Democratic party in Sedgewick County.   His previous actions on the commission have been of concern to Kansas hunters and especially trappers.