What to Fish

Black Bullhead

Bullheads are small catfish with a rounded, non‑forked tail, smooth skin, and brown or green coloring. Common in Kansas waters, they’re easily recognized by their stout build.

Black Crappie

Black crappies are distinguished by a uniform dark flecking with no visible barring as seen on the white crappie.

Blue Catfish

Blue catfish look similar to channel catfish but blues have a humped back, an anal fin with 30 or more rays, and grow bigger than channel catfish.

Bluegill

Bluegill are small, saucer‑shaped sunfish with a dark spot on the gill cover and vertical body bars, commonly found in Kansas ponds and lakes.

Channel Catfish

Channel catfish are slender with a forked tail, spots, and distinctive barbels at the mouth.

Drum

Drum have a tall, round body with a hump behind the head. They are named for the strange drumming or grunting noises with muscles vibrated against the swim bladder.

Flathead Catfish

Flathead catfish has a broad, flat head with a jutting lower jaw. Also called the calico cat, the flathead is mottled brown to nearly yellow in color.

Green Sunfish

Green sunfish have a longer mouth and longer body than bluegill (also a sunfish) with a blue tab on the gill cover. They are also called perch and easy to catch.

Largemouth Bass

Northern Pike

Paddlefish

Rainbow Trout

Redear Sunfish

Sauger

Saugeye

Smallmouth Bass

Spotted Bass

Striped Bass

Walleye

White Bass

White Crappie

Wiper

Yellow Perch