Am from Russell, Ks.    Lake Wilson 20 miles east.    Where is everyone else from and your home lake?

Westwood KS 66205

I live in Wichita. We have a pretty good urban fishery here, they stock local parks and borrow pits with catfish and trout in season.  Sometimes I  go to Cheney or Eldorado, but with gas so high it's not as often as I would like.

I'm retired from Boeing, and we have a pretty good recreation area with a lake thats especially good for kids or grandkids.

Life Member since 1996, Greenlantern

Thanks for the reply....every this way, let's go fishing at Lake Wilson!

Westwood KS 66205

I am down here in the southeast corner, a little town called Sedan. I am 15 miles north of the OK state line. We have city lakes just outside of town, both are pretty good at times. They are not big but catfish over 20lbs can be caught from either one of them every single night. I also fish Cowley Co. lake and Card Creek which feeds into Elk City Res. Card Creek is loaded with monster catfish and probably holds the next world record flathead. The current world record came from the lake but catfish in the creek seem to be bigger and easier to find on average.

 I would not say I have a home lake, I seem to fish every lake within 60 miles of here as often as I can. There are plenty of lakes around here to fish. Our local lakes have been ranked as the top lakes in the state as far as crappie density so when my Wife decides she wants to cook fish, which is often, it takes just a few hours for my son and I to have a mess of fish.

 I am a disable vet and can't work so I fish just about every day. My Wife says I become a grouch if I stay in the house so she makes me go fishing. She claims I am easier to get along with if I fish every day. My Wife makes me go fishing as often as possible and this causes problems for some of my friends that fish because their wives won't let them go fishing as often as they want to. It must suck to be them! I have one friend that calls from his garage. His Wife sends him out to do some work around the house, he calls me, then has me pick him up on the corner down the street from his house. It is rather funny seeing a grown man standing on the corner with his fishing rods, tackle box, and a cooler all in an attempt to hide from his wife. He tosses his stuff into my boat as quickly as he can and we head off down the road. I really don't blame him though, I would hide from his wife also! LOL

 

im from western part of massachusettes we have just about every kind of fishing the ct.river has stripers and some salmon shad in spring nice cat fish rest of the year alot of local ponds and streams small lakes

New member from Wichita. I fish some farm ponds with bass up to 7 lb. Make a few trips to Grand in OK. Fishing the falcon grand chalenge first of may. LOts of smaller kansas lakes  my boat is nice but its small. Keep the big boat at grand. Anyone from around here want to to trade a trip to your good spots I'll take you to one of the ponds.           krush1967@cox.net

 Krush, I would be happy to take you out to any of the places I fish around here. I am only an hour and a half from Wichita. My Wife's nephew is going to school in Wichita and he drives down with his freinds almost every weekend to go fishing. As for trading a trip, that would be great but I don't get to Wichita much. The only time I go to Wichita is when I have an appointment at the VA hospital. An hour and a half drive doesn't seem like much to most people but after making that trip, I can not walk for three days afterwards. I have nerve damage in my back and any trip over an hour usually kills me. Depending on what you want to fish for, I have many places to fish within 40 minutes of my house. I can make a 40 minute drive with no ill effects.

Let me know when the crappie start bitting. I'd be happy to drive down there for a mess of slabs.

 Krush, I don't know if the 1967 behind your name is there for a reason but that is the year I was born. As for crappie, I will be more than happy to have you along when they start biting. This has been an odd year, staying cool longer than normal. Last year the water temp was up in the high 60s and low 70s, the crappie were biting like crazy until the rains came. This year, water temp is low and water is muddy on my favorite crappie spots. Crappie are being a little tight lipped at the moment but they will start moving soon I hope.

Yep, 5/25/1967 I'll be 41 this may. Let me know on the crappie. Sounds fun.

 LMAO, I am 3 days older than you are! 5/22/67.

You're all a bunch of youngins, 2/13/49. I graduated Ellsworth High In May of '67.
Life Member since 1996, Greenlantern, Wichita, Ks

 Lantern, you are 5 yrs younger than my dad, if you get around like he does, you aren't that old. In 67, my Dad was in the Army, he had been drafted the year before. He got his draft notice 2 days before he graduated from college. Not much of a graduation gift. Dad had not planned on going into the Army but the government had other plans. My Dad gets around much better than I do and I am only 40. Somebody from my family from every generation had been in the military, kind of my families way of paying for our debt for freedom as Americans, anyway, it was my turn so I joined. I didn't half ass things, I became all I could be and joined the Rangers. Fought in Panama, that is where I was injured but didn't suffer any ill effects at the time. Then served through Desert Storm. I got out after that, wasn't much fun when the targets started shooting back. 3 years ago, my injury caught up with me. My legs seemed to stop working the way they are supposed to but that is fine, I had friends that did not return home so I was lucky. I guess I am retired now. I fished over 250 days last year. I am available to fish any day anyone wants to join me. I am out in my boat every time I get the chance which is almost every day of the year.

Hey GreenLantern....graduated from Lincoln High School in 1963.   Remember a guy from Ellsworth named Roger Bender....always guarded him in basketball. Went to college at Kansas Wesleyan....am currently serving as alumni President.    Was in US Army(draftee) from 1968-69.   Served with the Americal Division in Viet Nam.....retired last May and enjoying every day...play golf almost daily, waiting for water temp at Lake Wilson to warm to 50.   Built a home in 2005 and enjoy landscaping, gardening and working in yard.

Suggest you guys in Wichita area, maybe get together for a cup of coffee sometime soon and pick some dates and places..How many of us have boats?   Post a note please about your boat and how many can fish not counting yourself...........I have a Ranger 518 and could easily take two...gets really crowded with three..How about a walleye fishing trip to Marion sometime in May or early June...In fact, think there are two lakes at Marion, one city and one Corp of Engineer....would like to stay away from Eldorado with boat due to Zebra mussell. ...If you all want to come to Russell, I can make arrangements for a meal...maybe in my backyard even....should have a great year for walleye at Wilson, although will catch lots of fish just under the fifteen inch limit.   Have a couple of nice motels here and plenty of good eateries.  Pontoon rentals available at Wilson also.....May is just around the corner.....May 10th is college graduations and Mother's day weekend.....24th is Memorial Day....Maybe 17th or 31st.....just thinking out loud....

Gordon 

Westwood KS 66205

Well third post today, but looks like by far I'm the youngest in age.  I'm from Wichita, but I don't fish many of the lakes in town.  I have fished one of the KDOT lakes and caught some decent crappie and bass from it.  When I go fish I rather enjoy escaping the city limits.  I fish Butler SFL and Kingman SFL.  I also fish a farm pond that I have fished since I was little so over twenty years now, which has good numbers of largemouth.  I have fished Mcpherson SFL lake a few times with success on largemouth.  Toronto I fished a few times as well, but only one good trip with largemouth and white bass.  I fished Cowley once from shore, but the lake seems like it would have better offerings with a boat as the other side had lots of trees and branches dipping in the lake.  I just fished Coffey County lake with good catches of smallmouth bass.  I tend to stay away from big reservoirs like Cheney and El Dorado and the likes... reasons... More fuel consumption if taking the boat... more driving to move to the next spot if on foot... Last year I went mainly to small lakes and I didn't even use up one tank of gas on the boat.  But when my dad was a scoutmaster and we took an explorer group to Wellington lake I used up a tank in a day of sport boating.  My home lake I would say Butler.  I have fished there the most, but most of the lake I don't even fish so I won't say I know it well with fishing deep, but I usually can pull some good three pounders or more large mouth or a few dozen small, medium largemouth.  Last year was difficult because the slop and high vegetation matts didn't grow with all the rain.  I tend to fish fast, whether it's lipless baits, minnow baits, or bouncing worms.  I'm working on slowing down and fishing jerk baits, but still haven't caught anything with that method.  I believe I have written enough for the day.
Dominic
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vern christopher im from girard, kansas have a few small ponds i fish as well as strip pits and farlington lake is a favorite

Kalyn Kovac, Newton.  I fish at Harvey Co. East Lake, Marion, Fall River, and occasionally at El Dorado.