LivewellFish consumption advisories
Kansas
Kansas publishes advisories for 9 waters, covering 24 species-and-size recommendations.
Contaminants of concern: Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, Mercury, PCBs, Pesticides
Statewide advisory
These apply across Kansas, including waters with no specific advisory of their own.
- Black Crappie Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Kansas statewide mercury advisory
- Bluegill Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Kansas statewide mercury advisory
- Channel Catfish Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Kansas statewide mercury advisory
- Common Carp Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Kansas statewide mercury advisory
- Flathead Catfish Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Kansas statewide mercury advisory
- Largemouth Bass Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Kansas statewide mercury advisory
- Smallmouth Bass Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Kansas statewide mercury advisory
- Walleye Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Kansas statewide mercury advisory
- White Bass Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Kansas statewide mercury advisory
Waters with advisories in Kansas
9 waters on file. A water not listed here has no advisory in the state's data — which usually means it has never been sampled, not that it's been cleared.
Lakes 2
- Antioch Park Lake South Johnson
- K-96 Lake Sedgwick
Rivers 7
- Arkansas River Sedgwick
- Cow Creek Reno
- Kansas River Douglas
- Little Arkansas River Sedgwick
- Mill Creek Washington
- Shoal Creek Cherokee
- Spring River Cherokee
Browse Kansas by county
Every named water in the state, county by county — including the many with no advisory on file.
- Allen
- Anderson
- Atchison
- Barber
- Barton
- Bourbon
- Brown
- Butler
- Chase
- Chautauqua
- Cherokee 2
- Cheyenne
- Clark
- Clay
- Cloud
- Coffey
- Comanche
- Cowley
- Crawford
- Decatur
- Dickinson
- Doniphan
- Douglas 1
- Elk
- Ellis
- Ellsworth
- Finney
- Ford
- Franklin
- Geary
- Graham
- Grant
- Gray
- Greenwood
- Hamilton
- Harper
- Harvey
- Haskell
- Hodgeman
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Jewell
- Johnson 1
- Kearny
- Kingman
- Kiowa
- Labette
- Lane
- Leavenworth
- Lincoln
- Linn
- Logan
- Lyon
- Marion
- Marshall
- McPherson
- Meade
- Miami
- Mitchell
- Montgomery
- Morris
- Morton
- Muskogee
- Nemaha
- Neosho
- Ness
- Norton
- Osage
- Osborne
- Ottawa
- Pawnee
- Phillips
- Pottawatomie
- Pratt
- Rawlins
- Reno 1
- Rice
- Riley
- Rooks
- Russell
- Saline
- Scott
- Sedgwick 3
- Seward
- Shawnee
- Sheridan
- Sherman
- Stafford
- Sumner
- Thomas
- Trego
- Wabaunsee
- Wallace
- Washington 1
- Wilson
- Woodson
- Wyandotte
Kansas statewide fishing limits
Statewide defaults — specific waters and zones may differ. Verify the current rules before keeping a fish.
| Species | Size | Daily limit | Open season | Keep season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | 15" min | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Smallmouth Bass | 15" min | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Spotted Bass | 15" min | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Walleye | 15" min | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Black Crappie | — | 50 | Year-round | Same as open |
| White Bass | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Hybrid Striped Bass | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Striped Bass | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Channel Catfish | — | 10 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Blue Catfish | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Flathead Catfish | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Bluegill | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Rainbow Trout | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
Official rules: Kansas — Kansas KDWP