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Kanopolis Reservoir is a public lake in Ellsworth County, Kansas, managed by Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks. It is public water managed for fishing by the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks.
Lakes and reservoirs across this region typically hold walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, largemouth and smallmouth bass, and panfish such as bluegill, crappie and pumpkinseed, with muskellunge present in some larger lakes -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Kanopolis Reservoir covers about 3,754 acres in the South Central Kansas region. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Kanopolis Lake and Wiley Creek.
Boat ramps: 4 mapped — Boat ramp, Boat ramp, Boat ramp, Boat ramp.
Camping: 8 sites mapped nearby — Kanopolis State Park Buzzard Bay Campground, Kanopolis State Park Sandyshore Campground, Kanopolis State Park Eagle Point Campground, Kanopolis State Park Rockin' K Campground, Kanopolis State Park Rockwall Campground, Campsite and others.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
Anyone 16 or older needs a Kansas fishing licence — the resident annual is about $29.50, the non-resident annual about $97.50, with non-resident 1-day (~$14.50) and 5-day licences also sold. A separate trout permit (~$14.50) is required in addition to the fishing licence to keep trout at KDWP's winter community-lake trout program waters. Kansas residents 75 and older need no licence, and anyone under 16 fishes free. Buy from KDWP at ksoutdoors.com. A Kansas fishing licence covers this federal reservoir.
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