KS to Fayetteville

[thartark]

Hi y'all. Been fly fishing Kansas, Colorado, and Montana for about 20 years, but I'm relatively new to the area. Teaching at the U of A. Love tying flies and have a few buddies who have been fishing/guiding in the area for a while. I'm interested in learning as much as I can, and I know there is a lot to learn. Just wanted to say hello and thanks for all that you've shared. Love learning more about all the area has to offer. Primarily focused on smallmouth and anything on Beaver because it's close. Gonna try to get out and get some walleye this year on the upper White around here, and I'm looking to learn anything I can about what to cast. Thanks!

Tony

[Quillback]

Welcome!

[ness]

Welcome. Lot's of good info here just for the taking. What's your KS connection?

[Guest]

There are several UA alumni on here that still live in Fayetteville.  The white bass run in April is more of a circus than a fishing event at Twin Bridges. There are lots of smaller city lakes that produce good fishing as well as creeks & rivers nearby. Patterning Beaver is like speaking a foreign language, you have to use it everyday or you'll lose it. 

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On ‎2‎/‎12‎/‎2016 at 7:34 AM, ness said:

Welcome. Lot's of good info here just for the taking. What's your KS connection?

I hope it's not Guy's chips

[Smallieguy87]

Welcome to the forums!

[thartark]

Thanks for the info about Twin Bridges. I've tried Beaver a few times, but I need to do some reading on here to figure it out. Tough lake.

I'm from Emporia. My dad, Bill Hartman, guides. I'm used to fishing ponds up there for the most part, so all this moving water is going to take me a bit to adapt to. My sister and her family are in Shawnee. Any good fishing around there for when I visit?

[ness]

37 minutes ago, thartark said:

Thanks for the info about Twin Bridges. I've tried Beaver a few times, but I need to do some reading on here to figure it out. Tough lake.

I'm from Emporia. My dad, Bill Hartman, guides. I'm used to fishing ponds up there for the most part, so all this moving water is going to take me a bit to adapt to. My sister and her family are in Shawnee. Any good fishing around there for when I visit?

Johnson County Parks & Rec. have a few small lakes around, but you'll need a JoCo license for those. Shawnee Mission Park and Kill Creek Park are two. Lenexa Lake (Lenexa is the suburb south of Shawnee) is not bad too. No special license needed. Wyandotte County Lake north of Shawnee is an option. Not sure of the licensing requirement -- haven't fished there myself. Check your PM.

I think I've heard of your dad -- probably not too many guys guiding in the Flint Hills! A friend fished with him(maybe?) a couple years ago. I just shot him an e-mail to see if it was your dad. He used to own a coffee shop in Shawnee, and I was going to go with him but had a conflict.

 

[thartark]

Gotcha. Will check out Lenexa Lake. Didn't even realize that Shawnee Mission Park was right there, and I've driven on Midland from my sister's place countless times. Might have to give that a try sometimes for no other reason than it's proximity to her place.

Yeah, it was probably my dad. I don't think anyone else is fly fishing that area. He's been in the KC Star a couple times. You should get out with him when crappie start hitting. He caught a 16-incher last year. Fishes with fish-cat tubes. Good time.

[ness]

Yeah, I love to fish ponds from a float tube. Haven't done it in a couple years though.