KANSAS (Cont. ) 



these lakes by the establishment of a vegetative cover on the exposed basins 

 as a means of improving the fertility of the water when the lakes refill. After 

 refilling, these lakes are properly restocked with largemouth bass, channel 

 catfish, bluegills, andcrappies. 



Statewide; began July 1939, continuing; Roy Schoonover, Leader. 



Addiess inquiries to: Dave Leahy, Director, Forestry, Fish and Game 

 Commission, PratL, Kansas. 



Farm Pond Reclamation and Management Project 



The Connmission's objective in this program is to improve farm pond fish- 

 ing over the State. The construction of better ponds with more emphasis on 

 their use for recreation is being encouraged through educational and informa- 

 tional media. 



The Commission cooperates with pond owners by assisting in the removal 

 of the fish populations from old ponds so that restocking can be accomplished. 



Other phases of the project are to make recommendations and give assis- 

 tance on various management practices including the improvement of physical 

 features of old ponds, aquatic plant control and the clearing of water in turbid 

 ponds . 



Statewide; began July 1948, continuing; Roy Schoonover, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Dave Leahy, as in No. 1 above. 



Fish Population Control on Rooks County State Lake 



In this 67-acre artificial lake a high percentage of the crappie, bluegill, 

 and drum population was composed of small, slow-growing fish. The water 

 level of this lake was low, 25 surface acres, enabling the removal of large 

 numbers of these fish by a drag seine. The object of the project was to relieve 

 competition on the remaining fish population with hopes of improving their 

 growth rate. A follow-up age and growth study will be made to determine the 

 feasibility of this type of operation during 1957. It is realized that seining 

 is only a temporary measure for improvement even when large numbers of 

 fish are removed, but a complete lake rehabilitation project wanted to be 

 deferred until a desirable fish population was established in a newly created, 

 nearby federal impoundment. 



Began May 1956, closed May 1956; Frank Schryer, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Dave Leahy, as in No. 1 above. 



Artificial Propagation of the Walleye 



The objectives of the project were to determine if the walleye could be 

 artificially hatched in Kansas, and to devise a technique for their production 

 in adequate numbers. Spawners were captured by gill netting in the Fall 

 River Reservoir. Walleye fry were successfully obtained, but egg handling 

 methods from parent fish to hatching jar must be improved before substantial 

 production can be achieved. 



Fall River; began February 1956, indefinite; Frank Schryer, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Dave Leahy, as in No. 1 above. 



Strip-mine Lake Survey and Management Project 



Physical, chemical, and biological studies are being continued on the 

 strip-mine water in southeastern Kansas for the purpose of collecting data 

 needed as a basis for management procedures designed to develop greater 

 fishing opportunities in this area. 



Main emphasis is now being placed on the reclamation of strip-mine lakes 

 for fishing, and on the use of practical management procedures which include 

 total eradication of fish populations, spot eradication, and shoreline removal 



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