Fishing near Kansas City, KS

Set in Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas sits at the confluence where the Kansas (Kaw) River meets the Missouri River. The Missouri's reach here is a big-river catfish factory — a 99-pound blue catfish was documented near Riverside in 2015 — while Kaw Point offers a downtown launch for both anglers and paddlers. Reservoirs like Perry and Clinton lie a short drive west.

Top waters to fish near Kansas City

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American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

American Paddlefish

Polyodon spathula

Arctic Grayling

Thymallus arcticus

Bighead Carp

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

Bigmouth Buffalo

Ictiobus cyprinellus

Black Buffalo

Ictiobus niger

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Blue Catfish

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Blue Sucker

Cycleptus elongatus

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

Brown Trout

Burbot

Lota lota

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

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