Fishing near Olathe, KS

Olathe sits in Johnson County in northeast Kansas, within easy reach of USACE reservoirs, JCPRD community lakes, and the Kansas River. JCPRD manages 14 lakes and ponds plus streamway access points across the county, while marquee waters like 5,400-acre Hillsdale Lake, 7,000-acre Clinton Lake, and 11,000-acre Perry Lake sit a short drive away.

Top waters to fish near Olathe

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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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