Fishing near Overland Park, KS

Set in Johnson County, Overland Park anchors a busy metro fishing zone with six city park lakes plus a KDWP Urban Fishing Program spanning 10 Johnson County waters. Shawnee Mission Park Lake (120 acres) and Kill Creek Park Lake sit minutes away, while Perry Lake (~50 mi NW), the Kansas River (~15 mi N), and the Missouri River (~20 mi N) put big water within easy reach.

Top waters to fish near Overland Park

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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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