Fishing near Shawnee, KS

Set in Johnson County on the western edge of the Kansas City metro, Shawnee sits among more than 200 bodies of water — lakes, ponds, and rivers — that make this one of the most fishable urban zones in Kansas. The navigable Kansas River (Kaw) and Missouri River run through the metro for catfish and paddlefish, while Shawnee Mission Lake and Wyandotte County Lake anchor the local stillwater scene. Largemouth bass and catfish dominate the catch logs.

Top waters to fish near Shawnee

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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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