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Walleye, sauger and saugeye size limit in Kansas

You can keep one today — within these limits

Walleye, sauger and saugeye identification illustration — side view for checking Kansas size limits
Walleye, sauger and saugeye, drawn to show the marks that identify it. It is an illustration, not a photo — where identification decides a fine, KDWP is the authority.

Statewide

Open year-round
Size limit 15 inches and up total length
Daily bag 5 per person per day, all three combined
Possession 15 total you may hold

15 inches, five a day combined — except this minimum size does not apply in rivers, streams or tailwaters, where there is no minimum.

KDWP source page

Cheney Reservoir

Open year-round
Size limit 21 inches and up total length
Daily bag 2 per person per day
Possession 6 total you may hold

21-inch minimum and only 2 a day, well above the statewide 15-inch/5-fish rule — Cheney is managed for trophy walleye.

KDWP source page

Milford Reservoir

Open year-round
Size limit 21 inches and up total length
Daily bag 2 per person per day
Possession 6 total you may hold

Same 21-inch minimum and 2-fish bag as Cheney — Kansas's two biggest walleye reservoirs share the same trophy management.

KDWP source page

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