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Kansas · Walleye, sauger and saugeye

Can you keep a walleye, sauger and saugeye in Kansas?

Yes, with limits

Statewide

Open year-round
Size
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
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
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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