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Topeka anglers discuss representing Kansas in Bassmaster High School National Championship

8/11/2019

Washburn Rural’s Logan Redeker, left, and Shawnee Heights’ Ethan Haufler

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High school and youth anglers from across Kansas — including a pair of Topekans — are set to represent the state next week in Tennessee as part of a pair of national fishing championships.

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Biologists say U.S. waterfowl numbers will be down in 2018, but there’s good news

8/28/2018

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Photo by Josh Rouse

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The 2018 Waterfowl Population Survey was released Monday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and though the numbers were down from last year, they were still well above the long-term average.

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Z-Man’s ChatterBait Jack Hammer among hottest baits on market

4/18/2018

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Each year, it seems like one lure or setup becomes the hot bait on the bass tournament trails.

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Young Kansas turkey hunter bags once-in-a-lifetime double-bearded gobbler weighing 29 pounds, 5 oz.

4/10/2018

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Hunter Grady, 7, poses with a once-in-a-lifetime double-bearded gobbler he shot with a .410 while hunting with his dad, Justin. The bird weighed 29 pounds, 5 ounces. (Submitted photos)

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Sometimes, the first time’s a charm.

That was the case for 7-year-old Hunter Grady, who recently shot a once-in-a-lifetime trophy gobbler — his first tom — while turkey hunting with his dad, Justin.

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Hayden senior Thomas Heinen, Brock Bila net TBF/FLW Kansas state high school bass title

4/1/2018

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Thomas Heinen, left, and Brock Bila hold up their trophies after taking first at the TBF/FLW Kansas State High School Bass Fishing Championship on Wilson Reservoir. (Submitted photographs)

Hayden angler Thomas Heinen and teammate Brock Bila, of Louisburg, added some more hardware on Saturday to cement their legacy among the state’s all-time most successful high school anglers as Topeka teams took a 1-2 finish in central Kansas.

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Chatt Martin discusses deep-water winter crappie tactics, guiding

12/3/2017

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Crappie Chatt Martin, who was a longtime tournament angler in northeast Kansas, has been guiding full time since 2010. (Submitted photographs)

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What began as a part-time gig to help him enter crappie tournaments has blossomed into a full-time career for one area angler.

“Crappie” Chatt Martin, of Lawrence, said he began subsidizing his tournament fishing costs through his guiding service, Crappie Time Fishing, in 2000 while working his day job at Johnson County Community College.

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Entrance to Kansas’s 26 state parks to be free of charge for Black Friday as part of #OptOutside movement

11/19/2017

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The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism announced this week that it will offer free entrance to all Kansas state parks on Black Friday, Nov. 24, as part of the #OptOutside movement.

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K-State's Kyle Alsop, Travis Blenn, Sheldon Rogge set for major fishing tourneys this week

8/6/2017

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Kansas State anglers Kyle Alsop, left, and Travis Blenn pose with their catch during the 2017 YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship this June in Alabama. (FACEBOOK)

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Three Kansas State anglers will compete for a pair of major titles next week, hoping to add to an already stellar season for the college fishing program.

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Kansas State bass fishing team's success unrivaled after title win

6/20/2017

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Kansas State anglers Kyle Alsop, left, and Travis Blenn secured the program's third national championship in five years. (FLW)

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Kansas State angler Kyle Alsop put the finishing touches on a stellar career, and he hopes the tradition of winning will continue for years to come.

The senior from Overland Park cemented his legacy as one of the sport’s best college anglers just two weeks ago, becoming the first angler to win multiple college bass fishing national championships.

He accomplished the feat alongside teammate Travis Blenn, of Westmoreland, at the YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship on Alabama’s Lake Wheeler. It was just the second tournament they’ve fished together.

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Topeka anglers discuss representing Kansas in Bassmaster High School National Championship

Biologists say U.S. waterfowl numbers will be down in 2018, but there’s good news

Z-Man’s ChatterBait Jack Hammer among hottest baits on market

Young Kansas turkey hunter bags once-in-a-lifetime double-bearded gobbler weighing 29 pounds, 5 oz.

Hayden senior Thomas Heinen, Brock Bila net TBF/FLW Kansas state high school bass title

Chatt Martin discusses deep-water winter crappie tactics, guiding

Entrance to Kansas’s 26 state parks to be free of charge for Black Friday as part of #OptOutside movement

K-State's Kyle Alsop, Travis Blenn, Sheldon Rogge set for major fishing tourneys this week

Kansas State bass fishing team's success unrivaled after title win

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