The City of Wichita lists 13 fishing ponds in the city limits: http://www.wichita.gov/CityOffices/Park/fishing/FishingPonds.htm
More fishing spots:
McLaughlin Lake
716 McLaughlin St., Valley Center
Kechi Lake
6300 N. Oliver, Kechi
KDOT West
Northwest of the I-135/I-235 interchange in north Wichita. The only access is from 45th Street North.
KDOT East
Northeast of the I-135/I-235 interchange in north Wichita. The only access is from 45th Street North.
Eagle Lake
49th and Parkwood, Bel Aire
Mulvane Sports Complex
Located in the south end of the Mulvane Sports Complex at 1900 E. 111th Street South, Mulvane.
Riggs Lake
525 Sara Lane, Haysville
High Park Lake
9500 E. Madison, Derby
Stone Creek Lake
Woodlawn and 63rd Street in the Stone Creek development, Derby.
Sedgwick County Park
6501 W. 21st, between 21st and 13th Street.
Lake Afton
24600 W. MacArthur – approximately 20 miles southwest of Wichita.
Reservoirs:
Cheney
20 miles west of Wichita
9,550 acres
Council Grove
97 miles northeast of Wichita
3,280 acres
El Dorado
34 miles east of Wichita
8,000 acres
Marion
64 miles northeast of Wichita
6,160 acres
State Lakes:
Butler
45 miles southeast of Wichita, near Latham
124 acres
Chase
77 miles northeast of Wichita, near Cottonwood Falls
109 acres
Cowley
75 miles southeast of Wichita, near Arkansas City
84 acres
Kingman
51 miles west of Wichita, near Kingman
144 acres
McPherson
103 miles northeast of Wichita, near Canton
46 acres
Arkansas River – where and where NOT to fish:
Fishing shall be permitted only in the following areas (excluding, of course, privately owned property within the generally described areas):
Little Arkansas River
Left and right banks (facing downstream) from Central Avenue to outflow into Arkansas River. Right bank (facing downstream) from Bitting Street to Forest Street.
Arkansas River
Left and right banks (facing downstream) within the city limits except the left bank (facing downstream) between Douglas Avenue and Lewis Street and the right bank (facing downstream) between Seneca Street and 500 feet south of Harry Street.
Note: Fishing from the following areas is prohibited:
Second Street Bridge
Douglas Avenue Bridge
Lewis Street Bridge
Nims Street Bridge
Murdock Street Bridge
Kellogg Overpass Bridge
Here is a VERY hand (and cool) fish identification guide: http://www.wichita.gov/CityOffices/Park/fishing/fish_id.htm You have to know what the fish is in order to obey size and/or weight limits on fish.
You can even download and print the full-color fish identification posters here: http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/Fishing/Fish-ID-Gallery
From the Department of Parks and Wildlife, here are fishing spots:
Sedgwick County Park
East KDOT
West KDOT
Buffalo Park Lake
Chisholm North Park
Emery Park Lake
Northwest Water Reclamation Plant
South Lake
Watson Park
Dillon’s Pond
Harrison Lake
Cruiser Lake
Chisholm Island Pond
Andover – Lake George
Benton – Poling Lake
Clearwater Chisholm Ridge Lake
Derby High Park (2)
Derby – Rainbow Valley Lake
Derby Stone Creek Park
Haysville City Lake
Haysville – South Hampton Lake – page coming soon!
Kechi
Mulvane Sports Complex – Cedar Brook Lake
Park City Chisholm Pointe
Valley Center McLaughlin Pond
