The state of Kansas recently went fishing for answers as to whether a relatively new sonar technology enables casual anglers to catch crappie more easily. The groundbreaking experiment in late 2021 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bobby Parkhurst was fishing at a Kansas lake, unaware a fish that “loomed beneath the surface, ready to strike” was about to break ...

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A fisherman who caught a huge white crappie that was approved as a state record by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks last April had his frozen trophy catch—and record—taken from him and he ...

Earlier this month an angler in Kansas railed against law enforcement officials for seizing his 2023 state-record crappie, claiming that he “caught the fish legally and honestly.” Now details of the ...

A Kansas angler was recognized Tuesday for his recent catch of a massive white crappie that broke a 59-year-old state record. Bobby Parkhurst of Topeka reeled the 4.07-pound, 18-inch crappie from ...

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has removed a local fisherman's state record after investigating a citizen's claim that the fish's weight may not be accurate. On April 4, 2023, the ...

Update: The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks released new information about its investigation into the disqualified state-record crappie on Feb. 16. Read the full story here. It took 60 years ...