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Reply With QuoteMost years the ice is to thin for me. I do remember reading that KCMO stock some small ponds with trout.
https://fishing.mdc.mo.gov/reports/k...-fishing-lakes
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Ice fishing around KCMO
Hello all! Hope everyone had a safe New Years. Anyone know of any safe ice fishing opportunities around the Kansas City area? Tight lines
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Most years the ice is to thin for me. I do remember reading that KCMO stock some small ponds with trout.
https://fishing.mdc.mo.gov/reports/k...-fishing-lakes
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Haven't checked since Sunday 12.31 where I was able to find 4+ inches of clear black ice on a couple farm ponds and a slightly larger pond. Caught a good size gill and 3 big ol' largemouth and a little dink largemouth. No crappie. Not sure any are even in that pond.
That was before the bitter cold of New Years Day where I stayed home all day, so I would bet the ice is even better now.
Drove around a lot on Saturday checking things out. Watkins Mill had open water. Smithville had some coves frozen over, and even the Camp Branch arm around the W bridge was iced in....but nothing that I would call "safe". Might be better now, but I'm still avoiding it in lieu of lakes/reservoirs smaller than Watkins Mill.
Planning on going again Friday & Saturday...got a couple places picked out...both are new water to me and relatively inaccessible during summer months. Public water but no ramps and limited opportunities from the bank.
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The lakes at the Reed Area have about 5 inches of ice on them. quite a few guys ice fishing today. North of the city there will be even more ice.
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I’ll have to check some of those ponds around that area out. It’s been a few years since I fished there. Use to consider a few of those ponds my home lakes.
