Sportsmen are encouraged to take advantage of fishing, which is normally allowed from March 1 to October 1. Fishing for flathead and channel catfish on the Neosho River, which forms the west boundary of the area, can be seasonally good to excellent. Bowfishing
, KS FishingDuring spring and fall, the number of migrant ducks is most impressive, sometimes reaching 100,000 birds. More than 60,000 ducks, primarily mallards, normally spend the entire winter on the area. Prior to the hunting seasons, the waterfowl hunting areas (Pool 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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