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Mined Land Wildlife Area An Outdoors Experience
Mined Land Wildlife Area —– An Outdoors Experience
The mined land wildlife area commonly called the “strip pits” is not well known
to the majority of fishermen, hunters, and wildlife enthusiasts who are within
a half days drive or less. It is located in Southest Kansas about 11 miles northeast
of Columbus, Kansas.
It is managed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. Over 14,000 acres in size,
it is comprised of 13,000 acres of land and 1,500 acres of water. Rugged country dotted with over 200
strip-mine lakes that are managed for fishing that range in size from 1/4 to 50 acres. Most of these lie
in Cherokee County.
These “pits” were made in the past when the area was surfaced mined for coal. Some of the larger
bodies of water have easy access but some are off the road a ways and take some doing to get to them.
Bass, crappie, Channel Cats from pan size to bragging status, and bluegills are the main target of anglers.
There are trout stocked at certain times of the year in designated areas.
More…………………. www.lasr.net/travel/lake.php?Lake_ID=KS06lk006
Hubba Bubba Gum to Catch Catfish
Believe it or not, but fishing with a little bit of Hubba Bubba bubble gum on your hook will straight catch you a catfish! My grandmother use to always tell me this and I never believed it until i saw her do it and catch one after another! My grandfather and her were avid fishers and it was something they took seriously!
A few years ago, I was out on a small pond with my family and told a few of them to try it, I happen to have had some on me, and they didn’t believe it of course. So, I showed them! It worked and I couldn’t have been prouder than I was at that moment, thinking about how big of a smile my grandmother would have had on her face!
Try it folks, what do you have to loose!