Marais des Cygnes

According to Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism fisheries biologist Ben Neely, the largest populations of paddlefish in Kansas come from the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes rivers.

In the Marais des Cygnes River, the fish are coming in from Missouri’s Truman Reservoir.

Alternatively, the fish coming through the Marais des Cygnes River are stocked annually by Missouri officials at Truman Lake, so its numbers are more consistent.

Some stretches of the Chikaskia, Marais Des Cygnes, Neosho and the Cottonwood rivers are or soon will be overflowing their banks, causing minor to moderate flooding.

Most nesting records at present come from the Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Refuge, Linn County.