Fishing near Liberal, Kansas

The Seward County town of Liberal sits in Kansas. Some of these sit in the next county, so rules can differ. Closest to the town line first: Lake Meade barely 28 miles to the east then Optima Lake barely 29 miles. Lake Meade is worth a look when the shallow water elsewhere has warmed too far. Most of it sits behind a dam wall. Slow water beside fast water is the place to be. The freeze is occasional rather than yearly. Edges go first and the middle never sets hard. The first on the list, Lake Meade, measures about 67 acres. A slightly longer drive opens up considerably more. Nothing on this list needs a long day to do properly. Everything worth a rod sits outside the town line. If one is coloured after rain, the next along is often clear. Seward County covers most of this list, so one licence usually does....