Events

Start-Finish in Marina Cove, follow a pre-mapped course with stops along the route.

The challenge: Collect playing cards. Like a poker run, choose a playing card at each stop, play an easy, fun game. Kayaker with the highest poker hand wins a ½-day pontoon rental.

It’s not about speed. It’s your choice: Paddle to all or some stops, go at your own pace. We encourage your return by noon for the raffle drawings and awarding of the grand prize to the high hand.

Lunch, raffle ticket, goody-bag, event t-shirt are included. Breakfast, drinks, snacks are available for sale on the patio.

Raffle and goody-bag items donated by many of our local merchants.

The event usually wraps up by 1:00, but you are welcome to relax on the patio or kayak the lake on your own.

We appreciate (and depend on) your patronage. BYO drinks and coolers are not allowed on the patio.

Credit card purchases are accepted. Tipping is cash-only.

Categories: 1- Catfish, 2- Bass, 3- Crappie, 4- Sunfish, and 5- Other.

• Any species in each fish category.
• Other: rough fish, turtle, crawfish, snake, frog, lizard, butterfly, etc. – anything goes!
• Each week a name is drawn from each category, and the winner receives a gift certificate.
• Every entry is considered for prizes at conclusion of contest

GRAND PRIZE: five $100 gift certificates (one in each category)
GRAND PRIZE: lifetime fishing license
GRAND PRIZE: family fishing trip with Joe

Email a photo of your 17 and under with their catch to youthfishingks@gmail.com

• Include name of youth, age, when and where fish was caught, and contact phone number
• Winners are announced on the Flint Hills Life Channel, Phil’s “What’s in Outdoors” radio show, and on Council Grove Marina’s social media pages.
• For more information, please contact Phil Taunton, youthfishingks@gmail.com or 620-794-5373.

Sponsors in addition to Council Grove Marina

• What’s in Outdoors with Phil Taunton: Listen every Friday morning on KVOE Live & Local 1400 AM, 96.9 FM, KVOE.com, join us on Facebook @WhatsInOutdoorsKS
• Flint Hills Life Channel: Features news, events and human interest stories involving 9 counties in the Flint Hills, Facebook @FHLCHL, email fhlc@tctelco.net, online flinthillslife.com
• Thump 30 Guide Service: Joe Bragg full time guide/tournament angler, Kansas Crappie Club Founder/Tournament Director, American Crappie Trail Pro, Pro Team @ Zman Fishing Products, Cabela’s Pro Staff Member, call Joe at 785-408-3172, visit thump30.com
• Council Grove Republican: Official city and county newspaper, published daily except Saturday and Sunday on the Santa Fe Trail, online councilgroverepublican.com, Facebook @councilgroverepublican, email cgnews@cgtelco.net, 620-767-5123.
• FishKS: KDWP Aquatic Education Program similar to Hunter Education where volunteers can become certified angler instructors who coordinate and assist with fishing events statewide, online ksoutdoors.com/Fishing.
• O.K. Kids: ODWC Aquatic Resources Education Program promotes the sport of fishing and aquatic resource awareness as a way to give youth an opportunity to learn about Oklahoma’s aquatic environments and how to fish, online wildlifedepartment.com.
• Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s