Kansas Point at Lake Maloney SRA to open this week

After several months of construction on an angler access project, Kansas Point at Lake Maloney State Recreation Area is set to open for angling and camping on April 4.

The project has increased access along the shoreline at the inlet for anglers to be able to fish closer to the water’s edge.

An approximately 340-foot walking trail was constructed from the fish cleaning station and parking area and leads to a new wooden fishing pier overlooking the spillway at the inlet. An Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant paved angler access walkway was included in the project and provides about 450-feet of accessible fishing along the shoreline. The walkway contains block walls with built in lighting, benches, along with ADA parking and ramp. Additional lighting was added to help make the area more user friendly for night anglers. Tree removal along the inlet was also completed, which opened access to the shoreline providing room for bank fishing or wading.

Five rock shoals were installed perpendicularly along the paved walkway to create habitat diversity for fish. The shoals contain four cubic yards of concrete rip rap and are marked with fish stamps along the walkway. Three gravel spawning beds were placed on the sandy bottom of the canal to enhance fish habitat and increase angler success.

Recreation may be briefly interrupted in the coming weeks to install remaining bollard posts. As crews complete this final stage, access to Kansas Point will remain available for fishing and camping.

This project was completed with Nebraska Game and Parks Aquatic Habitat Funds in partnership with the Nebraska Public Power District who provided the engineering design and rip rap for erosion control and rock shoal construction. Midwest Infrastructure, Inc. was the contractor for the project.