A new fishing regulation mandates that during the Kansas trout season (Oct. 15 to April 15), some waters stocked with trout require a trout permit whether fishing for trout or not.

One of those places in Lake Henry in Clinton State Park.

The permits cost $12.15 and are available at Wildlife and Parks offices, most county clerk offices, license vendors or on the Web. Permits are valid for the calendar year.

In addition to the trout permit, all residents ages 16 through 64 and non-residents 16 and older must also have a valid fishing license.

Other waters where a trout permit is required of all anglers are Cedar Bluff Stilling Basin, Cimarron Grasslands Pits, Dodge City Lake Charles, Fort Scott Gunn Park Lake, Garnett Crystal Lake, Glen Elder SP Pond, Kanopolis Seep Stream, KDOT East Lake in Wichita, Mined Land WA Unit No. 30, Pratt Centennial Pond, Sandsage Bison Range and WA Sandpits, Vic’s Lake and Slough Creek in Sedgwick County Park, Topeka Auburndale Park, Walnut River Area in El Dorado SP and Webster Stilling Basin.

Anglers fishing other trout-stocked waters are required to have a permit only if fishing for trout. The daily creel limit is five trout unless otherwise posted. The possession limit is 15.

Those lakes are Fort Riley Cameron Springs, Great Bend Veterans Memorial Park Lake, Hutchinson Dillon Nature Center Pond, Kanopolis State Park Pond, Moon Lake on Fort Riley, Salina Lakewood Lake, Scott SFL, Scott State Park Pond, Moss Lake and Horseshoe Lake in Sedgwick County Park, Sherman County Smoky Gardens Lake and Solomon River between Webster Reservoir and Rooks County No. 2 Road.

Some local governments in areas such as Topeka and Kansas City have their own trout stocking programs. Many of these require a fee, but the state permit is not required.