Stewardship; Public and Private Initiatives; Regional
Twenty Years of Aquatic Habitat Program
The year of our Lord two thousand and seventeen was a really big year in Nebraska. Sure there was some little thing called the sesquicentennial, but that is not what made it a big year. What made 2017 a BIG year was the 20th anniversary of our Aquatic Habitat Program! It was so big that …
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Sun, Sand, Swimming And Safety
The Nebraska state park system offers some fantastic beaches for swimming and wading. From Big Mac to Branched Oak, more than two dozen state recreation areas offer a chance to catch some rays, play in the sand and cool off in the water of lakes and reservoirs during hot summer days. Beach swimming is blast! My family and I really …
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Catfish ID
Judging from the messages, e-mails, phone calls, and just general “chatter” I have heard this morning, I can tell you the channel cats are getting close to spawning. Why do I say that? Because every year about this time there are a bunch of mistaken identifications of “funny-looking” catfish. Simply put, male channel cats get …
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KVD for CFO
I have not made a Friday post on KVD lately, well, he’s up to something again. . . . Seriously, I am not sponsored by anyone, I am not endorsing or “pushing product”, I just think the videos are hilarious. If you want, check it out, Mystery Tacklebox. It’s the weekend, remember it is supposed …
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“Yes, We Have No Muskellunge”
The internet is a funny place, but you know you can believe everything you see and hear there. . . . Recently, I was admiring some photos and the stories that went along with them about some really nice muskies that had been caught and released. Yes, I was jealous especially knowing they had been …
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How to Fish Public Streams for Bronzebacks With Ultra-Light Gear
You can’t go wrong with this method. I’m not a professional angler, but I have plenty of experience fishing for bronzebacks in my local lakes and streams. Since using ultra-light gear is my go-to approach for landing smallmouths, picking the right tackle is key. While the rod I use is a 20-year-old Daiwa MiniCast, I
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What Lurks Beneath, June 2018
It has been awhile since I have teased you with photos of some of the big fish that our field biologists have had their hands on. Time to change that. . . . We do a lot of our fish population sampling in the fall, but there is also some that is done in the …
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Guillermo Goes Fishing!
I gotta admit I am not a big fan of late night talk shows anymore. I don’t know, maybe it is just because I am getting old, but they just don’t seem as funny, as entertaining anymore. I long for the days of “monkey-cam” and velcro suits brought to you from the home office in …
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State Record Update, June 2018
Wow, it is June already! I have been sitting on a few state record applications, time to tell you about them! I will start with the first to cross my desk this year. . . . Tiger Trout If you have followed Nebraska’s record fish you know that we have had quite a bit of …
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Cool Cliff Swallows (Of The Big Papio And Beyond)
You can’t miss them. You really can’t. Around bridges over rivers or creeks this time of year, they immediately snatch your attention. Maybe it’s their sheer numbers (hundreds, if not thousands of them) and their extreme aerial acrobatics that catch your eye. Or, maybe it’s them coming in and out of their clusters of gourd-like mud nests clinging to the walls beneath …
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Aquatic Habitat Program Celebrates 20 Years
To maintain, restore or enhance the capacity of a waterbody to produce and sustain fish. In the mid-1990s, Nebraska’s reservoirs constructed during the middle part of the 20th century were showing their age: Basins had filled with silt, shorelines had eroded, water quality had degraded, and less-than-desirable fish communities made for poor angling. Anglers wanted …
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Spring Fish Die-Offs
There is no question the most common phone call/e-mail/FaceBook message I have received in the past few weeks has been about some dead fish in this or that location across Nebraska. This has been widespread enough that we put out a news release last week: Spring fish die-offs not unusual in Nebraska LINCOLN, Neb. – …
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Here’s Why Muskie Fishing in New York is So Good
There are many good people behind the New York’s fantastic muskie fishing. The state of New York has been researching and assessing its muskie population for more than 30 years. As a result, anglers have had a ton of success, and there are many folks who deserve credit. One of the places it started was on
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The True Story of Hunting and Conservation in North America
As hunters and anglers, we gladly bear a heavy burden to protect the great outdoors. With taxes and licenses, our hard-earned money is the key to conservation. Watch the video below to get the true story of hunting and conservation that anti-hunters don’t want to hear. Why A Decline In Hunters Could Be Bad News
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Tiger Cats
I did not spend a lot of time on the water over the Memorial Day weekend, but that was alright. We spent a lot of time with family. Never fear, I did spend some time on the water; would have spent more if it were not for a nasty storm that blew up one evening. …
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New Fishing Water!
There is a new reservoir in southeast Nebraska set for a grand-opening this weekend! Duck Creek Recreation Area is newest fishing opportunity in southeastern Nebraska LINCOLN, Neb. – A new fishing opportunity is available in southeastern Nebraska with the June 2 grand opening of Duck Creek Recreation Area. The Nemaha Natural Resources District owns and …
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Spring Turkey 2018, Snakes and Turkey Talismans
I promised last week that there would be more spring turkey hunting stories coming. Here ya go. . . . My son and I did some hunting in southeast Nebraska and then a little over a week later slipped out west. We had a family celebration to attend to, my daughter graduated from NCTA (Nebraska …
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How To Not Let The Big One Get Away
All of us who love to fish have a story or two about the one that got away, don’t we? Invariably, the tale involves hooking the fish of a lifetime and losing it to unforeseen circumstances. Without question, these stories, however embellished, are actually devastating to those who have a passion for wetting lines. For …
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