I can hardly wait for sufficient ice for ice fishing to arrive! I sure enjoy ice fishing but admittedly I don’t do much of it. I don’t quite have all the equipment needed for it. Nevertheless, when there’s an invitation to go with seasoned veterans of the ice fishing lifestyle for a day, you can bet that I will jump at the opportunity. Such was the case in January of 2020 when Ty Stromquist of Norfolk, NE and his dad, …
Read More »Talk a Big Game
If I hear one more perky TV girl talk about how nice the weather has been this winter, I am going to start throwing tomatoes. I imagine security would prevent me from doing that live, in the studio, so my big screen at home might get some abuse. Between lack of ice and snowstorms, I still have not been on the ice fishing. I am getting grumpier by the day. But, that will not prevent me from talking about it …
Read More »Ice Fishing Primer
Interested in getting into ice fishing? Want to know what it takes to get started? We are hosting a “beginning ice fishing” workshop at the Outdoor Education Center in Lincoln this Thursday night, Dec. 11. The Outdoor Education Center is located just north of Superior Street in north Lincoln, 44th and Superior. This will be a “classroom” workshop, so no, no hands-on ice-fishing this time. We have some of those workshops coming later this winter, and we ain’t got enough ice …
Read More »Ice Fishing Clinic 2014
This will be a lot of fun. If you need an introduction to ice fishing, this is it! Here are some pictures from last year’s event. Fun was had, fish were caught!
Read More »ICE FISHING FEATURED ON CHANNEL 6 OUTDOOR REPORT
The growing outdoor sport of ice fishing will be featured on my Weekly Outdoor Report airing on Omaha’s WOWT-TV/Channel 6 and online at www.wowt.com Thursday night LIVE during sports on the 6 p.m. CST newscast. See video of our very own Daryl Bauer in action on the ice at Mahoney State Park’s CenturyLink Lake while I provide some quick tips for you ice anglers with a focus on safety for beginners. Remember, if you’re unable to view the live broadcast …
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