I have been hearing some “chatter” recently on the ole inter-webby about Gar. Gar tend to have the reputation as being an ugly, toothy, vicious, despised predator. There are a lot of misconceptions about Gar; let me talk about a few. . . . Alligator Gar Most of the current talk about Gar comes from some news stories that have circulated recently about Alligator Gar. Even though all Gar have a relatively narrow snout full of sharp teeth, NOT ALL …
Read More »State Record Update, July 2013
We are half way through 2013 already. I have a few state record applications that have accumulated on my desk, time to tell you about them. Let me start with a couple of European rudd caught from Box Butte Reservoir. Rudd are an exotic species that are closely related to our native golden shiners. Rudd were spread across the country a few years back as many bait shops sold them. We have a healthy population of those baitfish in Box …
Read More »State Record Summary, 2012
One of my favorite things I get to do in my present position here at the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission is keep track of our state record fish. I will periodically give updates and show a few pictures here on my blog; at this time let me summarize the state record activity for 2012. We had 14 fish certified as state records in 2012. We recognize state record fish in four categories, hook & line (or rod & reel), …
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