A couple of weeks ago I blogged about the importance of having some fish identification skills, You Gotta Know! Yes, I believe that even beginning anglers have a responsibility to know what they are catching. At that time, I mentioned that we had a fish identification aid in the works. Now we have it! Fish Key Again, I would recommend EVERY angler spend some time looking at that publication and brushing up on their fish identification skills. However, keep a …
Read More »Tackle Insurance
I have not checked in with “KVD” in quite a while. Then I saw this commercials the other day. . . . Does not sound like a bad idea. If you want to check it out, Karl’s Tackle Insurance. Or maybe you will just have to face the facts: Have a great weekend, get outdoors! Watch the snags!
Read More »The Casual Turkey Hunter
I hesitate to post this blog. It may get me drummed out of the spring turkey hunting corps. You see, I seldom rise before dawn to hunt spring gobblers anymore. Over the years, I have gotten up early less and less. Sitting in the “woods” at dawn listening to a turkey gobble from his roost is the quintessential turkey hunt. It also results in sleep deprivation. This bad habit really got started while hunting with my daughter. When she has …
Read More »Fisheries Research
Research is just one of many jobs done by the Fisheries Division of the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission. Yes, we have a research staff that does some of that work. But, we cannot get it done all by ourselves. Over the years we have contracted with several universities to do some of that research. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has and continues to be an important partner. We completed several years of research on our sandhill lakes in conjunction with …
Read More »You Gotta Know!
Recently, it seems like it happens all the time–someone posting photos and misidentifying fish, or just plain not knowing what they have caught. I suppose it could be the result of more new folks starting to fish with all the cornonavirus craziness. Or, perhaps it is just more noticeable because of social media? A fish is not just a fish, you gotta have some identification skills. No, I do not expect everyone to be an ichthyologist. However, I do expect …
Read More »A News Item, Gracie Creek Pond
Just want to blog about one news item today. Again, just trying to spread the word. No, this may not interest everyone, but I know it is a very popular fishing spot. This news will be of interest to a lot of folks: Gracie Creek Pond rehabilitation project initial phase to begin LINCOLN, Neb. – Anglers will notice construction work at Gracie Creek Pond on the upstream end of Calamus Reservoir in Loup County. The work is the initial phase …
Read More »Catch Up Time
I get the same feeling every spring; so much to do, and so little time. The fist are biting, the turkeys are gobbling, spring keeps moving along. That feeling has hit me even more recently after spending a few days “under the weather”. Now, I feel like I have some catching up to do. One reason I feel that is because my son jelly-headed a turkey already: Not only that, but my sister got one out in Montana too. My …
Read More »State Record Update, Spring 2021
I have a couple of state record applications sitting on my desk; might as well tell you about them. . . . Both of them were caught on rod & reel, and both of them broke records that were just recently set. One of those will be no surprise, the other, well, you never know. . . . Actually, the first one crossed my desk right after I had updated state records for 2020. We do not have a lot …
Read More »Take ‘Em Fishing, 2021
Doing the “Take ‘Em Fishing” promotion again this year! Take ’em Fishing to share love of the sport LINCOLN, Neb. – Catching fish is fun and addicting. The more fish you catch, the more you want to keep fishing. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission encourages experienced anglers to share that feeling and introduce people to fishing in the third year of Take ’em Fishing. Experienced anglers who participate will know they’ve introduced someone to an activity they can enjoy …
Read More »Youth Fishing Instructor Workshops
Maybe things are beginning to trend back to some sort of normalcy. We are starting to talk about events and programs again. You may have seen this advertised already, I know it has been “around”. But, I want to make sure it gets “around” even more: Game and Parks will certify youth fishing instructors LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will certify youth fishing instructors at workshops in Lincoln and Kearney in the coming months. Instructors are …
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