daryl bauer
Daryl is a lifelong resident of Nebraska (except for a couple of years spent going to graduate school in South Dakota). He has been employed as a fisheries biologist for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for 25 years, and his current tour of duty is as the fisheries outreach program manager.
Daryl loves to share his educational knowledge and is an avid multi-species angler. He holds more than 120 Nebraska Master Angler Awards for 14 different species and holds more than 30 In-Fisherman Master Angler Awards for eight different species.
He loves to talk fishing and answer questions about fishing in Nebraska, be sure to check out his blog at outdoornebraska.org.
May 18, 2020
Barbs and Backlashes, Featured, Fishing, History, How To
Spreading the word on this: Digital archive features first 50 years of Nebraskaland magazine LINCOLN, Nebraska — The first 50 years of Nebraskaland magazine are now available free in digital form online after a three-year collaboration between the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Digital Research in the Humanities. Readers can view, browse and search the editions between 1926 and 1976 at Nebraskaland.unl.edu. The years made available capture changes in the magazine from its …
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May 15, 2020
Barbs and Backlashes, Conservation, History, Hunting
Let me share with you another one of my son’s adventures. So far this spring, his adventures have been more notable than mine. . . . I once sat down in a lawn chair on a lake shore, looked down between my feet, and there laid a perfect arrowhead! All the arrowheads I have found have been found “accidentally”, usually while fishing. Oh sure, I have intentionally looked for arrowheads, but, never found any doing that. “Skunked”. I proclaim no …
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May 13, 2020
Barbs and Backlashes, Conservation, Fishing, How To
I have long touted Nebraska as a land of diversity. We truly are the place where “north” meets “south” and “east” meets “west”. Our state has a diversity of geography, climate and habitats. As a result, we also have a diversity of fish and wildlife. You know that big fish turn my crank, big fish of any species, but who doesn’t get fired up by fish that weigh double-digits? Yes, I spend a lot of time pursuing those fish every …
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May 11, 2020
Barbs and Backlashes, Conservation, Fishing, How To
Again I know some of you have seen this already, but I am going to spread it around, again. If there is one thing I have learned in the past couple of months, it is that you cannot repeat “stuff” enough! We have a new lake map available, this one for Conestoga Reservoir. Look here for a bigger version: Conestoga Map. You will recall that we did a complete Aquatic Habitat Rehabilitation project at Conestoga. That project took time, a …
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May 8, 2020
Barbs and Backlashes, Conservation, Fishing, How To
I am always brain-storming blog ideas. Sometimes I even write a few down before I forget them. I was wondering what light-hearted thing to blog about today. . . but wait, Sunday is Mother’s Day! I am betting in the past few weeks you like me have spent some time reflecting on family and good times past. You are anxious for more good times ahead too, more time with family, but remembering helps right now. I know I have shared …
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May 6, 2020
Barbs and Backlashes, Conservation, Fishing, How To
It is hard to write a blog about fishing jigs. Jigs come in an infinite variety of sizes, shapes, styles, colors, bodies, etc., etc. Likewise, jigs can be fished in a variety of ways for a variety of species of fish. You can catch anything that swims on a jig. Furthermore, if you learn to be a good jig-fisher, you will flat out be a good fisher. Period. Many of the best sticks I know are great jig fishers. So, …
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May 4, 2020
Barbs and Backlashes, Conservation, Fishing, How To
Maybe I am running out of stuff to blog about. Maybe I am just getting growly from all this coronoavirus stuff. . . . Judging from the activity I am seeing on our waters and the questions I am answering over and over and over again, we gotta bunch of folks fishing this spring that have not been fishing for a while, or maybe never before. So, let me go back to the very basics and compile a bunch of …
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May 1, 2020
Barbs and Backlashes, Conservation, Fishing, How To, Hunting
From what I am hearing and seeing, Nebraskans are doing a pretty good job of this! https://youtu.be/VSN_L2uqugI And that is a great thing! Just make sure you do it a rod’s length apart! Have I ever mentioned that I prefer longer rods? Have a great weekend. Stay safe.
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April 29, 2020
Barbs and Backlashes, Conservation, How To, Hunting
If you have followed my blog for a year or three, you know this time of year I am distracted. Distracted by gobbling turkeys. Yep, I am pretty much all fishing, all the time, but when the turkeys are gobbling, I am gone. I love everything about wild turkeys. They are beautiful birds and provide hours of entertainment every spring. I love just watching their interactions and antics. They are a challenge to hunt, and when taken they are great …
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April 27, 2020
Barbs and Backlashes, Conservation, Fishing, History
Nebraska muskies have received some love recently; let me share a couple of articles with you: The first ran in Omaha Magazine and was written by Doug Meigs: The Fish of 10,000 Casts The second was in Nebraskaland: A 50-inch Minimum STORY BY JEFF KURRUS Merritt Reservoir has long been one of Nebraska’s top fishing destinations. Merritt is an irrigation reservoir, but unlike some others, it fills every year because of the ample flow of the Snake River. It consistently …
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