Members of the pike family found in Nebraska would be grass pickerel (specifically a subspecies of redfin pickerel), northern pike and muskellunge.
Barbs & Backlashes
Sampling Summaries
For those of you who are interested in a little more information, information specific to individual waterbodies, make sure to check out our Sampling Summaries.
Don’t Forget the Hair
You can catch any fish that swims on a jig. Moreover, if you learn to be a good jig angler, you will flat out be a good angler, period.
Public Meetings on Tape 2024
I hope you were able to sit in on at least one of our public Fisheries meetings last week. If you could not, never fear, we have ’em on tape!
Ogallala Tagged Trout
Lake Ogallala fishery was renovated last fall, and rainbow and tiger trout as well as yellow perch have been re-stocked.
A Jerk on One End of the Line. . .
My favorite baits for a variety of predator fish, especially when the water is relatively cold, would be a neutrally-buoyant jerkbait.