Inspiring outdoor adventure since 1926
Set down camp on lush, green lawns and manicured campsites. Drop a line from a picture-worthy fishing pier, or slowly work your way across a no-wake lake inside a boat. Then at the end of the day, sit back with a drink to watch the golden light sink below the glistening lake at your feet.
The flames dance. The coals glow. The wood crackles and pops. The combination of these elements is mesmerizing. It is therapy.
Nebraska’s fisheries have their ups and downs, especially if we’re talking water levels. The water stored in many of the state’s most popular fishing lakes is vital for irrigating crops when Mother Nature is stingy with rain. The annual drawdown of water is important for agriculture, but can be challenging for fish populations and the people pursuing them.
There’s not a time of year when a person can’t find their own little slice of nature so close to the city at Branched Oak SRA near Lincoln.
Lake McConaughy is considered one of the best walleye fisheries in the Midwest. Maintaining it, however, is complicated.
Wolves are native to Nebraska and were a familiar sight to people here for thousands of years before the Lewis and Clark Expedition.