Despite having more than 50 years of experience fishing Lake Mac, I’m well aware that many of you may have limited knowledge at this lake or might be fishing it for the first time. These words are for you.
Tag: Open-Water Fishing
Wednesday Night Fishing Therapy
Story and photos by Gerry Steinauer, Botanist Before anyone makes a cast, a 25-pound channel catfish named Brutus must be fed. He’s been hanging around the dock for five or six years, and the Wednesday Night Fishing Therapy group considers him part of the ritual. “We know it’s him because […]
How to Handle Big Fish
Greg Wagner shares tips from Nebraska Game and Parks Fisheries Biologist, Daryl Bauer, for handling big fish and keeping them on the line.
It’s a Bass Eat Bluegill World!
Largemouth bass love to eat bluegills especially in Nebraska pits and ponds. Now is a great time to take advantage of that!
Community Fishing Events, 2026
A full list of community fishing events are scheduled for this summer. Those events start in May, look over the calendar and make your plans!
125 Years of Conservation Officers
For 125 years, Nebraska conservation officers have seen through every game law revision and stood at the frontlines of encountering every whim of public sentiment in the field.