This video is making the rounds on the internet, so I realize many of you have probably already seen it. But, I thought it would be a good, light-hearted post for the weekend. This is one reason fishing with explosives is NOT allowed. EDITOR’S NOTE: Now I see that the …
This past Saturday the state high school bass fishing championship was help at Summit Reservoir near Tekamah. There was an excellent story on the event in the Sunday “World Herald”, http://www.omaha.com/article/20120728/SPORTS07/707289861 . Besides Dave Hendee’s excellent story, let me share some photos and tell some stories. This way! There were …
Most of you have probably noticed that our current Fishing Guide is good until the end of this year, 2012. That means that on Jan. 1, 2013 a new Fishing Guide will be valid and that means we have been discussing potential fishing regulation changes. Our Fisheries Division staff here …
Nebraska’s Niobrara River is a state treasure and special resource. Every Nebraskan should be required to see and experience that resource if they have not already. However, coming soon you can catch a little glimpse: Nebraska filmmakers set to premiere movie seriesshot along the Niobrara River Free screening at The Ross …
I have mentioned this many times before; will again here because I have a couple of observations and points I want to make. I do not own a boat. Someday I hope to, but so far I have not owned a boat. Do not get me wrong, I have nothing …
It has been over a week ago already, but I slid over to Papillion one evening recently to help out with a Family Fishing Night at Halleck Park. Actually it was a relatively nice evening, at least it was until the wind died and it got humid and muggy. We …
OK, you know I like corny fishing equipment commercials. Here is my latest installment: Did you have to think awhile before you got that? Go ahead, no one is going to know if you admit it. Yes, I have been using some of that fishing line for the past season …
Hands down, without a question, THE topic across Nebraska is the hot dry summer we are having. I was listening to KVSH radio in north-central Nebraska a couple weeks ago and one afternoon they had no hourly weather report from Wood Lake because “their temperature thingy was broken”. Now that’s …
There are 5 sandpits on the Louisville State Recreation Area, http://www.outdoornebraska.ne.gov/parks/guides/parksearch/showpark.asp?Area_No=111 , that are good spots to do some fishing and have been very popular with anglers. I do not have all the details right now, but I wanted to share with you some photos of angler access improvements that …
There was one day this week where it seemed like all I did was answer the phone. It reminded me of this. . . Sorry, should have warned you that it was another one of the corny fishing commercials that I like. Now, if I can be just half as …
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 20 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 70 Nebraska Master Angler Awards for 13 different species and holds more than 20 In-Fisherman Master Angler Awards for eight different species.
He loves to talk fishing and answer questions about fishing in Nebraska, so if you have a question, e-mail Daryl.