TWO RIVERS TROUT STOCKING UPDATE

Important info for trout anglers in the Omaha-metro and surrounding area … 

DATE: 2/27/12 trout stocking
LOCATION: Two Rivers SRA Trout Lake #5 near Waterloo, NE
NUMBER: 3,100
SIZE: 11.75″
SPECIES: rainbow trout

NEWS FROM THE GROVE TROUT STATION FISHERIES STAFF NEAR ROYAL, NE … This will be the first load for the upcoming season at the Trout Lake, several more loads will be going out over the next 10 days. We plan to have around 12,000 rainbow trout stocked into the lake for the opener on March 10th! GET READY TO GO FISH!

COVERING FEATHERS TO FINS ON MY BROADCAST WORK THIS WEEK

Yep, that’s right … I’m gonna go from feathers 

to fins on my broadcast work this week. 

On television, I”ll be all over the spring migration of sandhill cranes and wild fowl happening now in Nebraska’s central Platte River valley on my Weekly Outdoor Report.

It runs on Omaha’s WOWT-TV/Channel 6, Thursday at 6 p.m. during sports and then on Saturday later in the hour-long 8 a.m. newscast. You can go here to catch replays of the segment: www.wowt.com/sports Don’t miss this!  

On radio, Nebraska fish/fishing guru and biologist Daryl Bauer of our Game and Parks Fisheries Division joins me on my Great Outdoor Radio Show in Omaha Saturday morning.

Listen in live on KOZN Radio/1620 AM “The Zone” or online at www.1620thezone.com From Wanahoo to Whitney, we’ll have a lot to discuss when it comes to Nebraska waters and fishing! Be part of the show by calling locally 402-951-1620 or toll-free from anywhere 1-877-951-1620. We’d love to hear from you! Tune in!

AG PRODUCERS: WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND A CRP MEETING

Today, I visited with Eric Zach, our Ag Program Manager at Game and Parks, about the reasons why ag producers in Nebraska should attend one of the informational meetings coming up with regard to the USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign up that begins March 12th.  Eric gave me these reasons:

- To maximize your Environmental Benefits Index (EBI) score and learn about potential incentives in the program

- To make the process of enrolling eligible land in the CRP go smoother 

- To tailor your specific CRP plantings for the wildlife you would like to target on your eligible property

- To meet and get to know your local wildlife and conservation resource professionals

- To get any questions answered you may have on the CRP

Think CRP and click this link to find a meeting location near you: http://www.outdoornebraska.ne.gov/crp/

The Wagner Family's Southeastern Nebraska Farm enrolled in the CRP.

STOP AND SEE US AT THE BIG SHOW

If you’re heading to the big Omaha Boat, Sports and Travel Show (www.omahaboatsportsandtravelshow.com), be sure to stop and see us at the Game and Parks booth. Let us help you plan your 2012 Nebraska outdoor vacation or assist you in purchasing your new 2012 permits and stamps for outdoor activities as well as making state park lodging and camping reservations. Also, you can enter the young folks in your family who are 15 or under and are Nebraska residents in a drawing to try to win a half-price lifetime hunting or fishing permits. See you at the show!

OMAHA SPORTS SHOW FEATURED ON BROADCASTS

I’m in sports show mode with my outdoors-related broadcasts this week. First, I will preview what’s available at Nebraska’s largest sports show – the Omaha Boat, Sports and Travel Show – for you on my Weekly Outdoor Report airing live on Omaha’s WOWT-TV/Channel 6, Thursday night at 6 p.m. during sports. (Catch replays of my report at www.wowt.com/sports)

Then, on Saturday morning I will broadcast live for three solid hours from 9 to Noon at the show and visit with many exhibitors on my Great Outdoor Radio program which airs on Omaha station KOZN/1620 AM (www.1620thezone.com)

Tune in to either broadcast and find out more about this year’s show! Oh, and I will be toting some of my crazy hats to wear at the event, HA!