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Read a poem about a flathead
caught at Harlan County Dam
Free Fishing Days - Kansas June 7
8, 2008, Arkansas June 6 8, 2008, Colorado June 7
8, 2008, Iowa June 6 8, 2008, Missouri June 7 8,
2008, Nebraska May 17, 2008, Oklahoma June 7 8, 2008 and
Texas June 7, 2008
May 8, 2008 - Omaha Lake
Zorinsky - Went out to Zorinsky on May 8th, 2008 from
about 3 pm-5 pm. Trolling in my two man bass boat with a Rapala
swimming crankbait at about 5'-10' of depth. Caught two small
crappies, both under 10", but then to my surprise, I hooked
a 23" walleye. First walleye I've ever caught anywhere
and it put up a heck of a fight. Not bad for just wanting to
get out to test my new trolling motor for a couple of hours.
Tom Jensen
May 7, 2008 - Omaha Questions
- Hey my name is Matt, and I am coming over their
from California in late june to early july, and I was wondering
if you could tell me some good spots to fish for trout at, and
I was wondering is you had to have a licence and how much it
was and where you could get that sort of thing.
Thanks,
Matt La Tourette
May 3, 2008 - Omaha help
- Use tubes jigs with small weighted bobber for crappie
at walnut creek 96 &370 good luck try the dam
May 1, 2008 - Need help
for boys to catch fish in Omaha area (If you have
any suggestions, email
them and we will post them)
Hi,
I am a mom and my boys love to fish but they are so bored from
never catching anything! They are 7 & 9.
Can you give me some tips, or where to fish with them at in Omaha,
NE?
Thanks so much!
Robin
April 29, 2008 - Southeast
Nebraska ponds and quarry lakes - April 20th -Get
out and fish the crappie and bass are biting very well at farm
ponds and quarry lakes caught 15 crappie and 10 bass crappie
were 12" and bass were all about 2 # each. All in Nebraska
southeast.
  April 29, 2008
- Lake McConaughy - Thought
I'd send you a few Walleye that were caught recently at Lake
McConaughy. 4-08
Julie
April 10, 2008 - Lazey
River Acres - two of went to Lazey River Acres Friday
and cought 3 keeper Walleye and 2 Northerns. Sat we cought 8
Walleye between 17 and 24". Good fishing Before and after
the strong winds. Chuck
April 7, 2008 - Harlan
County Lake April 5, 2008
Fished Harlan County Lake at Cedar point south side of dam along
the rocks. Began using minnows but had no luck, switched to rapalas
and caught one carp. Talked to a few other anglers that were
using rapalas and had caught a few walleye in the 17 inch range.
They had fished the night before and caught their limit in a
few hours. Fishing during the day has been fairly slow, walleye
seemed to be biting the best during the night from 9 p.m. on.
One guy I talked to said he fished the night before till 3 a.m.
catching walley all night.
John Hlavinka Minden, NE
March 28, 2008 - Omaha
Standing Bear Lake, Fished Standing Bear on Easter
Sunday. Expected not to catch anything since 1) I have not landed
any fish on artificials in that lake since I moved here last
May, 2) a front had just blown through and the wind was howling
at 25-30 mph, and it was fairly cold. After an hour of not even
a bite on the south side of the lake, in the main cove, I moved
to the point, and while split-shottin a small white power grub
I caught 4 rainbows. One after another. Seemed to be on the edge
of a drop-off and in a spot that harbored a pretty good current
thanks to the wind. Best day so far given the conditions, I'll
take it. Good luck!
March 26, 2008 - Omaha
Standing Bear Lake, I spent about two hours on 3/24/08
caught one nice crappie, that was my only bite and only fish.
March 16, 2008 - Gavins
Point Dam - 3 of us went below Gavins Point yesterday
afternoon and caught 12 all were Sauger except 2 that were Walleye.
the size was smaller than the last 3 weeks only 14-18'. The water
is stained now with all the flooding .All were caught in 13-15ft
of water along the rocks on the north side. chuck
March 9, 2008 - Gavins
Point Dam - Went below Gavins Point dam Sat afternoon
# of us cought 7 Walleye all between 16 and 18' and one that
was 22'
February 12, 2008 - Lake
Ogallala Nebraska - Feb 8,2008 - Fished all day no
bites. Few ice fishing but never seen a fish.
January 14, 2008 - Lincoln
area - Caught a dozen keeper bluegill on wax worms
Saturday at Wild Plum a few at Merganzer southwest of Lincoln.
January 9, 2008 - Rock
Creek SRA - WENT TO PARKS, NEBRASKA (ROCK CREEK SRA)
AND FISHED THRU THE ICE (8 INCHES). USED WAX WORMS, NIGHT CRAWLERS,
AND POWER BAIT ON A JIG HEAD. CAUGHT AND RELEASED 20+ TROUT,BLUEGILLS,
AND ALSO CAUGHT A FEW KEEPER SIZE PERCH. HAS ANYONE REPORTED
ON SWANSON RES? FISH ON! MIKE
  November 5,
2007 - Pictures from Lake McConaughy
-  Thought
I'd send you a couple of our pictures to add to your photo album.
The first two are white bass caught in August and the walleye
were caught in June.
Thank you,
Julie Baker
July 19, 2007 - Calmus
- My wife and I fished for channel cat on Saturday
night July 14-15 and caught 6 channels between us. My wife Robin
caught the largest fish, 12.70 pounds on white bass. I caught
the most, four, on shad gizzards. We had a total weight of 43
pounds for the six fish. We did release them to fight another
day.
Al & Robin Fitz
Nebraska
July 9, 2007 - Two Rivers
Lake 3 - - Two Rivers is located in Waterloo, Nebraska
- I caught a 22 inch largemouth bass at two rivers lake 3 while
using cut bait fishing for catfish. I have enclosed the picture
of the fish. I also caught one 14 inch channel catfish on a nightcrawler
while fishing there. It is catch and release. It is fun though.
Jeff Faust
June 17, 2007 - Johnson Lake - Limited
out today off the dock a Johnson Lake, NE on Walleye. Range from
17" to 20"
June 15, 2007 - Genoa
Canal - Hello Kansas angler
I wanted to report some good fishing here in ne. I have been
catching 8 to 10 lb flat head cats at the Genoa canal on night
crawler and chub plus I have caught a few nice channel cat on
chicken liver and cut carp 3 to 4 lbs.
God bless and good luck.
Marty Henry
June 5, 2007 - Lake Minatare
- Went to good ole' Lake Minatare early on June 1st.
Got there, all boat ramps are useable so far. We trolled along
the south side with a Green and Pink jig head with a half of
crawler on the back, produced 6 walleye, all about 14 and a half
inches. Then spun the boat around and took off over to the north
side of the lake, just started drifting because them lovely winds
where picking up, produced 10-12 Walleyes, 1 keeper, a 17 IN.
the rest where short by anywhere from a inch to a quarter of
a inch. Ended up with a master angler crappie too, and a 3 lDS
white bass also. (strong fighter that one was!). I suggest you
start to head out there before they start to let the water out!
tyler.
April 24, 2007 - Lake
McConaughy - Went to lake mac to fish the spawn at
night. We arrived at 3:00 . Had no bites until dark. Most guys
were trorlling or casting stick type rapalas x- rap, org. floater,
or husky jerks. We started out with x-raps, but our biggest fish
was about 19 inches. so i decided to drop a little shad rap and
get down a little deeper. That did the trick. We caght some nice
"eyeballs", a 26 incher, 24, two 22inchers and quite
of few between 17 and 20 inches.That was my first experiance
night fishing the spawn at Lake mac. I had a really good time,
although there is a lot of traffic, snags, and money lost in
rapalas. I am excited for the live bait bite to take off. We
had good results leting our baits smack against the rocks in
3 to 8 feet of water, moving at 1.5 to 1.8 mph. Let out just
enogh line so your bait is slapping off the tops of the rocks
and then reel up about 6 inches. For your own saftey beware of
obstructions in the water, some are hard to see.
d.r.b
April 9, 2007 - Calmus
- fished calmus the last two aftenoons without a bite.
i have been waiting for the walleyes to move into the shallows,
but i think this cold snap has definitley slowed the process!
The rest of this week is supposed to be on the cool side. The
first of next week there calling for warmer temps, so i am anticipating
the weather to break. Once the water temp rises the fun should
began. I will try to keep up the reports on the calamus as the
season progresses.
d.r.b
April 2, 2007 - Sherman
Reservoir Loup City - started about 9:00 a.m., drifting
sand points in20 to 30ft of water. was lucky enough to land a
27incher that weighed in at 6lbs. 13 oz. I started with minnows
which produced smaller fish in the 15 to 17 inch range. so i
decided to rig up some nice sized chubs for a bigger presentation.Rigging
chubs in deeper water has beeen good to me in the past.Today
it produced a very nice "eye". The rest of the afternoon
i decided to pitch jigs to the points but they were all short
fish. That 15 to 17.5 inch range. It was 60degrees with a south
east breeze. The water temp. was right at 50 degrees.
April 2, 2007 - Prarie
View Lake west of bennington - Started fishing with
wriggler jigs about 6 pm on the 1st. Tried several skirt/jig
combos, including some jigs with spinners. Finally got the combination
right and caught several bass and a sunfish just before sundown.
Josh, Omaha
December 28, 2006 - Hamburg
Bend in Nebraska City - I caught a large number of
sturgeon and golden eyes, and one small channel cat, at Hamburg
Bend WMA December 23, 2006 using night crawlers.
November 22, 2006 - Standing
Bear Lake in Omaha -Well I went out today around 10:30
a.m. I started out with jigs and corn, and little bit of Marsh
mellows, did not have the luck at first. But around 11 am I started
to catch some Trout. But I caught them on my spinner which was
gray in color, it kind a looks like a fish with scales. It seems
when I threw it out on my first cast Ii caught one after the
other. Then I took it off and tried something different but didn't
work as well, but then I put it back on and it started again.
I ending up with only five. The lake I was at is called Standing
Bear in Omaha, they stock it with some very nice Trout. So if
you'er in the area give it a try!!
Fred
October 23, 2006 - Louisville
SRA 10/20/6
5 Largemouth Bass 12-18 inches
1 Wiper 20 inches
All on Mini-Rapala with steady retrieve along shoreline.
Fishergirl
September 16, 2006 - Answer
to Florida Bass question - Hello. I read your question
about how to catch those bass you are seeing. I am a florida
native and have been fishing central florida for over 30 years
and i can tell you that if you put a live golden shiner in front
of those fish you will indeed connect with them. If you need
more information on how to fish with this kind of bait let me
know and i will send to you a link to all the info you need.
I have a few places where i catch my own golden shiners and keep
them in a tank to use when i want to go fishing. This is another
complete subject i know but once you start catching bass with
shiners you won't want to stop. If you buy them they run from
$16.00 to $20.00 a dozen, this is to much for me to pay so i
catch my own. Catching the bait is almost as much fun as catching
the bass! Jeff Morrow, Sarasota, Fla
August 21, 2006 - Calamus
- Aug 18th..at night
..The high winds that weren't supposed to happen.....did happen!!!........we
ended up fishing from our boats on the shore near a boat dock.
...4 hrs of fishing produced....... an 11 and a 12 pound MA Channel
Cat
Aug 19th...at night......5 hours of fishing
....Boated 4 fish over 11 lbs.....1 Master Angler...all were
released
.....caught another 13 channel cats from 4-8 lbs
.....cleaned and took home 10 of the so-called..."smaller
ones".
...all fish were caught in 32-45 ft of water
Kurt Koster- Omaha, NE
August 16, 2006 - Merrit
Res. near Valentine - Catfishing report for Merrit
Reservior near Valentine, NE
Wed..August 2...at night
...We boated 3 master angler channel cats ..and ..another
9 that went from 5-8 lbs......largest fish was 19.5 lbs.
Sat...August 5...at night
...boated 5 Master angler Channel Cats....released another 2
that were 11-12 lbs...released another 3 that were 5-8 lbs....the
first 5 fish we caught all weighed over 12 lbs......largest fish
went 18 lbs
...All fish were caught in 35 ft of water and all fished except
1, 12 pounder, were released.
...We also spent 4 hrs fishing on Saturday during the day.....Caught
over 4 perch, 100 Bluegill.......kept 12 Perch, about 50 Bluegills.....the
rest were released.
Kurt Koster- Omaha,NE
July 21, 2006 - Bluestem
near Sprague - Fishing at Bluestem near Sprague, NE
slow. Few catfish 8 - 10 inches on nightcrawlers early
morning. Tried bass fishing got zero bites. Tried
several color/lure combos. Lake seems dead, water low throughout
lake.
Michael Von Busch
May 22, 2006 - Answer
to Florida Bass question - You might try some garlic
sent found at most tackle shops. It covers a lot of smells
and bass seem to like it.
Bill Rose
Lincoln NE
May 12, 2006 - Sutherland Reservoir - Good
success on largemouth bass at the Sutherland Reservoir. I fished
for 3 hrs on two occasions. The first time I caught maybe 5 fish
averaging 12-15 inches at the inlet. The second time I caught
a 19 incher and 3 that were at least 15inches. I also caught
many between 12-15 inches.
First time out to the Interstate Lake just short of the Hershey
exit if you are westbound on I-80 it's on the South Side. Windy
day but did have some success. It's amazing how clear the water
is, wish I had a boat. I was out for about an hour and a half
with step son and I caught 5 bass. I had two that were about
15-16 inches but they appeared really skinny. Anyways, all bass
caught were using a 3\8 oz. black jig with power grub.
Mark McKnight - North Platte, NE
April 21, 2006 - Burchard
Lake - burchard lake is awesome right now.....the
water is clear and the crappie are bitting like mad....using
a small jig and a bobber...throwing out about 25 feet.....i caught
two 11'' crappie......and a basket full of 9'' crappie.....pat
barber,beatrice, Neb
March 20, 2006 - Answer
to Florida Bass question - I've fished for Florida
strain bass in Texas lakes most of my life, and have found that
when the big girls are on the nests, down sizing to a small 4in
lizard with an 1/8 oz. weight is hard to beat. Watermelon seed
or watermelon with red flake is dynamite on east Texas lakes,
especially Fork (cotton candy if the water is unusually clear).
Pitch the lizard in there and just leave it. This takes an extreme
amount of patience, but the subtle movements created by the water
look most natural and will eventually drive them nuts. And remember,
if you can see them they'll likely see you first. So if the fish
are leaving the nest when you make your presentation, mark the
spot, leave, and come back. Sneak up with a push pole and stay
off the trolling motor. Stay far enough away not to spook the
fish (tie up if necessary but don't use the trolling motor);
then, make your presentation. If the water is stained to murky,
and your casting for spawning bass instead of site fishing, a
6in lizard with gold flake in it can be good. Zoom's mossy pumpkin
color will get you tore up on Fork. If you're not having any
luck getting the bedding bass to bite, leave 'em alone. Move
out to 8ft deep in the mouths of spawning coves or secondary
points up the creeks. Tie on a Gene Larew Hawg Craw (the big
one) in black w/ blue claws, fish the trees, and hold on to your
rod. Shorter trees with some broken-off limbs (laydowns) or horizontal
limbs just beneath the surface in 8ft of water are best. This
pattern put a 13.86 in the boat for my partner one early spring.
One last comment- please do not use shiners or other live bait
for bass, especially for trophy bass in the spring, as fish mortality
is higher with live bait rigs. Best of luck.
March 19, 2006 - Fremont
NB public water - air temp 41 deg.cloudy. east 15
mi/hr wind.
water still very cold. fished before sunset. no muskies but caught
a 22 in. bass under tree on jig. I was casting jig but she bit
when jig was nearly vertical. I think that you need to fish these
jigs nearly vertical in this cold water so the jig doesn't move
so fast.
March 16, 2006 - Answer to Florida Bass
question - My answer will stay simple since each body
of water is different as well as each day and down to each hour
fishing can be different, but there is one method of fishing
that can offer up excellent bass fishing
The secret is to simply fish at night. You only
need to try a few lures to make night fishing a success. One
is the buzzbait, the next will be a single big cupped bladed
spinnerbait, and then you can stick with a big black juicy worm.
And night fishing can be done at the shore. Only thing is it
will be dark, but fishing can be very successful. Bass move to
the shallows to eat, there are very few if any other fisherman
out on the water as well.
Just scope out a good spot that has plenty of weeds
or other cover and fish there. If you don't get a fish in ten
minutes then move on. But once you get a good spot you can catch
fish after fish.
Good luck.
March 14, 2006 - Answer
to Florida Bass question - If you are primarily sight
fishing in clear water you need to be able to make repeated 100%
accurate casts. When I sight fish i like to be able to cast to
where the bass can't see the lure comming until it comes in front
of the fishes face getting a reaction strike. you will have to
experiment to know what to use whether it be crankbait, worm,
jig. From my experience, i can usually find a jig that will work
in any condition. you just have to modify weight and trailer
size for balance and drop speed.
March 10, 2006 - Answer
to Florida Bass question - try to use a big shiner
on lite line and a bobber if you are in thick vegitation use
fire line 15-25 lbs test also try plastics with a lot of salt
jiging for them if they are agressive and not much vegitation
try a rattlie trap
March 8, 2006 - Answer
to Florida Bass question - what about water clarity?
If it is very clear maybe they are getting to good of a look
at your bait. if this is the case i would probably use a mostly
clear bait and fish a little faster possibly getting more reaction
strikes.
March 8, 2006 - Freemont
Lake #7 & 8 - caught muskies after ice out on
jig/plastic. slow-pull just off bottom retrieve. not very big
(24 to 30inches) but still fun to catch. Also buddy caught 19
in. bass yo-yo'in jig in trees. as water warms into the 40's
i would use a #5 mepps or a husky jerk. stick with the jig for
bass. remember muskies have to be 40in. to keep.
February 26, 2006 - Question
from Florida on catching bass - Can you help my brothers
and I catch bass? Heres the problem, we see a lot of bass here
in central Florida, but they just wont bite our bait! They just
sniff it and swim away, and our hands dont have anything like
oil or anything that will repel the bass! Can you please help
us by giving us some tips and telling us what tackle to use on
bass? Thank You so much. Send
us and answer and we will post it.
 October
18, 2005 - Lake McConaughy - My
husband Thad Mellott, caught this walleye Oct. 18, 2005 at Lake
McConaughy, NE using a Mr. Twister. The fish weighed 13.1
pounds after spitting out a 8 inch shad in his livewell.
Not looking forward to the two hour drive to Lake McConaughy,
he woke up at four in the morning not wanting to go and at six
he decided to go. The two hour drive was well worth the
fish he caught. He was glad to see the water level was
up quite a bit compared to last year. P.S. he appreciates
the state of Nebraska for providing a great fishery.
Thanks
August 10, 2005 - Two
Rivers - Two Rivers SRA Lake #4-
Hello, I have recently been fishing at Two Rivers SRA near Venice,
NE. We threw out our first lines around 7:30pm. We used Chicken
Liver, and cheese flavored doughbait. We landed our first caught
near 8:15 pm, within 5 more minuets, we landed 2 more.
August 9, 2005 - Memphis
SRA - Still lots of large mouth bass being caught
on minnows & nightcrawlers, mainly small but you will see
the occasional 17-19 inch fish (all bass catch & release).
4-6 pound channel cats in the northeast portion of the main lake,
on shrimp or livers, best fishing after sunset. Small channels
biting all day on just about anything. Very heavy weed cover
near the shoreline. Still a good place to bring the kids, lots
of action if you use a bobber or weedless presentation to stay
out of the vegetation.
August 8, 2005 - Two Rivers
- Hi. I have had some great success fishing at Two
Rivers SRA on lake #4. I stated out around 6:45pm- had a couple
bites, but they really started to hit around 9:00pm (or right
before dark). We landed 4 nice Channels, had a decent nite. -CATCOMMANDER
August 6, 2005 - Zorinski
Lake omaha Ne - August 3rd-- Tried trolling the deep
water channels for walleye with very little success. Caught around
twenty 8-10 inch crappie in the trees in 6ft water using minnows
on crappie rigs. Caught two five pound plus largemouth bass casting
and retrieving from those same trees out toward center of lake
with purple walleye divers using a reel and pause technique.
Fished from 9 am until 2pm. Fish total around 25 crappie a handfull
of blugill one short walleye and two monster largemouth. Nate
Rohda
July 20, 2005 - Lake McConaughy,
JULY 14-16 - Trolled the south end of the dam at 8-10
ft deep pulling rattle traps. Caught many large wipers 8-15 pounds,
and a few walleyes 3-8 pounds. These fish were caught when the
bait fish hit the dam and game fish started splashing right on
the shoreline. The time varied the 3 nights we were out from
1 AM to 4 AM. The fish moved in and out of the dam usually within
45 minutes once they start splashing.
May 31, 2005 - Sherman
Reservoir - Sherman Reservoir In Nebraska Yielded
some nice walleye to five pounds over the weekend on nightcrawlers
drifting the flats in 5 to 15 feet of water in the rain.
August 29, 2004 - Teal
Lake - in reguards to the nebraska fishin world there
has been good luck out at teal lake bullhead up to 4lbs and almost
legal size bass off the north shoreline gotta get there around
4ish. and bring plenty of nightcrawlers. hope this helps ya out
Mike
July 11, 2004 - Burchard
Lake - Caught numerous crappie on tube jigs. A few
to 9 inches most were small. Caught numerous perch on twisters
and tubers with a few keepers. A few bluegill and bass in the
mix. Fished from 7:00 am to noon.
July 9, 2004 - Stagecoach
near Hickman 6/29/04 -Stagecoach-It's right by Hickman.
Me and two of my buddies were fishing along a bank with plain
old worms. We were pulling in blue gills constantly. Also not
alot of people fish in there so it is a QUIET peaceful place
i highly recomend it.
June 26 - 27, 2004 - Nebraska,
Yankton, Lewis and Clark Lake, Gavis Point Dam - Fishing
was slow both days. Walleye caught in 18 foot of water on walleye
divers, silver only. A few caught on thin fins trolling in 7
foot of water. Largest 16 inch. Very slow overall. Water at full
pool. Pressure was high on the shelf drop. Lake is basically
a 30 foot deep lake with lots and lots of 4 to 10 water. Surface
water temp is 69. Mark Long Lincoln, NE
June 3, 2004 - Sherman - We
were to have spent Memorial Day Weekend at Sherman Res. But we
got blown off the lake on Saturday and ended up going home. Had
my two boys with me and better safe then sorry. Before the storms
hit, we did pretty well on walleyes (good numbers of fish under
the 18 inch limit) and crappies all on the east side. We got
the walleyes drifting spinners rigs and crawlers and the crappies
on jigs with small minnows under a slip bobber in the trees.
PigBoy
May 3, 2004 - Cheyenne
- Fished Cheyenne last night for about 2 hrs. Windy
and cold but I caught 2 small largemouths around 12 inches and
the highlight of the evening a 4lb. 4oz. largemouth. That made
the cold evening worth while. With the weather forcast the bass
should be turning on this week!
FSN LUHR
April 28, 2004 - Wanting
to see more reports from Nebraska Anglers -I know
there are a lot more nebraska anglers out there fishing. If you
stumble onto this great website put your report on here. We all
love to here and read about fish being caught and where they're
biting. Good luck to all you fishermen this season! Jake
April 10, 2004 - Calamus - Gave
it a try at Calamus 4/8/04. Pretty good luck off Homestead Knolls
Point. Fished 3pm til 10:30. All were males 16 to 21". B.
Henry, Albion.
January 29, 2004 - Central
Nebraska, Pibel - I have no reports to give but I
can let everyone know that we are having extremely cold temps
here in Central Nebraska and most all of the lakes around here
should be ready to fish by the weekend. Heard one report from
Pibel that they were catching some Bluegills but most were on
the small side.
October 10, 2003 - Smith
Lake - In 4 hours 2 of us caught 4 large northern
and 25 perch.
September 22, 2003 - Box
Butte - 9-22 we caught 1 walleye, 3 northern and 6
blue gill using night crawlers at Box Butte. The 20 inch walleye
was smaller than the northern.
September 5, 2003 - Swanson
Reservoir - We just came back from a weekend at Swanson
Reservoir and had a great time fishing. We were just shore fishing
but, but had a great time catching wipers and a few small white
bass. We were using night crawlers and shrimp and had a catch
on almost every cast. Nothing huge, but had a lot of fun. The
folks on boats were catching some pretty big Catfish, 18 lbs
and up. We also had a great time and great food at the Good Life
Marina. Lot's of friendly folks willing to share their fishing
knowledge. We'll definitely be going back, next time with a boat.
July 12, 2003 - Harlan
-Hullo, I was looking thru your reports & thought
some other might like to know what fish are hitting on @ Harlan.
Wipers, Walley & White Bass are hitting on Hot-N-Tots (mostly
Chartreus) trolling in about 15-20' of water & the Walley
are also hitting on Drifting White Spinners! Cats are hitting
on Goldfish & Crawlers. This was correct as of last weekend.
Fellow NE fisherman
June 21, 2003 - Omaha
Area - Summer time is Catfish time here in Nebraska!
Excellent stringers of 3 to 35 pound Cats are being caught off
the jetties of the Missouri River near Fort Calhoun up river
to Blair. Area lakes in eastern and central Nebraska are producing
good stringers of Channel Catfish at night, using crawlers and
stink baits. Hot lakes to try are: Pawnee, Branched Oak, Two
Rivers, and Fire Creek. A 55# Flathead was caught recently under
the I-480 bridge in downtown Omaha, out of the Missouri River.
Good luck and warm the frying pan Ma! Bullhead RicK Omaha,
Nebraska
May 18, 2003 - Meadowlark
Lake - We fished Meadowlark Lake 3 days this week.
Caught limits of crappie on minnows exceeding 9 inches all 3
days. Mixed in with these were 4-6 bass each day in the 16 to
18 inch bracket.
Wishing everyone full live wells and empty bait
buckets.
Bill Rose
April 1, 2003 - Two Rivers
State Recreation Area, Venice, Nebraska (Just west of Omaha)
-The area's Lake #5 Trout Lake is turning out limits
of 12 to 14 inch Rainbows on small spoons and baits including:
Power bait, corn, marshmello's and cheese baits. The state stocked
the lake with over 14,000 fish on 3/25/03. New this year is the
addition of a large number of 3 to 7 pound rainbows. A special
$4.00 fee is charged for fishing ths lake, with a limit of 4
trout per tag. Fishermen are allowed two tags per day. Come try
for a trophy Rainbow! Submitted by R.E. Froehlich
July 29, 2002 Question
- I'm actually trying to get info on Lake
McConaughy, NE. Any news on what's bitin' and when???
Thanks, Email us any
information and we will forward it to the angler asking.
We will also post your answer here.
June 8, 2001 - Big Blue
River - Flatheads are biting in the Big Blue River
in Gage county Nebraska on bluegill.
May 30, 2001 - Wherspan
- Lots of small crappie to 8" on minnows throughout
the day, picking up into the evening. Some good news hopefully
is the number of small (6"-9") walleye that we caught.
Maybe the mild winter did this lake some good? We
will see... Moose
May 30, 2001 - Ansley Park Pond - while
everyone else is fishing at the lakes and rivers im going to
stick with the Ansley Nepraska park pond where i have been catching
cat fish every nite last week and this week weighing 6 lbs to
24 lbs. I real;ly enjoyed pulling that 24lb catfish from the
park pond.
May 24, 2001 - Cheyenne
State Rec Area I-80 Lakes - On monday, may 20 I caught
several nice 2-3 pound largemouths and one 5lb.9oz. largemouth!
They are biting very well. Catfish are slow but the ones you
catch are 2-5 lbs. This is on Cheyenne state rec. area. I fish
the I-80 lakes from Grand Island to Kearney! Feel free to e-mail
or call me for any information. Jake
Luhr (402) 463-2816
May 20, 2001 - Calamus
Reservoir - Fishing report for the weekend of 5 -18-02
For Calamus Res.by Burwell Nebr.good fishing until around 3:oopm
Wipers up to and including 20" were common on the lake.But
most were 2 to 3 lbs.Some walleye and a few at 18"but most
were 16 1/2 to 17 1/2 "
 May 15, 2002 - Lake in Omaha
- This is my first Catfish of the year, I caught it
on a ultra-light outfit, while fishing for Crappies, he weight
9 and 3/4 lbs. I was lucky. It took me about 10mins, on very
light line to bring it in. It was caught in Omaha, Ne. in one
of the area lakes near my home. I was very happy belive me! It
was caught on a jig of course, bright green, with sparkle. But
lately I've been catching some nice Crappie too, all about 11
inches and up to 14inches. So show this to all the readers. And
good luck fishing!!
April 23, 2001 - Southeast
Nebraska/Ashland - First and foremost, I would like
to say that we (girlfriend and myself) are very pleased to have
found others who like to catfish as much as we do. We would like
to report great catfishing success in the Southeast sections
of Nebraska, predominately in the salt creek and Platte River
region in and around the city of Ashland.
Although we have been catching smaller channel
and flat head catfishing on Canadian night crawlers (generally
under 1 LB), we have caught bigger ones on stink dip worms dipped
in stink baits. Average weight is about 5-7 lbs.
Good luck to all and happy catfishing. Sincerely,
Heidi Mensching @ Lou Carlentine
March 25, 2000 - Central
Nebraska/Kearney- Submitted by Jason Hasselquist - I've
had good success catching Largemouth on spinnerbaits w/ pork
trailers. These fish were caught on Friday the 24, and Saturday
the 25. Most fish were small, but still keeper size. The water
temperature was in the 53-56 degree range.
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