Game and Parks’ website lists best places to fish in 2017

With nearly 450 lakes and streams open to public fishing, deciding where to fish in Nebraska can sometimes be challenging. Daryl Bauer, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission fisheries outreach program manager, has provided some useful tips for anglers on the agency’s website.
    A page on Game and Parks’ website lists the best waters to fish for specific species in 2017. It includes walleye, white bass, wiper, bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass, channel catfish, redear sunfish, smallmouth bass, blue catfish, flathead catfish, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, bullhead, muskellunge, and trout.
    “From brook trout to flathead catfish, a variety of species of sunfish to the biggest, baddest predators, Nebraska offers anglers a tremendous variety of quality fishing opportunities,” Bauer said. The full list can be found at OutdoorNebraska.gov/fishing/.
    Nebraska’s largest reservoirs are the state’s best walleye habitats and consistently provide the best walleye fishing. That is true every year, with some western Nebraska reservoirs looking particularly good in 2017. Minatare, Winters Creek and Box Butte, all in the Nebraska panhandle, will be particularly good for numbers of eating-size walleyes this year. Calamus, Harlan, and Maloney also will offer anglers good numbers of walleyes, while Merritt, McConaughy, Elwood, and Sherman will offer anglers an opportunity to catch a big walleye along with good numbers of fish.
 

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