Fishing

Nebraska Outdoor Calendar

Event Series Fishing for Younger Friends

Fishing for Younger Friends

Join us at E.T. Mahoney State Park for Fishing For Younger Friends! This program is designed to get our early outdoorsy types into fishing. Children ages 3-5 years will learn the names of some common Nebraska fish, make a fish print and learn to cast by playing Backyard Bass. Following the program, those who want […]

Event Series Hooked for Life: McCook

Hooked for Life: McCook

Sponsored by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, events will be held at venues across the state. Look for the Family Fishing Trailer, where loaner rods and reels, bait and fishing instruction are available free to participants. This is the perfect opportunity for people of all ages who have never been fishing or haven’t fished […]

Event Series Community Fishing Event: Scottsbluff

Community Fishing Event: Scottsbluff

Sponsored by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, events will be held at venues across the state. Look for the Family Fishing Trailer, where loaner rods and reels, bait and fishing instruction are available free to participants. This is the perfect opportunity for people of all ages who have never been fishing or haven’t fished […]

Event Series Fishing for Younger Friends

Fishing for Younger Friends

Join us at E.T. Mahoney State Park for Fishing For Younger Friends! This program is designed to get our early outdoorsy types into fishing. Children ages 3-5 years will learn the names of some common Nebraska fish, make a fish print and learn to cast by playing Backyard Bass. Following the program, those who want […]

Create Your Own Fishing Fly at Schramm Education Center

Schramm Education Center 21502 West Highway 31, Gretna, NE

Join us at Schramm Education Center to create your own fishing fly! Cornhusker Fly Fishers will create fancy flies for fishing. Watch them or join them as they teach you how to make a feathered fly.  

Fly Rod Building for Beginners

Turpin Outdoor Education Center - Lincoln 4703 N 44th St, Lincoln, NE

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, in cooperation with Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing and the Cornhusker Fly Fishing Club, is sponsoring a fly rod building class for beginners this winter. The class will be held consecutively on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Central time, starting Jan. 10 and running through mid-February, at the Turpin Outdoor […]

Discover Ice Fishing: Norfolk *On-Ice and Classroom Event Cancelled*

Skyview Lake - Norfolk Norfolk, NE

Learn the basics of ice fishing or pick up a few new tips from experienced anglers at four Discover Ice-Fishing clinics in January. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s Youth Fishing Program will host three on-ice and one classroom events. Cancelled: On Saturday, January 13, the Nebraska Fish and Game Association will host a Classroom […]

Fly-Tying Workshop at Schramm Education Center

Schramm Education Center 21502 West Highway 31, Gretna, NE

Join the Cornhusker Fly Fishers for a “Tie-in” and observe them as they demonstrate their craft and then try your hand at making a fly to take home. Materials provided by the club.

CANCELLED. Discover Ice Fishing: Lincoln

Holmes Lake - Lincoln Lincoln, NE

Learn the basics of ice fishing or pick up a few new tips from experienced anglers at four Discover Ice-Fishing clinics in January. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s Youth Fishing Program will host three on-ice and one classroom events. The Discover Ice Fishing Clinic at Holmes Lake has been cancelled due to the dangers […]

Master Naturalist Mondays Webinar Series- New Beginnings

New Beginnings January 22nd, 2024 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CST) Register Here Let's start off 2024 with a program update and meet & greet with your new state coordinator.  Presenter: Jamie Bachmann, Nebraska Master Naturalist Program, State Coordinator This webinar is part of the Master Naturalist Mondays webinar series. Nebraska Master Naturalist is […]

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Discover Ice Fishing: Omaha

Flanagan Lake 168th and Fort St, Omaha, Nebraska

Learn the basics of ice fishing or pick up a few new tips from experienced anglers at four Discover Ice-Fishing clinics in January. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s Youth Fishing Program will host three on-ice and one classroom events. On Saturday, January 13, the Nebraska Fish and Game Association will host a Classroom Clinic […]

Fly-Tying for Beginners at Schramm Education Center

Schramm Education Center 21502 West Highway 31, Gretna, NE

Fly-tying is the art of attaching materials such as feathers, thread, metal, beads and more to a hook, with the aim of imitating an insect or small prey. Fly tying is a great way to add to your tackle box, express creativity and to have another excuse to go fishing. You’ll work with the Cornhusker Fly-Fishers as you make […]