PHOTO
BY
JEFF
KURRUS
Prep Your Gear for Ice Fishing
Throughout the month
Statewide
Before ice-up, make sure your gear is ready to go. Fisheries biologist Daryl Bauer
recommends that you check that your hooks and auger blades are sharp, and take
a look at your line. "Now is the time to replace monofi lament and fl uorocarbon
lines," he says. "The 'super' lines last a lot longer, but if you are using any of those
for ice fi shing you may want to fi ll spools or replace those lines as well."
Also, take inventory of your other ice fi shing gear – outerwear, sleds, creepers,
skimmers, heaters, pliers, etc. – and make sure you
are good to go, making repairs and modifi cations as
necessary, Bauer added.
PHOTO
BY
JEFF
KURRUS
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Start Off Your Holiday Shopping
with an Outdoor Gift
Throughout the month
Statewide
This year, give someone you love the opportunity to spend time outdoors and make memories all year long on fi shing
trips, weekend campouts or early morning hunts. State park, fi shing and hunting permits can be ordered online at OutdoorNebraska.
org or purchased at any of our offi ces. NEBRASKAland subscriptions and the 2019 NEBRASKAland calendar also make great gifts.
Stay in a
Cabin
Throughout the
month
Various locations
From October to April, cabins
and lodge rooms at state
parks and recreation areas
are available to guests at a
30 percent discount, Sunday-
Thursday and excluding
holiday time periods. Contact
the state park reservation
call center at 402-471-1414 or
online at OutdoorNebraska.
org.
