4 NEBRASKAland • DECEMBER 2014
This mottled channel catfish was caught at Halleck Park
Lake in Papillion by Derek Guyton of Bellevue last summer.
First Time Fishing
I thought I'd tell you a fun little story that happened this past
summer. I took my four grandkids down to fish on a private
pond near Crete. This was their first time fishing so they were
very excited. We baited up hooks and managed to get all four
poles in the water. After about five minutes nine-year-old
Zacharie excitely exclaimed "I got a fish!" The next second,
seven-year-old Henry screamed, "I got a fish too!" The two
boys were working their reels pulling in their first catches ever.
You can image our surprise when the one fish emerged from
the water and it had both hooks in its mouth! The boys starting
screaming, "We caught the same fish!"
This story will be told around the table for many years, even
when these young boys are grandpas. Cousins went fishing for
the first time, and the first fish they caught was the same fish!
Smiling Grandma,
Linda Ward
Raymond, Nebraska
KANSASland
I have lived in Kansas for almost 2 years now after spending
my years up to retirement in the state of Nebraska. We still
enjoy reading the magazine and learning more about Nebraska ...
wish Kansas had a KANSASland magazine.
Edward Jankowski
Eudora, Kansas
Photo Special
Thank you so much for the
NEBRASKAland Collector's
photo magazine. I thoroughly
enjoyed the "armchair" tour
of our state! Keep up the
good work.
Carolyn Keil
Lincoln, Nebraska
This mottled channel catfish was caught at Halleck Park
Jerry Jacobitz of Pawnee City submitted a photo of a white
hummingbird from his backyard feeder.
While photographing last summer, Lisa Woerly of Lincoln sent in this image of water skiers at Branched Oak Lake near Raymond.
