APRIL 2015 • NEBRASKAland 39
Dan
Burchfi
eld
of
Casper,
Wyoming,
lands
a
northern
pike
while
wading
at
Box
Butte
Reservoir
State
Recreation
Area.
LEFT: Kevin Rice of Bayard casts from the shoreline as
night falls and a campfi re burns at Lake Minatare State
Recreation Area. RIGHT: George Chin fi shes from the
bank at Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area.
ABOVE:
Crankbaits
shine
in
an
angler's
tacklebox
in
Sarpy
County.
OPPOSITE:
A
common
loon
chick
attempts
to
stay
safe
at
Spitzer
Lake
in
Otter
Tail
County,
Minnesota.
ABOVE:
A
snapping
turtle
eats
a
bluegill
from
a
stringer
on
a
private
lake
in
Burt
County.
OP OP OP OP OP OP OPPO
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co comm
mm mm mmon
on on on
loo
oon
h
ch ch chic
ick
at at at atte
temp
mpts
ts
to
st st st stay
ay ay
safe
at
Spitzer
Lake
in
Ott
T
il
BY
JEFF
KURRUS
PHOTO
B
PHOTO
BY
JEFF
KURRUS
PHOTO
BY
JUSTIN
HAAG
AG
