Outdoors thread (3 Viewers)

[Jim14510]

This is a private sand pit we spend most of our summer at in Bayard, Ne. Took this last night after a baseball game. We are camping out here tonight and maybe tomorrow. Love this place....I actually used to live out here before I was married.
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That looks perfect.

 

[tman87]

My parents own and live on a private 13 acre old sand pit lake in NE Nebraska. Will be going back to visit leaving MT on July 1st. Will catch big fish almost every cast. I prefer fly fishing, they have a large dock with another floating dock attached out into the lake, with a diving board out on the end of the floating dock. Perfect place to stand on the diving board so I can cast about 200 degrees in any direction. You can see the big bass and big bluegills easily. There are also huge crappie, but they are deeper and can't catch them on a fly rod. There are some nice catfish in the lake, I usually catch one each time I visit (only get back once a year at this point). Landing a 5 to 10l b cat on a fly rod is some fun. It is not the same as fly fishing here in Montana - some of the best fly fishing rivers you can find here in the states (yellowstone, madison, big hole, flat head, etc). You never catch as many fish on rivers, but when you do, it is so rewarding. Fly fishing is about the vibe and experience mostly, but you always want to catch some fish. I also do high mountain lake fly fishing here in the summers. Hike up 5 to 10 miles in the high country, usually close to the tree line. Amazing experience.

We also troll with my dad's small pontoon in their lake. Doesn't much matter what you have on, jig of any color, etc. They bite. They really hit spinner lures, but the 3 prong hooks cause a lot of damage to a fish at times. I usually bend the barbs back with a pliers if I use spinners, but my dad doesn't like me using spinners. We just catch and release, so don't want to kill any fish.

There are some walleye in there too, but not many. Too many can clean out the lake of pan fish.

It's a beautiful north east Nebraska environment. So glad my parents bought that old gravel pit (70 acres of sand and then the lake) 27 years back. So relaxing to hang at. Completely different than where I live in Montana, but beautiful in it's own right. Just a mile from the Elkhorn River, which I grew up on. We always take at least one Elkhorn canoe trip when we are back visiting in July. Some of my favorite things to do ever.

 

[Huskerbuck85]

My soybean food plot

 

[BushAK]

If I’m by myself I hate taking pictures of fish. I’m at the Russian River in the Kenai. Sockeye are running so it’s combat fishing unless you are me. I’m throwing flesh flies below where the guys are cutting up the fish. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel for rainbows 15-20 inches.

 

[BushAK]

Snapped two tips this morning going after sockeye so I grabbed a beer and switched to my 4 weight fiberglass rod. Caught this little fella on a Caddis dry fly.

 

[BushAK]

Went to a little stream an hour away. It’s probably the most fished stretch in my neck of the woods but caught a handful of trout 10-15 inches.

 

[Jim14510]

Just got back from Otter Tail yesterday. Didn't fish Otter Tail much because their ramps suck and buddy just had a small boat. Found the lake we should have been fishing on the whole time the last day. Lots of cool lakes in that area though. Would like to get there in late May some year.

 

[LoudHogRider]

Just got back from Otter Tail yesterday. Didn't fish Otter Tail much because their ramps suck and buddy just had a small boat. Found the lake we should have been fishing on the whole time the last day. Lots of cool lakes in that area though. Would like to get there in late May some year.

Haven't been to Otter Tail since ... 1966. Not kidding. I have fond memories of that family vacation, though.

 

[BushAK]

Did my first halibut charter today. Weather was gorgeous but the big ones were elusive. Nonetheless we are heading home with 40 pounds of halibut which is plenty. Most of the time we could see 3 active volcanoes.

 

[22*43*51]

Couple Friday's ago at the Montgomery County Cockeye DU banquet, I won a 12ga Weatherby AND a 20ga Franchi.

So, I got that going for me...

 

[Jim14510]

Couple Friday's ago at the Montgomery County Cockeyes DU banquet, I won a 12ga Weatherby AND a 20ga Franchi.

So, I got that going for me...

Jealous. I never win shit at things like that.

 

[HuskerPAC]

Have a new hunt to look forward to in October (pending wife’s approval as we will have 2 kids under 2 and I already have a 5 day bow hunt scheduled that month).

After 5 years of putting in, finally drew a rifle antelope buck tag for Nebraska. Harrison here I come! Failed on elk draw again, but one of these years…

 

[TreedHusker]

Anyone draw Nebraska bull elk?

 

[TreedHusker]

Have a new hunt to look forward to in October (pending wife’s approval as we will have 2 kids under 2 and I already have a 5 day bow hunt scheduled that month).

After 5 years of putting in, finally drew a rifle antelope buck tag for Nebraska. Harrison here I come! Failed on elk draw again, but one of these years…

Failed in the elk draw as well. Colorado OTC, here I come.

 

[Link-]

On in 2, then 3 putt. Yahatetoseeit

 

[The Bearded One]

Couple nice wipers, a white bass and a few crappie. Pretty damn slow night on the water, but hey, I got a great buzz and caught more than herpies!

 

[hothouse_corn]

Couple nice wipers, a white bass and a few crappie. Pretty damn slow night on the water, but hey, I got a great buzz and caught more than herpies!

Where are you fishing?

 

[hothouse_corn]

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On in 2, then 3 putt. Yahatetoseeit

I'd have 4-putted, so nice work.

 

[The Bearded One]

Where are you fishing?

Lovewell tonight. I fish at Waconda (Glenn Elder) or Kirwin also. All north central Kansas lakes.

 

[hothouse_corn]

Lovewell tonight. I fish at Waconda (Glenn Elder) or Kirwin also. All north central Kansas lakes.

Are they a quick trip for you? I've lived in eastern SD for over six years where I hear there are great fishing opportunities, but haven't been out yet.