Though our main purpose in traveling to Scotland was for our daughter’s college graduation, I couldn’t overlook the chance to experience fly-fishing in the birthplace of the sport.
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Freelance writer Doug Nielsen is a conservation educator for the Nevada Department of Wildlife. His “In the Outdoors” column, published Thursday in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NDOW. Any opinions he states in his column are his own.
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I realized my wife had found two antique bobbers tied to individual hand fishing lines complete with five sinkers. Unlike the plastic bobbers and floats available today, those in the display case are made of brass.
Jacob Eval, a member of the Shadow Ridge High School trap team, knocked down 197 of 200 targets to lead the Claybreakers to the state championship at the Fallon Trap Club.
Buying a bow is like buying a suit — you have to know your size. Staff at one of the local archery pro shops can measure your draw length, or you can do it yourself with the help of a friend and a measuring tape.
During the season of preparation, a hunter makes plans for the hunt that might be months away. Some aspects might be done on his own, but if he is lucky, he will have friends who join him.
The summer boating season generally begins with Memorial Day weekend. That means the majority of boat owners store their vessels for most of the year. Unfortunately, when boats that have been stored for so long are launched in the spring, they sometimes harbor unknown mechanical or other issues.
My fly-rod has done battle with multiple species. For obvious reasons, trout are definitely on the list, including rainbows, tigers, browns and cutthroats. But so, too, are many others.
Allan Cole of Henderson has reeled in more than 40 browns that have tipped the scale at more than 10 pounds. A fitting record for the man who founded the Brown Baggers Fishing Club in 1974.
About this time every year, hunters across Nevada begin to grow a little anxious. So to do sportsmen and women from other states who have a desire to hunt the Silver State. Their anxiety stems from a unique combination of the hoped for and the unknown.
Though outdoor types can sometimes respond a little curmudgeonly to a request to teach others, the reality is most of us enjoy sharing our passions with those who are truly interested and willing to listen.
On April 20, the Nevada Department of Wildlife released about 2,200 trout into Comins Lake, then about 2,500 more the next day. A shipment of planters averaging about 9 inches in length should arrive this week.
I first became interested in kayak fishing a few years ago after learning a friend frequently used his kayak in pursuit of striped bass at Lake Mead and Lake Mohave.
In recent weeks, several readers have asked for a progress report on construction of the new water intake system at the Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery. Based on what I have learned, there is a chance that anglers could get trout plants in time for Christmas.
Nevada doesn’t take a backseat to anywhere else when it comes to hunters who are dedicated to conserving waterfowl and its habitat. That reality is reflected in the national honor recently bestowed by Ducks Unlimited on its Elko and Sparks chapters.
In Nevada, all big-game tags are awarded through a drawing process that takes place in the spring of each year. Anyone wanting to hunt big game must submit an application for each species they would like to hunt.
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