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 The Outdoors
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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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.
Keep in mind that to launch your tube, you need to be able to walk into the water backward, and there is no graceful way to get into a tube. Look for someplace where you can wade backward without stepping off a steep underwater slope.
No one knows for sure who invented the first float tube or what its origins were, but we can be thankful today that someone gave in to their curiosity and gave it a whirl.
Ty Dillon is the grandson of Richard Childress, owner of Richard Childress Racing and a former NASCAR driver. Ty’s father is former driver Mike Dillon, and his older brother Austin drives as well. And Ty loves the outdoors.
It won’t be long before the ice begins to melt away from the shoreline on reservoirs to the north and opens the door on some of the best trout action of the year.
It is amazing how fast and how drastically things can change in a decade or two. Technology has turned our world upside down on many fronts and in equally many ways. Not only in regards to home or work but also things outdoors.
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 basically lays the modern foundation and establishes policy for the management of America’s public lands.
The sun was sinking low on the horizon as The Wildman and I emerged from the mouth of Carpenter Canyon.
When it comes to firearms, I have a thing for guns with a little bit of history behind them.
If speed is what you like in your sporting firearms, speed is what you are going to get out of the newest rifle cartridge from Weatherby. The company is so proud of the speed generated by this cartridge that it’s branding it as “the fastest production 6.5mm there is.”
The shotgun bucked against my shoulder and the clay target disappeared in cloud of orange and black dust. At that moment, a smile came to my face. Not because the shot was something spectacular — it wasn’t — but because it was the first clay target I have broken since having shoulder surgery in July.
After reading my Dec. 24 column about ice fishing, Doug Thayer shot me an email asking “why no mention of Cave Lake in Ely?”