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Cold-water fisheries in Nebraska will be the beneficiaries of most of the roughly $7,000 raised at the annual banquet of Trout Unlimited's Nebraska Chapter 710.
Members also voted to donate a portion of the proceeds to preserve Bristol Bay, Alaska, said Mark Olson, chapter secretary.
Olson said 76 anglers attended the banquet, the chapter's major fundraising event. Attendees watch the award-winning film ‘‘Red Gold'' while bidding on donated fishing items, including two landing nets built by Royce Merrit of Harrisburg, S.D., and a four-day guided fishing trip at the Canyon Creek Guest Ranch donated by Dave Ellingson of Melrose, Mont.
Walleye clinic to serve as fundraiser
Rookies and veterans alike may learn the latest how-to's of walleye fishing at the annual Walleye University clinic in Lincoln.
The Nebraska Walleye Association is sponsoring the Feb. 20 event as a fundraiser for about a dozen free Go Fish Kids! clinics the group hosts around the state each year.
Walleye University will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lincoln Firefighters Reception Hall, 241 Victory Lane.
Topics include finding walleye and making them bite, marine electronics, time management on water, Great Lakes techniques, stewardship and boat safety. Steve Isom of Valentine, Neb., will review the association's state championship at Merritt Reservoir last summer and share tips on ice fishing at Sand Hills lakes.
The first Go Fish Kids! clinic of the year begins shortly after 4 p.m.
The cost is $40 for association members and $60 for non-members. Youth members (under 16) are free; non-member youths are $10. Registrations must be received by Feb. 15.
For the registration form and other details, see www.nebraskawalleye.com.
Reloading workshop at Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium
An ammunition reloading workshop is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 20 at Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium.
Gene Krepela will teach shooters how to load their own ammunition for their favorite firearms. Topics covered will include reloading safety, materials needed and basic procedures, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
No reservations are required. The aquarium is located in Schramm Park State Recreation Area south of Gretna. Call 402-332-3901 for more information.
Training for hunter ‘helpers'
LINCOLN — Adults may be trained to become volunteer apprentice hunter education instructors, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
Firearm instructor training will take place Feb. 23 in Chadron. The class begins at 6 p.m. at Chadron State College in Burkhiser Technology Complex Room 321.
Training for bow hunter instructors will be March 5 in Kearney beginning at 2 p.m. in the Camelia Room of the Ramada Inn.
Contact Hunter Education Coordinator Mike Streeter at 402-471-6134 or mike.streeter@nebraska.gov by Feb. 23 to register for firearms training and by March 4 to sign up for bow hunter training.
Great Backyard Bird Count is Friday
Join biologists as they help you identify birds, fill out data information and teach some basic birding techniques as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count on Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Visitor Center.
Call Lisa, 402-661-1834, for more information.
CALENDAR
Thursday
• Cornhusker Fly Fishers fly-tying workshop, 6 to 8 p.m., Cabela's, La Vista.
Monday
• All-Canada Show, Holiday Inn convention center, 72nd and Grover Sts., Omaha, 5 to 9 p.m., $10 adults, $8 seniors and children 13-16; free 12 and younger.
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