Notes: Paddlefish applications available

Paddlefish-snagging permit applications are available through July 31 from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. There will be a drawing for the permits in mid-August.

Individuals age 16 or older need a 2010 Nebraska fishing permit in addition to a paddlefish-snagging permit to snag paddlefish. Paddlefish permits are $20 for residents and $40 for nonresidents, not including issuing fees. Applicants must be at least 12 years old by Oct. 1.

Applicants whose names are not drawn will have their paddlefish permit fees returned and receive one preference point. A person may have no more than two snagging permits for one season. Each permit allows the taking of one paddlefish.

Paddlefish snagging is permitted only in a prescribed section of the Missouri River downstream from Gavins Point Dam in northeast Nebraska. The season is Oct. 1 to 31.

To apply for a permit, visit OutdoorNebraska.org or Game and Parks offices in Lincoln, Omaha, Norfolk, Kearney, North Platte, Alliance and Bassett, or mail a completed application form to: Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, 2200 N. 33rd St., Lincoln, NE, 68503-0370.

Archery shoot set for this weekend

Archery ranges featuring African and North American 3-D targets will be set up at the Rinehart 100 shoot at Branched Oak State Recreation Area near Malcolm, Neb., next weekend.

The Saturday and Sunday event will be at the lake's Area 7. The adult cost is $25 for one day (50 targets) or $40 for two days (100 targets).

The annual tournament draws archers from several states. More than $6,000 in door prizes are available, according to sponsors Prairie Bowmen of Lincoln, Robinhood Archery of Fremont and Golden Arrow and Ahamo Archery of Omaha.

Registration is from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 to noon Sunday.

Become an outdoors woman at workshop

A variety of outdoor skills will be taught at the Becoming an Outdoors Woman workshop Aug. 7 and 8 at Branched Oak State Recreation Area near Malcolm, Neb. The event is open to women age 18 and older.

The cost is $50. For more information or to register, call Peggy Kapeller at 402-471-5482.

Four fishing state records certified

Four state-record fish were certified by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission this spring.

Alex Petersen of Burwell caught a 50-pound, 5-ounce common carp June 13 to set the archery record. He took the 40-inch fish at Dewey Lake on the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge.

Mark Schafer of Alliance set the surface spearfishing record for common carp. He landed a 34½-inch fish at Box Butte Reservoir on May 17. It weighed 23 pounds, 8 ounces.

Jacob Beals of Alliance set the hook-and-line record for European rudd with a 2-pound, 12-ounce catch. He used a leech to land the 15¾-inch fish at Box Butte Reservoir on April 30.

Brian Pankonin of Chadron used a Mepps spinner to set the hook-and-line record with a 5-pound, 14-ounce white sucker. The 24¼-inch fish was caught April 1 at Chadron City Reservoir South.

Calendar

MONDAY

• All Nebraska Game and Parks Commission offices closed.

TUESDAY

• Family Summer Camp Workshop, Bass Pro Shops, Council Bluffs, noon to 6 p.m., free.

WEDNESDAY

• Omaha Walking Club at Prospect Hill Cemetery, 3202 Parker St., 6:30 p.m.

• Family Fishing Night, Wildwood Lake, Agnew, Neb.

• Lower Platte Archery Club 3D Shoot, Schramm Park State Recreation Area archery range, 6 p.m., free.

THURSDAY

• Family Summer Camp Workshop, Bass Pro Shops, Council Bluffs, noon to 6 p.m., free.

• Camera Club, Nebraska Nature and Visitor Center, Wood River, Neb., 6:30 p.m., free.

• Cornhusker Fly Fishers fly-tying workshop, 6 to 8 p.m., Cabela's, La Vista.

FRIDAY

• Smith Falls State Park campground ranger program: “What's that sound?” 8:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

• Family Summer Camp Workshop, Bass Pro Shops, Council Bluffs, noon to 6 p.m., free.

• Iowa Junior Naturalist program on Prairie Pride, Hitchcock Nature Center, Honey Creek, Iowa, 10 a.m. Registration deadline: Thursday. Fee: $2. Info: 712-242-1197.

• “The Snakes' Tale” film, DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, noon, 1:30 and 2:45 p.m.

• Nebraska Walleye Association, open tournament, Sherman Reservoir.

• National Park Service program, Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area, Crofton, Neb.

• Nebraska archery paddlefish season opens.

SUNDAY

• Family Summer Camp Workshop, Bass Pro Shops, Council Bluffs, noon to 6 p.m., free.

• Nebraska Walleye Association, state championship, Sherman Reservoir.

• Fur Trade Days Canoe/Paddleboat Race, Chadron State Park, Chadron, Neb.

Please submit Calendar items to outdoors@owh.com or send to Outdoors Sports, World-Herald Sports Dept., 1314 Douglas St., Suite 700, Omaha, NE 68102.

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