The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 26

SunBght Life Blood For Fish A severe winter, or one in wfiich weather conditions develop in certain ways, can mean a heavy toll to wildlife populations regardless of the much-argued of says the Game Commission. balance is a remarkable thing, but it is not foolproof, especially when irtankind must interfere for his own well-being. Even fish will suffer and die during the winter if conditions are particularly adverse. Almost always, their demise stems from a rather common winter Fish can survive the coldest weather in great shape as long as the ice coating remains clear so sunshine can penetrate to keep plant life alive. These plants supply most of the oxygen to the water, but only as long as sunlight is available for the process of photosynthesis.

Once the ice becomes cloudy, or is covered with an Insulatlve layer of snow, the plants die. Not only does the dead plant life stop giving off oxygen, it actually starts absorbing it in the decaying process. So, the fish are in double jeopardy when the sunlight is shut off. Fortunately, this of fish does not occur often. Once lakes are frozen, winds normally keep snow from piling up.

Also, occasional warming weather melts off the snow cover periodically to keep the plants, and the fish, alive. Shallow lakes and ponds are more susceptible to winter kill because there is naturally less water and because the plant life can quickly deplete usable oxygen. There are ways to prevent winter kill of fish, although they are difficult and expensive. One method is to remove any big buildup of snow from the ice. Steen Rap Criticized North Platte A move by the West Nebraska Association to get State Game Commission Director Mel Steen replaced has been criticized by the president of the Lincoln County Wildlife Club.

Harry Waltemath of North Platte said he disagrees with the stand of the Panhandle area group and that his organization would not join in any such effort. Steen has done more for Nebraska than any director In the history of the game commission, Waltemath saM. they talk of replacing him with a younger man of more enthusiastic they must be out of their he said. real problem is that enthusiasm and energy have resulted in a few toes getting stepped on. help that if going to get things I More Sports I Page 8C I iimMiHmiiMimnHiiHinniiiiiiiniiiiiniHniiii SOLUNAR TABLES WHBITOHSHORHUNT hr Kolitftl AM Siimlay Joiima! and Star Feh.

4, SC Big One That Got Was Exactly That Robert Weigel Ace Fisherman The world salt water tackle record for a giant sea bass is 680 pounds. It was caught in May of 1961 off Fernandina Beach, which is just below the Georgia line on the Atlantic Ocean side. If, among 48 records listed by the International Game Fish Association, there was one for the Gulf Coast side of Florida, a Lincoln resident, Robert Weigel might be the holder. Bob, who fishes in Florida once or twice a year, says fishing is better on the Gulf side where the water temperature is about 70 Hooked Giant During his latest trip to Florida, Weigel had i most unforgettable fishing experience, and with a giant sea bass which weighed at least 400 pounds and probably more. He was about 30 miles off the coast near Fort Meyers in a 40-foot rented boat when he hooked his first bass.

After two hours and 20 minutes of constant battle, Weigel had his big one alongside and a new davit Operation iniiiinttiiiniiiiiiitiiiiitiniiiiiiiHiim Award Nomination Deadline Is Feb. 12 I Nominations for the Lincoln Sunday Journal and third annual Nebraska Outstanding WildUfe Conservationist Award are due Feb. 12. Any non-professional Nebraskan or group which has made an outstanding contiibntlon to wildlife conservation In Nebraska, is eligible. The nominee may either live In Nebraska now or have lived here when he made the contribution.

Club membership, speaking engagements, voluntary activities and articles written will be considered in the selection of the recipient. The award is being sponsored by the Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star in cooperation with the University of Nebraska WUdUfe Club. Nominations may be made on the accompanying form. Information blanks will be tent to the nominees on or near Feb. 13.

They must be returned by Feb. 26. Tlie winner will be announced in the Sunday Journal and Star of March 31 and receive a plaque at tiie wildlife banquet April 5. piiiiniiiimniiiiiimiMiiiiiniHiitiiiiiuuiaim i Nomination Blank The Lincoln Smtliai! Jmnital anii Star NEBRASKA OUTSTANDING WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST AWARD I hereby nominate the below non-professional wildlife conservationist, who is a Nebraskan or a former Nebraskan: Name State for the annual Nebraska Outstanding Wildlife Conservationist Award to be presented at a statewide recognition banquet of the University of Nebraska Wildlife Club in Lincoln, on April 5,1968. Listed below are the qualifications and achievements I of the nominee (use separate page for any additional I information): i The scrtMim soiurwr pvrtotfs for IN WMk os prIntsO NIew Dot Nsn toksn from John AMon Knlohra Sehmor Toblos.

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1447 0 St. Phom 432-4449 Lincoln, Nebraska, 6850 with hand winch made from propeller shaft and tested for 400 pounds, was readied to haul the fish aboard. had a nylon rope through his gills, but the power winch pull him over the Bob said. In fact, the davit collapsed into a pile of scrap Outdoors by I Steve Guss as the fish was being hoisted. Bob and the boat owner, Roy Sorrell thought about roping the monster to the craft, but decided it would take an extra 90 minutes to reach shore and perhaps knock some finish off the hull.

have been much we could do with the fish after we got it in. Sea bass i.s not a delicacy in Weigel said. After spending more than two hours fighting his fish on 80-pound test line, Weigel released it. However, he did take some color stills and movie film of the battler to prove that big one really did get The sea bass is caught in areas where the water is about 7.5 feet deep. There are actually underground springs where smaller fish congregate and the larger ones come to feed on them.

Weigel said tarpon are running this year in Florida. He also said the snook are jumping and fighting like trout. Bob also caught a Stingray on this trip and once landed a shark with a spinning reel. Rob had high praise for the fishing in Florida. Ix)cal residents, however, take the state and its sport for granted.

Most of them he says enjoy the sun and outdoor life, they Just sit around reading about the weather coming in from the Caribbean. Pheasant Violators Are Fined After pheasants have been hunted they tend to get wild and flush out of shotgun range, frustrating many hunters. Trying to overcome this range by using a rifle and however, is not sportsmanlike, or legal. Taklag Birdf fa P. North Platte.

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$10 and OOttf. AP WmEPHOTO A flight of mallards are outlined by the setting sun near North Platte as they look for feeding ground. Platte Valley Feeds Ducks North Platte Platte Valley region is providing a winter feeding ground for i a of ducks. Game commission waterfowl biologist Dan Timm of North Platte says that nearly 350,000 mallards are wintering in Nebraska. He notes that the birds can be found wherever food and open water exists, but that the major wintering areas for the birds are near North Platte, Fremont, Overton, the Harlan County reservoir, the Enders reservoir, Lewellen and Scottsbluff.

Platte VaUey, with its numerous warm water ditches and cornfields, offers prime winter habitat for the mallard. This factor is almost as important as good breeding ground conditions. It is important to send the birds back north in top condition, thereby helping insure a good Timm says. Commission biologists indicates there are about one and a half drakes for each hen in the North Platte vicinity. Timm and other commission biologists are in the process of banding mallards wintering in the North Platte area.

It is the third year of the program. each band hunten return we learn more about migrational patterns, harvest distribution and mortality rates for each new generation of says Timm. of these factors is necessary to set sound waterfowl Previous experience in banding indicates that the birds will return to the same area to winter year after year. Adding Alacliine SALE SAVE to 129.88 Adder and Multiplier 88 SAVE $30 99 Performs all the jobs of an adding machine (adds, subtracts, multiplies) PLUS Automatically prints minus figures, including minus totals and subtotals in red on permanent record tape. Credit-indlcator light flashes when you have subtracted to a minus number.

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