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'Come on, fishes': Nebraska anglers embrace every second of short ice fishing season
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'Come on, fishes': Nebraska anglers embrace every second of short ice fishing season
- Emily Nitcher Omaha World-Herald
- Feb 13, 2024
- Feb 13, 2024
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Nebraskans walk out on lakes all over the state, embracing the cold, and ice fishing while the conditions allow for it. Photographed in Wahoo and Omaha on Jan. 21 and 27, 2024.
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Through the round hole in the ice, David Wright tries to reason with the fish swimming at the depths of Lake Wanahoo.
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David Wright of Bellevue and his son Michael Wright of Papillion ice fish in an insulated shelter on Lake Wanahoo outside Wahoo on Jan. 21. “You can spend time with your friends, family,” David Wright said. “It’s not so much about the fishing.”
ANNA REED, Omaha World-Herald
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Dozens of people ice fish on Flanagan Lake near 168th and Fort Streets in Omaha on Jan. 27.
ANNA REED, Omaha World-Herald
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David Wright hands Michael a lure to try while they ice fish on Lake Wanahoo.
ANNA REED, Omaha World-Herald
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A thrown-back crappie comes to the surface for a moment before swimming down under the ice as David Wright and his son Michael Wright ice fish on Lake Wanahoo.
ANNA REED, Omaha World-Herald
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David Wright of Bellevue uses an auger attached to a power drill to cut a hole in the ice so he and his son can ice fish on Jan. 21.
ANNA REED, Omaha World-Herald
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Jake Werner, with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, demonstrates ice fishing basics for brothers Beau and Colton Goeller, as Christine Hinnerichs and her daughter Hayden look over their shoulders at Flanagan Lake on Jan. 27.
ANNA REED, Omaha World-Herald
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Robbie Graves, of Wahoo, pulls a sled of gear onto the lake so he can go ice fishing on Lake Wanahoo outside Wahoo on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024.
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Dozens on people ice fish on Flanagan Lake near 168th and Fort Streets in Omaha. Photographed with a drone on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
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David Wright, of Bellevue, uses an auger attached to a power drill to cut a whole in the ice so he and his son can ice fish on Lake Wanahoo outside Wahoo on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024.
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Michael Wright, of Papillion, uses an auger attached to a power drill to cut a whole in the ice so he and his father can ice fish on Lake Wanahoo outside Wahoo on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024.
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David Wright, of Bellevue, loads up a couple of sleds with gear to go ice fishing with his son on Lake Wanahoo outside Wahoo on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024.
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David Wright, of Bellevue, and his son Michael Wright, of Papillion, load up a couple of sleds with gear so they can go ice fishing on Lake Wanahoo outside Wahoo on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024.
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David Wright, of Bellevue, walks back to his insulated pop-up shelter after drilling a hole in the ice outside to test for a good fishing spot on Lake Wanahoo outside Wahoo on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024.
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David Wright, of Bellevue, and his son Michael Wright, of Papillion, ice fish in an insulated shelter on Lake Wanahoo outside Wahoo on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. “You can spend time with your friends, family," David Wright said. "It’s not so much about the fishing."
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David Wright, of Bellevue, goes through his tackle box while ice fishing on Lake Wanahoo outside Wahoo on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024.
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David Wright, of Bellevue, hands his son Michael Wright, of Papillion, a lure to try while they ice fish in an insulated pop-up shelter on Lake Wanahoo outside Wahoo on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024.
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David Wright, of Bellevue, catches a crappie while ice fishing in an insulated shelter on Lake Wanahoo outside Wahoo on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024.
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A thrown-back crappie comes to the surface for a moment before swimming down under the ice as David Wright, of Bellevue, and his son Michael Wright, of Papillion, ice fish on Lake Wanahoo outside Wahoo on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024.
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David Wright, of Bellevue, and his son Michael Wright, of Papillion, ice fish inside an insulated pop-up shelter on Lake Wanahoo outside Wahoo on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. “Our time limit is when we run out of propane,” David Wright said, nodding toward the mini heater in the tent.
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Pop-up, insulted shelters cover the lake as dozens of people ice fish on Lake Wanahoo outside Wahoo on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024.
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Jake Werner, with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, demonstrates ice fishing basics for brothers Beau and Colton Goeller, as Christine Hinnerichs and her daughter Hayden look over their shoulders on Flanagan Lake near 168th and Fort Streets in Omaha on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
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A bucket with crappie aught by David Wright, of Bellevue, and his son Michael Wright, of Papillion, as they ice fish on Lake Wanahoo outside Wahoo on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024.
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Christine Hinnerichs, of Omaha, takes a photo as her daughter Hayden, 10, makes a catch while ice fishing for the first time on Flanagan Lake near 168th and Fort Streets in Omaha on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
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Rick Klauz, a Nebraska Game and Parks Commission volunteer, leads families onto the lake for an ice fishing on Flanagan Lake near 168th and Fort Streets in Omaha on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
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David Wright of Bellevue and his son Michael Wright of Papillion ice fish in an insulated shelter on Lake Wanahoo outside Wahoo on Jan. 21. “You can spend time with your friends, family,” David Wright said. “It’s not so much about the fishing.”
- ANNA REED, Omaha World-Herald
David Wright hands Michael a lure to try while they ice fish on Lake Wanahoo.
- ANNA REED, Omaha World-Herald
Dozens of people ice fish on Flanagan Lake near 168th and Fort Streets in Omaha on Jan. 27.
- ANNA REED, Omaha World-Herald
A thrown-back crappie comes to the surface for a moment before swimming down under the ice as David Wright and his son Michael Wright ice fish on Lake Wanahoo.
- ANNA REED, Omaha World-Herald
Jake Werner, with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, demonstrates ice fishing basics for brothers Beau and Colton Goeller, as Christine Hinnerichs and her daughter Hayden look over their shoulders at Flanagan Lake on Jan. 27.
- ANNA REED, Omaha World-Herald
David Wright of Bellevue uses an auger attached to a power drill to cut a hole in the ice so he and his son can ice fish on Jan. 21.
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