The crush of humanity can make it hard to “get away from it all” at campgrounds, fishing spots and hiking trails. It’s important for outdoor enthusiasts to be respectful of their neighbors.
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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Mike O’Donnell won the Nevada Striper Club’s monthly fishing tournament at Lake Mead with a fish that measured 42 7/8 inches long, had a girth of 24½ inches and weighed in at 30 pounds, 13 ounces.
Find food sources and cover and you will stand a good chance of catching a fish or two. A recent trip to Eagle Lake Reservoir in Lincoln County, this group caught five species of fish.
Lack of playgrounds and shoreline access kept Lakes Mead and Mohave off the list of America’s top 100 family fishing and boating spots as compiled by the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation.
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