Midwest
Nebraska fisherman reels in new fish species in state: 'Bright orange with turquoise'
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A new fish species has been recorded in Nebraska after a fisherman reeled in the colorful creature.
“We hear about new species in Nebraska from time to time, but most of them are unwanted, invasive species,” Daryl Bauer, Fisheries Outreach program manager of the state’s Game & Parks Commission, told Fox News Digital.
“I get reports almost every year of aquarium fish that were illegally released in our waters and then found dead or even caught by anglers.”
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But last week, Bauer got a call from his friend Scott Buss, an avid angler who caught a 5¼-inch, 2-oz. longear sunfish.
It’s a bright orange fish with turquoise markings that is native to Kansas.
This longear sunfish was caught by Scott Buss in the Little Blue River in Nebraska. (Nebraska Game & Parks Commission)
“This was the first time in all my career I had ever heard of a longear sunfish in Nebraska,” Bauer said.
“They are beautiful fish and I was thrilled to get a message from Scott Buss and then see his photo. It got even better when he was able to bring the fish to show me.”
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The catch was made with a rod and reel and a nightcrawler worm.
“I do a lot of fishing and a lot of multi-species fishing, so I like to catch a little bit of everything,” Buss of Norfolk, Nebraska, told Fox News Digital.
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Scott Buss, pictured here, said he knew he’d caught something special when he pulled the bright and colorful sunfish out of the water. (Scott Buss)
“I certainly wasn’t specifically fishing for the sunfish, but I was using a small hook and small bait, which gives you a chance to catch a lot of different stuff than just your typical catfish.”
Buss said he was floating around a piece of worm, a small hook and a bobber when he got a bite and pulled the fish from the river.
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“Immediately, I said, ‘Whoa, that’s different,’” Buss said.
“It’s a very cool-looking fish. I looked at it and said, ‘That’s a longear,’ and I knew it hadn’t been officially documented here. So, I kind of struggled with what to do.”
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Buss was the first person to catch this species of fish in Nebraska. (iStock )
Buss kept the potential record-setting fish in an aerated bait cooler and brought it to the commission office, where it was officially documented and recognized as the first state record for the species in Nebraska.
“By far the most exciting thing about the fish was that none [of these] have ever been caught in Nebraska before, and how beautiful it was,” Bauer said.
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“You just never know what you’re going to catch,” Buss said of his fish.
“An old 50-inch muskie, a 10-pound walleye or 2-ounce sunfish. It’s all exciting.”
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Daryl Bauer, Fisheries Outreach program manager for the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (not photographed with longear sunfish), said this was the first time in his entire career that he has heard and seen a longear sunfish. (Nebraska Game & Parks Commission)
Buss reeled in his longear from the Little Blue River, which is a typical eastern Nebraska prairie stream, Bauer said.
“[It’s a] relatively shallow, sandy, muddy bottom with some rock and gravel, lots of woody debris,” Bauer added.
“Right now, mid-summer, flows are low,” he said. “Typical fish species in the Little Blue would be channel and flathead catfish, a variety of minnows and suckers, some sunfish like bluegills, green sunfish and orange spotted sunfish, but no longears.”
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Longears are like typical sunfish, but have not been documented in Nebraska before this. Bauer believes the longear swam up from Kansas during the high flow in the Little Blue River. (Scott Buss; Nebraska Game & Parks Commission)
Bauer said that earlier this year there were some periods of high flow in the Little Blue River and during those times a longear sunfish might have made its way up from Kansas.
Longears are typical sunfish, a lot like bluegills that are common in waters all across Nebraska and often the very first fish young anglers catch, Bauer said.
They readily bite on small hooks, bobbers and worms.
When it comes to the sport he loves, Buss offered some clear advice.
“Just go fishing,” he said. “Get out outside and have some fun because you never know what you might catch.”
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North Dakota
ISU WR Jaylin Noel on his “crazy” game-opening catch — and facing Iowa on the road next week
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Iowa State Cyclones wide receiver Jaylin Noel (13) makes a catch between North Dakota Fighting Hawks defensive back Antonio Bluiett (22) and Tyler Erkman (9) during the first quarter in the season-opening game at Jack Trice Stadium on Aug. 31, 2024, in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK
AMES — Jaylin Noel’s family members took out their phones and shared the image.
The photo shows Iowa State’s star receiver engulfed by two North Dakota defenders as his quarterback, Rocco Becht, hoisted the football his way.
Somehow, Noel fought for the ball and won on the 54-yard strike that opened the Cyclones’ 21-3 season-opening win over the Fighting Hawks — and the photographic evidence detailing the degree of difficulty momentarily stunned him.
Then he smiled.
“It’s actually pretty crazy,” said Noel, who led all receivers with eight receptions for 135 yards and a touchdown. “It’s pretty cool.”
ISU’s season opener proved to be pretty tense for three quarters against a North Dakota team that’s advanced to the FCS playoffs in four of the past five seasons. And Big plays like Noel’s must come in bunches next Saturday when the Cyclones face No. 25 Iowa in Kinnick Stadium. ISU’s beaten the Hawkeyes just once in the past eight meetings and struggled defensively against the Fighting Hawks, allowing 295 total yards.
“We didn’t get off the field,” Cyclones head coach Matt Campbell said. “And until you watch the video, you can’t say, man, what went will and what didn’t go well. I thought what did go well was in the heat of the moment — the critical moment(s) — we were able to win those battles when it mattered most.”
For examlple, ISU secured the only takeaway of Saturday’s game when backup linebacker John Klosterman, a former standout at Iowa City High, hit North Dakota quarterback Simon Romfo on a pass attempt on the first drive of the second half. Klosterman’s hurry sent the ball sailing directly to teammate Beau Freyler, who intercepted it at his own 15-yard line.
“I was kind of surprised it was just coming right to me, honestly,” the all-Big 12 senior safety said. “After I saw it — we saw it on the (tablet on the sidelines) — I told him he gets half the interception.”
Fair enough — and that’s not the only positive that came out of a sometimes shaky defensive performance. The Cyclones cycled through its three-deeps at most positions in Saturday’s win, so several players gained valuable experience. That came out of both necessity and design, as ISU lost standout linebacker Caleb Bacon to an apparent lower leg injury in the first quarter. His status this week is uncertain, which is also the case for offensive linemen Jalen Travis and Dylan Hasert, as well as linebackers Cael Brezina and Will McLaughlin, none of whom played on Saturday because of assorted “bumps and bruises,” Campbell said.
“I think (Brezina will) definitely be a guy that’s going to be available next week, so it will be good to get some bodies back in that linebackers room for sure, too.”
The Cyclones’ offense shined most on Saturday, averaging 7.4 points per play while possessing the ball almost 16 fewer minutes than the Fighting Hawks did. Becht completed 20 of his 26 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns. Three of his passes spanned 20 or more yards and despite sailing a few throws, he played turnover-free football for the fourth time in the past five games dating back to last season.
“Obviously, we wanted to do a little more,” Becht said. “It was kind of a weird game time of possession-wise. In those types of games we’ve got to be consistent on each one of (our) drives because we didn’t have a lot (of them).”
ISU will have to do a lot more on both sides of the ball to have a chance to beat Iowa on the road. And big plays like Noel’s grab will be essential if the Cyclones are to emerge from Kinnick Stadium with a victory for the second straight time.
“We know we’re going to go into a beehive, you could say, and those guys are gonna be ready,” Noel said. “We’ve just got to get our bodies right, get in the film room and prepare, because those guys are good. We know what they’re capable of so we’ll be ready to go.”
Ohio
Photos from Ohio State's 52-6 Victory over Akron
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It wasn’t always pretty, but Ohio State eventually cruised to a 52-6 season-opening win against Akron on Saturday.
Freshman Jeremiah Smith dazzled in his Ohio State debut, catching six passes for 92 yards with two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Will Howard completed 17 of 28 passes for 228 yards and three touchdowns in his first start as a Buckeye.
The defense created all kinds of havoc, scoring two defensive touchdowns and recording five sacks and two interceptions.
Eleven Warriors was on hand to capture the action and you can view more than 130 photos in our photo gallery at the top of the page.
South Dakota
Videos: Gundy, Players Recap Win against South Dakota State
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STILLWATER — The Oklahoma State football team beat South Dakota State 44-20 on Saturday to start the season 1-0. After the game, Mike Gundy, Ollie Gordon, Alan Bowman, De’Zhaun Stribling, Collin Oliver, Korie Black and Trey Rucker met with reporters to recap the game.
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