Western Nebraska Observer - Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

A normal trip to Oliver Reservoir for Potter local Jeremy Gasseling is made up of catfish and walleye, but this past fishing trip on Wednesday, June 26, ended a little differently.

Gasseling and his friend were out on the lake for about three hours and had been reeling in walleye on the boat when the wind started to die down and the air became warmer when things started to get interesting.

"My friend was taking a walleye off the hook when I had another bite and I set the hook. I told him I didn't know what this fish was, but it was a big one," said Gasseling.

With anticipation and a strong...