LANCASTER COUNTY - In a state with a lot of outdoor summer activities one that may seem overlooked is frogging — it’s exactly what it sounds like: fishing for frogs.

Daryl Bauer of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission talked about the unique sport that occurs in the Cornhusker state.

“It goes along with fishing, I think,” Bauer said. “It’s another aquatic species that’s fairly common in. Lot of our small ponds and reservoirs in Nebraska.”

The most chased frog species is the American Bullfrog which can be found in wetland habitat across Nebraska. The area west of Highway 81 has open season, whit east of 81’s season began on August 15. Bauer says because frogging has become so popular, Game and Parks has a season in the east to protect frog populations.

“We actually have enough harvest pressure on our bullfrog population that we need to protect them and spawn, so they can lay eggs, before they’re harvested,” Bauer said.

Frogs can be caught in a number of ways, such as by hand or with a net, as well as the traditional fishing way of a rod and reel, but Bauer says to be successful, it takes a willingness to get dirty.

“With frogging, what you need the most, is to not be afraid to get dirty, get in the weeds and mud and not be afraid of what’s out there,” Bauer said. “The frogs are right in that habitat in the weed mats and algae next to shore. It’s a little weedy, it’s a little buggy, but you just hop in there and go after them.”

You may have heard the term “it tastes like chicken”, but depending on who you ask, frog legs may even taste better. Bauer says the taste is what drives popularity of frogging.

“You may think ‘oh man frogs, gross’, but once you’ve tried them, you’ll think they’re really good,” Bauer said. “Good enough to make you want to go out there and catch a few.”