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Nebraska Game and Parks Commission 2200 N. 33rd St. / P.O. Box 30370 Lincoln, NE 68503 (402) 471-0641 View all guides and get your permits online at www.OutdoorNebraska.org Paddlefish and Snagging of Nongame Fish 20 Panfish Listing ...... 14 Permit Fees and Requirements ...... 3 CONTENTSPrivate Waters ...... 24 Archery/Surface Spearfishing ...... Public. . 17 Fishing Areas ATVs and Snowmobiles/Ice-Fishing ...... Panhandle. 19 (District I) ...... 28 General Regulations Bag & Possession Limits ...... North-central. . 6 (District II) ...... 31 Baitfish Listing ...... Northeast. 15 (District III) ...... 34 Bait Regulations ...... Southwest. 13 (District IV) ...... 38 NOTICE See the Border Waters section for Border Waters ...... South-central. 19 (District VI) ...... 40 This is a guide only. For sources, permit requirements for fishing the Bullfrogs ...... Southeast. 19 (District V) ...... 46 consult Nebraska statutes and waters of the Missouri River. Cast Nets ...... Regulation. . 16 Changes For 2008 ...... 4 official regulations. The owner, or a guest of the owner, Commercial Fish Listing ...... Snagging. . 14 ...... 13 of any totally private body of water Conservation Officers ...... Snapping. . 55 Turtles ...... 19 Fish Kill Reports ...... 4 which: (1) is located entirely on private Sport Fish Listing ...... 14 land; (2) is entirely privately stocked; (3) Game and Parks Commission Offices . . . State. . . 2 Record and Master Angler Rules . 25-27 WHY BUY A PERMIT? does not connect by inflow or outflow Hook & Line Seasons and Regulations . . Threatened. . 12 and Endangered Species . . . . . 15 It is important for anglers to buy a Know What You Caught ...... 8-10 with any other off-property body of Tournaments/Contests/Derbies ...... 24 fishing permit to support Nebraska Master Angler Application ...... Underwater. . 27 Spearfishing ...... 18 water; and (4) is not commercially fisheries management and habitat Mussels (Clams) ...... Unlawful. . 19 Acts ...... 4 operated, is not required to have a Nongame Fish Listing ...... 15 protection and restoration projects. Paddlefish Application Form ...... 22 fishing permit on that body of water. Paddlefish - Archery (Missouri River) . . . . . 21 See Private Waters section on pages Paddlefish Harvest Tags ...... 23 WHO MUST 24-25. HAVE A PERMIT? Fee-exempt permits are available to A fishing permit is required to take, or the following resident veterans: (1) 50 attempt to take, fish, bullfrogs, percent disabled as a result of service snapping turtles, tiger salamanders or in the armed forces, (2) those who mussels by any method. An angler received a pension from the Veterans NEBRASKA must carry the fishing permit while Administration as a result of a total and he/she actively is fishing. A resident permanent disability not incurred in the GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION OFFICES fishing permit is required for all line of duty in military service, and (3) District V (Fisheries Staff only) Nebraskans 16 years of age and older. those who obtained fee-exempt permits *Headquarters Lincoln, NE; Field Shop 2200 N. 33rd St. / PO Box 30370 Phone: 402-471-7647 / Fax: 402-471-7649 A resident is a person who has resided prior to Jan. 1, 2006. Aquatic habitat Lincoln, NE 68503-0370 in Nebraska continuously for at least stamps are included with these fee- Phone: 402-471-0641 / Fax: 402-471-5528 *District VI 30 days and has a bona fide intention exempt permits. Information and *District I 1617 First Ave. of becoming a legal resident of this application forms are available from 299 Husker Rd. / PO Box 725 Kearney, NE 68847-6057 state. Others who may obtain a Nebraska Game and Parks Alliance, NE 69301-0725 Phone: 308-865-5310 / Fax: 308-865-5309 resident permit include: (1) military Commission offices and permit agents. Phone: 308-763-2940 / Fax: 308-763-2943 *Omaha personnel stationed in Nebraska and An annual $5 fish/hunt permit is *District II 1212 Bob Gibson Blvd. on active duty here for at least 30 available for veterans 64 and older and 524 Panzer St. / PO Box 508 Omaha, NE 68108-2020 consecutive days; (2) nonresident residents 69 and older. Bassett, NE 68714-0508 Phone: 402-595-2144 / Fax: 402-595-2569 students upon proof they have A “special fishing permit” is Phone: 402-684-2921 / Fax: 402-684-2816 *Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium Outdoor Ed Center attended classes full time for at least available for physically disabled or *District III 21502 W. Highway 31 30 consecutive days at any Nebraska developmentally disabled persons who 2201 N. 13th St. Gretna, NE 68028-7264 college, university, junior college, cannot cast or retrieve without Norfolk, NE 68701-2267 Phone: 402-332-3901 / Fax: 402-332-5853 vocational school or any foreign assistance. This permit entitles the Phone: 402-370-3374 / Fax: 402-370-3256 exchange high school student; and (3) disabled person and one person * Permits available over the counter *District IV any person duly enrolled in and assisting him or her to take, fish, catch, 301 E. State Farm Rd. attending a civilian conservation center harvest or possess any aquatic North Platte, NE 69101-0430 or similar government work or training organism in compliance with state Phone: 308-535-8025 / Fax: 308-535-8028 facility for 30 consecutive days. regulations. If the person assisting A nonresident fishing permit is does not possess a current fishing Under federal and/or state law, discrimination is prohibited on the basis of race, color, religion, age, gender, marital required of all people who are not permit, they are restricted to one daily status, national origin, disability or political affiliation. If you think you have been discriminated against in any program, Nebraska residents, except those bag limit between the two anglers. The activity or facility or want more information, contact the Affirmative Action Officer, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Lincoln, NE, 402-471-0641; the Equal Opportunity Commission, Lincoln, NE, 402-471-2024, TTY / TDD listed above and those under 16 years annual permit is issued on a calendar 402-471-4693. USFWS, Division of Bird Habitat and Conservation, Civil Rights Coordinator, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, of age who are accompanied by year basis and costs $5 regardless of MBSP 4020, Arlington, Virginia 22203. someone possessing a valid Nebraska the age of the applicant. A “disabled Printed on recycled paper with soy ink fishing permit. person” means a person certified by a 2 3 physician to have a permanent FISH KILL REPORTS County), Grand Island Rest Area County), Shadow Lake (Sarpy physical impairment or developmental (DOR) (Hall County), Kea Lake WMA County), Union Pacific SRA (Buffalo Report dead or dying fish by notifying disability that results in the inability to (Buffalo County), Kea West WMA County), War Axe SRA (Buffalo your local conservation officer, use fishing equipment unassisted. (Buffalo County), Liberty Cove County), West Cozad WMA (Dawson Commission district office, or the 24- Applications are available from the (Webster County), Midlands Lake County) and West Wood River WMA hour Nebraska State Patrol pollution Commission headquarters in Lincoln or (Sarpy County), North Kearney Rest (Hall County). These are small waters; complaint number, (402) 471-4545, as offices in Alliance, Bassett, Kearney, Area (DOR) (Buffalo County), Papio 13 thus, the purpose of reducing the daily soon as possible. Prompt notification Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha and the – West Dodge Park Lake (Douglas bag limit from 10 to 3 is to help spread will make it easier to determine the Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium near Gretna. County), Sandy Channel SRA (Buffalo out the harvest of channel catfish. cause. An educational fishing project Keep the water safe and clean for permit can be obtained by instructors future fishing. Report dumping/pollution at any university, college, or high activities to the Environmental Protection school from the Fisheries Division for Agency at 1-800-223-0425. 2008 FISHING AND PARK PERMITS his/her students, 16 years of age and ALL FISHING PERMITS INCLUDE AN AQUATIC HABITAT STAMP older, who are participating in an educational fishing project. REGULATIONS CHANGES RESIDENT FOR 2008 Annual Fish* ...... $26.00 IT IS UNLAWFUL TO... • Midlands Lake and Shadow Lake Combination Fish-Hunt* ...... 37.50 • borrow or use the permit of another or (Sarpy County) and Papio 13 – West 3-Day Fish* ...... 20.00 lend your permit to another. Dodge Park Lake (Douglas County) 1-Day Fish* ...... 7.50 each now have a 21-inch minimum • leave dead fish or any part thereof on Veteran Fish-Hunt (64 and over) ...... 5.00 the banks or in the water of any length on black bass. These are new Senior Fish-Hunt (69 and over) ...... 5.00 stream, lake or other body of water. urban lakes that will receive heavy fishing pressure. Lifetime Fish* (0-5) ...... 276.00 • fish on any private land without landowner permission. • War Axe State Recreation Area now Lifetime Fish* (6-15) ...... 326.00 is catch and release for black bass. Lifetime Fish* (16-45) ...... 426.00 • use a crossbow or similar device This area has been stocked with while archery fishing, except for a smallmouth bass to provide anglers a Lifetime Fish* (46 and over) ...... 326.00 disabled person who has a medical unique bass fishing opportunity. Lifetime Fish-Hunt* (0-5) ...... 376.00 certificate on file. • Channel catfish, blue catfish and Lifetime Fish-Hunt* (6-15) ...... 501.00 • seine sport fish of any size. flathead catfish are now regulated Lifetime Fish-Hunt* (16-45) ...... 646.00 • use float lines. separately. Daily bag limits will be as Lifetime Fish-Hunt* (46 and over) ...... 501.00 • leave fish in a trap for more than 24 follows: channel catfish – Missouri hours. River, 5; all other waters, 10, unless NONRESIDENT • release into public waters of the state otherwise posted or regulated; Blue Annual Fish* ...... 58.00 any fish that did not originate in that catfish – statewide, 1; and flathead 3-Day Fish* ...... 25.00 body of water. catfish – statewide, 5. The goal is to 1-Day Fish* ...... 9.50 simplify regulations. Always refer to • attempt to snag fish, except in Lifetime Fish* (0-16) ...... 551.00 designated areas. See the Snagging the Public Waters section for any Lifetime Fish* (17 and over) ...... 851.00 section for details. special area regulations. • use limb lines or set lines in any pond, • The following waters now have a daily Lifetime Fish-Hunt* (0-16) ...... 1,076.00 lake or reservoir. bag limit of 3 for channel catfish: Alda Lifetime Fish-Hunt* (17 and over) ...... 1,601.00 • catch fish by hand. DOR (Hall County), Bassway WMA Special Fishing Permit ...... 5.00 (Buffalo County), Blue Hole West WMA Annual Park Permit* ...... 20.35 • buy or attempt to buy a permit while (Buffalo County), Bufflehead WMA under license suspension or (Buffalo County), Cheyenne SRA (Hall Duplicate Park Permit* ...... 10.35 revocation in any state. County), Coot Shallows WMA (Buffalo Daily Park Permit* ...... 4.35 • keep an externally foul-hooked fish, County), Cozad SRA (Dawson *Includes agent fee added to Permits and Stamps except those legally snagged. County), Darr WMA (Dawson County), • consume and/or have an open Dogwood WMA (Dawson County), Buy permits online at wwwOutdoorNebraska.org container of alcohol at any state park, East Gothenburg WMA (Dawson state recreation area or wildlife County), East Odessa WMA (Buffalo management area. 4 5 • Fort Kearny SRA Lake #2 (Kearney • The Two Rivers Trout Lake (Douglas County) and Windmill SRA Lake #3 County) open season regulation was BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS (Buffalo County) have been added to modified so the Commission no Be sure and check the “Nebraska’s Public Fishing Waters” the list of lakes that are catch-and- longer is restricted to the dates of release on channel catfish. The April 1 through Oct. 31. (page 28) section for special bag, protection of channel catfish will result possession and length limits on specific water bodies. • Fort Robinson State Park and Buffalo in the creation of a quality catfish Creek WMA (Dawes and Sioux STATEWIDE population, providing area users the Counties) no longer are restricted to opportunity of catching a large channel two lines for ice-fishing. Statewide SPECIES Bag Poss. catfish while still providing harvest on line limits apply. TROUT (ALL SPECIES) ...... 7 ...... 14 other lakes located on these areas. • Big Bordeaux Creek WMA (Dawes STRIPED BASS, WHITE BASS & THEIR HYBRID ...... 15 ...... 30 • DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Lake County) no longer is total catch-and- (no more than 1 fish over 18 inches on all waters) (Washington County) was added to release for trout. Statewide the list of Missouri River waters regulations now apply. WALLEYE/SAUGER/SAUGEYE (in combination, ...... 4 ...... 8 managed with a 15-inch minimum • Compressed-air spear guns have only one 22 inches or longer allowed in daily bag. Inland waters only) length on walleye, sauger and been approved for use for underwater MUSKELLUNGE/TIGER MUSKIE ...... 1 ...... 2 saugeye. This regulation change is spearfishing. BAITFISH, TIGER SALAMANDERS AND only to comply with the existing • The no-live-baitfish regulation has refuge regulations. LEOPARD FROGS (in combination) ...... 100 ...... 100 been removed from Wagon Train • Swan Lake was removed from the list Reservoir. SHOVELNOSE STURGEON ...... 10 ...... 20 of lakes having a protective slot limit (no harvest allowed on the Missouri River upstream • The following lakes no longer allow the for northern pike. Following renovation use or possession of live baitfish: from mouth of the Big Sioux River) in 2006, northern pike were not PALLID AND LAKE STURGEON ...... No Harvest Allowed Ansley City Lake (Custer County), reintroduced. Bethphage Pond (Kearney County), NORTHERN PIKE ...... 3 ...... 6 • Blue Hole East (NPPD) was removed Heartwell Park Pond (Adams County), BLUE CATFISH ...... 1 ...... 2 from the list of lakes with a 30-inch Holdrege City Lake (Phelps County), minimum length for northern pike FLATHEAD CATFISH ...... 5 ...... 10 Lexington City Lake (Dawson County), since this lake currently is not open Lincoln Park Pond (Nuckolls County), PANFISH (see species list on page 7) ...... 30 ...... 60 for public use. Ravenna Lake (Buffalo County), MUSSELS AND CLAMS ...... 10 ...... 20 • Midlands Lake (Sarpy County), Papio Sutton Clark Pond (Clay County) and GAME FISH and NON-GAME FISH SPECIES NOT LISTED ...... No Limit 13 – West Dodge Park Lake (Douglas Yanney Park Lake (Buffalo County). The purpose of this regulation is to BULLFROGS ...... 8 ...... 16 County), Shadow Lake (Sarpy County) and War Axe SRA (Buffalo reduce the chance of the introduction SNAPPING TURTLES ...... 10 ...... 20 County) were added to the list of of unwanted fish species. waters that have a panfish daily bag • L.E. Ray Lake (Grand Island) is INLAND WATERS limit of 10. These areas will receive regulated with a total catch-and- SPECIES Bag Poss. heavy fishing pressure; thus the goal release on largemouth bass, daily LARGEMOUTH, SMALLMOUTH, is to maintain density and quality size bag limit of 10 panfish and a daily bag SPOTTED BASS, (BLACK BASS COMBINED) ...... 4 ...... 8 by reducing overall harvest. limit of 3 for channel catfish. (only one bass 21 inches or longer allowed in the daily bag) • Stagecoach Reservoir and Wagon CHANNEL CATFISH ...... 10 ...... 20 Train Reservoir (both Lancaster BAG, POSSESSION, AND County) were removed from the list of LENGTH LIMITS WATERS OF THE MISSOURI RIVER lakes having an 8-inch minimum length Bag and possession limits may vary for sunfish. Gizzard shad have gained between “inland waters” and “waters of SPECIES Bag Poss. access to these lakes, limiting their the Missouri River.” For this purpose LARGEMOUTH, SMALLMOUTH, ability to produce quality size bluegill. only, “inland waters” include all waters SPOTTED BASS, (BLACK BASS COMBINED) ...... 5 ...... 10 • Paddlefish harvest will now be of the state except the waters of the (only one bass 21 inches or longer allowed in the daily bag) regulated through a new permit system. Missouri River. “Waters of the Missouri CHANNEL CATFISH ...... 5 ...... 10 Please refer to page 20 for a detailed River” include all of the river along (including the Niobrara River downstream from Spencer Dam) explanation on the new system. The Nebraska’s border and all reservoirs, number of snagging permits issued was PADDLEFISH (special permit required) ...... 2 ...... 2 oxbows, sloughs, chutes, backwaters increased from 1,400 to 1,600. and marshes that have annual surface 6 7 water connection to the river and the One-Over Length Bag Limits: For first 300 yards upstream from the some species, such as largemouth KNOW WHAT YOU CAUGHT mouth of all tributary streams. bass and walleye, the number of large Any fish that is not to be counted in the fish that can be harvested may be Northern Pike bag limit must be returned immediately limited on some or all waters. For • Five or fewer pores to the water with as little injury as example, while it may be legal to on each side of possible. Any fish placed on a stringer or harvest four largemouth bass more lower jaw in a container, or not returned to the than 15 inches from a given lake, • Cheeks fully scaled water must be counted in the bag; thus, statewide regulations prohibit an angler no culling or high-grading is allowed. from harvesting more than one Pores Northern Pike Daily Bag: The daily bag limit is fish largemouth bass 21 inches or longer harvested from midnight to the each day from any waters. Therefore, following midnight. No person may for lakes with a 21-inch minimum possess more than one day’s bag limit length limit on largemouth bass, the Muskellunge of fish while on the water or actively daily bag limit becomes one fish. • Six or more pores on engaged in fishing. each side of lower jaw Possession Limit: This is the total number of a species of fish that a KNOW • Upper half of cheeks person may possess in portable scaled coolers, home freezers, registered in WHAT YOU CAUGHT his/her name in a commercial cold Pores Muskellunge storage locker or in any other way under Channel Catfish their control. Fish or aquatic animals placed in public storage or transferred must be labeled with the owner’s name, address, phone number, date of birth, signature, date taken, species and numbers and the name of recipient if KNOW WHAT YOU CAUGHT they are transferred. Pallid Sturgeon - An Endangered Species Length Limit: The proper method to • Anal fin has 24 - 29 rays • Illegal to possess Barbels obtain the length of a fish is to lay the fish with outer margin rounded. on its side with its mouth closed and the • Outer barbels twice as long as inner barbels tail lobes pressed together. With a • Spots not present on large fish. yardstick or tape measure under the fish, • Base of barbels “U” shaped measure the length from the tip of the Blue Catfish inner two set out in front snout to the end of the tail. (Do not follow Pallid Sturgeon the contour of the fish, which would exaggerate its length). A minimum length Lake Sturgeon - A Threatened Species limit means a fish must be equal to or • Illegal to possess longer than the defined length to be legally harvested. A maximum length limit • Short snout turns up at end means a fish must be shorter than the • Barbels are not fringed defined length to be legally harvested. • Anal fin has more than 30 rays Protected Slot Limit: This is a with outer margin straight. Lake Sturgeon range of lengths of a particular species Shovelnose Sturgeon that cannot be legally harvested on a Flathead Catfish given lake. For instance, a 28-to-34- • Nebraska’s most common sturgeon Barbels inch protected slot limit on northern • Barbels all the same length pike means that a northern pike less • Barbels straight across than 28 inches in length or greater than • Smallest Nebraska sturgeon, 34 inches can be harvested. • Lower jaw extends past upper jaw. rarely exceeds 4 pounds • Square, unforked tail. Shovelnose Sturgeon

8 9 LENGTH LIMITS Nebraska and Iowa and between Walleye, Sauger and Saugeye Crappie Nebraska and Missouri. Statewide and special length Daily bag limit can contain only one 10-inch minimum: Branched Oak 15-inch minimum – Statewide on all limits: The following species have walleye, sauger or saugeye of 22 Reservoir (Lancaster County) Cottonmill government or publicly owned, minimum length limits statewide: inches or longer on all inland waters Lake (Buffalo County), Czechland Lake controlled or managed waters, also largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, except Elwood Reservoir. (Saunders County), Sherman Reservoir including DeSoto National Wildlife spotted bass, walleye, sauger, saugeye, 15-inch minimum – statewide (Sherman County), Walnut Creek Refuge (Washington County), Snyder and muskellunge. Please refer to the except for that portion of the Missouri Recreation Area (Sarpy County), Bend Lake (Dakota and Thurston Public Waters Section of this guide on River downstream of Gavins Point Wehrspann Lake* (Sarpy County, counties) and Lake Yankton (Cedar the specific waterbody that you are Dam (no minimum length) and Yanney Park Lake, (Buffalo County) County). Exceptions to this regulation fishing for any special regulations. selected reservoirs listed below. and Zorinsky Lake* (Douglas County). are those waters that are regulated by DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Black Bass (largemouth, either a 21-inch minimum or catch and (Washington County) has a 15-inch *Note: The length limit is not in effect release on all black bass species. minimum length. during the month of April on smallmouth, and spotted) Wehrspann and Zorinsky lakes. Daily bag limit can contain only one • Smallmouth and Spotted Bass: 18-inch minimum – Harlan County black bass of 21 inches or longer, 12-inch minimum – Statewide on all Reservoir, including the Republican Sunfish publicly owned, controlled or managed River upstream to the Nebraska statewide. 8-inch minimum – Czechland Lake waters, including the Missouri River Highway 46 bridge (Harlan County), • Largemouth Bass: (Saunders County), Mormon Island between Nebraska and Iowa and Sherman Reservoir (Sherman County), 12-inch minimum – Privately owned Lakes West, Middle and East (Hall between Nebraska and Missouri. and Calamus Reservoir (Loup and waters and the Missouri River between County), Walnut Creek Recreation Garfield counties). Area (Sarpy County), Wildwood Lake • Merritt Reservoir – daily bag limit of (Lancaster County), Windmill SRA #4 KNOW WHAT YOU CAUGHT four may include one walleye from 15 (Buffalo County), and Yankee Hill Lake through 18 inches and three over 18 (Lancaster County). White Bass inches or four over 18 inches, but no more than one over 22 inches in Striped Bass, White Bass and • Anal fin spines stair-stepped length allowed in the daily bag. • Broken lateral stripes Tooth patch their hybrids (combined) • Elwood Reservoir – 15-inch minimum Daily bag limit can contain only one • One tooth patch on base of length in conjunction with an 18- to tongue fish 18 inches or longer - Statewide 24-inch protected slot limit with only 18-inch minimum – Bridgeport SRA White Bass one walleye over 24 inches allowed in (Morrill County), Fremont SRA (Dodge the daily bag limit. County), Fort Kearny SRA (Kearney Wiper • Branched Oak Reservoir – daily bag County), Louisville SRA (Cass County) • Broken horizontal lines limit is one walleye 22 inches or longer. and Windmill SRA (Buffalo County). Tooth patches • Usually two tooth patches on base of tongue Muskellunge/Tiger Muskie Bullfrogs 40-inch minimum – statewide 4½-inch minimum – Snout to vent statewide. Northern Pike Wiper 28-inch maximum – Valentine AREAS WITH National Wildlife Refuge SPECIAL DAILY BAG LIMITS White Perch 30-inch minimum – Alda DOR (Hall • Trout (All species) County), Grove Lake (Antelope • Second and third anal spine same length Daily bag limit – 4 County), Cottonmill Lake (Kearney Lake Ogallala (Keith County) • Sides plain, no stripes White Perch County), Enders Reservoir (Chase County), Red Willow Reservoir Two Rivers Trout Lake (Douglas (Frontier County), Maskenthine County) (Four tag allowed per tag with Yellow Bass up to three tags purchased per day.) • Has yellow cast Reservoir (Stanton County) and Sherman Reservoir (Sherman County). • Black Bass (largemouth, smallmouth, • Six or seven lateral stripes, three are 28- to 34-inch protected slot and spotted) above lateral line length limit – Box Butte Reservoir Total catch and release • Lines are broken toward tail (Dawes County) and Goose Lake (Holt Please refer to the Public Water Yellow Bass • Second and third anal spine same length County) Section for the individual waters managed with this regulation. 10 11 • Striped Bass, White Bass and their check for special regulations in the while ice-fishing. Each ice-fishing line reels, poles, bank lines, or set lines that hybrids Public Waters Section for each specific must be under direct supervision and in some way are attached to the bank Daily bag limit – 3 (no more than 1 lake prior to fishing. within unaided observation of the and not free-floating. Float lines are longer than 18 inches) angler. Holes made for ice-fishing may illegal in Nebraska. Float lines are Elwood Reservoir (Gosper County), LENGTH LIMITS AND not exceed 10 inches in diameter on defined, as any line not attached to the Stagecoach Reservoir (Lancaster CLEANING OF FISH any area controlled by the Commission. shoreline or a pole. All bank lines and County and Willow Creek Reservoir A special $5 permit is required for a setlines must contain identification, to Where length and bag limits apply, (Pierce County) permanent shelter on state recreation include the angler’s name, address fish cannot be filleted until fishing is and wildlife management area lakes. and fishing-permit number or current Daily bag limit – 1 completed for the day and anglers are Applications and regulations are driver’s license number. Note: Upon Bridgeport SRA (Morrill County), off the water. Fish species subject to a available from conservation officers, Fremont SRA (Dodge County), bag limit and possession limit, but not a completion of fishing, all bank lines and Commission offices or by mail from the Fort Kearny SRA (Kearney County), length limit, can be processed prior to set lines must be removed. Game and Parks Commission, Box Louisville SRA (Cass County), and transport if the fillets are kept in one 30370, Lincoln, NE 68503. This does Windmill SRA (Buffalo County) piece until cooked, so the bag and SNAGGING not apply to temporary shelters used Snagging of paddlefish and nongame Total catch and release possession limits can be determined. Fish species subject to a length limit and removed each day. fish is permitted only in the Missouri Branched Oak Reservoir (Lancaster Rivers or Streams: A total of 15 River under season dates and limits County) cannot be possessed with more than the gills, viscera and scales removed hooks are allowed, ranging from 15 specified in the Paddlefish and • Northern Pike while on the water, wading or engaged lines with a single hook attached, to Snagging of Nongame Fish section. All Daily bag limit – 1 in fishing. Any fish in possession while three lines with a maximum of five other waters of the state are closed to Cottonmill Lake (Buffalo County) actively fishing or on the water will be hooks attached. Anglers must be at snagging for all species at all times. All Daily bag limit – 10 subject to length and bag limits that least one-half mile from any lake, pond fish that are snagged accidentally or Box Butte Reservoir (Dawes County) apply to the water being fished. Once or reservoir that is associated with a otherwise foul-hooked must be The daily bag limit of 10 pike can off the water, the fish can be filleted for river or stream. These can be rods and returned to the water immediately. include only 1 pike over 34 inches transportation and storage. and 9 less than 28 inches or all 10 Know what you caught. When in BAIT REGULATIONS under 28 inches. Possession limit is doubt – release the fish unharmed. LAKE AND RIVER LEVEL Baitfish, listed amphibians, and 20. INFORMATION ON THE crayfish may not be sold, except by • Panfish HOOK-AND-LINE INTERNET permit. For commercial purposes (bait Daily bag limit – 10 REGULATIONS dealers, private aquaculturists, and Anglers can find current water nonresident fish dealers), refer to the Total catch and release. Please Hook-and-line fishing is allowed level information online for many official regulations supplied with your refer to the Public Waters Section for year-round throughout the state (no the individual waters managed with of Nebraska’s large reservoirs. permit. The following regulations apply closed season), except as noted or as only to bait obtained for personal use. It these regulations. posted at an area. Definition of a hook: • www.usbr.gov/gp/water/rflow.cfm • Channel catfish (Calamus, Harlan County, is unlawful to take baitfish, listed one hook means a single, double, or amphibians, or crayfish from any lake, Daily bag limit – 3 treble-pointed hook. All hooks attached Medicine Creek, Merritt, Red Please refer to the Public Waters Willow, Swanson and other reservoir, or bayou unless otherwise to an artificial bait or lure shall be stated below. Digging and trapping for Section for the individual waters counted as one hook. Bureau of Reclamation waters) managed with this regulation. bait or any other purpose is prohibited Ponds, Lakes or Reservoirs: • www.cnppid.com/Elevation_ on all state-owned or controlled areas. Anglers are limited to no more than two Total catch and release Flows2.htm (McConaughy, Seining for baitfish, listed amphibians, lines, with a maximum of two hooks on Fort Kearny SRA #2 (Kearney Jeffrey, Elwood, Johnson) or crayfish is allowed on streams each line, with these being any type of County), Two Rivers SRA Lake #3 • www.nppd.com/About_Us/ located on SRAs and WMAs unless the attached line (rod and reel or fishing and #4 (Douglas County), Wildwood Energy_Facilities/facilities/water stream is listed as closed. All pole) on all lakes, ponds or reservoirs Lake (Lancaster County) and _data.asp (Ogallala, Sutherland, nonbaitfish, of whatever size, taken or in their inlets, outlets and canals Windmill SRA #3 (Buffalo County). Maloney, and canals) while netting or seining for bait, must be within one-half mile of these bodies of • Flathead catfish immediately returned to the waters from water, with the exception of ice-fishing • www.farwellid.com/index.html Total catch and release which taken. The bag and possession line limits. This includes Lewis and (Sherman) Branched Oak Reservoir (Lancaster limit of baitfish and listed amphibians for County) Clark Lake from Gavins Point Dam Nebraska stream and river gauges upstream to the Santee boat ramp in personal use is 100. NOTE: Urban lakes are usually • http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ne/ Gizzard shad and alewife may be Knox County, Nebraska. nwis/current/?type=flow managed with restrictive harvest to Ice-Fishing: A total of five lines with taken for use as bait by legal dip nets maintain a quality fishery. Be sure to two hooks on each line are permitted from lakes, ponds, reservoirs, and below 12 13 Fish Species Categorization Fish Species Categorization GAME FISH BAITFISH Is defined to include all baitfish, commercial fish and sport fish: The following fish species are designated as baitfish: • alewife • gizzard shad • river shiner SPORT FISH • bigmouth shiner • golden shiner • sand shiner The following fish species are designated as sport fish: • brassy minnow • goldfish • stoneroller • all sunfish hybrids • grass pickerel • shovelnose sturgeon • creek chub • longnose dace • suckermouth minnow • American eel • green sunfish • skipjack herring • emerald shiner • plains killifish • white sucker • black crappie • largemouth bass • smallmouth bass • fathead minnow • red shiner • blue catfish • muskellunge • spotted bass The following • bluegill • northern pike • striped bass amphibians and crustaceans are covered under the baitfish regulations: • brook trout • orangespotted sunfish • striped bass hybrid • brown trout • paddlefish (wiper) • devil crayfish • papershell crayfish • tiger salamander • burbot • pumpkinseed • tiger muskellunge • northern crayfish • plains leopard frog • channel catfish • rainbow trout • walleye • northern leopard frog • ringed crayfish • chinook salmon • redear sunfish • white bass • cutthroat trout • rock bass • white crappie THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES • flathead catfish • sauger The following fish species are designated as Threatened or Endangered in • goldeye • saugeye Nebraska and are not legal to possess: • blacknose shiner • northern redbelly dace • sturgeon chub PANFISH • finescale dace • pallid sturgeon • topeka shiner The following fish species are designated as panfish: • lake sturgeon • pearl dace • all sunfish hybrids • orangespotted sunfish • white crappie • black crappie • pumpkinseed • yellow perch NONGAME FISH • bluegill • redear sunfish All species that do not appear • green sunfish • rock bass on any of the above lists are considered nongame. SUNFISH The following fish species are designated as sunfish: taken. Dead carp, carpsucker, bullhead, • Cottonmill Lake (Buffalo County) • all sunfish hybrids • green sunfish • pumpkinseed buffalo, gar, quillback, gizzard shad, • Crescent Lake National Wildlife • bluegill • orangespotted sunfish • redear sunfish alewife or bowfin may be transported for Refuge (Garden County) use as bait. Sport fish can be used for • Frye Lake (Grant County) bait: (1) if they have been legally COMMERCIAL FISH • Holmes Lake (Lancaster County) The following fish species are designated as commercial fish: acquired from a licensed aquaculturist or a nonresident fish dealer. The angler • Meadowlark Lake (Seward County) • black bullhead • yellow bullhead • yellow perch must keep a legible receipt or invoice • Olive Creek Lake (Lancaster County) • freshwater drum from the dealer listing the date, seller’s • Pibel Lake (Wheeler County) name and address; and number and • Valentine National Wildlife Refuge dams and other artificial obstructions for is unlawful for a distance of 200 yards size of each species sold, or (2) if they (Cherry County) a distance of 200 yards below such below any dam or spillway. In these are captured using hook and line and • Wildwood Lake (Lancaster County) obstructions. Live shad and alewife can waters, baitfish, listed amphibians, and used at the body of water from which only be used in the body of water in crayfish can be taken by legal baitfish they were captured. In the latter case, • Yankee Hill Lake (Lancaster County) which they were captured (see section dip nets for personal use only. the angler will be required to follow both Note: Check the Public Fishing on cast nets). Shad and alewife may be Restricted Species: It is unlawful to the length and bag limits that are Areas section for additional urban taken by legal seine or dip net in streams, sell, transport, or offer for sale as bait, enforced on that body of water. waters where live baitfish are except those streams closed to the any live carp, carpsucker, bullhead, prohibited. taking of baitfish or bait by such method. buffalo, gar, quillback, gizzard shad, NO-LIVE-BAIT FISH AREAS White Perch: It is illegal to transport The bag and possession limits are 100. alewife or bowfin. Live fish of those The following areas do not allow the or possess live white perch away from Below Dams: The seining of species may be used for bait only in the use or possession of live baitfish: the body of water from which they were baitfish, listed amphibians, or crayfish same waters from which they are legally • Chalkrock Lake (Cedar County) caught. 14 15 Dumping Baitfish: It is illegal to length of 24 inches or less, a diameter illegal to dump baitfish into a body of Keith County: Otter Creek, Whitetail release your baitfish, or any fish caught of 16 inches or less and a throat one water. You could be destroying your Creek, and Lonergan Creek and all from a different body of water, into inch or less in diameter. All minnow own fishing! tributaries. public waters. traps shall be raised and the baitfish Kimball County: Lodgepole Creek Exporting: Up to 100 legally captured removed at least every 24 hours. TROUT WATERS and all tributaries. baitfish and/or listed amphibians may be • Landing nets, made of non-metallic It is unlawful to possess a dip/landing Knox County: North, Middle and exported by a resident for personal use mesh, used only for landing fish net or seine of any type on trout South branches of Verdigre Creek and for fishing outside the state. No other caught on hook-and-line. streams in Sioux, Scotts Bluff, Morrill, all tributaries above the town of baitfish taken from Nebraska waters Garden and Keith counties that are Verdigre, and Steel Creek. may be transported out of the state in CAST NETS tributaries to the North Platte River and Loup County: Gracie Creek. any manner, except baitfish artificially Cast nets may be used to collect bait Lake McConaughy, including: Pumpkin, propagated in man-made impoundments Red Willow, Wildhorse, Stuckenhole, Morrill County: Red Willow Creek, with the following restrictions: Cedar Creek, Greenwood Creek, by licensed aquaculturists. Cast nets may be used only on the Ninemile, Tub Springs, Winter, Sheep, Importing: It is unlawful to import or Dry Sheep, Spotted Tail, Dry Spotted Wildhorse Creek, Lawrence Fork Creek, following bodies of water: Calamus Silvernail Drain, Indian Creek, transport carp, carpsucker, buffalo, Reservoir, Davis Creek Reservoir, Tail, Otter, Clear, Lonergan, Upper quillback, gar, gizzard shad, alewife or Dugout, Indian, Silvernail Drain and Stuckenhole Creek and Pumpkin Creek Elwood Reservoir, Enders Reservoir, below Nebraska Highway 88. bowfin into the state for use as bait. Farwell South Reservoir, Gallagher Cedar creeks. Rock County: Long Pine Creek. Special permits are required for a Canyon Reservoir, Harlan County It is unlawful to take or attempt to person to import and sell bait or baitfish. Reservoir, Jeffrey Reservoir, Johnson take sport or nongame fish by bow and Scotts Bluff County: Ninemile Creek, Baits and Scents: Cutbait is legal if Lake, Lake Maloney, Medicine Creek arrow or spearing or to take or attempt Winters Creek, Tub Springs, Wet the fish used has been legally acquired Reservoir, Lake McConaughy, Phillips to take by seine or trap any bait or Spotted Tail Creek, Dry Spotted Tail and the size, bag and possession limits Canyon Reservoir, Plum Creek minnows in any of the following trout Creek, Sheep Creek, Dry Sheep for that species and body of water have Reservoir, Red Willow Reservoir, streams: Creek, Stuckenhole Creek, Akers been followed. It also is legal to chum Sherman Reservoir, Sutherland Antelope County: Verdigre Creek and Draw, Mitchell Drain, Moffat Drain, for fish using non-harmful baits. Anise Reservoir, Swanson Reservoir and the all tributaries. Alliance Drain and Bayard Drain. oil and other scents that do not stun, Tri-County Canal from the diversion Brown County: Bone Creek and all Sheridan County: Snake River, kill, or harm fish are permitted. dam in Lincoln County to the J-2 return. tributaries, Long Pine Creek and all Larabee Creek, White Clay Creek, Leopard Frogs & Tiger Salamanders: tributaries, Plum Creek and all- Pine Creek, Deer Creek and Little All regulations that cover the legal use • Only cast nets up to 10 feet in tributaries and Fairfield Creek. Bordeaux Creek. of baitfish also apply to the use of diameter with a mesh size no larger than three-eighths inches square Box Butte County: Niobrara River. Sioux County: Sheep Creek Drain, leopard frogs and tiger salamanders. Dry Sheep Creek Drain, Dry Spotted measure are legal gear. Cherry County: Middle Loup River Crayfish: There is no limit on the Tail Creek, Spotted Tail Creek, • Cast nets may be used only during and all tributaries, North Loup River number of crayfish a person may Niobrara River and all tributaries, the months of July, August, and all its tributaries, Schlagel Creek, possess. Anyone over the age of 16 White River, Soldier Creek and all September, October and November. Fairfield Creek, Snake River and all must have a bait dealer’s license in tributaries, Monroe Creek, Sowbelly tributaries, and Plum Creek and all order to sell crayfish. Crayfish may be • Cast nets may be used to collect Creek and Hat Creek. captured by hook and line, by hand, or gizzard shad and alewife only. tributaries. Webster County: Elm Creek. by legal fish nets and traps as • Live gizzard shad and alewife only Cheyenne County: Lodgepole Creek described below. may be used for bait the same day west of Brownson. ARCHERY/SURFACE Fish Nets and Traps: The they were captured and only in the Dawes County: Chadron Creek, Big possession or use of nets, traps and same body of water where they were Bordeaux Creek, Little Bordeaux SPEARFISHING electrical gear capable of stunning fish collected. Creek, White River above Crawford, Game fish may be taken by bow and is prohibited except for the following: Niobrara River from Box Butte arrow from July 1 through Dec. 31 from • Baitfish seines of one-fourth inch FISH STOCKING Reservoir west to the Wyoming border sunrise to sunset, statewide. Game nonmetallic square mesh only and It is unlawful to release any non- and all tributaries, Dead Horse Creek, fish may not be taken with surface not more than 20 feet long and four native fish, reptile or amphibian in Squaw Creek and White Clay Creek. spears. Nongame fish may be taken by feet deep. waters of the state or to release any fish Garden County: Blue Creek. archery or surface spear statewide from sunrise to sunset between Sept. 1 • Baitfish dip nets of one-fourth inch, in any public waters in the state except Holt County: Steel Creek and North, and March 31 and 24 hours a day from nonmetallic square mesh. Neither in those waters from which it came, Middle and South branches of Verdigre April 1 through Aug. 31. length nor width may exceed 36 without written authorization from the Creek. inches. Game and Parks Commission. Only hand-drawn longbows (including Hooker County: Dismal River and all compound bows) are legal. A disabled • Baitfish and bait traps of one-fourth NOTICE: DO NOT transfer any fish tributaries. inch square mesh material with a from one lake or stream to another. It is person who has a medical certificate 16 17 on file with the Commission may use a • Enders Reservoir, Chase County THREATENED AND and backwaters, sloughs and chutes crossbow or a bow fitted with a • Elwood Reservoir, Gosper County that draw water from the Missouri drawlock type device. Arrows may ENDANGERED SPECIES River. Oxbows and backwaters • Hugh Butler (Red Willow) Reservoir, It is unlawful to take by seine, dip net, have only one point, which must be Frontier and Red Willow counties separated from the Missouri River by barbed, and must be attached by a line or trap any baitfish in the following land are included if the state boundary • Harry Strunk (Medicine Creek) to the bow at the time the arrow is streams that contain threatened and line passes through some part of such Reservoir, Frontier County released. For surface spearing, only endangered fish species: waters. hand spears are legal. All spearing • Sutherland Reservoir, Lincoln County Cherry County: Brush Creek west of Mouths of tributaries may be fished devices must be barbed. • Maloney Reservoir, Lincoln County Brownlee, and Gordon Creek west of only in the state that the angler is The following waters are closed year- • Jeffrey Reservoir, Lincoln County Nebraska Highway 61. licensed. Anglers may fish from either round: Two Rivers, Louisville, Fort • Johnson Reservoir, Gosper and Dawes County: Niobrara River east of bank or boats. Anglers fishing in the Kearny, Fremont, Mormon Island and Dawson counties Box Butte Reservoir and west of U.S. state for which they do not hold a Windmill SRAs; Platte River and Eugene • Sherman Reservoir, Sherman County Highway 385. fishing permit must abide by the more T. Mahoney State Parks, and trout restrictive of the two state’s • Swanson Reservoir, Hitchcock County Keya Paha County: Cottonwood streams (see Trout Waters section). Creek, East Holt Creek and Holt Creek regulations. Both Iowa and Missouri • Merritt Reservoir, Cherry County resident anglers can fish waters of Madison County: Taylor Creek west of • Calamus Reservoir, Loup and Garfield Hamburg Bend WMA and the UNDERWATER U.S. Highway 81. SPEARFISHING counties Nebraska portion of the Missouri River from the chute entrance (adjacent to Lawful spear guns include hand Waters Open to BULLFROGS Iowa) to the chute exit (adjacent to spears, rubber band-powered spear Nongame Fish Species Only Bullfrog season runs Aug. 15 through Missouri. guns, compressed air spearguns and Oct. 31. The bag limit is eight bullfrogs • Buffalo County - Union Pacific SRA, spring-loaded spear guns. All spears per person. They may be captured only War Axe SRA, Bassway Strip WMA, ATVS AND SNOWMOBILES used on powered spear guns must be by hand, by the use of a hand net or Bufflehead WMA, Kea Lake WMA, Kea attached to a lanyard no more than 20 hook-and-line. Artificial light may be FOR ICE-FISHING West WMA, East Odessa WMA, Blue feet long. Underwater spearfishing is used when taking bullfrogs. Bullfrogs Snowmobiles, all-terrain and Hole West WMA, West Elm Creek not permitted within 100 yards of any must measure 4½ inches from snout to motorized off-highway amphibious WMA, and North Kearney Rest Stop. designated swimming or water-ski jump vent or be released. Only the entrails vehicles may be operated on the area, boat dock, boat ramp, or spillway. • Dawson County - Dogwood WMAs, may be removed prior to transport. frozen surface of the following Cozad WMA, Cozad West WMA, designated lakes, unless otherwise Seasons Willow Island WMA, and East SNAPPING TURTLES posted as being closed: Bluestem, Gothenburg WMA Game fish: July 1 through Dec. 31 in Snapping turtles may be taken year- Branched Oak, Conestoga, Olive waters listed below. Bag, possession • Hall County - Cheyenne SRA, West round, and limits are 10 in the daily bag Creek, Pawnee, Stagecoach, Wagon and length limits are the same as for Wood River WMA and Alda DOR and 20 in possession. They may be Train, Enders, Medicine Creek, Red hook and line, except that there is a • Phelps County - Sandy Channel SRA taken only by hand, hand net, hook- Willow, Swanson, Box Butte, Merritt, daily bag limit of 2 walleyes and a and-line, bow-and-arrow or gaff hook. Oliver, Sherman, Elwood, Sutherland possession limit of 4 walleyes in effect DIVER’S FLAG and Calamus Reservoirs; Fremont on all lakes listed below. Hours are A diver’s flag must be displayed on MUSSELS (CLAMS) Lakes, Gallagher Canyon, Johnson sunrise to sunset. Lake, Lake Maloney, Lake the water on a float or buoy when diving Mussels may be taken year-round by Nongame Fish: Open year-round in McConaughy, Lake Minatare, Lake or underwater spearfishing. Divers and hand, hand net or hook-and-line. The waters listed below. There are no size, Ogallala, Lewis and Clark Lake, underwater spearfishers must remain limit is 10 daily and 20 in possession. bag or possession limits. Hours are within 150 feet of the flag. The flag must Louisville Lakes, Rockford Lake, sunrise to sunset. be at least 12 inches square, with a red BORDER WATERS Summit Lake, Willow Creek Lake, background and white diagonal stripe Walgren Lake, Willow Lake (Brown Waters Open to All Species Missouri River (South Dakota, Iowa County), Big Alkali Lake, and that is one-fifth the width of the flag. The and Missouri): Anglers holding a valid • Privately owned lakes, with permission white stripe must run from the top of the Cottonwood-Steverson Lake. These of the lake owner Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa or vehicles may be operated on these hoist to the bottom of the flag. It is Missouri sport fishing license or permit • Lake McConaughy, Keith County unlawful to display this flag when diving areas only from one-half hour before may fish all waters of the Missouri sunrise until 9 p.m., or as posted. It is • Lake Ogallala, Keith County or spearfishing is not in progress. River in the state they are licensed, as • Lake Minatare, Scotts Bluff County recommended that these vehicles not well as Missouri River waters of the be used unless the ice thickness is a • Box Butte Reservoir, Dawes County state immediately across the river. minimum of eight inches. • Lewis and Clark Lake, Knox County Waters of the Missouri River are • Harlan County Reservoir defined to include all flowing portions 18 19 NEW PADDLEFISH found on pages 22 and 23 well as our Oct. 1 in order to apply for a snagging PADDLEFISH – ARCHERY website-www.OutdoorNebraska.org. permit (see section on Paddlefish PERMIT SYSTEM Lastly, all paddlefish anglers must also Tags). A paddlefish must be tagged Interest in harvesting paddlefish, possess a valid Nebraska fishing immediately in the dorsal fin with the either by archery or snagging, always permit. angler’s tag upon addition to the creel. has been high. Over the past several Spillway Cement Any paddlefish tag that is locked prior Wall years, paddlefish harvest has been Discharge PADDLEFISH to attachment, altered or modified shall Channel Rock regulated through a lottery in which be void and WILL NOT BE Cement Closed Area anglers paid a $5 fee to apply. Since AND SNAGGING OF Wall REPLACED. Only one hook may be Rock more applications were received for NONGAME FISH used when snagging, and the gap both archery and snagging than the between the point of the hook and the Missouri River - Paddlefish may be harvest quota allowed, some anglers shank may not exceed one-half inch. taken by bow and arrow and did not receive a harvest tag for several The daily bag and possession limits years. The lottery was designed to give possessed on open waters of the are the total number of tags issued to Missouri River only during the season preference to applicants who either did an individual. A harvest quota will be Spillway that begins on the second Saturday of not apply the previous year or failed to Closed managed by issuing a limited number Chalk Point No Snagging July (July 12) and runs for 30 be selected for a tag, over anglers who Area off Wall of paddlefish tags with a limit of no Discharge Channel consecutive days (through Aug. 10), had a tag the previous year. more than two tags per person. (See A new system will start in 2008. Cement Wall with legal hours being sunrise to section on Paddlefish Tags). All sunset. The area of the Missouri River Paddlefish permits will be handled in a paddlefish anglers are required to cast manner similar to Big Game permits. A Missouri River - Snagging of open to archery paddlefish is from for and hook their own fish. All Gavins Point Dam downstream to the permit fee of $21 (includes $1 issuance paddlefish and nongame fish is paddlefish between 35 and 45 inches fee) has been established, eliminating permitted from the Gavins Point Dam mouth of the Big Sioux River at mile long (measured along the centerline of marker 734, except for a closed area the $5 application fee. Also, a true downstream to the mouth of the Big the fish, lying flat, from the front margin preference point system is being Sioux River at mile marker 734, except downstream from Gavins Point Dam to of the eye to the natural fork of the tail), a line that extends from the east end of established, so each year an angler for a closed area that extends must be returned to the water applies but fails to receive a paddlefish downstream from Gavins Point Dam to the south cement wall of the discharge immediately. The slot limit is designed channel northwest to the east end of permit, they will receive a preference a line that extends from the east end of to protect spawning-size fish. point. With this system, those the south cement wall of the discharge the north wall of the spillway. The area It is unlawful to use a gaff hook or downstream of this line is open to applicants with the highest number of channel northwest to the east end of other penetrating device while landing the chalk point. However, snagging off archers taking both game and preference points will be selected first snagged paddlefish. Immediate the north wall of the spillway is nongame fish during the appropriate to receive a permit. If permits remain cleaning of a snagged paddlefish is prohibited. All snaggers must obtain seasons. after awarding permits to the group with restricted to the removal of only the and have in their possession an Paddlefish harvested by bow and the highest number of preference snout, in front of the eye, and the unfilled paddlefish tag while actively arrow may be possessed only on the points, the group of applicants with the viscera. Final processing may not be snagging, in addition to a valid fishing Missouri River during the season in the next highest number of preference completed until anglers have reached permit, if required. From Gavins Point designated open area. All paddlefish points will be entered into the selection their residence or prior to consumption. Dam to 0.6 mile downstream, they may archery anglers must obtain and have process. Each preference point group Anglers should be prepared to transport fish only with a Nebraska resident or in their possession a paddlefish tag in is randomly sorted. If two applicants a large paddlefish with only the snout nonresident fishing permit or a South addition to a fishing permit. Applicants submit a buddy application, priority will removed, if they choose to harvest a be given based on the lowest number of Dakota resident permit. In the must be 12 years old by the second fish more than 45 inches in length. points possessed by either applicant. remainder of the river open to Saturday of July to apply (see section Buddy permit applicants must be both snagging, South Dakota nonresident on Paddlefish Tags). Any paddlefish residents or both non-residents in order permits also are valid. landed must be tagged immediately in to be eligible for permits. Those anglers Paddlefish harvested by snagging HOW TO MEASURE the dorsal fin with the angler’s tag. Any who applied for paddlefish tags in 2007, may be possessed only on the paddlefish tag that is locked shut prior but failed to receive one will be Missouri River during the open season A PADDLEFISH to attachment, altered, or modified shall be void and WILL NOT BE awarded a preference point going into in the designated open area. All inland LENGTH the 2008 selection process. No second waters are closed to paddlefish REPLACED. A harvest quota will be drawing will be conducted; rather, any harvest. The snagging season runs managed by issuing a limited number remaining permits will be awarded on a only from Oct. 1 through Oct. 31. of paddlefish tags with a limit of no first-come, first-serve basis. Permit Legal hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. more than two tags per person. Only application information and form can be Applicants must be 12 years old by the head, viscera and tail may be removed from archery-harvested 20 21 paddlefish during transport until the must be in possession while actively place of residence is reached or the pursuing paddlefish, and the tag must paddlefish is consumed. be immediately attached and locked General Information shut to the dorsal fin of a harvested NEBRASKA PADDLEFISH paddlefish. Archers will have a 30- FISH SALVAGE IN The following is a list of canals where HARVEST TAGS consecutive-day season, beginning on the Commission may authorize the second Saturday of July (July 12), IRRIGATION CANALS salvage activities during dewatering: The paddlefish is a limited and and snaggers will have a 31-day The Commission has implemented precious resource, and it is important PLATTE RIVER DRAINAGE: season, Oct. 1-31. regulations affecting fish salvage Buffalo County: Kearney Canal that the harvest be closely regulated. A activities on dewatered irrigation tag will be required for both archers Dawson County: Buffalo Creek canals. Supply Canal, Cozad Irrigation and snaggers who want to harvest a The following list summarizes the paddlefish. Canal, Dawson County Irrigation regulations for fish salvage of irrigation Canal, Farmers and Merchant Canal It is important to remember that one canals: person can have no more than two Dawson and Buffalo Counties: Elm • Fish salvage is restricted to canals Creek Canal permits/tags for the archery season listed in the regulations. and two for the snagging season. Dawson and Lincoln Counties: • An application must be filled out, Permits and tags are nontransferable, Gothenburg Canal, Orchard and approved by the Commission, and Alfalfa Canal, Six-Mile Irrigation carried by parties conducting fish Canal, Thirty-Mile Irrigation Canal salvage on canals. Gosper County: E67 Canal System Office use only. Application number • Stocking fish in any body of water Gosper and Phelps Counties: E65 Resident/Nonresident Fee $21 with fish salvaged from irrigation Canal System canals must be approved on the Gosper, Phelps and Kearney APPLICATION FOR PADDLEFISH PERMIT salvage application form. Counties: Phelps County Canal ❏ Paddlefish Archery Permit ❏ Paddlefish Snagging Permit • Salvaged sport fish taken for human System consumption are subject to all Keith and Lincoln Counties: statewide length, daily bag and Sutherland Supply Canal First name Middle initial Last name possession limits. Lincoln County: Maloney Supply • Salvaged baitfish must comply with Canal REPUBLICAN RIVER DRAINAGE: Address - Street / P.O. Box / Rural Route and Box Number bait collection regulations. • All approved fish salvaged from Franklin County: Franklin Pump irrigation canals must be reported to Canal City State Zip the Commission on the report form Franklin and Harlan Counties: ( ) provided. Naponee Canal Daytime Telephone Social Security Number (last 4 digits) Date of birth - Month: Day: Year: Sex: Paddlefish Archery Permit Hair color: Eye color: Height: ft. in. Weight: Application Periods ❏ Buddy permit (please attach second application form along with fee and Application Period ...... April 1 - 30* enclose in same envelope) Any remaining permits after the first drawing will be sold on a first-come, first- serve basis with sales starting at 1:00 P.M. CDT on the first working day of June E-mail address Paddlefish Snagging Permit ❏ VISA ❏ MasterCard Card number: Exp. date Application Periods Please note that the applicant must be 12 years old by the second Saturday of Application Period ...... July 1 - 31* July to apply for an archery tag and by October 1 to apply for a snagging permit. Any remaining permits after the first drawing will be sold on a first-come, first- serve basis with sales starting at 1:00 P.M. CDT on the first working day of Sept. Permit cost is $21 (includes $1 issuance fee) *All application periods begin at 1 p. m. Central Daylight Savings Time. Mailed applica- Send this application with appropriate fee to: tions must be received in the Lincoln office by 5 p. m. on the last day of the application Nebraska Game and Parks Commission 2200 N 33rd St. P.O. Box 30370, Lincoln, NE 68503-0370 period. Online applications end at midnight.

22 23 Franklin, Harlan and Webster statement from the pond owner listing designated release areas and on-the- any fishing tournament, derby or contest Counties: Franklin Canal the pond owner’s name and the water measurements and immediate that is held on: (1) waters owned or Furnas and Harlan Counties: number of fish taken. release of fish (no on-shore weigh-in controlled by the Commission; and (2) Cambridge Canal After properly accessing a flowing ceremony). A Fishing Tournament waters stocked by the Commission Hitchcock and Red Willow Counties: body of water, an angler may fish while Approval Certificate must be present at during the preceding 24 months, Culbertson Canal, Driftwood Canal afloat in a tube, canoe or boat. An the tournament site. The tournament excluding private lakes not owned by System, Meeker Canal System angler or canoeist in a nonpowered dates and forms will be listed on the the state or other governmental entity. Red Willow County: Red Willow vessel can enter private property Commission’s Web site, Canal without permission only if it’s necessary www.OutdoorNebraska.org. FREE FISHING DAY Red Willow and Furnas Counties: to portage around a fence or Tournament Results: A “tournament MAY 17 Bartley Canal, Frenchman-Cambridge obstruction. Landowner permission is results form” will be sent to the Free Fishing and Park Entry Day is Canal required to operate vehicles, such as tournament director. This form must be intended to attract those who no longer Webster and Nuckolls Counties: all-terrain vehicles, along or in a stream. completed and returned to the Fisheries fish or who have never fished and to Courtland Canal, Superior Canal Division within 30 days following the give them an opportunity to do so LOUP RIVER DRAINAGE: LAKE MAPPING completion of the fishing tournament. without purchasing a permit. It is held Custer, Valley and Sherman Do you want to have a better Failure to return the form or provide the on the Saturday prior to Memorial Day Counties: Middle Loup Public Power understanding of the bottom contours of requested information will result in weekend. Anglers, both resident and and Irrigation District 1, 2, 3 and 4 the lake you are fishing? You are invited denial of future fishing-tournament nonresident, can take advantage of that Sherman and Howard Counties: to check out our website – requests for at least one year. day by taking a nonangling friend to any Farwell Canal System - Main, www.OutdoorNebraska.org. Click on Tagged Fish: The use of tagged or body of water in the state and showing Central and South the Fishing icon then go to Lake otherwise marked fish is prohibited in them how much fun fishing can be. Valley and Sherman Counties: Mapping Program and click on “go”. Sherman Feeder Canal Now you are ready to check out the Fish salvage application and report various maps available for lakes. The list of lakes continues to grow, so be sure to forms are available at Commission check this site throughout the year. Nebraska Game & Parks district offices in Alliance, Bassett, Kearney, Lincoln, Norfolk and North FOUNDATION Platte. The Commission district office TOURNAMENTS, staff must approve application forms CONTESTS AND DERBIES prior to any salvage efforts. More Tournament Registration: All fishing detailed information, including copies tournaments, derbies or contests held of salvage regulations, is available at on publicly owned, controlled or these district offices. managed waters that require an entry fee to participate, must be registered PRIVATE WATERS with the Commission’s Fisheries Permission from the landowner is Division at least 45 days prior to the required to access any body of water or event. Voluntary information on other stream located on private property. tournaments, such as club tournaments, Preserving Nebraska’s natural areas for the future Although a private body of water may is welcome. An event may be denied if receive fish for stocking from the the date(s) and location(s) conflicts with Since 1983, the Nebraska Game and Parks Foundation has supported Commission, the owner controls a previously approved event. Applicant numerous efforts to conserve and maintain the habitat, parklands and access to it and anyone fishing it must denial can also be based on safety wildlife that make Nebraska special. have a valid fishing permit. The only concerns due to low water conditions or waters where a fishing permit is not anticipated heavy use that could result in boat ramp congestion. The The Foundation’s focus on the care and preservation of our natural required are those entirely on private resources helps to ensure that future generations will be able to enjoy land, entirely stocked with private Commission’s Fisheries Division may hatchery-reared fish, and not impose special conditions not the same opportunities and amenities that we take for granted today. connected by inflow or outflow with specifically covered herein for a fishing other waters outside the pond owner’s tournament, derby, or contest if deemed To learn more about the Foundation, or how your tax-deductible property. An unlicensed angler who necessary to protect the resource or to contribution can help this mission continue, please visit our website. catches fish from such a body of water assure public safety. Special conditions and wants to remove them from the may include, but are not limited to: www.NebraskaGameAndParksFoundation.org premises must have a written aerated live wells, release of live fish, 24 be a permanent employee of the 4. The catch must be verified. This may 8. Anglers who release a Master Commission, must witness the be done by an employee of the Angler fish will receive a “Catch and weighing and measuring of the fish Commission, a permit vendor, a Release Master Angler” pin in and sign the application. witness or a photograph. addition to the Master Angler 5. The angler MUST display a 5. Anglers 16 years of age or older certificate. Nebraska fishing permit to the must possess a current Nebraska 9. Minimum weights must be met to Commission employee that fishing permit and enter the permit qualify for a Master Angler Award for witnesses the weight. number on the application. a harvested fish. 6. One clear photograph showing a 6. Only fish immediately released are 10. Minimum lengths are used strictly close-up side view of the fish, and eligible for an award based on for Master Angler Awards for a fish one clear photograph showing the length. Any fish kept in a livewell or that was caught and released. angler with the fish MUST on a stringer must meet the accompany the completed minimum weight requirement to THE MINIMUM SIZE application form. All photographs receive an award. REQUIREMENTS ARE: become the property of the 7. Anglers may receive only one award Commission. American Eel ...... 24 in. or 1lb. based on weight per year for each Bass 7. A Commission fisheries biologist species. There is no limit on the Largemouth ...... 20 in. or 5 lbs. STATE RECORDS / MUST verify the species of fish. The number of catch-and-release Rock ...... 11 in. or 1 lb. MASTER ANGLERS fish MUST be preserved flat until the awards. Smallmouth ...... 18 in. or 3 lbs. If you make an outstanding catch, it species is verified. may qualify for either a Game and 8. The Commission reserves the right Parks Commission State Record or a to collect fish scale, tissue or spine Master Angler Award. Application forms samples to check fish identification, MASTER ANGLER / STATE RECORD APPLICATION are available from any Commission and to refuse any questionable Please print legibly. See rules. office, conservation officer or permit application submitted. vendor, or are found in the Fishing Name 9. The Commission reserves the right Guide or on the Commission’s Web site Address City State Zip to revoke state records if the record wwwOutdoorNebraska.org. Rules Fishing Permit No. Under 16 include: holder is found in possession of illegal fishing gear or has been cited Species of fish Weight: lbs. oz. Length: in. for repeated fishing violations that Date caught Released: Yes No STATE RECORD RULES cast suspicion on the authenticity of Name of lake or stream County where located 1. Fish MUST be caught in accordance the record catch. with Nebraska Fishing Regulations Method of fishing: Rod & Reel Archery Surface spearfishing Underwater spearfishing 10. No fish caught from any by rod and reel (not set lines or limb aquaculture or commercial put- Type of bait or lure lines), underwater spear-fishing, and-take facility is eligible. Where weighed or measured surface spearing, or archery and MUST be taken from Nebraska 11. The application must be submitted Address City Phone waters. within 30 days of the date the fish is Weight or length witnessed by: 2. Fish MUST be weighed on an caught. 1. accredited or certified scale. A Signature Address commercial measuring tape or stick MASTER ANGLER RULES 2. Signature Address should be used to measure the fish. 1. All fish must be taken from Nebraska 3. The fish should be measured, from waters. the tip of the mouth (closed) to the Notary Public (for State Record only) tip of the tail (tail lobes pressed 2. If a fish is caught from private 4. together) with the fish laying flat on waters, a valid fishing permit is Game & Parks Commission official species verification (for State Record only) the tape. required to receive the award. 3. Only fish that exceed the current 3. Fish must be taken by hook-and- record by at least one ounce are line. Fish caught on bank lines are Species may be verified after State Record application is received. See State Record rules. eligible for a state record. not eligible. Fish must be legally Mail to: Fisheries Division, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, hooked, played and landed by the P.O. Box 30370, Lincoln, NE 68503-0370 4. Two witnesses, one of which MUST applicant for the award.

26 27 Spotted ...... 18 in. or 3 lbs. Striped ...... 32 in. or 10 lbs. Striper (hybrid) ...... 24 in. or 8 lbs. White ...... 17 in. or 2.5 lbs Bluegill ...... 10 in. or 1 lb. Dry Spotted Tail Creek (Sioux- NWCo.) of Buffalo ...... 26 in. or 10 lbs. Bullhead ...... 15 in. or 2 lbs. Mitchell. Brown and rainbow trout. Private access, permission required. Burbot ...... 16 in. or 1 lb. Carp ...... 32 in. or 15 lbs. Gilbert-Baker Pond (Sioux- Co.)2 acres, Catfish 10N of Harrison. Rainbow trout. Located on Blue ...... 40 in. or 30 lbs. the east portion of Gilbert-Baker WMA. Channel ...... 30 in. or 12 lbs. Goldeneye WMA (Deuel -Co.) 17 acres, 1S, Flathead ...... 32 in. or 15PUBLIC lbs FISHING AREAS Bridgeport SRA (Morrill -Co.) 78 acres in 5 3W of Big Springs. Black crappie, bluegill, Crappie ...... 15 in. or 2 lbs. lakes, NW edge of Bridgeport. Bluegill, How to use this guide channel catfish, largemouth bass, yellow Drum ...... 22 in. or 5 lbs. channel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, perch. Gar ...... 40 in. or 8 lbs.The fisheries division divides the walleye, yellow perch, rainbow trout (NW Goldeye ...... 16 in. or 1.5state lbs. into six geographic regions, or lake), wiper (middle lake). Wiper - 18-inchGrabel Ponds (Dawes -Co.) 6 acres in 4 Muskellunge/Tiger Muskie . . . . 40 in. or 15 lbs. minimum length, daily bag limit of 1; management districts, with an office in Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. ponds, Fort Robinson SP. Cabins and Paddlefish ...... *45each in. district. In this guide, lakes, rivers camping.. Rainbow trout, largemouth bass, Perch Primitive camping; all boats allowed on the and streams are listed in alphabetical middle pit, all other pits restricted to electricbluegill, rock bass, channel catfish. Yellow ...... 13 in. or 1.25order lbs. within the district they are motor and nonpowered boats. Greenwood Creek (Morrill- Co.)SE of White ...... 12 in. or 1 lb. located. The six districts are; Panhandle Buffalo Creek WMA (Scotts Bluff- 7 Co.) Bridgeport. Brown and rainbow trout. Private Northern Pike ...... 36 in. or 10 lbs. access, permission required. Sauger ...... 21 in. or 3(northwest), lbs. North-central, Northeast, acres, 4S, 1½W, 1S of Melbeta. Largemouth Saugeye ...... 23 in. or 5Southwest, lbs. South-central, and bass, yellow perch, crappie, channel catfish,Hat Creek (Sioux Co.)- NE of Harrison. Brook Shovelnose Sturgeon ...... 28 in. or 2.5Southeast, lbs. presented in that order. rainbow trout. Access via 1-mile foot trail. trout. Private access, permission required. Dry in 2007, no opportunity in 2008. Sucker ...... 18 in. or 2Therefore, lbs. Sandhills lakes located in Ice House Ponds (Dawes- Co.)6 acres in 3 Sunfish ...... 10 in. orNorth-central 1 lb. Nebraska will be found in Carter P. Johnson Lake (Sioux- 15Co.) Trout ponds, Fort Robinson SP. Cabins and the second section of the guide, near acres, Fort Robinson SP. Cabins and camping. Largemouth bass, bluegill. Brook ...... 14 in. or 1 lb. camping. Rainbow trout, largemouth bass, Brown ...... 22 in. or 4the lbs. front, while lakes around Lincoln in rock bass, crappie, channel catfish. ElectricIsham Dam (Sheridan -Co.) 26 acres, NW of Rainbow ...... 23 in. or 5the lbs. southeast will be found in the last motor and nonpowered boats allowed, Hay Springs. Bluegill, bullhead, largemouth Walleye ...... 28 in. or 8section, lbs. near the back of the guide. wheelchair-accessible pier. bass, yellow perch, crappie, channel catfish. Private lake, permission required; all boats For boating regulations please refer Chadron City Reservoirs (Dawes- 20 Co.) allowed. to the 2008 Boating Regulation Guide. acres in 2 ponds, 5½S of Chadron. Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, yellowIsland Lake (Garden Co.)- 711 acres, perch, rainbow trout. Nonpowered boats Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 22N PANHANDLE allowed. of Oshkosh. Bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass, yellow perch. Panfish - daily bag limit Chadron Creek (Dawes -Co.) S of Chadron. The Panhandle is a haven for trout of 10. No baitfish allowed, only dead smelt. anglers. Rainbows, browns and brooks Brook and brown trout. Public access at No camping; Electric motor and nonpowered abound in the many Pine Ridge and North Chadron State Park, otherwise private boats allowed; area open one hour before Platte valley coldwater streams. This area access, permission required. sunrise to one hour after sunset. also contains several reservoirs and sand- Chadron State Park Pond (Dawes- 2 Co.) Laing Lake (Box Butte -Co.) 10 acres, hill lakes that provide excellent walleye, acres, 9S of Chadron. Rainbow trout. BoatsAlliance, W. 18th St. and Box Butte Ave. muskie, northern pike and panfish fishing. not allowed; wheelchair-accessible deck. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish. Cabins and camping. Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. DISTRICT I - PANHANDLE Chappell Interstate Lake (Deuel- 30Co.) Larabee Creek (Sheridan- Co.)N of Alliance Office acres, ½S of Chappell, I-80 Exit 85 - Al Hanson, Rushville, Brook and brown trout. Private *From front of eye to natural fork of tail Wheatland Drive. Black crappie, bluegill, access, permission required. Fisheries Supervisor channel catfish, largemouth bass, yellow (308) 763-2940 perch. Lodgepole Creek (Kimball- Co.)Kimball to Wyoming border. Brown and rainbow trout. Fax (308) 763-2943 Crane Lake (Garden Co.)- 128 acres, Private access, permission required. Subject Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 22Nto low or no water. Bourdeaux Creek (Dawes- Co.)SE of of Oshkosh. Yellow perch. Panfish - daily Chadron. Public access on Big Bourdeaux bag limit of 10; No baitfish allowed, only Creek WMA. Brook and brown trout. dead smelt. No camping. Open to fishing Nov. 1 - Feb. 15. Fishing allowed during Box Butte Reservoir SRA (Dawes- 1,600 Co.) daylight hours only. Fisherman must be off acres, 10N of Hemingford. Bluegill, channel the lake no later than 1 hour after sunset. catfish, crappie, largemouth and smallmouth No boats or float tubes allowed. Limited bass, northern pike, walleye, yellow perch, opportunity in 2008 due to low water. rock bass. Northern pike – protected slot limit Dry Sheep Creek (Sioux -Co.) NW of Morrill. of 28 to 34 inches, daily bag limit of 10, only 1 of which may be more than 34 inches with Brown and rainbow trout. Private access, possession limit being 20. Subject to severe permission required. Take me, fishing summer drawdown; primitive camping and electrical hook-ups are available, all boats because you can think allowed. about work later.

28 29 Sheep Creek (Sioux Co.)- NW of Morrill. Brown and rainbow trout. Private access, permission required. Silvernail Drain (Morrill -Co.) E of Northport, Brown and rainbow trout. Private access, permission required. Lake Minatare SRA (Scotts Bluff- Co.) Smith Lake (Garden Co.)– 225 acres, 2,100 acres, 12NE of Scottsbluff. ChannelCrescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 26N catfish, crappie, smallmouth bass, white of Oshkosh. Bluegill, black crappie, bass, walleye, wiper, yellow perch. Waters largemouth bass, yellow perch. Panfish – within 150 feet of the dam are closed to daily bag limit of 10. No baitfish allowed, fishing from sunset to sunrise March 1 only dead smelt. No camping. Open to through April 30. Camping; all boats fishing Nov. 1 – Feb. 15. Fishing allowed Bessey Fish Pond (Thomas- Co.)3 acres, allowed; closed Oct. 15-Jan. 14 or as during daylight hours only. Fisherman must posted. Subject to severe drawdowns. be off the lake no later than 1 hour after 1W, 1/4S of Halsey - Bessey National Forest. Camping. Bluegill, channel catfish, Lake Winters Creek (Scotts Bluff- 235 Co.) sunset. No boats or float tubes allowed. largemouth bass; rainbow trout stocked in acres, N of Minatare. Channel catfish, yellow Smith Lake WMA (Sheridan- Co.)290 acres, White River (Dawes Co.) - W of Fort Robinson.October. Nomotorized boating. Fish-cleaning perch, bluegill, largemouth bass. Electric 23S of Rushville. Bluegill, black crappie, Cabins and camping. Brown and rainbow station, fishing deck. motor and nonpowered boats allowed; bullhead, largemouth bass, yellow perch, closed Oct. 15-Jan. 14, or as posted. Area is trout. Public access at Fort Robinson StateBig Alkali WMA (Cherry Co.) - 842 acres, northern pike, walleye. Panfish – daily bag Park, otherwise private access, permission open sunrise to sunset only. Subject to 16S, 4W, 1½S of Valentine. Bluegill, carp, limit of 10. Primitive camping, boats required. severe drawdowns. restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Handicap channel catfish, black crappie, largemouth Monroe Creek (Sioux -Co.) 4½N of Harrison. accessible concrete boat ramp. Whitney Lake (Dawes -Co.) 900 acres, 1½W bass, northern pike, yellow perch. All boats allowed, ramp, camping, fishing camp. Brook trout. Public access on Gilbert-BakerSoldier Creek (Dawes -Co.) 3W of Crawford. of Whitney. Channel catfish, crappie, walleye, yellow perch, white bass. Private irrigation Snowmobiles and ATVs allowed on ice. WMA, otherwise private access, permissionBrook, rainbow and brown trout. Public access required. reservoir, access limited. Subject to drawdowns.Boardman Creek (Cherry- Co.)35SW of at Fort Robinson State Park and Soldier Creek Public boat ramp on SE corner of the lake. Morrill Sandpits (Scotts Bluff- 25Co.) acres Wilderness Area. Valentine. Brown and rainbow trout. Private Wildhorse Creek (Morrill -Co.) N of Bayard. access, permission required. in 3 lakes, 3S of Morrill. Black crappie, Sowbelly Creek (Sioux -Co.) NE of Harrison. bluegill, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, Brown trout. Private access, permission Burwell Lake (Ladybird) (Garfield- 3 Co.) Brook and brown trout. Private access, required. yellow perch, channel catfish. County permission required. acres, 1E of Burwell. Largemouth bass, owned, permission required, check with the Winters Creek (Scotts Bluff- Co.)NE of bluegill, channel catfish. City of Morrill. No boating or camping Spotted Tail Creek (Scotts Bluff- NWCo.) of Scottsbluff. Brown and rainbow trout. PrivateCalamus Reservoir SRA (Garfield and Loup allowed. South and Middle sandpits Mitchell. Brown and rainbow trout. Private access, permission required. renovated and restocked in 2007. access Co.)- 5,200 acres, 2W, 5NW of Burwell. Wood Reserve Ponds (Dawes- 2Co.) acres Ninemile Creek (Scotts Bluff- BrownCo.) Channel catfish, black crappie, northern pike, in 4 ponds, Soldier’s Creek Wilderness muskellunge, walleye, wiper, yellow perch, and rainbow trout. Public access at Nine Area, Fort Robinson SP. Rainbow trout. white bass, carp. Walleye - 18-inch minimum Mile Creek WMA 3 E of Minatare.Walk-in Access via 1 mile hike up the middle branchlength with only 1 fish more than 22 inches access. SE of WMA and 1E 2N 1E of of Soldier Creek. allowed in the daily bag limit. Modern/primitive Minatare otherwise permission required. camping; boating on upper lake restricted to 5 Niobrara River (Sioux and Dawes- Co.) mph (no wake). Fish-cleaning stations at Brown and rainbow trout. Private access, Homestead Knolls and Nunda Shoals. permission required. Extremely low water in Calamus River (Brown Co. and Loup- Co.) summer. Public access on Agate Fossil N ORTH -CENTRAL Carp, channel catfish, northern pike. Private Beds National Monument. access, permission required; canoe sites Oliver Reservoir SRA (Kimball- 270Co.) The Sandhills region contains most of and camping. acres, 10W of Kimball. Bluegill, crappie, the natural lakes that occur in the state. Carney Pond (Holt Co.)- 2.5 acres, O’Neill These shallow but very productive lakes largemouth bass, yellow perch, walleye, City Lake, ½ S on Hwy 281. Largemouth channel catfish, carp, muskellunge. Primitive provide excellent fishing for northern bass, bluegill, channel catfish. Fishery camping, all boats allowed, wheelchair- pike, yellow perch and bluegills. renovated and restocked in 2007. accessible pier; low water in 2007. DISTRICT II - NORTH-CENTRAL Clear Lake (Cherry Co.)- 425 acres, 16S, 6W, Pine Creek (Sheridan -Co.) 20S of Rushville. Bassett Office 8S of Valentine to Refuge H.Q. Black Brown trout. Private access, permission Joel Klammer, bullhead, bluegill, northern pike, largemouth required. bass, yellow perch. Northern pike - 28-inch , permission required. Fisheries Supervisor Red Willow Creek (Morrill- Co.)E of Bayard. (402) 684-2921; maximum length. Possession of baitfish Stuckenhole Creek (Scotts Bluff- W Co.) of prohibited, dead smelt allowed. Possession of Brown and rainbow trout. Private access, ArnoldFax (402) Lake 684-2816 SRA (Custer- Co.)4 acres, ½S permission required. Bayard. Brown and rainbow trout. Private fish not taken from refuge waters unlawful. No access, permission required. of Arnold, west side of Hwy 40. Bluegill, camping. Electric motor and nonpowered channel catfish, largemouth bass. Dense boats allowed. Refuge open sunrise to sunset. Terry’s Pit (Scotts Bluff -Co.) 7 acres, aquatic vegetation in summer. Aquatic vegetation hampers summer fishing. Terrytown. Largemouth bass, channel Atkinson SRA (Holt Co.)- 5 acres, ½W of Cottonwood Lake SRA (Cherry- 34Co.) catfish, rainbow trout. Atkinson. Bluegill, channel catfish, carp, acres, ½E, ½S of Merriman. Bluegill, Tub Springs (Sioux Co.) - NE of Mitchell. largemouth bass, northern pike. Primitive channel catfish, black crappie, largemouth Brown and rainbow trout. Private access, camping, electrical hookups. Elkhorn Riverbass, northern pike, yellow perch. Primitive permission required. access. camping; aquatic vegetation hampers summer fishing, all boats allowed. Walgren Lake SRA (Sheridan- 100Co.) Auble Pond (Valley Co.)- 5 acres, Bussell acres, 5SE of Hay Springs. Bluegill, crappie, Park Rd. and G Street, Ord. Largemouth bullhead, largemouth bass, northern pike, bass, bluegill, channel catfish; rainbow trout walleye, yellow perch, channel catfish. seasonally. Largemouth bass - catch and Primitive camping; boats restricted to 5 mph release; Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; (no wake), wheelchair-accessible pier. Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. White Clay Creek (Sheridan- Co.)NW of Rushville. Brown trout. Private access, permission required.

30 31 Fairfield Creek (Cherry -Co.) 8N, 2E of Wood Lake to forks or 2½W of Norden Road on S side of Niobrara River to mouth of creek. Brown and rainbow trout. Private access, permission required, vehicle access difficult, most areas accessible by long hike. Frye Lake WMA (Grant Co.) - 243 acres, 1N, Cottonwood-Steverson Lake WMA (Cherry 1½E of Hyannis. Bluegill, largemouth bass, Co.)- 680 acres, 30N, 2E of Hyannis. yellow perch, channel catfish, walleye, black Bluegill, largemouth bass, yellow perch, crappie. Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; No muskellunge, carp, walleye, black crappie.live baitfish can be used or possessed. Concrete boat ramp, boats restricted to 5 Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Very mph (no wake). Snowmobiles and ATVs low water levels in 2007 had a negative allowed on ice. impact on fish population. Overton Lake (Holt Co.)- 135 acres, 21S, 5E Cozad Lake (South Pine WMA) (Brown Co.)Gracie Creek (Loup Co.)- N side of Calamus of Newport. Largemouth bass, yellow perch, - 80 acres, 11S, 2W of Long Pine. Bluegill,Reservoir. Rainbow trout. Private access bluegill. Leased for ice-fishing only, open yellow perch, largemouth bass. except for approximately 200 yards Dec. 1 through March 15. Closed to public Cub Creek Lake (Keya Paha- Co.)27 acres, upstream of Gracie Creek pond, permission use the remainder of the year. 8½W of Springview. Bluegill, channel required on private land. Pelican Lake (Cherry Co.)- 798 acres, 16S, Keller Park SRA (Brown -Co.) 7 acres in 5 catfish, largemouth bass, yellow perch, Gracie Creek Pond (Loup- Co.)2 acres, N 6W, 8S of Valentine to Refuge H.Q. black crappie. Electric motor and ponds, 11S of Springview. Bluegill, channelBullhead, bluegill, largemouth bass, side of Calamus Reservoir - 12N, 4E of Taylor. catfish, largemouth bass, rainbow trout. nonpowered boats allowed; primitive Rainbow trout, carp. Put-and-take trout northern pike, yellow perch. Northern pike - camping; NRD-owned lake. Pond Nos. 4 and 5 have catchable trout. 28-inch maximum length. Possession of stocking, wheelchair-accessible deck. Primitive camping. Davis Creek Reservoir (Valley- 1,145Co.) Modern and primitive camping. baitfish prohibited, dead smelt allowed. Long Lake SRA (Brown -Co.) 155 acres, Possession of fish not taken from refuge acres, 5S, 1E of North Loup. Bluegill, Hackberry Lake (Cherry -Co.) 680 acres, 8½W, 21S of Ainsworth. Bullhead, northernwaters unlawful. No camping. Electric motor bullhead, carp, white bass, wiper, crappie,16S, 6W, 8S of Valentine to Refuge H.Q. and nonpowered boats allowed. Refuge largemouth bass, walleye, yellow perch. pike, yellow perch. Boats restricted to 5 mph Bluegill, largemouth bass (no wake). Primitive camping. open sunrise to sunset. Aquatic vegetation Concrete boat ramp. Camping. Water level hampers summer fishing. fluctuates due to irrigation. Long Pine Creek (Brown- Co.) Brown and Plum Creek (Brown Co.)- W of Johnstown. Defair Lake WMA (Grant Co.) - 70 acres, 1E, rainbow trout. Public access at Long Pine Brown and rainbow trout. Public access at 2S, 1/2E of Hyannis. Largemouth bass, SRA, camping, (1/2NW of Long Pine), Long Pine WMA (1N, ¼W of Long Pine), and PineBobcat WMA (10N, 1W, ½N of Ainsworth) yellow perch. Very low water levels in 2007. and Plum Creek Valley WMA (½W of No opportunity in 2008. Glen WMA (2E, 8¼N of Long Pine). Remainder of stream is private access, Johnston on Hwy. 20, 1.25 S on county Dewey Lake (Cherry Co.) - 550 acres, 16S, permission required. road). Remainder of stream is private access, permission required. One-acre pond 6W, 8S of Valentine to Refuge H.Q. Bluegill, Melham Park Lake (Custer- Co.)4 acres, largemouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch. on Plum Creek Valley WMA is stocked with Northern pike - 28-inch maximum length. Broken Bow, north of Memorial Drive, eastrainbow trout. of N. 5th Avenue. Largemouth bass, bluegill, Possession of baitfish prohibited, dead smelt Rat and Beaver WMA (Cherry Co.) - 450 allowed. Possession of fish not taken from channel catfish. Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. acres in 2 lakes, 30S, 7W of Valentine. refuge waters unlawful. No camping allowed. Bullhead, crappie, bluegill, carp, northern Electric motor and nonpowered boats. Merritt Reservoir SRA & WMA (Cherry- Co.)pike, yellow perch. Primitive boat ramp. Refuge open sunrise to sunset. Aquatic 2,900 acres, 26SW of Valentine. Bluegill, vegetation hampers summer fishing. yellow perch, bullhead, channel catfish, blackSchlagel Creek WMA (Schlagel Creek) Dismal River (Blaine and Hooker- Co.) crappie, largemouth and smallmouth bass, (Cherry Co.)16S, - 4W, 4N of Valentine. Brown and rainbow trout, channel catfish, muskellunge, northern pike, walleye, white Brown trout. Private access, permission bass, yellow perch, carp. The daily bag limit of carp. Private access, permission required. required, except on Schlagel Creek WMA. four may include one walleye from 15 through Schoolhouse Lake (Cherry- Co.)105 acres, Duck Lake (Cherry Co.)- 66 acres, 16S, 6W, 18 inches and three over 18 inches or four 8S of Valentine to Refuge H.Q. Bluegill, over 18 inches. but no more than one over 2224S of Nenzel. Black crappie, bluegill, bullhead, largemouth bass, yellow perch. , yellow perch. inches in length allowed in the daily bag. Allbullhead, largemouth bass. Private access, permission required. Possession of baitfish prohibited, dead smeltPossession of baitfish prohibited, dead smelt boats allowed. Modern and primitive camping. allowed. Possession of fish not taken fromallowed. Possession of fish not taken from Middle Loup River (Hooker, Thomas, BlaineShell Lake WMA (Cherry -Co.) 160 acres, refuge waters unlawful. No camping. Electric refuge waters unlawful. No camping allowed. and Custer Co.)- Upper river - brown and 3N, 4E, 8N of Gordon. Bluegill, channel motor and nonpowered boats allowed. Electric motor and nonpowered boats catfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, rainbow trout, Lower river - carp, channel Refuge open sunrise to sunset. Aquatic allowed. Refuge open sunrise to sunset. yellow perch. Aquatic vegetation hampers catfish. Public access at Milburn and vegetation hampers summer fishing. Aquatic vegetation hampers summer fishing. summer fishing. Boats restricted to 5 mph Arcadia diversions; remainder of stream is (no wake). East Hyannis Lake (Avocet WMA) (Grant HomeCo.) Valley Lake (Cherry Co.) - 220 acres, private access, permission required. - 120 acres, 1E of Hyannis. Largemouth Snake River (Upper Reach) (Cherry- Co.) 30N, 2½E, 1N of Hyannis. Bluegill, Milburn Diversion (Middle Loup River) (Blaine bass, yellow perch. Shallow lake, dense largemouth bass, yellow perch, black near Gordon. Brown and rainbow trout. Co.)- 2 NW of Milburn. Carp, channel catfish. vegetation in summer. crappie, walleye, carp. Part of the Private access, permission required. Cottonwood-Steverson WMA. Boats Minnechaduza Creek (Cherry- Co.) Spencer WMA (Niobrara River) (Holt- Co.) restricted to 5 mph (no wake), portage route Valentine, below hatchery supply. Rainbow 18N of O’Neill. Channel catfish, carp, from Cottonwood-Steverson Lake. trout seasonally. Snowmobiles and ATVs allowed on ice. sauger. Bag limit on channel catfish is 5 Access to the north side of lake via private Niobrara River (Brown, Keya Paha, Rock from the dam downstream to the Missouri property, permission is required. and Boyd Co.)- Channel catfish, sauger, River. Primitive camping. Hudson Lake (Cherry -Co.) 160 acres, 15S, carp. Private access, permission required. 8W, 1N of Valentine. Largemouth bass, North Loup River (Cherry, Blaine, Loup and bluegill, yellow perch. Private lake, open to Garfield Co.)- Upper river - brown and the public for ice-fishing only. rainbow trout, Lower river - carp, channel Hull Lake (Boyd Co.)- 6 acres, ½W, 2S 1W catfish. Public access at Kent Diversion Dam 1¼S of Butte. Bluegill, channel catfish, WMA, 5 ½E of Taylor; otherwise private largemouth bass, crappie. access, permission required.

32 33 Willow Lake WMA (Brown- Co.)313 acres, 18½S 12½W, 1N of Ainsworth. Bluegill, bullhead, carp, black crappie, largemouth bass, yellow perch. Largemouth bass - 21- inch minimum length. Primitive camping; boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake); snowmobiles and ATVs allowed on ice. Swan Lake (Holt Co.)- 235 acres, 26S, ½W of Atkinson. Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, yellow perch. Primitive boat ramp, boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Private lake leased for fishing only. Renovated in 2006 and restocked. Good opportunity starting in 2008.

Tower Lake (Yellowthroat WMA) (Brown Co.) East Branch Verdigre Creek (Grove Lake - 75 acres, 12.5S, 1.5E of Ainsworth. WMA) (Antelope Co.)- NE of Royal above Bluegill, largemouth bass, yellow perch, black crappie. Grove Lake. Brown and rainbow trout. Public access available as posted; rainbow trout Twin Lakes WMA (Rock -Co.) 160 acres, stocked on a weekly basis. 16S, 2½E, 2S of Bassett. Black crappie, Ferry Landing (Missouri River) (Knox- Co.) largemouth bass, northern pike, bluegill, yellow perch. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no 2½E, 1½N of Niobrara, river mile 841. Carp, Chalkrock Lake WMA (Cedar- 44Co.) acres, channel and flathead catfish, northern pike, wake), primitive boat ramp. Fish renovation sauger, walleye. Walleye and sauger - 15- completed in 2007 and restocked. 5N, 1½E of Hwy 81 and 12 Jct. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish. No live inch minimum length. Boat ramp. Valentine Mill Pond (Cherry- Co.)20 acres, Bazile Creek WMA (Missouri River) (Knox Co.) baitfish can be used or possessed. BoatsFremont Lakes SRA (Dodge- 280Co.) acres north edge of Valentine. Largemouth bass, restricted to 5 mph (no wake). - 4E, 1½N of Niobrara, river mile 838.8. Carp, in 19 lakes, 3W of Fremont. Bluegill, bullhead, bluegill, channel catfish. channel and flathead catfish, smallmouth Cottonwood Lake (Lake Yankton) (Cedar Co.)carp, channel catfish, crappie, largemouth Victoria Springs Lake SRA (Custer- 6 Co.) bass, northern pike, sauger, walleye. Walleye bass, muskellunge (Nos. 7 and 8), wipers (No. and sauger - 15-inch minimum length. Gravel - 250 acres, Below Gavins Point Dam, north acres, 6E of Anselmo off Rt. S21A. Bluegill, side of river. Camping. Bluegill, channel 15). Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; Channel road to ramp gets muddy with heavy rains, catfish - daily bag limit of 3; Muskellunge - 40- channel catfish, largemouth bass; rainbowramp subject to flooding. catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, northern trout stocked in October. Shallow, with pike, walleye. Largemouth bass - 15-inch inch minimum length; Wipers - 18-inch extensive vegetation, nonpowered boatsBlack IslandN ORTHEAST WMA (Elkhorn River) (Cuming minimum length. Border water area with Southminimum length, daily bag limit of 1; bullheads only. Cabins and camping. Co.)- 2½E of Pilger on county road. Carp, Dakota, open to Nebraska permit holders. – daily bag limit of 5. Catchable bullheads Anglers in the northeast find exciting Electric motor and nonpowered boats allowed.stocked into No. 3 and trout seasonally Watts Lake (Cherry Co.)- 230 acres, 16S, channel and flathead catfish. fishing action at popular Lewis and Fish-cleaning station SW corner of lake. stocked in No. 5. Gas-powered boating on 6W, 8S of Valentine to Refuge H.Q. Bluegill,Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge Victory Lake and Lake No. 20 only, all other Clark Lake, as well as many small farm Crystal Cove Lake (Dakota- Co.)30 acres, largemouth bass, muskellunge, yellow (Washington Co.)- 3½ E of Fort Calhoun. lakes electric motor and nonpowered boats perch. Possession of baitfish prohibited,ponds, catfish and trout streams and the NE of Hwy 20 and 77 intersection in Southallowed. Nos. 3 and 20 renovated and Restored channel off the Missouri River. dead smelt allowed. Possession of fish notmighty Missouri River. Sioux City, entrance on W. 39th St. restocked in 2007. Modern and primitive Channel catfish, flathead catfish, common taken from refuge waters unlawful. No Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish,camping. DISTRICTcarp and III other - NORTHEAST riverine species. Open a camping allowed. Electric motor and non- northern pike, rainbow trout seasonally. half-hour before sunrise to a half-hour after Gavins Point Dam Tailwaters (Missouri River) powered boats allowed. Refuge open Norfolk Office Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; Channel sunset. No archery fishing. Check with (Cedar Co.)- 1S, 4W of Yankton, S.D. sunrise to sunset. Aquatic vegetation Jeff Schuckman, catfish - daily bag limit of 3. Electric motor refuge for additional regulations. hampers summer fishing. Fisheries Supervisor and nonpowered boats allowed, wheelchair-Camping. Buffalo, carp, channel and flathead (402)Brooky 370-3374; Bottom Park (Missouri River) accessible pier. catfish, white bass, crappie, freshwater drum, West Long Lake (Cherry -Co.) 62 acres, paddlefish, smallmouth bass, sauger, Fax(Cedar (402) 370-3256Co.)- 4NE of Wynot, river mile 16S, 6W, 8S of Valentine to H.Q. Bluegill, Dead Timber SRA (Dodge Co.) - 20 acres, walleye, goldeye. Paddlefish – see paddlefish largemouth bass, yellow perch, pike. 784.9. Carp, channel and flathead catfish, 5NW of Scribner, 1½E. Bullhead, carp, section of guide for regulations. All boats Northern pike - 28-inch maximum length. freshwater drum, paddlefish, sauger, channel and flathead catfish, largemouth allowed; wheelchair-accessible deck. Fish- Possession of baitfish is prohibited, dead walleye. Concrete boat ramp. bass, bluegill, crappie. Electric motor and cleaning stations available (north and south smelt allowed. Possession of fish not takenBuckskin Hills Lake WMA (Dixon- 75 Co.) nonpowered boats allowed. Modern and sides). From Gavins Point Dam to 0.6 miles downstream, a nonresident Nebraska fishing from refuge waters unlawful. No camping acres, 2W, 3S, ½W of Newcastle. Bluegill, primitive camping. license is required of anglers who are not allowed. Electric motor and nonpowered crappie, channel catfish, largemouth bass, Decatur Boat Ramp (Missouri River) (Burt residents of Nebraska or South Dakota when boats allowed. Refuge open sunrise to walleye. Largemouth bass - 21-inch Co.)- South of Hwy 51 bridge. Carp, channelfishing from a boat or either bank. sunset. Aquatic vegetation hampers summerminimum length. Primitive camping; boats and flathead catfish, freshwater drum. fishing. restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Owned by George Syas WMA (Loup River) (Platte Co.) Lewis and Clark NRD. DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge (Washington- 2S, 1½E of Genoa. Carp, channel catfish. Co.)- 760 acres, 6E of Blair on Hwy 30. Goose Lake (Holt Co.)- 237 acres, 18N, 5E Refuge entrance fee permit required. Bluegill,of Bartlett. Largemouth bass, bluegill, buffalo, carp, channel catfish, crappie, northern pike, yellow perch. Northern pike - largemouth bass, walleye. Walleye – 15-inch28- to 34-inch protected slot limit. Boats minimum length; Largemouth bass – 15-inchrestricted to 5 mph (no wake). minimum length. All anglers shall abide by the regulations of the state in which theyGrove are Lake (Antelope -Co.) 50 acres, 2N of licensed, either Nebraska or Iowa, and Royal. Bluegill, bullhead, channel catfish, federal refuge regulations as posted. Boatscrappie, largemouth bass, northern pike, restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Open early rainbow trout seasonally. Northern pike - 30- January through late February for ice- inch minimum length. Primitive camping fishing; no more than two lines with two allowed. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). hooks per line can be used for ice fishing in DeSoto NWR Lake. Open April 15 - Oct. 14 for open-water fishing. Open a half-hour before sunrise to a half-hour after sunset. Dry Creek WMA (Elkhorn River) (Holt- Co.) 1½ SE of O’Neill. Carp, channel and flathead catfish.

34 35 Maskenthine Reservoir (Stanton- 98 Co.) acres, 2NW of Stanton. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, northern pike, walleye. Northern pike - 30-inch minimum length. Camping. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake); wheelchair-accessible pier. Owned by Lower Elkhorn NRD. Hackberry Creek WMA (Elkhorn River) Missouri River (Federal access -areas) (Antelope Co.)- 1½E, ½N of Clearwater. Nebraska shoreline of river. Buffalo, carp, Carp, channel and flathead catfish. channel and flathead catfish, freshwater Johnson Park Lake (Dodge- Co.)10 acres, drum, paddlefish, sauger, walleye. Walleye 1E of Fremont. Largemouth bass, bluegill, and sauger - 15-inch minimum length from channel catfish. Largemouth bass - catch Gavins Point Dam upstream to South Red Fox WMA (Elkhorn River) (Stanton Co.) and release; Panfish - daily bag limit of 10;Dakota border. Camping available. Area - 1S of Pilger on Hwy 15. Carp, channel and Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. Pavedboundaries posted, river miles 691.3-691.9, flathead catfish. 693.0-693.4, 694.5-695.3, 695.2-697.4, boat ramp, electric motor and nonpowered Red Wing WMA (Elkhorn River) (Antelope Co.) boats allowed. 697.7-699.6, 701.1-701.5. - 5 SW of Neligh. Carp, channel and Lake Babcock (Platte -Co.) 600 acres, 1W, Mulberry Bend WMA (Missouri River) flathead catfish. Pawnee Park East (Platte- Co.)2 acres, 3N of Columbus. Bullhead, carp, channel (Dixon Co.)- 1E of Maskell on Hwy 12 and Columbus - south edge, use west park St. Helena Access (Missouri River) (Cedar and flathead catfish. Boats restricted to 5 2 1/2N. Carp, channel catfish, largemouth entrance then cross under Hwy 81 on parkCo.)- 6½E, 1N of Hwy 81 and 121 Jct. mph (no wake). May be closed to boating and smallmouth bass, paddlefish, northern road. Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth during waterfowl season. Shallow lake, pike, sauger, walleye. Concrete ramp. Channel and flathead catfish, paddlefish, bass, rainbow trout seasonally. Largemouth owned by Loup Public Power. freshwater drum, sauger, walleye. Concrete Neligh Park (West Point Park Pond) (Cuming bass - catch and release; Panfish - daily bagboat ramp. Lake Ericson (Wheeler -Co.) 70 acres, 1/2S Co.)- Adjacent to Cuming Co. fairgrounds. limit of 10; Channel catfish - daily bag limit Scenic Park Access (Missouri River) of Ericson. Largemouth bass, bluegill, carp,Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish. of 3. (Dakota Co.)- ½E of Hwy 77 bridge near S. channel catfish, crappie, northern pike. Largemouth bass - 21-inch minimum length Pawnee Park West (Platte- Co.)2 acres, Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake), boat Sioux City, river mile 732.0. Carp, channel Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; Channel Columbus - south edge, west side of Hwy ramp in NW corner. Lake and dam managed and flathead catfish, freshwater drum. catfish - daily bag limit of 3. 81, south off 8th St. Largemouth bass, by Lake Ericson Corporation. Concrete boat ramp. Niobrara SP (Knox Co.)- 7 acres in 2 ponds, bluegill, channel catfish. Largemouth bass - Schuyler City Lake (Colfax- Co.)18 acres, Lake North (Platte Co.)- 200 acres, 3N of 1W of Niobr catch and release; Panfish - daily bag limit Columbus. Carp, channel catfish, crappie, of 10; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3.Schuyler - south edge off Hwy 15 on freshwater drum, walleye. Camping; shallow Penn Park Lake (Antelope- Co.)8 acres, Higgins Drive. Largemouth bass, bluegill, lake. Owned by Loup Public Power, all boats channel catfish. Seepage problem. Potential Neligh city lake, southeast of the Hwy 14 allowed. future rehabilitation project, limited opportunity. and Hwy 275 interchange. Bluegill, channel Lewis and Clark Lake SRA ( Knox- Co.) catfish, largemouth bass, carp. City Skyview Lake (Madison -Co.) 50 acres, 30,000 acres, 7N, 4W of Crofton. Carp, regulations in place. Largemouth bass – Norfolk - north of Business Hwy 275, W of channel catfish, crappie, freshwater drum, catch and release. Hwy 81 on Maple Avenue. Largemouth sauger, walleye, white bass, smallmouth Pibel Lake SRA (Wheeler- Co.) 20 bass, bluegill, walleye, channel catfish. bass. Walleye and sauger - 15-inch Largemouth bass - 21-inch minimum length; acres, 9S, 1E of tlett.Bar Bluegill, bullhead, minimum length. No more than two lines Panfish - daily bag limit of 10 in with two hooks on each are allowed from channel catfish, largemouth bass. Panfish combination;- Channel catfish - daily bag Gavins Point Dam upstream to the Santee daily bag limit of 10; Channel catfish - dailylimit of 3. No live baitfish can be used or boat ramp in Knox County. All boats allowed. bag limit of 3. No live baitfish can be used possessed.or Wheelchair-accessible deck; Boat ramps available at Bloomfield Area, possessed. Primitive camping; Boats electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed. restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Fish kill in Hideaway Acres Marina, Weigand and Spalding Lake (Greeley -Co.) 24 acres, Burbach Park, and Miller Creek Area. spring of 2007 will limit opportunity in 2008. Cabins and camping. south edge of Spalding. Largemouth bass, Ponca State Park (Missouri River) (Dixon Co.)bluegill, channel catfish, northern pike, carp. Looking Glass WMA (Platte- Co.)7 acres in - 2½N of Ponca, river mile 753.5. Carp, Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake), lake 2 lakes, 1S of Monroe. Bluegill, channel channel and flathead catfish, freshwater drum,dewatered periodically to flush sediment. catfish, largemouth bass. paddlefish, sauger, walleye. Concrete ramp. Also Cedar River access. Cabins and camping. Loup River Diversion Canal, Loup River Steel Creek (Holt Co.)- Brown and rainbow ara. Largemouth bass, bluegill, Powder Creek Reservoir (Dixon- 107Co.) (Nance Co. and Platte -Co.) Genoa to trout; Private access, permission required. channel catfish. Largemouth bass - catch acres, 2E, 4S of Newcastle. Largemouth Columbus. Carp, channel and flathead and release; Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; bass, bluegill, bullhead, northern pike, Summit Lake SRA (Burt -Co.) 190 acres, catfish, freshwater drum. Tailrace at Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. No walleye, channel catfish. Largemouth bass4½W, - ½S of Tekamah. Largemouth bass, Columbus, stilling basin W of Genoa, and boats. Niobrara River access. Cabins and 21-inch minimum length; boats restricted tobluegill, channel catfish, walleye. Panfish - tailwaters below Monroe and Columbus camping. 5 mph (no wake). daily bag limit of 10; Channel catfish - daily powerhouses most productive. Niobrara Townsite Boat Ramp (Missouri bag limit of 3; Boats restricted to 5 mph (no Powder Horn WMA (Elkhorn River) (Dodgewake), fish-cleaning station. Camping. River) (Knox Co.)- N of old Niobrara Co.)- 4NW of Scribner on Hwy 275. Carp, Sunshine Bottoms (Missouri River) (Boyd townsite on county road, river mile 844.0. channel and flathead catfish. Buffalo, carp, crappie, northern pike, sauger, Co.)- 3E, 4N of Lynch. Carp, channel smallmouth bass, walleye. Walleye and Prairie Wolf WMA (Loup River) (Nance- Co.)catfish, freshwater drum, goldeye, sauger, sauger - 15-inch minimum length. Double- 1S of Genoa. Carp, channel catfish. smallmouth bass, walleye. Boat ramp. wide concrete ramps - not usable during Red Fox WMA (Stanton -Co.) 25 acres periods of low water levels; ample parking. (sandpit), 1½S of Pilger on Hwy 15. Bluegill, Pelican Point SRA (Missouri River) (Burt carp, channel catfish, crappie, largemouth Co.)- 5E, 4N of Tekamah, river mile 672.8. bass. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake), Buffalo, carp, channel and flathead catfish, primitive boat ramp. freshwater drum, sauger, walleye. Public boat ramp, primitive camping.

36 37 Ta Ha Zouka Park Lake (Madison- 5 Co.) acres, Norfolk - south edge of Norfolk just east of Hwy 81 and just north of the Elkhorn River. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, rainbow trout seasonally. Largemouth bass - 21-inch minimum length; Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. No live baitfish can be used or possessed. Hershey WMA (Lincoln -Co.) 53 acres, Tilden City Pond (Antelope- Co.)1 acre, Hershey interchange, SE quadrant. Channel Tilden - Horseshoe Bend Memorial Park - and flathead catfish, largemouth and rock SW corner of town on 5th St. Largemouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike, walleye, bass, bluegill, channel catfish. Largemouth bluegill. Electric motor or nonpowered boats bass - 21-inch minimum length; Panfish - allowed. daily bag limit of 10; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. Additional city regulations. Humphrey Pond (Keith -Co.) 3 acres, east Diamond Bar (McPherson- Co.)120 acres, edge of Ogallala on Hwy 30. Largemouth Verdel Landing WMA (Missouri River) (KnoxBarnett Park Pond (Red Willow- 5Co.) acres,S SOUTHWEST edge McCook off Hwy 83. Bluegill, 18W, 3S Tryon. Largemouth bass, northernbass, bluegill, channel catfish. Closed to Co.)- 2E, 2N of Verdel. Carp, channel boats. Scheduled for rehabilitation project in Southwestlargemouth Nebraska bass, offerschannel large catfish, rainbow pike, bullhead, yellow perch, bluegill, black catfish, crappie, largemouth and smallmouthtrout stocked seasonally. Largemouth bass - crappie. Shallow Sandhills lake, privately 2008. bass, northern pike. Walleye and saugerreservoirs, - rivers, canals and smaller owned, but managed by the Commission catch and release; Panfish - daily bag limit Jack Harkreader Pond (Lincoln- 8Co.) 15- inch minimum length limit. Double-widelakes for the enjoyment of anglers and and open to the public for fishing. Electric of 10; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. acres, south of Lake Maloney inlet. boat ramp, ample parking. campers.Electric Anglers motor canor nonpowered try for many boats allowed. motor or nonpowered boats allowed. Low water levels in 2006, restocked in 2007. Smallmouth bass, channel catfish, rock Whitetail WMA (Platte River) (Colfax- Co.)species,Area flooded including in channel spring ofcatfish, 2007. bass, bluegill. Closed to all boats. ½W of Schuyler on Hwy. 30, 3S on countybluegill,Birdwood walleye, WMA crappie, (Lincoln yellow -Co.) 20 acres,perch East Hershey WMA (Lincoln- Co.)20 acres, Wheelchair-accessible pier; low water level road. Carp, channel and flathead catfish,andNorth bass. Platte Most areasinterchange, have both ½S, modern 3½W, 1N, North Platte interchange, ½S, 7¾W, 1½N,due to seepage. sauger. NE across overpass. Channel catfish, andNW primitive across camping overpass. facilities. Channel catfish, Jeffrey Reservoir (Lincoln- Co.)900 acres, largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch, rock Wilkinson WMA (Platte -Co.) 1 acre in 2 largemouth and rock bass, bluegill, yellow DISTRICT IV - SOUTHWEST bass. Electric motor or nonpowered boats 5S, 3W of Brady. Channel and flathead ponds, 1½ S of Platte Center. Largemouthperch; rainbow trout seasonally. Electric catfish, carp, crappie, bluegill, freshwater Northmotor Platte or nonpowered Office boats allowed. allowed. bass, bluegill, channel catfish. Darrol Eichner, Fisheries Supervisor drum, walleye, white bass, wiper. All boats East Sutherland WMA (Lincoln- 27Co.) allowed. Willow Creek SRA (Pierce- Co.)700 acres, Brady Interchange WMA (Lincoln- 25 Co.) North Platte acres, Hershey interchange, ¼S, 3W, ½N, 2SW of Pierce. Bluegill, bullhead, channel(308)acres, 535-8025; Brady interchange, SE quadrant. Lake Maloney SRA (Lincoln- Co.)1,600 Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass. NE across overpass. Northern pike, channel catfish, crappie, carp, largemouth bass, Lake McConaughy catfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth and rockacres, 6S of North Platte. Channel and walleye, sauger, wiper. Wiper - daily bag Electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed. flathead catfish, carp, crappie, bluegill, (308)Renovated 284-8803; and restocked in 2006. bass, yellow perch, bluegill. Electric motor or limit of 3, with no more than 1 fish moreFax (308) 535-8028 non-powered boats allowed. freshwater drum, walleye, white bass, than 18 inches. Wheelchair-accessible deck.Chester Island WMA (Lincoln- 4Co.) acres smallmouth bass, wiper. Camping; all boats Enders Reservoir SRA (Chase- 1,200Co.) Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake) on westin 4 pits, 2S, ½W of Brady. Bluegill, channel allowed; wheelchair-accessible deck at inlet. half of lake. Modern and primitive camping. acres, 5E, 4½S of Imperial. Channel and catfish, largemouth bass. No boats. Lake McConaughy SRA (Keith- 30,000Co.) flathead catfish, largemouth and smallmouth Wolbach City Pond (Greeley- Co.)3 acres, CNPPID Canal (Tri County) (Lincoln- Co.) bass, crappie, walleye, white bass, wiper, acres, 10N of Ogallala. Channel catfish, Wolbach - north edge of town off Hwy 22 onNorth Platte to Lexington. Channel and northern pike, carp. Northern pike - 30-inchbullhead, pike, yellow perch, smallmouth Bluff St. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channelflathead catfish, walleye, white bass, wiper, minimum length. Primitive camping; all boatsbass, striped bass, white bass, walleye, catfish. Largemouth bass - 21-inch minimumsmallmouth bass. Boats restricted to 5 mph allowed, severe summer drawdown. It is wiper. It is unlawful to possess a walleye on length; Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; (no wake). unlawful to fish or boat inside the game that portion of Otter Creek from the junction Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. refuge during the waterfowl hunting season.at the shore of the lake upstream to, and Crystal Lake (Lincoln -Co.) 7 acres, Maxwell including, the culvert under Hwy 92. Modern Wood Duck WMA (Stanton- Co.)50 acres, interchange, ¾N, 2W, ½N, 3½W, ½S across Fort McPherson DOR (Lincoln- 30Co.) and primitive camping; all boats allowed. 3SW of Stanton. Carp, channel and flatheadoverpass. Bluegill, channel catfish, acres, Maxwell interchange, SE quadrant. Subject to severe summer drawdowns. Fish catfish, largemouth bass, crappie. Elkhornlargemouth bass. Electric motor or non- Rock bass, bluegill, channel catfish, cleaning station in Martin Bay. River access. Access road to river closed largemouth bass, smallmouth bass. Electric powered boats allowed. Lake Ogallala SRA (Keith- Co.)650 acres, during hunting season, shallow lakes and motor and nonpowered boats allowed. oxbow marshes open to fishing in new 10N of Ogallala. Channel catfish, rainbow addition. Fremont Slough WMA (Lincoln- 30Co.) trout, brown trout, walleye, white bass, Yellowbanks WMA (Elkhorn River) (Madison acres, North Platte interchange, 1½S, 4¾E,wiper, yellow perch, carp. Combination bag ¼N, right turn across canal, ¼N under limit on all trout is 4, with a possession limit Co.)- 3N, 2½W of Battle Creek. Carp, overpass. Bluegill, channel catfish, carp, of 8. Modern/primitive camping; boats channel and flathead catfish. largemouth bass. Electric motor or non- restricted to 5 mph (no wake), wheelchair- powered boats allowed. accessible deck. Fish cleaning station in the NW corner. Frenchman WMA (Hayes- Co.) 20 acres in 3 pits, ½N of Palisade. Crappie, bluegill, Maxwell Rest Stop DOR (Lincoln- 5 Co.) channel catfish, northern pike, largemouthacres, 3E Maxwell interchange. Bluegill, bass. Electric motor or nonpowered boats crappie, channel catfish, largemouth bass. allowed. No boats. Hayes Center Lake WMA (Hayes- 50 Co.) acres, 12NE of Hayes Center. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish. Electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed. Renovated in 2006, due to water restrictions not allowed to refill, limited opportunity.

38 39 Sutherland Supply Canal (Keith Co. and Lincoln Co.)- Brown and rainbow trout. Access via CNPPD road. Swanson Reservoir SRA (Hitchcock- Co.) 5,000 acres, 2W of Trenton. Channel and Medicine Creek SRA (Harry Strunk Lake) flathead catfish, carp, crappie, freshwater drum, walleye, wiper, white bass. All boats (Frontier Co.)- 1,850 acres, 2W, 7N of allowed. Subject to severe summer Cambridge. Channel and flathead catfish, drawdowns. Modern and primitive camping. crappie, walleye, largemouth bass, white bass, wiper, carp. Primitive and modern Wellfleet Lake (Lincoln -Co.) 50 acres, ½SW camping; all boats allowed. Subject to of Wellfleet. Bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, severe summer drawdowns. largemouth bass. Primitive camping; electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed. North Platte I-80 City Lake (Lincoln- 26 Co.) Bowman Lake SRA (Sherman- 2Co.) acres, acres, North Platte I-80 interchange, exitWest Brady WMA (Lincoln- Co.)6 acres, ½W of Loup City on Hwy 92. Bluegill, 177, south on Hwy 83, first left turn. Brady interchange, ¾N, 3W across overpass. channel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass. Channel catfish, largemouth and rock bass,Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass. Electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed. bluegill, wiper, walleye, northern pike. Electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed. Middle Loup River access. Primitive Primitive boat ramp, electric motor or non- camping West Gothenburg WMA (Lincoln- 15 Co.) powered boats allowed, fishing deck. acres, Brady interchange, 3½E on Hwy 30, Bufflehead WMA (Buffalo- Co.)15 acres, North Platte River (Keith- Co.) Keystone to ¼S across tracks. Channel catfish, largemouth 32-Mile H, Prairie Lake (Adams- 65Co.) Kearney interchange, 1N to 11th St., 3E, 1S, Paxton. Rainbow and brown trout. Private and rock bass, bluegill, redear sunfish. acres, 1½E, 4½S of Juniata. Channel ½E. Bluegill, yellow perch, rock bass, access, permission required. Electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed. catfish, carp, bullhead. Owned by the Littlechannel catfish, largemouth bass. Channel Blue NRD; walk-in access only; turbid. catfish – daily bag limit of 3. Improved boat North River WMA (Platte River) (LincolnWest Hershey WMA (Lincoln- 6Co.) acres, ramp, boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Co.)- 2½N of Hershey. Carp, channel and ½W Hershey interchange. Bluegill, channel Alda DOR (Hall Co.)- 12 acres, Alda Cheyenne SRA (Hall Co.)- 7 acres, Wood flathead catfish. Encompasses 2 miles of catfish, largemouth bass. Electric motor or interchange, NE quadrant. Bluegill, northern North Platte River. nonpowered boats allowed. Access across pike, channel catfish, largemouth bass. River interchange, NW quadrant. private land. Channel catfish – daily bag of 3; Northern Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, Otter Creek (Keith Co.)- 12E of Lewellen. pike - 30-inch minimum length. No boats carp. Largemouth bass - catch and release; West Maxwell WMA (Lincoln- Co.)7 acres, Brown and rainbow trout. Private property, allowed. Channel catfish – daily bag limit of 3. permission required. Maxwell Interchange, ¾N, ¾W, ¼S. Channel Primitive camping. Electric motor or catfish, rock and largemouth bass, bluegill, Ansley Lake (Custer Co.)- 4 acres, Ansley - nonpowered boats allowed. Pawnee Slough WMA (Lincoln- 30Co.) crappie, grass carp. Electric motor or west edge of town off Hwy 2. Bluegill, acres, 2W of Maxwell on Hwy 30. Bluegill,nonpowered boats allowed. crappie, channel catfish, largemouth bass.Coot Shallows WMA (Buffalo- 12Co.) crappie, channel catfish, largemouth and Largemouth bass - catch and release; Panfishacres, Odessa interchange, ¾N, 1¾W. rock bass. Electric motor or nonpowered - daily bag limit of 10; Channel catfish - dailyBluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, boats allowed. bag limit of 3. No live baitfish can be used crappie.or Channel catfish – daily bag limit of 3. Improved boat ramp, boats restricted to 5 Red Willow SRA (Hugh Butler Lake) (Frontier possessed. Improved boat ramp, electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed. mph (no wake). Co.)- 1,630 acres, 11N of McCook. Channel Cornhusker WMA (Hall -Co.) 1 acre, 4W of and flathead catfish, crappie, largemouth Bader Memorial County Park (Merrick- Co.) and smallmouth bass, walleye, white bass, 12 acres in 7 lakes, 1½S of Chapman. Grand Island. Largemouth bass, bluegill, wiper, northern pike, carp. Northern pike - Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass. channel catfish. Largemouth bass - catch 30-inch minimum length. Modern camping; Largemouth bass - catch and release; Panfishand release; Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; all boats allowed. Subject to severe summer - daily bag limit of 10; Channel catfish - dailyChannel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. Subject drawdowns. bag limit of 3. Modern and primitive camping;to water level fluctuations. no boats. Entrance fee required by county. Rock Creek Lake SRA (Dundy- 50Co.) Cottonmill Lake (Buffalo -Co.) 43 acres, 1W, acres, 4N, 1W of Parks. Channel catfish, Bassway Strip WMA (Buffalo- 39Co.) acres ½N of Kearney on Hwy 30, N of Hwy 30 off largemouth bass, yellow perch, rainbow in 2 lakes, Minden interchange, ¼S on HwyCottonmill Avenue. Largemouth bass, trout seasonally, redear sunfish. Primitive 10, east on county road back toward I-80. bluegill, crappie, channel catfish, northern camping; electric motor or nonpowered Bluegill, bullhead, carp, channel catfish, pike. Largemouth bass - catch and release; boats allowed. crappie, largemouth bass. Channel catfish Crappie– - 10-inch minimum length; Northern daily bag limit of 3. Improved boat ramp onpike - 30-inch minimum length and daily bag Sutherland Reservoir SRA (Lincoln- Co.) West Lake, boats restricted to 5 mph (no limit of 1; Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; 3,000 acres, 2S of Sutherland. Channel wake). East lake walk-in only. Platte River Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3; No live catfish, walleye, white bass, wiper, yellow access. baitfish allowed. Improved boat ramp, boats perch, freshwater drum. Ice fishermen use restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Beaver Creek Pond (Sherman- 6Co.) acres, caution due to heated discharge from power Cozad WMA (Dawson -Co.) 18 acres, Cozad plant. Primitive camping; all boats allowed; 1NW Hazard. Carp, bullhead. Oxbow lake of wheelchair-accessible fishing pier. Mud Creek. Subject to low water levels. interchange, SE quadrant. Bluegill, carp, yellow perch, channel catfish, largemouth Bethphage Pond (Kearney- Co.)3 acres, and rock bass. Channel catfish – daily bag SOUTH -CENTRAL ¼N Axtell. Largemouth bass, bluegill, limit of 3. Improved boat ramp, boats A variety of opportunities awaits anglers in channel catfish. Largemouth bass - catch restricted to 5 mph (no wake), wheelchair- south-central Nebraska. Large reservoirs, and release; Panfish - daily bag limit of 10;accessible ramp. Platte River access. Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. No live like Harlan and Sherman, offer fishing for baitfish can be used or possessed. walleye, white bass and channel catfish. Wheelchair-accessible fishing deck. Most reservoirs have modern and primitive Blue Hole WMA (West Lake) (Buffalo- Co.) camping facilities and allow all boating. 37 acres, Elm Creek interchange, SW Smaller lakes provide angling opportunity quadrant. Bluegill, carp, sauger, channel for largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass. Channel catfish. River fishing is available at public catfish – daily bag limit of 3. Improved boat areas on the Loup, Platte and Republican ramp, Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). North channel of Platte River connects to rivers. Stream trout fishing is offered at lake. Platte River access. Elm Creek near Red Cloud. DISTRICT VI - SOUTH-CENTRAL Kearney Office Brad Newcomb, Fisheries Supervisor (308) 865-5310 Fax (308) 865-5309 40 41 Elwood Reservoir WMA (Gosper- 1,200 Co.) acres, 3N of Elwood. Bluegill, wiper, channel catfish, crappie, flathead catfish, white bass, largemouth and spotted bass, muskellunge, walleye. Wiper/white bass - daily bag limit of 3 with no more than 1 fish more than 18 inches; Walleye - 15-inch minimum length Crystal Lake SRA (Adams- Co.)10 acres, with a 18- to 24-inch protected slot, with 2N, 1W of Ayr. Bluegill, channel catfish, only 1 more than 24 inches allowed in the largemouth bass. Electric trolling motors daily bag limit; Muskellunge - 40-inch only. Subject to summer drawdowns. Limitedminimum length. Bank access at entrance; fishing opportunity. Electric motor or boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Subject nonpowered boats allowed. Modern and to summer drawdown. primitive camping Farwell South Reservoir (Howard- 40 Co.) Holdrege City Lake (North Park) (Phelps Darr WMA (Dawson Co.)- 13 acres, Darr acres, 4W, 3S of Farwell. Carp, channel and Co.)- 10 acres, Holdrege - east of Hwy 183 interchange, NW quadrant. Channel catfish, flathead catfish, crappie, walleye. Electric on 18th Avenue. Bluegill, channel catfish, bluegill, largemouth and rock bass. Channelmotor or nonpowered boats allowed. catfish – daily bag limit of 3. Electric motor crappie, largemouth bass; rainbow trout or nonpowered boats allowed. Fort Kearny SRA (Kearney- Co.)21 acres in seasonally. Largemouth bass - catch and 7 pits, ¾E, 1N of Ft. Kearny SHP. Bluegill, release; Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; Dawson County Museum Pond (Dawson channel catfish, carp, crappie, largemouth Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. No live Co.)- 3 acres, Lexington - 805 N Taft St. bass, wipers (Lake No. 4). Panfish - daily Grand Island Pier Lake (Hall- Co.)9 acres, baitfish can be used or possessed. Bluegill, largemouth bass, channel catfish.bag limit of 10; Channel catfish - daily bag Grand Island - Ashton Ave. and Bismarck Improved boat ramp, boats restricted to 5 limit of 3, except Lake No. 2 which is catch Rd. Bluegill, bullhead, crappie, channel mph (no wake); wheelchair-accessible pier. Dogwood WMA (Dawson- Co.) 12 acres in 2 and release; Wipers - 18-inch minimum catfish, largemouth bass. Largemouth bassIndian - Creek WMA (Republican River) lakes, Lexington interchange, 5½E, 2½S length, daily bag limit of 1; no archeryfishing catch and release; Panfish - daily bag limit across overpass, ¼E. Bluegill, channel (Webster Co.) - 1S of Red Cloud. Carp, allowed. Electric motor or nonpoweredboats of 10; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3.channel catfish, white bass. catfish, largemouth and rock bass. Channel Improved boat ramp. catfish – daily bag limit of 3. Improved boatallowed; wheelchair-accessible deck on Indian Creek WMA Pond (Webster- 2 Co.) ramp on East Lake, boats restricted to 5 Lake No. 7. Fish feeders on Lake Nos. 4 and Grand Island Such’s Lake (Hall- 4Co.) 6. Modern and primitive camping. acres, 1S of Red Cloud. Largemouth bass, mph (no wake). Platte River access. acres, Grand Island - Harrison St. Bluegill,bluegill, channel catfish. Largemouth bass - Gallagher Canyon Reservoir SRA (Dawson channel catfish, largemouth bass; rainbowcatch and release; Panfish - daily bag limit Eagle Scout Lake (Hall -Co.) 55 acres, 1N of trout seasonally. Largemouth bass - catch Co.)- 182 acres, 8S of Cozad. Channel and of 10; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. Grand Island, Hwy 281 and N. Broadwell and release; Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; Ave. Bluegill, bullhead, channel catfish, flathead catfish, wiper, crappie, freshwater Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. No Johnsonlive Lake SRA (Gosper- Co.)2,189 largemouth bass, carp, crappie. Panfish - drum, walleye, sauger, white bass. Primitive baitfish can be used or possessed. acres, 7S of Lexington. Channel and daily bag limit of 10. Concrete boat ramp, camping; boats restricted to 5 mph (no Wheelchair-accessible fishing deck. flathead catfish, crappie, drum, carp, Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake); wake). Grand Island Wastewater Pond (Hall- 8 Co.) walleye, sauger, white bass, wiper, bluegill, wheelchair-accessible fishing deck; hike-bikeGrand Island East-bound Rest Area (Hall Co.) smallmouth bass. Primitive and modern trail around lake. acres, Grand Island - Swift Rd., E of Stuhrcamping; all boats allowed; 2 wheelchair- - 6 acres, 3E of Grand Island Interchange. Rd. Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth East Gothenburg WMA (Dawson- 15 Co.) Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass. accessible fishing decks at inlet. Fish- bass, tiger muskellunge. Limited walk-in cleaning stations at inlet and near East SRA acres, Gothenburg interchange, ½S, ½E, Channel catfish – daily bag limit of 3. No access from west side. 3½SE and E. Crappie, redear sunfish, boats allowed. low levels possible. campground. Harlan Co. Reservoir (Harlan- 13,500Co.) channel catfish, largemouth bass. ChannelGrand Island L.E. Ray Lake (Hall- 30 Co.) Kea Lake WMA (Buffalo Co.) - 20 acres, catfish – daily bag limit of 3. Improved boat acres, S of Alma and Republican City. acres, Grand Island - N of Husker Hwy and Kearney interchange, SW quadrant. Bluegill, ramp, boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Channel and flathead catfish, crappie, crappie, channel catfish, largemouth bass. Renovated in 2006. East Blaine. Bluegill, yellow perch, channel northern pike, walleye, white bass, wiper. catfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge. Channel catfish – daily bag limit of 3. Walleye - 18-inch minimum length, with onlyImproved boat ramp, wheelchair-accessible East Odessa WMA (Buffalo- Co.)7 acres, Largemouth bass – catch and release; 1 more than 22 inches allowed in the daily Odessa interchange, 4E on S side of I-80.Panfish – daily bag limit of 10; Channel ramp access, boats restricted to 5 mph (no bag. Modern and primitive camping; all wake). Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass.catfish – daily bag limit of 3. No live baitfish boats allowed. Subject to summer Channel catfish – daily bag limit of 3. can be used or possessed. Concrete boat drawdown. Fish-cleaning stations at GremlinKea West WMA (Buffalo -Co.) 8 acres, Electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed.ramp. Electric motors or nonpowered boats Cove and Methodist Cove. Kearney interchange, 1N to 11th St., 1¼W, Platte River access. allowed. Harold W. Anderson WMA (Middle Loup 1S to overpass approach, turn east. Bluegill, Elm Creek WMA (Webster- Co.)4E, 2N of channel catfish, largemouth bass, crappie, River) (Howard Co.)- 2N, 3E of rock bass, yellow perch. Channel catfish – Red Cloud. Rainbow trout. One-half mile of Dannebrog. Carp, channel catfish. Elm Creek is on public land, the rest on daily bag limit of 3. Primitive boat ramp, private land, permission required. Trout Heartland Shooting Center Pond (Hall- Co.)electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed. stocked in March and September. 7 acres, 2W of Grand Island on Husker Lake Hastings (Adams -Co.) 63 acres, N Highway. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channeledge Hastings, west of Hwy 281. Bullhead, catfish. Largemouth bass - catch and carp, channel catfish, crappie. Special city release; Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; boating regulations. Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. Open to fishing during public shooting hours. LowLake Helen (Dawson Co.)- 20 acres, N edge water possible due to seepage problems. Gothenburg, west of Rt. 47 at 25th St. Carp, wiper, channel catfish. Heartwell Park Lake (Adams- Co.)3 acres, Hastings - E Forest Blvd. Largemouth bass,Len Koziol WMA (Loup River) (Howard Co.) bluegill, channel catfish; rainbow trout - 2½N, 2E, ½N of St. Paul. Carp, channel seasonally. Largemouth bass - catch and catfish. release; Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. No live baitfish can be used or possessed. Rehabilitation project in 2007.

42 43 Mormon Island SRA (Middle) (Hall- 19 Co.) acres, Grand Island interchange, NE quadrant. Bluegill, crappie, channel catfish, largemouth bass, redear sunfish. Sunfish - 8-inch minimum length; Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; Channel catfish - daily bag limit Lexington City Lake (Dawson- 3Co.) acres, of 3; no archery fishing allowed. Electric N edge Lexington, N. Adams St. (Rt. 21) andmotor or nonpowered boats allowed. Walk-in W. 13th St. Bluegill, channel catfish, access from Mormon Island SRA. Modern largemouth bass, rainbow trout seasonally.and primitive camping. Largemouth bass - catch and release; Mormon Island SRA (West) (Hall- 42 Co.) Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; Channel acres, Grand Island interchange, NE quadrant. catfish - daily bag limit of 3. No live baitfishBluegill, bullhead, carp, channel catfish, can be used or possessed. crappie, largemouth bass. Sunfish - 8-inch South Kearney Rest Area (eastbound) DOR Liberty Cove (Webster -Co.) 36 acres, 2S, minimum length; Panfish - daily bag limit of (Buffalo Co.) - 1 acre, 6E of Odessa 2½W of Lawrence. Bluegill, channel catfish,10; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3; no interchange at exit 263 to rest stop. Bluegill, largemouth bass. Channel catfish – daily archery fishing allowed. Modern camping; channel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, bag limit of 3. Owned by the Little Blue NRD;electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed; redear sunfish. No boats allowed. wheelchair-accessible fishing pier. Modern deck with gravel access; Concrete boat and primitive camping. Sutton Clark Pond (Clay -Co.) 1 acre, Sutton ramp, boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). - Glen Avenue and West Cedar Street. Subject to very low water levels. Mormon Trail (Merrick -Co.) 1 acre, 1.5S, Pressey WMA (Custer -Co.) 2 acres, 3N, 1E Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish. Lincoln Park Pond (Nuckolls- 1Co.) acre, W 2W Clarks. Largemouth bass, bluegill, Largemouth bass - catch and release; channel catfish. Subject to low water levels. Oconto. Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth edge of Superior, W. 4th Street off Hwy 14. bass. Electric motor or nonpowered boats Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; Channel Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass.Narrows WMA (Republican River) (Webster allowed. catfish - daily bag limit of 3. No live baitfish Largemouth bass - catch and release; Co.)- 4W of Red Cloud on Hyw. 136. Carp, can be used or possessed. Ravenna Lake (Buffalo -Co.) 16 acres, 1SE Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; Channel channel catfish, white bass. Three R’s Pond (Harlan -Co.) 2 acres, 2S, catfish - daily bag limit of 3. No live baitfish of Ravenna, N of Hwy 2. Largemouth bass, 1W of Orleans. Largemouth bass, bluegill, can be used or possessed. North Kearney Rest Area (westbound) DOR bluegill, channel catfish. Largemouth bass - catch and release; Panfish - daily bag limitchannel is catfish. Largemouth bass - catch Loch Linda WMA (Platte River) (Hall- Co.) (Buffalo Co.)- 7 acres, 2W of Kearney and release; Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; interchange at exit 272 on I-80 to rest stop. 10; Channel catfish - daily bag limit is 3. No 10S, 3W of Grand Island. Carp and channel live baitfish can be used or possessed. Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. Walk-in catfish. Bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, largemouth access only. bass. Channel catfish – daily bag limit of 3. Primitive camping; electric motor or Martins Reach WMA (Platte River) (Hall Co.)No boats allowed. nonpowered boats allowed, gravel boat Union Pacific SRA (Buffalo- Co.)15 acres, ramp, wheelchair-accessible fishing deck. - 4S, 2W of Wood River. Carp and channel Odessa interchange, NE quadrant. Channel North Loup SRA (Howard- Co.)7 acres, 3N Managed by the county. catfish. catfish, bluegill, rock bass, largemouth bass. of St. Paul, just north of the North Loup Sac Wilcox WMA (Phelps- Co.)2 acres in 3 Channel catfish – daily bag limit of 3. Marsh Wren WMA (Howard- Co.)1 acre, 3N, River on Hwy 281. Bass, bluegill, channel lakes, 10E, 3S of Holdrege. Largemouth Primitive camping; gravel boat ramp, electric 3W of St. Paul. Largemouth bass, bluegill. catfish, crappie. Electric motor or bass, bluegill, channel catfish. Largemouthmotor or nonpowered boats allowed. Access to North Loup River. nonpowered boats. bass - catch and release; Panfish - dailyWar bag Axe SRA (Buffalo -Co.) 14 acres, Phillips Canyon Reservoir (Gosper- 142 Co.) Midway Canyon Reservoir (Dawson- Co.) limit of 10; Channel catfish - daily bag limitShelton interchange, NE quadrant. 609 acres, 6S, 2W of Cozad. Channel andacres, 8S, 1E, 1N Lexington. Channel catfish, of 3. Seepage problem on two of the lakes.Smallmouth bass, redear sunfish, channel crappie, freshwater drum, sauger, walleye, flathead catfish, wiper, sauger, crappie, Sandy Channel SRA (Buffalo- 52Co.) acres catfish. Black bass – catch and release; freshwater drum, walleye, white bass. All wiper, white bass. Primitive boat ramp, all in 6 lakes, 2S of Elm Creek I-80 Panfish – daily bag limit of 10; Channel boats allowed, public boat ramp on Road boats allowed; unimproved access road - dry Interchange. Bluegill, channel catfish, catfish – daily bag limit of 3. Gravel boat 418. weather only. largemouth and rock bass, yellow perch, ramp, electric motor or nonpowered boats Minden Biological Learning Center PondPioneer Trail Lake (Hamilton- Co.)45 acres, carp. Channel catfish – daily bag limit of 3.allowed. Renovated and restocked in 2007. Primitive camping. (Kearney Co.)- 0.5 acres, West 5th Street ½E Aurora. Largemouth bass, bluegill, Electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed, Minden, at Minden High School. Largemouthchannel catfish. Seepage problems - low except on Lake No. 8 where outboard West Cozad WMA (Dawson- Co.)18 acres, bass, bluegill, channel catfish. water conditions common. motors are allowed, but boats are restrictedCozad interchange, ½N, 1/4W, 1/4N, 1W, Plum Creek Canyon Reservoir (Dawson to 5 mph (no wake). Wheelchair-accessible,1S. Channel catfish, redear sunfish, Mormon Island DOR (East) (Hall- 22 Co.) improved boat ramp on Lake No.8. Primitive Co.)- 252 acres, 8S, 3½E Cozad. Channel largemouth bass, rock bass. Channel catfish acres, Grand Island interchange, N of I-80, camping. – daily bag limit of 3. Electric motor or and flathead catfish, crappie, freshwater 1½E. Bluegill, channel catfish, muskellunge, Sherman Reservoir SRA (Sherman- Co.) nonpowered boats allowed. crappie, largemouth bass. Sunfish - 8-inchdrum, walleye, sauger, wiper, white bass. minimum length. Panfish - daily bag limit ofPrimitive boat ramp, all boats allowed. 2,845 acres, 4E, 1N of Loup City. ChannelWest Elm Creek WMA (Buffalo- 9Co.) 10; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. catfish, crappie, flathead catfish, northern acres, 5W Elm Creek interchange. Green Access on foot from Mormon Island SRA. pike, walleye, white bass. Walleye - 18-inchsunfish, channel catfish. Access across minimum length and only 1 more than 22 private property, permission required. inches allowed in daily bag; Crappie - 10- inch minimum length; Northern Pike - 30-West Wood River WMA (Hall- Co.)15 acres, inch minimum length. Primitive camping; allWood River interchange, ½S, 1W, N across boats allowed. Subject to summer overpass, ¼W. Largemouth bass, bluegill, drawdowns. Waters within 150 feet of the channel catfish, carp. Largemouth bass - dam are closed to fishing from sunset to catch and release; Channel catfish – daily sunrise April 1 through April 20. Fish- bag limit of 3. Electric motor or nonpowered cleaning stations at Trail 2 area near mainboats allowed. boat ramp parking lot and at Trail 1 (Thunder Bay boat ramp). Silver Creek City Pond (Merrick- 4Co.) acres, South on Hwy 39. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish.

44 45 Adams Park Pond (Douglas- Co.)3 acres, NE Omaha - Bedford Avenue and 33rd St. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish. Largemouth bass and bluegill - catch and release; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. Willow Island WMA (Dawson- 24Co.) acres, Restricted to children under 16, adults with a 5¼W of Cozad on Hwy 30, ¾S across child that is actively fishing, and adults 65 and overpass. Carp, bluegill, channel catfish, older. Improvement to shoreline access largemouth bass. Lake connects to Platte planned by city. River. Electric motor or nonpowered boatsAlexandria SRA (Jefferson- Co.)43 acres in allowed. 2 lakes, 2S, 3E of Alexandria. Bluegill, Windmill SRA (Buffalo -Co.) 23 acres in 6 channel catfish, largemouth bass, redear Branched Oak Lake SRA (Lancaster- Co.) lakes, Gibbon interchange, NE quadrant. sunfish. Electric motor or nonpowered boats Bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, allowed; modern and primitive camping. 1,800 acres, ½W, 4N of Malcolm. Bluegill, carp, channel, blue and flathead catfish, largemouth bass, rainbow trout seasonallyAlexandria Southwest WMA (Big Sandy (Lake No. 1), wipers (Lake No. 3). Panfish - crappie, largemouth bass, wiper, walleye, daily bag limit of 10; Channel catfish - dailyCreek) (Jefferson Co.)- ½S, 1 E of white perch. Walleye - daily bag limit of 1 bag limit of 3, except Lake No. 3 that is Alexandria. Channel catfish, carp. more than 22 inches; Crappie - 10-inch Bennington Lions Club Pond (Douglas Co.)minimum length; Wiper and Flathead catfish catch and release; Wipers - 18-inch Arrowhead WMA (Gage -Co.) 77 acres, 3E, minimum length, daily bag limit of 1; - 1 acre, Bennington – South of N. 2nd - catch and release. Modern and primitive ½S of Diller. Bullhead, carp, channel catfish. Sunfish - 8-inch minimum length on Lake Street. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channelcamping; Boats restricted to 5 mph (no Electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed, No. 4 only; area closed to archery fishing. catfish. All species – catch and release. wake) 400 feet lakeward from the dam and very turbid and shallow. Wheelchair-accessible fishing deck (Lake 90 feet from all other shorelines or as Benson Park Pond (Douglas- Co.)4 acres, posted as no wake areas. Several concrete No. 2); electric motor or nonpowered boatsAspinwall Bend WMA (Missouri and Little Omaha - off 72nd St. at Military and Amesboat ramps available; wheelchair-accessible allowed; fish feeders - Lake Nos. 3 and 4.Nemaha rivers) (Nemaha- Co.) ¾S of Modern and primitive camping. Ave. intersection. Largemouth bass, bluegill,fishing deck by marina. Nemaha. Channel catfish, carp. channel catfish, rainbow trout seasonally. Yanney Park Lake (Buffalo- Co.)20 acres, Brownville SRA (Missouri River) (Nemaha Auburn Rotary Club Lake (Nemaha- 5 Co.) Largemouth bass and bluegill - catch and Kearney - off W. 11th Street. Largemouth release; Channel catfish - daily bag limit ofCo.)- 1E of Brownville. Buffalo, carp, acres, Auburn - (7th and J St.). Largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch, crappie, channel 3; Restricted to children under 16, adults channel and flathead catfish, shovelnose bass, bluegill, channel catfish, rainbow trout catfish. Largemouth bass - catch and release; with a child that is actively fishing, and sturgeon. Boat ramp; primitive camping. seasonally. Largemouth bass - 21-inch Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; Crappie - 10- adults 65 or older. minimum length; Panfish - daily bag limit of Bruning Pit (Fillmore Co.)- 258 acres, 2½E, inch minimum length; Channel catfish - daily 10; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. Big Indian 11A (Gage -Co.) 76 acres, 3S, 1N of Bruning. Bullhead, carp, channel bag limit of 3. No live baitfish can be used or catfish. Owned by the Little Blue NRD; very possessed. Wheelchair-accessible fishing Barightpier. Lake (Cass Co.)- 4 acres; Mahoney 3W of Wymore. Bullhead, bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass, channel catfish, carp. turbid. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). SP.Bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, Primitive camping. Boat ramp, all boats largemouth bass. Children under 16 years of Buckley 3F (Jefferson -Co.) 22 acres, 7W, allowed; very turbid. Owned by the Lower age, disabled adults, and adults assisting kids 4½S of Fairbury. Channel catfish. Boats Big Blue NRD. fishing are permitted to fish the entire lake, restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Owned by the except the immediate marina area. Daily bag Blue Bluffs WMA (Big Blue River) (SewardLittle Blue NRD; very turbid. limit is two fish, except all largemouth bass Co.)- ½N, 1E, 2S of Milford. Carp, channel must be released. No motorboats allowed. Burchard Lake (Pawnee -Co.) 150 acres, 3E, and flathead catfish. ½N of Burchard. Bluegill, bullhead, channel Bear Pierce Cedar 2A (Gage- Co.)24 acres, Blue River SRA (Big Blue River) (Saline catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, walleye, 4N, 3½E of Hwy 77 and Hwy 136 junction. Co.)– 3 ½ N of Dorchester. Carp, channel yellow perch. Largemouth bass - 21-inch Channel catfish, largemouth bass, bluegill, minimum length. Beginning Oct. 15 until the crappie. Owned by the Lower Big Blue NRD. and flathead catfish. close of the dark goose season, fishing is Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Bluestem Lake SRA (Lancaster- 326Co.) restricted to the shoreline or on the ice Bennington Lake (Douglas- Co.)270 acres, acres, 2½W of Sprague. Bluegill, crappie, (Check current Nebraska Guide to Hunting and Public Lands). Boats restricted to 5 mph 180th and Bennington Road. Largemouth flathead and channel catfish, largemouth (no wake), concrete boat ramp; primitive bass, bluegill, channel catfish. Largemouth bass, walleye, carp. Primitive camping; camping. bass - catch and release; Panfish - daily bag concrete boat ramp, all boats allowed. limit of 10; Channel catfish - daily bag limit Blue Valley (Big Blue River) (Seward- Co.)Carter Lake (Douglas -Co.) 300 acres, of 3. Ice-fishing not allowed. Public access is ½S of Seward. Carp, channel and flatheadOmaha - Abbott Drive and Carter Blvd. only permitted on the jetty located ½W of catfish. Bluegill, buffalo, bullhead, carp, channel and 168th St. at the intersection of Highway 36 blue catfish, crappie, freshwater drum, SOUTHEAST and Newport Landing. Bowling Lake (Lancaster- Co.)12 acres, largemouth bass, walleye. All boats allowed, Fishing opportunity is increasing in the Lincoln - NW 48th St. and W. Cuming St. concrete boat ramp; wheelchair-accessible Southeast. Aquatic Habitat Projects are (Airpark). Bluegill, channel catfish, fishing deck. Open 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. largemouth bass, rainbow trout (seasonally). Catfish Run WMA (Salt Creek) (Saunders improving hundreds of acres of fishing Largemouth bass - catch and release; water in the area. Farm ponds, streams Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; Channel Co.)- ¾E of Ashland. Carp, channel catfish, and rivers are important fisheries. In catfish - daily bag limit of 3. Concrete boatshovelnose sturgeon. spite of potential for heavy fishing ramp, electric motor or nonpowered boatsClatonia 3A (Gage Co.)- 46 acres, 1N of pressure, anglers will find plenty of allowed. Lincoln City lake, rehabilitated in 2007, fishery restocked and developing. Clatonia. Channel catfish, bullhead. Boats opportunities to catch catfish, largemouth Good opportunity starting in late 2008. restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Owned by the bass and bluegill in most waters. Lower Big Blue NRD; turbid, low water levels. Bowwood WMA (Pawnee- Co.) 6 acres, 2S DISTRICT V - SOUTHEAST of Steinauer. Bluegill, channel catfish, Lincoln Office largemouth bass. Electric motor or Jeff Jackson, nonpowered boats allowed. Fisheries Supervisor Bramble WMA (Platte River) (Saunders Co.) (402) 471-7647; Fax - 5W, 2N of Cedar Bluffs. Channel catfish, (402) 471-7649 carp.

46 47 Donald Whitney WMA (Gage- Co.)43 acres in 2 lakes, 3½W of Odell. Bullhead, channel and flathead catfish. Electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed; turbid. Elkhorn Crossing (Elkhorn River) (Douglas Co.)- 1S, ¾E of Hwy 36 and County Rd. 92 junction. Carp, channel and flathead catfish, Conestoga Lake SRA (Lancaster- 230 Co.) shovelnose sturgeon. Owned by the acres, 1½N of Denton. Bluegill, carp, Papio/Missouri NRD. freshwater drum, channel catfish, flathead catfish, blue catfish, crappie, largemouthFairbury Dam (Little Blue River) (Jefferson bass, walleye, wiper. Primitive and modernCo.)- Fairbury - S edge at C St. Carp, camping; concrete boat ramp, all boats channel and flathead catfish. Trail and decks allowed. on old railroad bridge. Jack Sinn WMA (Rock Creek) (Lancaster Co.)- 2S of Ceresco. Channel catfish, Cottontail (Lancaster -Co.) 29 acres, ½N of Flathead WMA (Little Blue River) (Jefferson bullhead. Martell. Bluegill, largemouth bass, channelCo.)- 1S of Fairbury. Channel and flathead catfish. Largemouth bass - 21-inch minimumcatfish, carp. Jenny Newman Pond (Platte River SP) length; Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; (Cass Co.)- 4 acres, 2S, 3W of Louisville. Fontenelle Park Pond (Douglas- 4Co.) Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, Handicap-accessible concrete boat ramp, acres, Omaha - 45th and Ames Avenue at Hedgefield Lake WMA (Lancaster- 44 Co.) grass carp. All species - catch and release. boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). OwnedFontenelle Blvd. Largemouth bass, bluegill, acres, 2W, ½N of Panama. Bluegill, bullhead,Possession of any fish species other than by the Lower Platte South NRD. Lake channel catfish. Largemouth bass and baitfish while fishing this lake is prohibited. renovated in 2007, fishery restocked and bluegill - catch and release. Channel catfish channel catfish, largemouth bass, crappie. Primitive boat ramp. Boats restricted to 5 Hooks must be either barbless or have developing. Good opportunity starting in late- daily bag limit of 3; Restricted to children flattened barbs. Family fishing lake, open to 2008. under 16, adults with a child that is actively mph (no wake). Scheduled to be drained in 2008 for dam repair. all children less than 16 years of age and Crystal Springs Lakes (Jefferson- 6 Co.) fishing, and adults 65 or older. adults assisting children. No fishing from Hwy 50 Bridge (Platte River) (Cass- 1N Co.) of acres in 3 lakes, Fairbury - Crystal SpringsGlenn Cunningham Lake (Douglas- Co.) dock. No motorboats allowed. Cabins. Rd, west of Frederick St. Bluegill, 390 acres Louisville. Carp, channel and flathead catfish,Killdeer Lake WMA (Lancaster- 20Co.) shovelnose sturgeon. Concrete boat ramp. largemouth bass, carp, channel catfish, acres, 2½N of Martell. Bluegill, bullhead, rainbow trout seasonally in middle lake; no Hitchcock Park Pond (Douglas- 2Co.) channel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass. boats allowed; camping. acres, Omaha - 42nd and Q Largemouth Electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed. Cub Creek 9B (Leisure Lake) (Jefferson bass, bluegill, channel catfish, rainbow troutKinter’s Ford WMA (Big Nemaha River) Co.)- 25 acres, 1E, 4S of Plymouth. Carp, seasonally; Largemouth bass and bluegill - catch and release; Channel catfish - daily (Richardson Co.)– 1N, 2 1/2E of Dubois channel catfish. Boats restricted to 5 mph bag limit of 3; Restricted to children under on Hwy. 8. Carp, channel and flathead catfish. (no wake). Owned by the Lower Big Blue 16, adults with a child that is actively fishing, NRD; very turbid. Lake lowered in 2007 for Kirkman’s Cove (Richardson- 160Co.) and adults 65 or older. road repair, limited opportunity. acres, 1N, 2W of Humboldt. Bluegill, Holmes Lake (Lancaster- Co.) 100 acres, Cub Creek Watershed 12A (Jefferson- Co.) crappie, channel catfish, largemouth bass. Lincoln - 70th and Normal Blvd. LargemouthOwned by the Nemaha NRD (NRD entry 27 acres, 3W, 4½S of Plymouth. Carp, bass, bluegill, channel catfish, walleye, permit required); turbid. Concrete boat ramp, channel catfish. Boat ramp, all boats allowed; rainbow trout seasonally in south basin. 35-mph maximum on lower two-thirds of turbid. Owned by the Lower Big Blue NRD. Largemouth bass - catch and release; Panfishlake, no personal watercraft. Czechland Lake (Saunders- Co.)85 acres, - daily bag limit of 10; Channel catfish - dailyLake Halleck (Sarpy Co.)- 4 acres, Papillion 1N, ¼W of Prague. Bluegill, channel catfish, bag limit of 3; No live baitfish can be used or possessed; Electric motor or nonpowered – E of S. Washington St. (Hwy 85) on E. bullhead, crappie, largemouth bass. Sunfish Lincoln St. Largemouth bass, bluegill, - 8-inch minimum length; Crappie - 10-inch boats allowed. Lincoln city lake; two concrete boats ramps, wheelchair-accessible deck. channel catfish, rainbow trout seasonally. minimum length. Concrete boat ramp, boats Largemouth bass - catch and release; restricted to 5 mph (no wake), wheelchair- Homestead Lake (Butler -Co.) 38 acres, 1N Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; Channel accessible fishing pier. Owned by the Lower ½W of Bruno. Largemouth bass, bluegill, catfish - daily bag limit of 3. Platte North NRD. , Omaha - 96th and State. Bluegill, channel catfish, bullheads. Boat ramp; boatsLakeview Park Lake (York- Co.)4 acre, David City Park Ponds (Butler- 6Co.) acres channel catfish, largemouth bass, walleye, restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Owned by the Henderson – SW of Birch and Main streets. in 3 ponds, David City – south edge, east crappie to be stocked. Boat ramp, boats Lower Platte North NRD. restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Open 5 a.m. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish. side of Hwy 15. Largemouth bass, bluegill, Humboldt City Park Lake (Richardson- Co.)Largemouth bass - catch and release, channel catfish, rainbow trout seasonally into 11 p.m. Lake rehabilitation project in 1 acre, Humboldt - S edge of town, W off Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; Channel west lake. Largemouth bass and bluegill - 2007, limited opportunity in 2008. Hwy 105 at Railroad St. Largemouth bass,catfish - daily bag limit of 3. catch and release; Channel catfish - daily Hamburg Bend WMA (Missouri River) (Otoe bluegill, channel catfish. Largemouth bass bag limit of 3. Langdon Bend WMA (Missouri River) Co.)- 4SE of Nebraska City, south of OPPD and bluegill - catch and release; Channel (Nemaha Co.)- 1 E of Nemaha. Buffalo, Dodge Park (Missouri River) (Douglas- Co.)power plant. Channel, blue, and flathead catfish - daily bag limit of 3. carp, channel and flathead catfish, Omaha - 11000 N River Rd. Buffalo, carp, catfish, carp, shovelnose sturgeon. Access Indian Cave SP (Missouri River) channel and flathead catfish, crappie. to river - half-mile walk. shovelnose sturgeon. (Richardson Co.)- 4E of Barada. Buffalo, Lied Platte River Hike Bike Bridge (Platte Hanscom Park Pond (Douglas- 1Co.) acre, carp, channel and flathead catfish, Omaha - 32nd Ave. and Center St. shovelnose sturgeon. Concrete boat ramp.River) (Cass Co.)- South of South Bend. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish. Modern and primitive camping. Carp, freshwater drum, channel catfish, Largemouth bass and bluegill - catch and shovelnose sturgeon. Deck; contact Platte Iron Horse Trail Lake (Pawnee- 85Co.) release; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of River SP for more details. 3; Restricted to children under 16, adults acres, ½N, 2W of DuBois. Bluegill, channel with a child that is actively fishing, and and flathead catfish, crappie, largemouth adults 65 or older. bass, walleye. Owned by the Nemaha NRD (NRD entry permit required); wheelchair- Haworth Park (Missouri River) (Sarpy- Co.) accessible concrete boat ramp; no personal Bellevue - Payne Drive off Hwy 370. Buffalo, watercraft allowed; boats restricted to 5 mph carp, channel and flathead catfish, crappie. (no wake); primitive camping. Concrete boat ramp owned by city, launching fee. Haworth Park Pond (Sarpy- Co.)1 acre, Bellevue - East edge off Hwy 370. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish.

48 49 Memphis Lake SRA (Saunders- 81Co.) acres, ¼W of Memphis. Bluegill, redear sunfish, channel catfish, largemouth bass. Largemouth bass - catch and release; Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. Primitive gravel boat launch area, smaller craft only. Electric Little Blue WMA (Little Blue River) (Thayermotor or nonpowered boats allowed. Co.)- 2E of Hebron. Channel and flathead Wheelchair-accessible fishing deck. catfish. Primitive camping. Little Blue East WMA (Little Blue River)Merganser Lake (Lancaster- Co.)41 acres, (Thayer Co.)- 4E of Hebron. Channel and ½N, 1E, ¼N of Kramer. Bluegill, channel flathead catfish. catfish, largemouth bass. Largemouth bass - 21-inch minimum length. Boats restricted to Platte River State Park (Platte River) (Cass Lone Star Recreation Area (Fillmore- Co.) 5 mph (no wake), rock/gravel boat ramp. 75 acres, 3½ E, ½ S of Ohiowa. LargemouthOwned by the Lower Platte South NRD. Co.)- 2S, 3W of Louisville. Carp, channel bass, bluegill, channel catfish. Largemouth and flathead catfish, freshwater drum, Meridian WMA (Little Blue River) (Thayer bass - 21-inch minimum length. Built in shovelnose sturgeon. Cabins. Walk-in 2006. Wheelchair-accessible fishing deck, Co.)- 3S, ½W of Alexandria. Channel and access to river. concrete boat ramp, boats restricted to 5 flathead catfish, carp. Plattsmouth City Lake (Cass- 3Co.) acres, mph (no wake). Midlands Lake (Douglas –Co.) 11 acres, Overland Trails Lake (York- Co.)14 acres, Plattsmouth - S 18th St and 5th Ave. Louisville SRA (Cass -Co.) 40 acres in 5 Papillion – Washington and Capehart Rd. 3E, 1½S of York. Bluegill, channel catfish, Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish. lakes, ½NW of Louisville. Bluegill, channelLargemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish. largemouth bass. Owned by the Upper BigLargemouth bass and bluegill - catch and catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, wiper Largemouth bass – 21-inch minimum length Blue NRD; dam leaks, low water levels. release; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of (Lake No. 2), bullheads. Largemouth bass Panfish- – daily bag limit of 10; Channel Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). 3. Wheelchair-accessible fishing pier. catch and release; Panfish - daily bag limitcatfish – daily bag limit of 3. Boats restricted Oxbow Trails Lake (Butler- Co.)43 acres, Prairie Knoll WMA (Pawnee- Co.)6 acres, of 10 in combination; Channel catfish - dailyto 5 mph (no wake). New lake first stocked bag limit of 3; Wiper - 18-inch minimum in 2007. 1½E of Ulysses. Bluegill, channel catfish, 2W, 2N DuBois. Bluegill, channel catfish, bullhead, largemouth bass. Owned by the largemouth bass. Electric motor or length, daily bag limit of 1; Bullhead - dailyMiller Park Pond (Douglas- Co.)4 acres, bag limit of 5. Electric motor or nonpowered Upper Big Blue NRD; concrete boat ramp,nonpowered boats allowed. boats allowed. Modern and primitive Omaha - 30th St. and Redick Ave. boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake); turbid,Prairie View Lake (Douglas- Co.)42 acres, camping. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish; dam leaks, water may be low. Largemouth bass and bluegill - catch and 2W of Bennington, 180th and Hwy 36. Papio D-4 (Douglas Co.)- 30 acres, NW Louisville SRA (Platte River) (Cass- Co.) release; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass. ½NW of Louisville. Carp, freshwater drum,3; Restricted to children under 16, adults Omaha - ¼N of NE 36 and 98th St. Bluegill,Largemouth bass - total catch and release; channel and flathead catfish, shovelnose with a child that is actively fishing, and channel catfish, largemouth bass. Owned byPanfish - daily bag limit of 10; Channel sturgeon. Concrete boat ramp just west ofadults 65 or older. the Papio/Missouri NRD, walk-in access catfish - daily bag limit of 3. Owned by Hwy 50, on north side of river. only. Lake drained in 2006, limited opportunity.Papio-Missouri NRD; concrete boat ramp, Oak Lake (Lancaster Co.)- 47 acres in 3 Electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed.boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Open 6 Margrave WMA (Big Nemaha River) lakes, NW Lincoln - Charleston St. and Sun a.m. to 10 p.m. Papio 13 – West Dodge Park Lake (Douglas (Richardson Co.)- 1½S, 2¾E of Preston. Valley Blvd. Bullhead, carp, green sunfish. Qwest Lake (Cass Co.)- 10 acres, Eugene T. City of Lincoln lake; shallow, subject to fish Co.)- 60 acres, Omaha - 192nd and West Channel catfish, carp. Walk-in access to Mahoney State Park, I-80 exit 426. Bluegill, river, half-mile walk. kills. Dodge Road. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish. Largemouth bass – 21-inchchannel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, Olive Creek Lake SRA (Lancaster- 175 Co.) Mayberry WMA (Pawnee -Co.) 25 acres, 5N, minimum length; Panfish – daily bag limit ofrainbow trout seasonally. Largemouth bass 1¼E of Burchard. Bluegill, bullhead, channelacres, 2E, 1S of Kramer. Bluegill, channel 10; Channel catfish – daily bag limit of 3. and bluegill - catch and release; Channel catfish, largemouth bass. Electric motor orcatfish, largemouth bass Built in 2006, limited opportunity. Concretecatfish - daily bag limit is 3. Only barbless nonpowered boats allowed, walk-in access. boat ramp, boats restricted to 5 mph (no hooks or hooks with flattened barbs may be wake). used. Electric motor or nonpowered boats Meadowlark (Seward Co.)- 55 acres, 4W, allowed. Pawnee City Pond (Pawnee- Co.)1 acre, 1N, 1½W of Agnew. Bluegill, crappie, Recharge Lake (York Co.)- 49 acres, 1½W of channel catfish, largemouth bass to be Pawnee City - SW edge, W side of Hwy 65. stocked. Largemouth bass - 21-inch Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish.York. Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth minimum length; Panfish - daily bag limit of Largemouth bass and bluegill - catch and bass. Largemouth bass - 21-inch minimum 10 in combination; Channel catfish - daily release; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3.length; Panfish - daily bag limit of 10; bag limit of 3; No live baitfish can be used or Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. Pawnee Lake SRA (Lancaster- 740Co.) possessed. Handicap-accessible concrete Concrete boat ramp, boats restricted to 5 boat ramp, boats restricted to 5 mph (no acres, 2N, 1½W of Emerald. Carp, channelmph (no wake). Owned by the Upper Big wake). Owned by the Lower Platte South and flathead catfish, bluegill, crappie, Blue NRD. NRD. Fishery renovated in 2007, fishery freshwater drum, white perch, largemouthRed Cedar (Saunders -Co.) 50 acres, 5½N, and white bass, sauger, walleye. Panfish - restocked and developing. Good opportunity 2W of the north edge of Valparaiso. Bluegill, starting in late 2008. daily bag limit of 10. Modern and primitive camping; all boats allowed, several concretecrappie, channel and flathead catfish, boat ramps. largemouth bass. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake), boat ramp. Owned by the Lower Pawnee Prairie WMA (Pawnee- 5Co.) acres Platte South NRD, turbid. in 7 ponds, 6S, 2E, 2S of Burchard. Bluegill,Redtail WMA (Butler Co.)- 17 acres, 1E, ½N largemouth bass. Largemouth bass - total catch and release. Walk-in access only. of Dwight. Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass. Walk-in access only. Peru (Missouri River) (Nemaha- 1½Co.) E Electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed. of Peru. Buffalo, carp, channel and flathead catfish, shovelnose sturgeon. Concrete boat ramp. . Largemouth bass - Platte River Access (Douglas- 4WCo.) of 21-inch minimum length; Sunfish - 8-inch Valley, SE corner of Hwy 6 bridge. Carp, minimum length; No live baitfish can be freshwater drum, channel and flathead used or possessed. Primitive camping; catfish, shovelnose sturgeon. concrete boat ramp, boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake), wheelchair-accessible fishing pier. Osage WMA (Johnson -Co.) 4 acres in 4 ponds, 3N, 2W, ¾N of Tecumseh. Bluegill, largemouth bass.

50 51 Standing Bear Lake (Douglas- 135Co.) acres, Omaha -132nd and Military. Bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, freshwater drum, grass carp, largemouth bass, walleye, carp, rainbow trout seasonally. Electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed. City of Omaha Riverview Marina SRA (Missouri River) lake; concrete boat ramp, Open 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Otoe Co.)- Nebraska City, N. 4th St. and 14th Ave. Buffalo, carp, channel and Steinhart Park Ponds (Otoe- Co.)5 acres in flathead catfish, shovelnose sturgeon. Boat2 ponds, Nebraska City - N of Business Hwy ramp, primitive camping. 2 off Steinhart Park Rd. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, rainbow trout Rockford Lake SRA (Gage Co.) - 150 acres,seasonally in east pond. Largemouth bass 7E, 2S of Beatrice. Bluegill, bullhead, carp,and bluegill - catch and release; Channel Two Rivers SRA (Platte River) (Douglas Co.) channel and flathead catfish, crappie, catfish - daily bag limit of 3. walleye, largemouth bass. All boats allowed, - 1½S of Venice. Carp, channel and flathead concrete boat ramp; camping. Swan Creek 2A WMA (Saline- 16Co.) acres, catfish, shovelnose sturgeon. Walk-in 14W, 3N of Wilber. Bluegill, bullhead, access River. Rose Creek WMA (Rose Creek - 2 locations) channel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass. Verdon Lake SRA (Richardson- 30Co.) (Jefferson Co.)- 2S, 2½W, 1½S and 2S, Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake), shallow. acres, ½W of Verdon. Bluegill, channel 3½W, 2S of Fairbury. Channel catfish, carp,Swan Creek 67 (Saline -Co.) 39 acres, 3N, catfish, bullhead, largemouth bass. bullhead. 1W of Swanton. Bluegill, crappie, channel Largemouth bass - 21-inch minimum length. Rulo Access (Missouri River) (Richardsoncatfish, largemouth bass. Concrete boat ramp, Towl Park Pond (Douglas- Co.)1 acre; Electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed; Co.)- South of Hwy 159 Bridge near Rulo, boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Owned Omaha - West Center Rd. and 93rd (enterprimitive camping. at Paddock Rd. traffic light). Largemouth river mile 497.8. Buffalo, carp, bullhead, by the Lower Big Blue NRD. Fish renovation Wagon Train Lake SRA (Lancaster- 315 Co.) bass, bluegill, channel catfish, rainbow trout channel and flathead catfish, shovelnose in 2007, fishery restocked and developing. seasonally. Largemouth bass and bluegill -acres, 2E of Hickman. Bluegill, redear sunfish, sturgeon. Boat ramp. Good opportunity starting late 2008. catch and release; Channel catfish - daily channel catfish, largemouth bass, walleye, Schilling WMA (Missouri and Platte Rivers)Tanglewood (Lancaster -Co.) 33 acres, ½N, bag limit of 3; Restricted to children under muskellunge. Largemouth bass - 21-inch minimum length; Muskellunge - 40-inch (Cass Co.)- Plattsmouth - N on Schilling 1W, ½S of Kramer. Bluegill, bullhead, 16, adults with a child that is actively fishing, channel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass. minimum length. Primitive and modern camping; Rd. from Main St. Carp, freshwater drum, and adults 65 or older. Owned by the Lower Platte South NRD. concrete boat ramp, boats restricted to 5 mph channel and flathead catfish, shovelnose Twin Lakes WMA (Seward- Co.)270 acres in (no wake), wheelchair-accessible fishing pier. sturgeon. Bank access to Missouri and Teal Lake WMA (Lancaster- Co.)29 acres, 2 lakes, 2½N, ½W of Pleasant Dale. Bluegill,Walnut Creek Reservoir Recreation Area Platte rivers, except when closed by the 2S of Kramer. Bluegill, bullhead, channel bullhead, channel catfish, crappie, carp, Commission due to poor road conditions. and flathead catfish, largemouth bass. largemouth bass, muskellunge, walleye, (Sarpy Co.)- 100 acres, Papillion - 96th Shadow Lake (Douglas –Co.) 30 acres, Electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed. white bass. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no and Hwy 370. Bluegill, redear sunfish, Subject to frequent fish kills due to low channel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass. Papillion – Washington and Capehart Rd. wake). Concrete boat ramp on East Lake; water levels. area closed to fishing Oct. 15 through Dec. 31.Largemouth bass - 21-inch minimum length; Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish. Sunfish – 8-inch minimum length; Panfish - Largemouth bass – 21-inch minimum length;Tecumseh City Pond (Johnson- 2Co.) Twin Oaks WMA (Big Nemaha River) daily bag of 10; Crappie - 10-inch minimum Panfish – daily bag limit of 10; Channel acres, Tecumseh - N. 1st St at fairgrounds. (Johnson Co.)- 2E, 2S, ¾W of Tecumseh. length limit. Owned by the City of Papillion; catfish – daily bag limit of 3. Boats restricted Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish. Channel catfish, carp. Walk-in access to area closes at 10 p.m. Wheelchair-accessible to 5 mph (no wake). New lake stocked in Largemouth bass - catch and release; river, half-mile walk. fishing deck and island; concrete boat ramp, 2007. Panfish - Daily bag limit of 10; Channel boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Twin Oaks WMA (Johnson- Co.)2 acres in 2 Shady Trail (Big Blue River) (Saline– Co.) catfish - daily bag limit of 3. ponds, 2E, 4S of Tecumseh. Bluegill, Walnut Creek 2A (Saline -Co.) 26 acres, ½E, 1W, 4N, 1/2W, 1/2N of Crete. Carp, channelTimber Point (Butler Co.)- 28 acres, 1S, 2E largemouth bass. 3½N of Crete. Bluegill, bullhead, channel and flathead catfish. of Brainard. Bluegill, channel catfish, catfish, largemouth bass. Largemouth bass - Two Rivers SRA (Douglas- Co.)32 acres in 7 Smith Creek (Seward -Co.) 21 acres, 2N, largemouth bass, muskellunge. Largemouth 21-inch minimum length. Concrete boat bass - 21-inch minimum length. Handicap- lakes, 1½S of Venice. Bluegill, bullhead, 2W, ¼N of Beaver Crossing. Bluegill, ramp, boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). accessible concrete boat ramp, boats carp, crappie, channel catfish, largemouth channel catfish, largemouth bass. Boats Owned by the Lower Big Blue NRD, shallow. restricted to 5 mph (no wake). bass, grass pickerel, rainbow trout in Lake restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Owned by the No. 5. Lake Nos. 3 and 4 are designated Walnutas Grove Park Pond (Douglas- 1 Co.) Upper Big Blue NRD; turbid. Tobacco Island WMA (Missouri River) (Cass catch and release for largemouth bass andacre, Millard - Q St. across from Millard South Stagecoach Lake SRA (Lancaster- 195 Co.) Co.)- ½E, 1S of Plattsmouth. Carp, channel catfish, only barbless or flattened- H.S. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel acres, 1½S, ½W of Hickman. Bluegill, freshwater drum, channel and flathead barb hooks allowed. Lake Nos. 1, 2, 6 & 7 –catfish. Largemouth bass and bluegill - catch channel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass,catfish, shovelnose sturgeon. Channel catfish – daily bag limit of 3; and release; Channel catfish - daily bag limit walleye, wiper, carp. Largemouth bass - 21- Bullhead – daily bag limit of 5. No boats onof 3; Restricted to children under 16, adults inch minimum length; Wiper – daily bag limit Lake No. 5, other lakes boats with electric with a child that is actively fishing, and adults of 3, with no more than 1 fish over 18 trolling motors only; wheelchair-accessible 65 or older. inches. Primitive and modern camping; fishing deck on Lake No. 5. Trout fishing inWeeping Water Pond (Cass- Co.)4 acres, concrete boat ramp, boats restricted to 5 Lake No. 5 is best from April 1 to early June. Open dates for trout fishing will be publishedWeeping Water - S of Clinton Street. mph (no wake), wheelchair-accessible Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, fishing pier. and posted. Trout fishing hours are 7 a.m. to sunset. A daily trout tag is required to rainbow trout seasonally. Largemouth bass - attempt to take and to possess trout on thecatch and release; Panfish - daily bag limit entire area. Cost of a tag is $4, which allowsof 10; Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3. the harvest of four trout. Anglers may purchase up to 3 tags, and can possess up to 12 trout. An adult angler is allowed to have two children under 16 fish under their tag, but the group is still limited to four trout per tag. One pole or rod and reel per angler on Lake No. 5. Check at park office. Archery fishing, spearing, and gigging are prohibited on area lakes. Cabins and camping.

52 53 Wolf Wildcat No. 12 (Gage- Co.)42 acres, 7S of Virginia. Bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass. Owned by the Lower Big Blue NRD; primitive boat ramp, boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Yankee Hill Lake WMA (Lancaster- 208 Co.) acres, 2½E, 1S of Denton. Bluegill, channel Wehrspann Lake Recreation Area (Sarpy Co.)catfish, largemouth bass, walleye. - 245 acres, Omaha - 156th and Giles Rd. Largemouth bass - 21-inch minimum length; Bluegill, bullhead, blue and channel catfish, Sunfish - 8-inch minimum length. No live crappie, largemouth bass, walleye. Largemouthbaitfish can be used or possessed. Stopping Poachers bass - 21-inch minimum length; Crappie - 10-Wheelchair-accessible concrete boat ramp; inch minimum length, except during April; boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Lake Panfish - daily bag limit of 10. Concrete boat refilled in 2007 after rehabilitation project, Nebraska Wildlife Crimestoppers ramp, boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake), limited opportunity in 2008. wheelchair-accessible pier. Owned by the WILDLIFE WILDLIFE Zorinsky Lake Recreation Area (Douglas CRIMESTOPPERS Call 1-800-742-7627 CRIMESTOPPERS Papio/Missouri NRD, area closes at 10 p.m. Co.)- 255 acres, Omaha - 156th and F STOP to report game violations STOP Whitehawk (Douglas Co)30 acres,– Omaha Bluegill, bullhead, channel and blue catfish, – 192nd and F. Largemouth bass and crappie, largemouth bass, walleye, POACHING You can remain anonymous and POACHING bluegill. Walk-in access only. muskellunge. Largemouth bass - 21-inch 1-800-742-7627 may be eligible for a cash reward. 1-800-742-7627 Wild Plum (Lancaster -Co.) 16 acres, 1½N, minimum length; Crappie -10-inch minimum length, except during April; Panfish - daily ½W of Kramer. Bluegill, channel catfish, bag limit of 10 in combination. City of largemouth bass. Boats restricted to 5 mph Omaha lake, area open 5 a.m. to 11 p.m; (no wake). Owned by the Lower Platte wheelchair-accessible fishing deck, concrete CONSERVATION OFFICERS South NRD. boat ramp, boats restricted to 5 mph (no Wildwood Lake (Lancaster- Co.)103 acres, wake). Headquarters Southwest (cont.) 1W, 1½N of Agnew. Bluegill, channel catfish, Ted Blume (Adm.) Lincoln (402) 471-5531Officer City Phone Craig Stover (Asst. Adm.) Lincoln (402) 471-5532Matt Andrews Elwood (308) 785-3025 largemouth bass, walleye. Largemouth bass Wes Loos (Asst. Adm.) Lincoln (402) 471-5591 Dirk Greene Imperial (308) 882-5328 and channel catfish - catch and release; Rod Loos (Asst. Adm.) Ogallala (308) 284-8056 Sunfish - 8-inch minimum length. No live Murray Johnson Lincoln (402) 471-5003Virgil Gosch McCook (308) 345-2185 baitfish can be used or possessed. Concrete Rich Routh Republican City (308) 799-2085 boat ramp, boats restricted to 5 mph (no Ray Dierking Broken Bow (308) 872-3078 wake); primitive camping; wheelchair- Panhandle Mike Thome Cozad (308) 784-4362 accessible fishing deck. Owned by the Officer City Phone Lower Platte South NRD. Jim Zimmerman Gering H.(308) 436-7561 Southeast Willard L. Meyer Recreation Area (Saline (District I Supervisor) W (308) 763-2940 Officer City Phone Co.)- 95 acres, 3E, 2N of Tobias. Bluegill, Dan Kling Whitney (308) 432-8367Duane Arp Gretna H.(402) 332-4954 channel catfish, largemouth bass. Walt Meyer Chadron (308) 432-4398 (District V Supervisor) W (402) 332-2965 Largemouth bass - 21-inch minimum length. Frank Miller Valentine (402) 376-1183Douglas Kramer Lincoln (402) 466-9001 Owned by the Lower Big Blue NRD; Dennis Thompson Ogallala (308) 284-6450Dina Barta Lincoln (402) 483-2358 wheelchair-accessible deck, concrete boat Dan Zuehlke Ogallala (308) 284-4815Stacey Lewton Lincoln (402) 476-0436 ramp, boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Scott Brandt Gering (308) 436-3418William Krause Auburn (402) 274-3789 Heath Packett Gordon (308) 282-2553Mike Luben Colon (402) 443-4278 Wilson Creek 2X WMA (Otoe- 15Co.) acres, Doug Pollard Oshkosh (308) 772-9950Levi Krause Louisville (402) 234-2212 3E, 1½S of Otoe. Bluegill, channel catfish, Russell Mort Nebraska City (402) 873-5684 crappie, largemouth bass, grass carp. Northeast Jeff Clauson Valley (402) 359-5301 Electric motor or nonpowered boats allowed. Sean McKeehan Ashland (402) 944-4174 Owned by the Nemaha NRD, very shallow. Officer City Phone Tom Zimmer Norfolk H (402) 371-6625Jeremy TenKley Beatrice (402) 228-1437 Dan Evasco Papillion (402) 592 6733 Wilson Creek 4F (Prairie Owl) (Otoe- Co.) (District III Supervisor) W (402) 370-3374 38 acres, 2S, 1W, ¼S of Dunbar. Bluegill, Marion Shafer Norfolk (402) 371-2031 bullhead, blue and channel catfish, crappie, Robert Kelly Albion (402) 395-2538 South-central largemouth bass. Boat ramp, boats Ross Oestmann Bloomfield (402) 373-4412Officer City Phone restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Owned by the NOW ON THE WEB Daniel Roberts Fremont (402) 721-7852Jerry Pecha Kearney H (308) 234-4411 Nemaha NRD; very turbid. Go to www.OutdoorNebraska.org Jon Reeves Kennard (402) 427-7378 (District VI Supervisor) W (308) 865-5327 Wirth Brothers Lake (Johnson- 1W,Co.) for: Eric Wiebe Ponca (402) 755-2566Terry Brentzel Grand Island (308) 384-8296 Steve Oberg Columbus (402) 564-5937Dale Johnson Kearney (308) 237-1079 3S, 1W of Cook. Bluegill, channel catfish, • Permits largemouth bass. Owned by the Nemaha Patrick George O’Neill (402) 336-1588Mark Reeves Loup City (308) 745-0748 NRD (NRD entry permit required); boat • State Records Dale Davis Bassett (402) 273-1700Robert Finke Milford (402) 761-3537 ramp, boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake);• How to Weigh a Fish by Length Tim Williams Neligh (402) 887-1335Darin Gress Hebron (402) 768-2287 dam leaks, level fluctuates. • Tournament Registration Form Cory Krause West Point (402) 372-6979Richard Seward Ord (308) 728-3115 Randy Pomplun Fullerton (308) 536-2987 • Fish Consumption Advisory Southwest Jeff Jones Clay Center (402) 762 3124 • Lake Maps Officer City Phone • Fish Stocking Reports Roger Thompson North Platte H (308) 532-9175NOTE:Most listings are home phone numbers. If you (District IV Supervisor) W (308) 535-8025 need to report a game violation in progress and can’t reach the officer, contact the sheriff’s department in the • Fish Identification Guide Dudley Sorensen North Platte (308) 532-0747 county or call Wildlife Crimestoppers, 1-800-742-7627. George Sund Cambridge (308) 697-4629 54 55