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20 | Fishing Info: 402-471-0641 ARCHERY AND SURFACE SPEARFISHING • Game fish may be taken by archery statewide from July 1 through Dec. 31 from sunrise to sunset. • Game fish must meet the length limit requirements for the water body from which they were harvested, as well as daily bag limits and possession limits. • Game fish may not be taken with surface spears. • Nongame fish may be taken by archery or surface spear statewide 24 hours a day year-round. • Note the closed area below Gavins Point Dam during the archery paddlefish season. • Artificial lights are allowed. • Only hand-drawn longbows (including compound bows) and crossbows are legal. • Arrows may have only one point, which must be barbed, and must be attached by a line to the bow at the time the arrow is released. • For surface spearing, only hand spears are legal. • The following waters are closed year-round: Platte River State Park, Eugene T. Mahoney State Park, and other park areas as posted. NOTE: Game and Parks does not control the closure of public bodies of water that are controlled by other entities, such as cities, counties and natural resources districts. UNDERWATER SPEARFISHING • Lawful spear guns include hand spears, rubber band-powered spear guns, compressed air spear guns, and spring-loaded spear guns. • All spears used on powered spear guns must be attached to a shooting line no more than 20 feet long. • Underwater spearfishing is not permitted within 100 yards of any designated swimming or water-ski jump area, boat dock, boat ramp, or spillway. Seasons – The season for game fish is July 1 through Dec. 31 in waters listed below, except *Box Butte Reservoir and private waters, which starts on June 1. Bag, possession and length limits are the same as for hook and line. Hours are sunrise to sunset. The season for nongame fish is year-round in waters listed below. There are no size, bag or possession limits for nongame fish species. Hours are sunrise to sunset. Waters Open to All Species – All privately-owned lakes are open, with permission of the owner, as well as: • Lake McConaughy • Lake Ogallala • Lake Minatare • Box Butte Reservoir * • Lewis and Clark Lake • Harlan County Reservoir • Enders Reservoir • Elwood Reservoir • Red Willow Reservoir • Medicine Creek • Sutherland Reservoir • Maloney Reservoir • Jeffrey Reservoir • Johnson Reservoir • Sherman Reservoir • Swanson Reservoir • Merritt Reservoir • Calamus Reservoir Waters Open to Nongame Fish Species Only: Buffalo County • Union Pacific SRA • War Axe SRA • Bassway Strip WMA • Bufflehead WMA • Kea Lake WMA • Kea West WMA • East Odessa WMA • Blue Hole West WMA • West Elm Creek WMA • North Kearney Rest Stop Dawson County • Dogwood WMA • Cozad WMA • Cozad West WMA • Willow Island WMA • East Gothenburg WMA Hall County • Cheyenne SRA • West Wood River WMA • Alda DOR Buffalo County • Sandy Channel SRA ARCHERY, SPEARFISHING, TROUT WATERS