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12 | Fishing Info: 402-471-0641 Species Limits Black bass (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted) • Daily bag limit may contain only one 21 inches or longer, statewide • No minimum length limit on smallmouth bass on the NPPD Trailrace Canal starting at the State Farm Road bridge downstream to the confluence with the South Platte River. The daily bag limit of five can only have one bass 15 inches or longer in length. • 12-inch minimum on the Missouri River between Nebraska and Iowa, and between Nebraska and Missouri (NOTE: No length limit on all Missouri River waters bordering South Dakota) • 15-inch minimum on all inland waters, including DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, Snyder Bend Lake and Lake Yankton • 21-inch minimum on waters as listed in the Public Fishing Areas section, and on private waters leased in the Open Fields and Waters, and PATH Fishing programs Bullfrogs • 4½-inch minimum (snout to vent), east of U.S. Hwy. 81 Channel catfish • Daily bag limit may contain only one 30 inches or longer at Merritt Reservoir and Calamus Reservoir Crappie • 10-inch minimum at Branched Oak Lake, Czechland Lake and Sherman Reservoir Yellow perch • 12-inch minimum at Rat and Beaver Lake Muskellunge or Tiger muskie • 40-inch minimum, statewide, EXCEPT 50-inch minimum at Merritt Reservoir Northern pike • Daily bag limit may contain only one 34 inches or longer, statewide • 34-inch minimum at Alda DOT, Grove Lake, Cottonmill Lake, Hershey I-80 Lake, Red Willow Reservoir, Sherman Reservoir • Daily bag limit of 10 (only three can be over 22 inches in length and only one of those can be over 34 inches in length) at Box Butte Reservoir Striped bass, white bass and their hybrids (combined) • Daily bag limit may include only one fish 16 inches or longer, inland waters Walleye, sauger and saugeye • Daily bag limit may include only one walleye, sauger or saugeye 22 inches or longer on all inland waters • 15-inch minimum statewide, except for the portion of the Missouri River downstream of Gavins Point Dam (no minimum length) and the following: ▶ Branched Oak Lake – daily bag limit is one walleye 22 inches or longer ▶ DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge – 15-inch minimum length ▶ Elwood Reservoir, Harlan County Lake, Merritt Reservoir – daily bag limit of four may include one from 15 to 18 inches and three longer than 18 inches or four longer than 18 inches. No more than one longer than 22 inches allowed in daily bag. ▶ Sherman Reservoir – daily bag limit can include two fish between 15 inches and not greater than 20 inches and one longer than 28 inches. There is a slot length limit protecting walleye ranging from 20 to 28 inches. ▶ Calamus Reservoir – daily bag limit may include two 15 to 18 inches in length and two over 18 inches, with no more than one 22 inches or greater. Length Limits

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