Public Fishing Areas — Northwest | 41
Smith Lake FWS: Garden County, 225 acres, Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 26N of Oshkosh.
BLG, CAP, CRP, LMB, YEP. No baitfish allowed to be used or possessed. No camping. Open to fishing Nov.
1-Feb. 15. Fishing allowed during daylight hours only. Must be off lake no later than one hour after sunset.
No boats or float tubes. Map 7
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Smith Lake WMA: Sheridan County, 290 acres, 23S of Rushville. BBH, BLG, CRP, LMB, NOP, PMK, YEP.
Primitive camping. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Accessible concrete boat ramp. Map 6
Soldier Creek: Dawes County, 3W of Crawford. BKT, BNT, CUT, RBT. Public access at Fort Robinson SP and
Soldier Creek Wilderness Area. Daily bag limit of two trout on Wilderness Area. Map 1
Sowbelly Creek: Sioux County, NE of Harrison. BKT, BNT. Public access at Coffee Park, otherwise private
access, permission required. Map 1
Spotted Tail Creek: Scotts Bluff County, NW of Mitchell. BNT, RBT. Private access, permission required.
Maps 2, 3
Squaw Creek: Dawes County, 4E, 3S of Crawford. BKT. Public access on Ponderosa WMA, remainder on
private land, permission required. Map 1
Stuckenhole Creek: Scotts Bluff County, W of Bayard. BNT, RBT. Private access, permission required.
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Terry's Pit: Scotts Bluff County, 7 acres, Terrytown. CCF, CRP, LMB, RBT. No boating or ice-fishing
allowed by city. Map 3
Tub Springs: Sioux County, NE of Mitchell. BNT, RBT. Private access, permission required.
Valentine Fish Hatchery Reservoir: Cherry County, 11 acres, ½NE of Valentine. BLG, CAP, CRP, LMB,
NOP. Dam on Minnechaduza Creek. Map 15
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