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Public Fishing Areas — Southwest | 57 Maxwell Rest Stop DOT: Lincoln County, 5 acres, 3E Maxwell interchange. Vehicle access only via westbound Interstate 80. BLG, CCF, CRP, LMB. No boats. Map 18 A Medicine Creek SRA (Harry Strunk Lake): Frontier County, 1,850 acres, 2W, 7N of Cambridge. BCF, CAP, CCF, CRP, FCF, FRD, LMB, SAE, WAE, WHB, WIP. Primitive and modern camping. Cabins. All boats allowed. Subject to severe summer drawdowns. Map 20 FFL Melham Park Lake: Custer County, 4 acres, Broken Bow, N of Memorial Dr., E of N. 5th Ave. BLG, CCF, LMB, RBT. Black bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. No live baitfish may be used or possessed. Managed by the city. Electric motor or non-powered boats allowed. Rainbow trout seasonally stocked. Aeration system may hamper solid ice formation. Fishing pier. Map 24 Midway Canyon Reservoir: Dawson County, 609 acres, 6S, 2W of Cozad. CCF, CRP, FCF, FRD, PAH, SAR, WAE, WHB, WIP. Daily bag limit of 10 for channel catfish. All boats allowed. Gravel public boat ramp on Road 418. Map 25 Minden Biological Learning Center Pond: Kearney County, 0.5 acres, W. 5th St., at Minden High School. BLG, CCF, LMB. Map 32 Mormon Island DOT (East): Hall County, 22 acres, Grand Island interchange, N of I-80, 1½E. BLG, CCF, CRP, LMB. Black bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. Access on foot from Mormon Island SRA. Map 31 FFL Mormon Island SRA (Middle): Hall County, 19 acres, Grand Island interchange, NE quadrant. BLG, CCF, CRP, LMB, RSF. Black bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Modern and primitive camping. Concrete boat ramp. Map 31 FFL A Mormon Island SRA (West): Hall County, 42 acres, Grand Island interchange, NE quadrant. BLG, CCF, CRP, LMB, MUE, WAE. Black bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Modern and primitive camping. Accessible pier. Concrete boat ramp. Map 31 Mormon Trail: Merrick County, 1 acre, 1½S, 2W Clarks. BLG, CCF, LMB. Subject to low water levels. Map 36 Narrows WMA: Webster County, 4W of Red Cloud on Hwy. 136. CAP, CCF, WHB. Access to Republican River. Map 32 North Commons Pond: Adams County, 4.4 acres, 1 block S of 39th and Turner Ave., Hastings. BLG. Closed to public fishing until development around the pond is completed. No angler amenities. No boats allowed. Located next to city hike/bike trail. North Kearney Rest Area (westbound) DOT: Buffalo County, 7 acres, 2W of Kearney interchange at exit 272 on I-80 to rest stop. BLG, CCF, CRP, LMB. No boats. Map 31 FFL North Loup SRA: Howard County, 7 acres, 3N of St. Paul, just N of the North Loup River on Hwy. 281. BLG, CAP, CCF, CRP, LMB. Electric motor or non-powered boats allowed. Map 30 FFL A North Platte I-80 City Lake: Lincoln County, 26 acres, North Platte I-80 interchange, exit 177, S on Hwy. 83, first left turn. BLG, CCF, LMB, YEP. Black bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. No live baitfish may be used or possessed. Managed by the city. Improved boat ramp. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Fishing deck. Map 18 North Platte River: Keith County, Keystone to Paxton. RBT. Private access, permission required. North River WMA (Platte River): Lincoln County, 2½N of Hershey. CAP, CCF. Encompasses 2 miles of North Platte River. Map 18 Otter Creek: Keith County, 12E of Lewellen. BNT, RBT. Private property, permission required. FFL Oxford City Lake: Furnas County, 2 acres, ¼S of downtown on Central Ave. BLG, CCF, LMB, RBT. Electric motor or non-powered boats allowed. Rainbow trout seasonally stocked. Map 26 Pawnee Slough WMA: Lincoln County, 30 acres, 2W of Maxwell on Hwy. 30. BLG, CAP, CCF, LMB, RSF. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Gravel boat ramp. Map 18 Phillips Canyon Reservoir: Gosper County, 142 acres, 8S, 1E, 1N Lexington. CCF, CRP, FRD, SAR, WAE, WHB, WIP. Daily bag limit of 10 for channel catfish. Primitive boat ramp. All boats allowed. Unimproved access road - dry weather only. Map 25

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