Walleye, Sauger, Saugeye
Location Length Limit Bag Possession
Inland Waters 15-inch minimum;
One 22 inches or longer
4 8
EXCEPTIONS:
Branched Oak Lake 22-inch minimum 1 8
Elwood Reservoir, Harlan County
Lake (including Republican River
upstream to Hwy. 183 bridge),
Merritt Reservoir
One from 15 to 18 inches and three longer
than 18 inches OR four longer than 18
inches;
No more than one 22 inches or longer
4 8
Calamus Reservoir Two from 15 to 18 inches;
Two over 18 inches;
No more than one 22 inches or longer
4 8
Sherman Reservoir 20- to 28-inch protected slot (no harvest);
Two between 15 inches and not greater than
20 inches;
One longer than 28 inches
3 8
Missouri River waters – upstream of
Gavins Point Dam (Lewis and Clark
Lake and portion of river upstream to
Neb./S.D. border); DeSoto Bend NWR
15-inch minimum 4 8
Missouri River waters – downstream
of Gavins Point Dam
No minimum 4 8
Walleye Saugeye
Sauger
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IT IS UNLAWFUL TO ...
• borrow or use the permit of another or lend your permit to another
• leave dead fish or any part of one on the banks or in the water of any stream, lake or other body of water
• fish on any private land without landowner permission
• release into public waters of the state any fish that did not originate from that body of water, including the
dumping of bait buckets.
• seine sport fish of any size
• leave fish in a trap for more than 24 hours
• attempt to snag fish, except in designated seasons
• use limb lines or set lines in any pond, lake or reservoir
• catch fish by hand
• buy or attempt to buy a permit while under license suspension or revocation in any state
• keep an externally foul-hooked fish, except those legally snagged
• leave a water body with lake or river water present in a boat or container
• transport any fish or baitfish in water from any stream, river, pond or lake
