Season Dates More Info
Hook and Line Year-round Page 12
Paddlefish Archery: June 1 - 30; Snagging: Oct. 1 - 31 Page 21
Underwater Spearfishing July 1 - Dec. 31 statewide, except June 1 - Dec. 31 at Box Butte
Reservoir and private waters
Page 20
Surface Spearfishing Year-round for nongame fish only Page 20
Archery July 1- Dec. 31 for game fish; Year-round for nongame fish Page 20
Bullfrog Aug. 15 - Oct. 31, east of Hwy. 81; Year-round, west of Hwy. 81 Page 19
Snapping turtle Year-round Page 19
Mussel Year-round, no harvest in any river or stream Page 19
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2021 Season Dates
New for 2021
Smallmouth Bass – Big Elk Lake (WP 7) and Portal Lake (WP 6), Sarpy County reservoirs under construction in
2020, each will have a smallmouth bass daily bag limit of two fish and 12-inch maximum length limit to protect
larger smallmouths and allow harvest of smaller ones. See page 13.
Yellow Perch – Big Elk Lake (WP 7) and Portal Lake (WP 6) each will have a yellow perch daily bag limit of five
fish. See page 18.
Muskellunge, Tiger Muskellunge – Pelican Lake on the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge will have a
muskie and tiger muskie daily bag limit of three, including not more than one fish 34 inches or greater in length. A
possession limit of three also is established for those species at Pelican Lake. See page 16.
Northern Pike – Hershey I-80 Lake Wildlife Management Area no longer will have a 34-inch minimum length
limit in place on northern pike. Statewide regulations will apply (daily bag limit of three, including not more than
one fish 34 inches or greater in length). See page 16.
No Live Baitfish – The following areas are added to the list of waters where no live baitfish may be used or
possessed: Rock Creek Lake State Recreation Area, Dundy County; Avocet Wildlife Management Area, Grant
County; Wilber Reservoir, Saline County; Big Elk Lake (WP 7), Sarpy County; and Portal Lake (WP 6), Sarpy County.
See page 23.
