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OutdoorNebraska.org — | 41 Public Fishing Areas These are areas open to the public for fishing. Public areas include Nebraska Game and Parks Commission- owned or leased state recreation areas (SRA) and wildlife management areas (WMA), as well as federal, Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), power and irrigation, Natural Resources Districts (NRD), Nebraska Department of Transportation (DOT), city and leased private waters. HOW TO USE THESE PUBLIC FISHING AREAS TABLES Lakes and reservoirs are listed alphabetically within each of the following fisheries management districts: northwest, northeast, southwest and southeast. Rivers and streams are broken down into separate coolwater and warmwater streams tables and listed alphabetically. The Missouri River public fishing areas are displayed in a separate table and listed alphabetically. PUBLIC ACCESS ATLAS The Nebraska Public Access Atlas is published each summer to provide hunters, trappers and anglers a guide to publicly accessible land statewide. It is printed in hard-copy form and is available in digital and interactive versions. Visit OutdoorNebraska.org for more information. Most of the areas listed in the following Public Fishing Areas section can be located in the Public Access Atlas. Map sheet numbers are displayed in each of the tables. ATTRIBUTES Family Friendly – Areas listed in the Lakes and Reservoirs table denoted with FF are designated as Family Friendly. These lakes are identified as being safe, comfortable and having great fish-catching potential. These locations have a combination of barrier-free fishing piers, fishing trails, groomed park areas, concessions, playgrounds, picnic areas, and highly maintained fish populations. Contact the nearest fisheries supervisor for details. Accessible – Areas listed in the Lakes and Reservoirs table denoted with A have some accessibility. Those amenities are listed for each area. Underwater Spearfishing – Areas listed in the Lakes and Reservoirs table denoted with SF allow underwater spearfishing. Refer to the Fishing Regulations column of the table for season dates and species allowed. Also refer to the Archery and Spearfishing section for more information. Cast Netting – Areas listed in the Lakes and Reservoirs table denoted with CN allow cast netting for the collection of Gizzard Shad and Alewife during July, August, September and November. Live gizzard shad and alewife may only be used for bait the same day they were captured and only in the same body of water where they were collected. Refer to the Bait Regulations section for more details. ABBREVIATIONS OF FISH SPECIES This list contains abbreviations used for fish species denoted in the public fishing areas. BBH Bullhead BCF Blue Catfish BKT Brook Trout BLG Bluegill BNT Brown Trout BUF Buffalo CAP Common Carp CCF Channel Catfish CPH Crappie Hybrid CRP Crappie CUT Cutthroat Trout FCF Flathead Catfish FRD Freshwater Drum GOE Goldeye GRC Grass Carp GRP Grass Pickerel GSF Green Sunfish HSF Sunfish Hybrid LMB Largemouth Bass MUE Muskellunge NOP Northern Pike PAH Paddlefish PMK Pumpkinseed RBT Rainbow Trout ROB Rock Bass RSF Redear Sunfish SAE Saugeye SAR Sauger SBH Striped Bass Hybrid (Wiper) SMB Smallmouth Bass SNS Shovelnose Sturgeon SPB Spotted Bass STB Striped Bass TGM Tiger Muskellunge TGT Tiger Trout WAE Walleye WHB White Bass WHP White Perch YEB Yellow Bass YEP Yellow Perch

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