Season Dates More Info
Hook and Line Year-round Page 12
Paddlefish Archery: June 1 - 30; Snagging: Oct. 1 - 31 Page 21
Underwater Spearfishing Game Fish: July 1 - Dec. 31 statewide, except Box Butte Reservoir
and private waters, where the season is June 1 - Dec. 31; Non-
game Fish: year-round
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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2022 Season Dates
New for 2022
Black Bass – The area where there is no minimum length limit on smallmouth bass is expanded to: the NPPD
Canal starting at the Sutherland Reservoir outlet to the confluence with the South Platte River in Lincoln County,
including Lake Maloney. Bufflehead Wildlife Management Area and David City Ponds are added to the list of
waters where the minimum length limit on black bass is 21 inches.
Striped Bass, White Bass and Striped Bass Hybrid – Wagon Train Reservoir is removed from the list of
waters where the exception for bag limit is three fish in the daily bag.
Channel Catfish – Box Butte Reservoir is added to the list of waters where the bag limit shall not include more
than one fish 30 inches or greater in length.
Lake McConaughy – It is illegal to possess striped bass hybrids (wipers) on Lonergan Creek from its junction at
the McConaughy lakeshore upstream to, and including, the culvert under Highway 92.
Paddlefish – In lieu of participating in the draw for a paddlefish permit, anglers now may purchase one
preference point per season during the application period. Resident preference point: $10; Nonresident preference
point: $20.
No Live Baitfish – DeFair Lake WMA in Grant County is added to the list of water bodies where it is illegal to
possess or use live baitfish while fishing.
