Catfish (Blue, Channel and Flathead)
Location Length Limit Bag Possession
Blue Catfish
Statewide No minimum 1 2
EXCEPTION:
Fort Kearny SRA No. 2, Two Rivers SRA Nos. 3 and 4,
Wildwood Lake, Windmill SRA No. 3
Catch and release 0 0
Channel Catfish
Standing Water (reservoirs, lakes, ponds and pits) No minimum 5 20
Flowing Water (rivers, streams and canals), including the
Republican River upstream of Hwy. 89 bridge west of
Orleans, North Platte River west of Hwy. 26 bridge, and
Jeffrey Reservoir, Lake Babcock, Lake North, Midway
Canyon Reservoir, Plum Creek Canyon Reservoir, Gallagher
Canyon Reservoir, Johnson Lake, Lake Maloney, Lewis
and Clark Lake, Phillips Canyon Reservoir, Sutherland
Reservoir
No minimum 10 20
Merritt Reservoir, Calamus Reservoir, Box Butte Reservoir No minimum;
One 30 inches or longer
5 20
Fort Kearny SRA No. 2, Two Rivers SRA Nos. 3 and 4,
Wildwood Lake, Windmill SRA No. 3
Catch and release 0 0
Flathead Catfish
Statewide No minimum;
One 30 inches or longer
5 10
EXCEPTION:
Branched Oak Lake Catch and release 0 0
Blue Catfish Channel Catfish Flathead Catfish
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LENGTH LIMITS AND CLEANING OF FISH
Where length and bag limits apply, fish may not be filleted until fishing is completed for the day and anglers are
off the water. Fish subject to bag and possession limits but not length limits, may be processed before transport
if the fillets are kept in one piece until cooked, so the bag and possession limits can be determined. Fish species
subject to a length limit may not be possessed with more than the gills, viscera and scales removed while on the
water, wading or engaged in fishing. Any fish in possession while on the water will be subject to length and bag
limits that apply to that water body. Once off the water, the fish may be filleted for transportation and storage.
• West Brady
• East Hershey
• Kea West
• Jenny Newman Pond
• Baright Lake
Catch-and-Release for All Species
