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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
Statewide No minimum;
One 30 inches or longer
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below
20
EXCEPTION:
Standing Water (reservoirs, lakes, ponds and pits) No minimum;
One 30 inches or longer
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;
One 30 inches or longer
10 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
Restricted Species – It is unlawful to possess or transport any live white perch, black carp,
silver carp, bighead carp or yellow bass.
Minimum Length Limit – A fish must be equal to or longer than the defined length to be legally
harvested.
Maximum Length Limit – A fish must be shorter than the defined length to be legally
harvested.
Protected Slot Limit – A range of lengths of a particular species that may not be harvested
legally. For instance, a 20- to 28-inch protected slot limit on walleye means that only walleye less
than 20 inches in length or greater than 28 inches may be harvested.
