Panfish (Sunfish and their hybrids as seen above)
Location Species Length Limits Bag Possession
Statewide Panfish No minimum
15 in
aggregate
30 in
aggregate
EXCEPTIONS:
Pelican Lake FWS, Blue Lake FWS,
Duck Lake FWS, Island Lake FWS,
Smith Lake FWS, Frye Lake WMA,
Smith Lake WMA
Bluegill No minimum;
One 9 inches or
longer
15
a 30
b
Flanagan Lake Bluegill,
Redear Sunfish
8-inch maximum
15
a 30
b
Crappie 10-inch maximum
15
a 30
b
Branched Oak Lake, Czechland Lake,
Sherman Reservoir
Crappie 10-inch minimum
15
a 30
b
Rat and Beaver Lake WMA, Home
Valley Lake, Blue Lake FWS, Island Lake
FWS, Smith Lake FWS, Frye Lake
WMA, Smith Lake WMA
Yellow Perch No minimum;
Only five can be 10
inches or longer and
only one of those
can be 12 inches or
longer
15
a 30
b
Big Elk Lake, Portal Lake Yellow Perch No minimum
5
a 30
b
Missouri River border waters of
Nebraska and South Dakota, including
Lewis and Clark Lake and Lake Yankton
Crappie No minimum
15
c
30
b
Yellow Perch No minimum
15
c
Rock Bass No minimum
15
c
Sunfish No minimum
15
c
a still included in aggregate panfish bag limit (15 fish)
b
still included in aggregate panfish possession limit (30 fish)
c
only 30 total fish allowed among the four species groups to abide by statewide possession limit of 30 total panfish in aggregate
Green Sunfish
Pumpkinseed
Bluegill
Orangespotted Sunfish
Rock Bass
Black Crappie
Hybrid Bluegill x Green Sunfish
Redear Sunfish
White Crappie
Yellow Perch
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