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• seine sport fish of any size
• leave fish in a trap for more than 24 hours
• attempt to snag fish, except in designated seasons
• use limb lines or set lines in any pond, lake or reservoir
• catch fish by hand
• buy or attempt to buy a permit while under license suspension or revocation in any state
• keep an externally foul-hooked fish, except those legally snagged
• leave a water body with lake or river water present in a boat or container
• transport any fish or baitfish in water from any stream, river, pond or lake
Muskellunge, Tiger Muskie and Northern Pike
Location Length Limit Bag Possession
Muskellunge and Tiger Muskie
Statewide 40-inch minimum 1 2
EXCEPTIONS:
Merritt Reservoir 50-inch minimum 1 2
Pelican Lake FWS No minimum;
One 34 inches or longer
3 3
Northern Pike
Statewide No minimum;
One 34 inches or longer
3 10
EXCEPTIONS:
Alda NDOT, Grove Lake, Cottonmill Lake,
Red Willow Reservoir, Sherman Reservoir
34-inch minimum 1 10
Box Butte Reservoir, Smith Lake WMA No minimum;
Only three can be over 22 inches and
only one of those can be over 34 inches
10 10
Lake Minatare No minimum;
One 34 inches or longer
10 10
Clear Lake FWS, Dewey Lake FWS,
Hackberry Lake FWS, Pelican Lake FWS
24- to 34-inch protected slot (no
harvest);
One 34 inches or longer
3 10
Flanagan Lake Catch and release 0 0
Tiger Muskie
Northern Pike
Muskellunge
