Public Fishing Areas — South-central | 57
Name/County/
Map ID
Special Regulations/Details/Features Species
Oxford City Lake
Furnas (26)
Details: 2 acres. Electric motor or nonpowered boats only. Rainbow Trout
seasonally stocked.
Features: FF
BLG, CCF,
HSF, LMB,
RBT
Patriot Park
Lake
Dawson (25)
Special Regulations: Black Bass - 21-inch minimum length limit.
Details: 1.3 acres. Built in 2023. Owned by the City of Lexington.
BLG, LMB
Phillips Canyon
Reservoir SRA
Gosper (25)
Special Regulations: Channel Catfish - Daily bag limit of 10.
Details: 142 acres. Primitive boat ramp. Unimproved access road - dry
weather only. New public access location and concrete boat ramp scheduled
for completion in 2025.
Features: CN
CCF, CRP,
FRD, SAR,
SBH, WAE,
WHB
Pioneer Trails
Lake
Hamilton (37)
Details: 45 acres. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Modern and primitive
camping. Owned by Upper Big Blue NRD.
BLG, CCF,
CRP, LMB,
SAE
Plum Creek
Canyon
Reservoir WMA
Dawson (25)
Special Regulations: Channel Catfish - Daily bag limit of 10.
Details: 252 acres. Concrete boat ramp.
Features: CN
BCF, CCF, CRP,
FCF, FRD,
SAR, SBH,
WAE, WHB
Plum Creek
Park Lake
Dawson (25)
Special Regulations: Black Bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. No live
baitfish may be used or possessed.
Details: 3 acres. No boats. Rainbow Trout stocked seasonally. Owned by City
of Lexington.
Features: FF, A
BLG, CCF,
LMB, RBT
Pressey WMA
Custer (24)
Details: 2 acres. Electric motor or nonpowered boats only. Gravel boat ramp.
BLG, CCF,
CRP, LMB
Ravenna Lake
Buffalo (30)
Special Regulations: Black Bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. No live
baitfish may be used or possessed.
Details: 16 acres. Electric motor or nonpowered boats only. Gravel boat ramp.
Accessible deck. Primitive and modern camping. Owned by Buffalo County.
Features: A, FF
BLG, CCF,
CRP, LMB
Sac Wilcox
WMA
Phelps (26)
Details: 1 acre. Electric motor or nonpowered boats only.
BLG, CCF,
LMB
Sandy Channel
SRA
Buffalo (25)
Special Regulations: Black Bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. Underwater
spearfishing restricted to nongame fish species only.
Details: 52 acres (in six lakes). Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Muskie
in Lake 8. Concrete boat ramp on Lakes 2, 4 and 8. Accessible piers on Lakes 4
and 8. Primitive camping.
Features: FF, A, SF
BLG, CAP,
CCF, CRP,
LMB, MUE,
ROB, WAE,
YEP
Features key: FF - Family friendly; A - Accessible; CN - Cast nets allowed (Jul-Nov); SF - Spearfishing allowed
Fish Stocking Database
Add another level of research to your fishing prep by using the Nebraska Game and Parks
Commission's Fish Stocking Database. Fill in the fields for species, water body, county and
years of stocking. Go to OutdoorNebraska.gov and search "Fish Stocking Database."
