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60 | Public Fishing Areas — Southeast SOUTHEAST REGION Name/County/ Map ID Special Regulations/Details/Features Species Bennington Lake Douglas (47) Special Regulations: Black bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. No live baitfish may be used or possessed. No ice-fishing. Details: 270 acres. Public access is only on the jetty located 1/2W of 168th Street at the intersection of Neb. Hwy. 36 and Newport Landing. BLG, CAP, CCF, CRP, LMB, SMB Benson Park Pond Douglas (47) Special Regulations: Restricted to those under 16, adults with a child that is actively fishing, and adults 62 or older. Details: 4 acres. Rainbow Trout seasonally stocked. Owned by City of Omaha. Features: FF BLG, CCF, LMB, RBT Big Elk (WP-7) Sarpy (47) Special Regulations: Smallmouth Bass - Daily bag limit of two fish with a 12-inch maximum length limit. Yellow Perch - Daily bag limit of five fish. No live baitfish may be used or possessed. Details: 13 acres. Hand-launched watercraft only (no boat ramp for trailered boats). Accessible paddlecraft launch and fishing access. Managed by City of Papillion. Features: A SMB, YEP Big Indian 11A Gage (44) Details: 76 acres. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Concrete boat ramp. Modern and primitive camping. Managed by Lower Big Blue NRD. Major fish kill in 2024. BLG, CCF, CRP, LMB, SAE Bluestem Lake SRA/WMA Lancaster (43) Details: 326 acres. Primitive camping. Concrete boat ramp. BLG, CAP, CCF, CRP, FCF, LMB, WHP Bowling Lake Lancaster (43) Special Regulations: Black Bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. White Perch present: it is illegal to possess or transport live White Perch statewide. Details: 12 acres. Electric motor or nonpowered boats only. Concrete boat ramp. Accessible pier. Rainbow Trout seasonally stocked in south pond. Owned by City of Lincoln. Features: A BLG, CCF, CRP, LMB, RBT, WHP Bowwood WMA Pawnee (49) Details: 6 acres. Electric motors or nonpowered boats only. BLG, CCF, LMB Branched Oak Lake SRA/WMA Lancaster (43) Special Regulations: Crappie - 10-inch minimum length limit; Striped Bass, White Bass, Wiper and Flathead Catfish - catch-and-release. White Perch present: it is illegal to possess or transport live White Perch statewide. Details: 1,800 acres. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake) 400 feet lakeward from the dam and 90 feet from all other shorelines or as posted as no wake areas. From sundown to sunrise boats restricted to 5 mph on entire lake. Several concrete boat ramps available. Fish-cleaning stations at Area 5 and 11. Modern and primitive camping. Features: A BCF, BLG, CAP, CCF, CRP, FCF, FRD, LMB, SBH, WAE, WHP Bruning Dam Fillmore (38) Details: 258 acres. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Owned by Little Blue NRD. BBH, CAP, CCF Buckley 3F Jefferson (38) Details: 22 acres. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Owned by Little Blue NRD. CCF Burchard WMA Pawnee (44) Special Regulations: Black Bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. Details: 150 acres. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Fishing restricted to the shoreline or on ice from Oct. 15 - Jan. 15. Concrete boat ramp. Accessible pier. Primitive camping. Features: A BBH, BLG, CCF, CRP, LMB, WAE, YEP