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OutdoorNebraska.org | 17 NONFISH SPECIES WITH SEASONS Species Season Dates Bag/Possession Limits Method of Take Notes Bullfrog Aug. 15 – Oct. 31 8/16 May be taken only by hand, hand net or hook-and-line. Articial light may be used. Must measure 4½ inches from snout to vent or be released. Only the entrails may be removed before transport. Snapping turtle Year-round 5/10 May be taken only by hand, hand net, hook-and-line, bow- and-arrow, gaff hook or legal trap. (Traps allowed only on private waters.) Mussel Year-round 10/20 May be taken only by hand, hand net or hook-and-line. All rivers and streams east of U.S. Hwy. 81 closed to harvest. • All non-baitfish taken while netting or seining for bait must be returned immediately to the waters from which taken. • The bag and possession limit of baitfish and listed amphibians for personal use is 100. NOTE: Anglers who seine their own baitsh must properly identify the sh species collected to avoid transfer of invasive species (see page 30). It is illegal to dump baitsh or water from the seining location into a different water body as that could also transfer invasive species including sh diseases. Gizzard Shad and Alewife – May be taken for use as bait by legal dip nets from lakes, ponds, reservoirs, and below dams and other articial obstructions for a distance of 200 yards below such obstructions. • Live shad and alewife may be used only in the body of water from which they were captured. • Shad and alewife may be taken by legal seine or dip net in streams, except those streams closed to the taking of baitsh or bait by such method, but can't be transferred alive and used in other waters. Below Dams – The seining of baitsh, listed amphibians or craysh is unlawful for a distance of 200 yards below any dam or spillway. In these waters, baitsh, listed amphibians and craysh may be taken by legal baitsh dip nets for personal use only. Restricted Species – It is unlawful to sell, transport or offer for sale as bait, any live carp, carpsucker, bullhead, buffalo, gar, quillback, gizzard shad or alewife. • Live fish of those species may be used for bait only in the same waters from which they are legally taken. • Dead carp, carpsucker, bullhead, buffalo, gar, quillback, gizzard shad or alewife may be transported for use as bait. Sport sh may be used for bait if: • they have been acquired legally from a licensed aquaculturist or a nonresident fish dealer. The angler must keep a legible receipt or invoice from the dealer listing the date, seller's name and address, and number and size of each species sold.

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