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Public Fishing Areas — Northwest | 41 Hackberry Lake - Cherry County, 680 acres, 16S, 6W, 8S of Valentine to Valentine National Wildlife Refuge H.Q. BLG, LMB, NOP, YEP. Northern pike - 28-inch maximum length limit. Possession of baitsh prohibited but dead smelt allowed. Possession of sh not taken from refuge waters unlawful. No camping. Electric motor and non-powered boats allowed. Refuge open sunrise to sunset. Aquatic vegetation hampers summer shing. Concrete boat ramp. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 15 Hat Creek - Sioux County, NE of Harrison. BKT, BNT. Private access, permission required. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 1 Home Valley Lake - Cherry County, 220 acres, 30N, 2½E, 1N of Hyannis. BLG, CAP, CRP, LMB, WAE, YEP. Part of the Cottonwood-Steverson WMA. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Portage route from Cottonwood- Steverson Lake. Snowmobiles and ATVs allowed on ice. Access to the N side of lake via private property, permission is required. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 10 Hudson Lake - Cherry County, 160 acres, 15S, 8W, 1N of Valentine. BBH, BLG, GSF, LMB, YEP. Private lake, open to public for daytime ice shing only. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 15 Ice House Ponds - Dawes County, 6 acres in three ponds, Fort Robinson SP. BLG, CCF, LMB. Cabins and camping. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 1 Isham Dam - Sheridan County, 26 acres, NW of Hay Springs. BBH, BLG, CCF, CRP, LMB, YEP. Private lake, permission required. All boats allowed. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 5 Island Lake - Garden County, 711 acres, Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 22N of Oshkosh. BLG, CAP, CRP, LMB, WAE, YEP. Possession of baitsh prohibited but dead smelt allowed. No camping. Electric motor and non-powered boats allowed. Area open one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 7 Laing Lake - Box Butte County, 10 acres, Alliance, W. 18th Street and Box Butte Avenue. BLG, CCF, LMB. Channel catsh daily bag limit is three. No harvest allowed for persons 16 years of age to age 65. City ordinance allows shing for persons less than 16 years of age, persons 65 years of age and older, physically disabled, and persons 16 years of age to 65 years of age if accompanied by a child less than 16 years old. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 6 Lake Minatare SRA - Scotts Bluff County, 2,100 acres, 12NE of Scottsbluff. BCF, CCF, CRP, LMB, SMB, WAE, WHB, NOP, YEP. Northern pike daily bag limit is 10. Waters within 150 feet of dam closed to shing from sunset to sunrise March 1-April 30. Camping. All boats allowed. Closed Oct. 15-Jan. 14 or as posted. Subject to severe drawdowns. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 3 Lake Winters Creek - Scotts Bluff County, 235 acres, N of Minatare. BLG, CCF, LMB, NOP, SMB, WAE, YEP. Electric motor and non-powered boats allowed. Closed Oct. 15-Jan. 14, or as posted. Area open sunrise to sunset only. Subject to severe drawdowns. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 3 Larabee Creek - Sheridan County, N of Rushville. BNT, RBT. Private access, permission required. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 5 Lord Lake - Cherry County, 15 acres, 9W of Merritt Reservoir, on McKelvie National Forest. BLG, CRP, LMB, YEP. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 15 Merritt Reservoir SRA/WMA - Cherry County, 2,900 acres, 26SW of Valentine. BBH, BLG, CAP, CCF, CRP, FRD, LMB, MUE, NOP, SMB, WAE, WHB. Walleye, Sauger, Saugeye - daily bag limit of four may include one from 15 to 18 inches and three over 18 inches or four over 18 inches but no more than one over 22 inches in length allowed in daily bag. All boats allowed. Modern and primitive camping. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 15 Middle Loup River - Thomas County, BNT, CAP, CCF, RBT. Private access, permission required. Public Access Atlas Map Sheets 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 Minnechaduza Creek - Cherry County, Valentine, below hatchery supply and in Valentine City Park. RBT. Rainbow trout stocked seasonally. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 15 Monroe Creek - Sioux County, 4½N of Harrison. BKT. Public access on Gilbert-Baker WMA, otherwise private access, permission required. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 1

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