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• Applications are available from Game and Parks district offices, as well as offices in Omaha and the
Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium.
Educational Fishing Project Permit – This may be obtained by instructors at any university, college, or high
school from the Fisheries Division for his/her students, 16 years of age and older who are participating in an
educational shing project.
Paddlesh Permit – Required, along with a Nebraska shing permit, for taking paddlesh by snagging or
archery.
Salvage Permit – The permit allows for the salvage of sh from selected irrigation canals located in the
Platte River, Republican River and Loup River drainages. Applications must be submitted to Game and Parks'
North Platte district ofce and the Kearney service center.
Mobile Permit –
Nebraska shing permits may be purchased, accessed or displayed on a mobile device.
The image of a mobile permit may be displayed and saved on a device such as a phone or tablet. The mobile
permit fullls the requirement of carrying a permit while eliminating the need to carry a paper version. Internet
service is required to access a mobile permit or the mobile site. Save the image of the permit to your device in
case Internet service is not available in the eld. Visit OutdoorNebraska.org for a link to the mobile site.
BORDER WATERS
Anglers holding a Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, or Missouri sport shing license may sh all waters of the
Missouri River in the state they are licensed, as well as Missouri River waters of the state immediately across
the river.
• Missouri River waters are defined to include all flowing portions and backwaters, sloughs and chutes
that draw water from the Missouri River.
• Oxbows and backwaters separated from the Missouri River by land are included if the state boundary
line passes through some part of such waters.
• Mouths of tributaries may be fished only in the state that the angler is licensed.
• Anglers may fish from either bank or boats.
• Anglers fishing in the state for which they do not hold a fishing permit must abide by the more restrictive
of the two state's regulations.
• Iowa and Missouri resident anglers may fish waters of Hamburg Bend Wildlife Management Area and
the Nebraska portion of the Missouri River from the chute entrance (adjacent to Iowa) to the chute exit
(adjacent to Missouri).
