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OutdoorNebraska.org | 19 Leopard Frogs and Barred (formerly tiger) Salamanders – All regulations that cover the legal use of baitsh also apply to these species. Leopard frogs can only be collected for individual use, not commercial use. Craysh – There is no possession limit on craysh. Anyone over the age of 16 must have a bait dealer's license in order to sell craysh. Craysh may be captured by hook and line, by hand or by legal sh nets and traps as described below. No permit is needed to collect for personal use. Fish Nets and Traps – The possession or use of nets, traps and electrical gear capable of stunning sh is prohibited except for the following: • Baitsh seines of one-fourth inch nonmetallic square mesh only and not more than 20 feet long and four feet deep. • Baitfish dip nets of one-fourth inch, nonmetallic square mesh. Neither length nor width may exceed 36 inches. • Baitfish and bait traps of one-fourth inch square mesh material with a length of 24 inches or less, a diameter of 16 inches or less and a throat 2¼ inches or less in diameter. All minnow traps shall be raised, and the baitsh removed at least every 24 hours. • Landing nets, made of nonmetallic mesh, used only for landing fish caught on hook-and-line. Turtle Traps – A legal snapping turtle trap must contain a throat or funnel to be constructed of netting that is at least 4 inches square mesh. The trap must have an entrance possible only from above the water's surface and must allow turtles to reach the surface to breathe. The trap must be personally checked at least every 24 hours and tagged with a metal tag listing the owner's name, address, and shing permit number or driver's license number. Turtle traps can only be used on private waters and it is unlawful to sell, offer for sale or barter any snapping turtles. Any turtle(s) exceeding the daily bag limits shall be released immediately. CAST NETS • Only cast nets up to 10 feet in diameter with a mesh size no larger than three-eighths inches square measure are legal gear. • Cast nets may be used only during July, August, September, October and November. • Cast nets may be used to collect gizzard shad and alewife only. • Live gizzard shad and alewife may only be used for bait the same day they were captured and only in the same body of water where they were collected. • Cast nets may be used to collect bait only on the following bodies of water: Northeast: • Calamus Reservoir • Davis Creek Reservoir Southwest: • Elwood Reservoir • Farwell South Reservoir • Gallagher Canyon Reservoir • Harlan County Reservoir • Johnson Lake • Midway complex reservoirs • Phillips Canyon Reservoir • Plum Creek Reservoir • Sherman Reservoir • Enders Reservoir • Jeffrey Reservoir • Lake Maloney • Medicine Creek Reservoir • Lake McConaughy • Red Willow Reservoir • Sutherland Reservoir • Swanson Reservoir • Tri-County Canal from the diversion dam in Lincoln County to the J-2 return FISH STOCKING It is unlawful to release any non-native sh, reptile or amphibian in waters of the state or to release any sh in any public waters in the state except in those waters from which it came, without written authorization from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

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