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38 | Public Fishing Areas — Northwest NORTHWEST Alliance City Golf Course Pond - Box Butte County, 0.5 acres, 1E of Alliance. BLG, CUT, LMB, RBT, ROB. City ordinance allows public access from sunrise-9 a.m. Monday through Friday. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 6 Bessey Fish Pond - Thomas County, 3 acres, 1W, ¼S of Halsey at Nebraska National Forest. BLG, CCF, LMB, RBT. Camping. No motorized boating. Fishing deck. Rainbow trout stocked seasonally. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet17 Big Alkali WMA - Cherry County, 842 acres, 16S, 4W, 1½S of Valentine. BLG, CAP, CCF, CRP, LMB, NOP, SAE, WAE, YEP. All boats allowed. Boat ramp, camping and shing camp. Snowmobiles and ATVs allowed on ice. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 15 Big Springs City Pond - Deuel County, 0.5 acres, N end of Elm Street. BLG, CCF, LMB. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 12 Blue Creek - Garden County, NW of Lewellen. BNT, CUT. Private access, permission required. Public Access Atlas Map Sheets 7, 8 Blue Lake - Garden County, 311 acres, 22N of Oshkosh. BLG, CRP, LMB, SMB, YEP. Access via primitive 2.7-mile access trail on private property (no snow removal), open daylight hours only; no camping, hunting, ATVs, horses, res, or littering; only four-wheel drive vehicles allowed. Area closed to access during the nine-day regular rearm deer season. Access to lake made possible through lease agreement with private landowner, so please follow the rules. Close all gates. Trespassers off marked trail and parking lot will be prosecuted. Small boats recommended. Primitive boat launch. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Trail and lake may be closed seasonally due to wet or very dry conditions. For questions or conditions, call 308-763- 2940. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 7 Boardman Creek - Cherry County, 35SW of Valentine. BNT, RBT. Private access, permission required. Public Access Atlas Map Sheets 9, 15 Bordeaux Creek - Dawes County, SE of Chadron. BKT, BNT. Public access on Big Bordeaux Creek WMA and U.S. Forest Service lands. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 5 Box Butte Reservoir SRA - Dawes County, 1,600 acres, 10N of Hemingford. BCF, BLG, CCF, CRP, LMB, NOP, ROB, SMB, WAE, YEP. Northern pike - protected slot limit of 28 to 34 inches, daily bag limit of 10, only one of which may be more than 34 inches, possession limit of 20. Subject to severe summer drawdown. Primitive camping and electrical hook-ups. All boats allowed. Underwater spearshing for gamesh starts June 1. Public Access Atlas Map Sheets 2, 6 Bridgeport SRA - Morrill County, 78 acres in ve lakes, NW edge of Bridgeport. BLG, CCF, CRP, LMB, RBT, WAE, WIP, YEP. Primitive camping. All boats allowed on middle pit; other pits restricted to electric motor and non-powered boats. Rainbow trout stocked in NW lake. Public Access Atlas Map Sheet 3 Family Friendly Lake

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