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10 | Fishing Info: 402-471-0641 BAG, POSSESSION AND LENGTH LIMITS Bag and possession limits may vary between "inland waters" and "waters of the Missouri River." For this purpose only: • "inland waters" include all waters of the state except the waters of the Missouri River • "waters of the Missouri River" include all of the river along Nebraska's border and all reservoirs, oxbows, sloughs, chutes, backwaters, and marshes that have annual surface water connection to the river and the first 300 yards upstream from the mouth of all tributary streams • "statewide" includes all inland waters of the state and waters of the Missouri River Culling – Any fish that is not to be counted in the daily bag limit must be returned immediately to the water with as little injury as possible. Any fish placed on a stringer or in a container, or not returned to the water must be counted in the bag. Culling and high-grading are not allowed. Daily Bag Limit – The number of fish harvested from midnight to the following midnight taken by all legal methods combined. No person may possess more than one day's bag limit of fish while on the water. Possession Limit – The total number of fish that a person may possess in portable coolers, home freezers, registered in his/her name in a commercial cold storage locker, or in any way under their control. Fish or aquatic animals placed in public storage or transferred must be labeled with the owner's name, address, phone number, date of birth, signature, date taken, species and numbers, and the name of recipient, if transferred. How to Measure a Fish – Lay the fish on its side with its mouth closed and the tail lobes pressed together. With a yardstick or tape measure under the fish, measure the length from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail. Do not follow the contour of the fish. Minimum Length Limit – A fish must be equal to or longer than the defined length to be legally harvested. Maximum Length Limit – A fish must be shorter than the defined length to be legally harvested. Protected Slot Limit – A range of lengths of a particular species that may not be harvested legally. For instance, a 28- to 34-inch protected slot limit on northern pike means that only northern pike less than 28 inches in length or greater than 34 inches may be harvested. SPECIAL DAILY BAG LIMITS Species Limits Trout • Two fish daily bag limit on the Soldier Creek Wilderness Area, including the Wood Reserve ponds and the middle and south forks of Soldier Creek. • Four fish allowed per tag, up to three tags allowed per day at Two Rivers SRA Trout Lake Striped bass, White bass, Wiper Daily bag limit of three (no more than one longer than 16 inches) at: • Elwood Reservoir • Stagecoach Reservoir • Wagon Train Reservoir • Willow Creek Reservoir Northern pike Daily bag limit of 10 (only one more than 34 inches in length and nine less than 28 inches, or all 10 less than 28 inches) at: • Box Butte Reservoir Daily bag limit of 10 at: • Lake Minatare Channel catfish Daily bag limit of 10 at: • Rivers, streams and canals • Gallagher Canyon Reservoir • Jeffrey Reservoir • Johnson Lake • Lake Babcock • Lake Maloney • Lake North • Lewis and Clark Lake • Midway Canyon Reservoir • Phillips Canyon Reservoir • Plum Creek Canyon Reservoir • Sutherland Reservoir

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