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OutdoorNebraska.gov | 35 NORTHWEST Features key: FF - Family friendly; A - Accessible; CN - Cast nets allowed (Jul-Nov); SF - Spearfishing allowed Alliance City Golf Course Pond Box Butte (6) 0.5 acres. Owned by City of Alliance. Public access allowed sunrise to 9 a.m., Monday - Friday. CUT, RBT, TGT, YEP Ash Hollow SP Pond Garden (8) 0.6 acres. Rainbow Trout stocked seasonally for youth event. RBT Avocet WMA (East Hyannis Lake) Grant (11) No live baitfish may be used or possessed. 120 acres. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). No boat ramp. Access improvement project completed in 2025. BLG, CRP, LMB, WAE, YEP Ballards Marsh WMA Cherry (15) 250 acres. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Primitive camping. Primitive boat ramp located on NW side of lake. BLG, CAP, CRP, LMB, NOP, YEP Bessey Fish Pond (USFS) Thomas (17) FF 3 acres. No motorized boating. Camping. Fishing deck. Rainbow Trout stocked seasonally. Located on the Nebraska National Forest at Halsey. BLG, CCF, LMB, RBT, TGT Big Alkali WMA Cherry (15) 842 acres. Boat ramp, camping, fish-cleaning station, restroom. BLG, CAP, CCF, CRP, LMB, NOP, SAE, WAE, YEP Blue Lake (FWS) Garden (7) Panfish - Daily bag limit of 15 shall include only one Bluegill 9 inches or greater in length and only five Yellow Perch 10 inches or greater in length, and of those only one Yellow Perch 12 inches or greater in length. 311 acres. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Small boats recommended. Primitive boat launch. Access via primitive 2.7-mile access trail on private property (no snow removal); open daylight hours only; no camping, hunting, ATVs, horses, fires, or littering; only four-wheel drive vehicles allowed. Area closed to access during the nine- day November firearm 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. Trail and lake may be closed seasonally due to wet or very dry conditions. For questions or conditions, call 308-763-2940. BBH, BLG, CAP, CRP, LMB, MUE, NOP, SAE, WAE, YEP Boardgate Reservoir (USFS) Dawes (1) 12 acres. Located on Oglala National Grassland. Fish kill in 2023. Rehab project planned for 2026. BLG, LMB, YEP Box Butte Reservoir SRA/ WMA Dawes (6) SF Northern Pike – Daily bag limit of 10 with no more than three fish over 22 inches and only one of those 34 inches or greater. Underwater spearfishing for game fish species allowed June 1 - Dec. 31. 1,600 acres. AIS infested water body - Eurasian Watermilfoil, Brittle Naiad, and Curly-leaf Pondweed present. Subject to severe summer drawdown. Primitive camping and electrical hookups. Two-lane boat ramp. BCF, BLG, CCF, CRP, LMB, NOP, PMK, ROB, SMB, WAE, YEP Bridgeport City Pond Morrill (3) 1.25 acres. Special city regulations. Renovated in 2023. BLG, CCF, LMB, RBT Bridgeport SRA Morrill (3) FF 78 acres (in five lakes). All boats allowed on Middle Lake; other lakes restricted to electric motor and nonpowered boats. Primitive camping. Rainbow Trout stocked in NW Lake and Middle Lake. BLG, CCF, CRP, CUT, LMB, NOP, RBT, WAE, YEP Chadron City Reservoirs Dawes (5) FF 20 acres (in two ponds). Nonpowered boats only. Owned by City of Chadron. BLG, CCF, LMB, NOP, RBT, YEP Chadron State Park Pond Dawes (5) FF, A 2 acres. No motorboats. Accessible deck, paddleboat rentals, and other park amenities available. CUT, HSF, RBT, SMB, TGT, YEP Cherry Creek Diversion Pond Dawes (1) 0.25 acres. Located on Fort Robinson State Park. BKT, CUT, RBT Name/County/Map ID Features Special Fish Regulations Comments Species

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