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OutdoorNebraska.gov | 45 Name/County/Map ID Features Special Fish Regulations Comments Species Alexandria SRA Jefferson (38) 43 acres (in two lakes). Electric motor or nonpowered boats only. Water levels may be low. Modern and primitive camping. BLG, CAP, CCF, CRP, LMB, RSF Arrowhead WMA Gage (44) 77 acres. Electric motor or nonpowered boats only. Turbid and shallow. BBH, CAP, CCF Auburn Rotary Club Lake Nemaha (49) FF Black bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. 5 acres. Rainbow Trout stocked seasonally. BLG, CCF, LMB, RBT, SBH Baright Lake Cass (42) FF All species - catch-and-release. No fishing allowed in the immediate marina area. 4 acres. Located at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park. No motorboats. BLG, CCF, CRP, LMB Bear Pierce Cedar 2A Gage (44) 24 acres. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Owned by the Lower Big Blue NRD. BLG, CCF, CRP, LMB Bennington Lake Douglas (47) Black bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. No live baitfish may be used or possessed. No ice fishing. 270 acres. Public access is only on the jetty located 1/2W of 168th Street at the intersection of Neb. Hwy. 36 and Newport Landing. BLG, CAP, CCF, CRP, LMB, SMB Benson Park Pond Douglas (47) FF Restricted to those under 16, adults with a child that is actively fishing, and adults 62 or older. 4 acres. Rainbow Trout seasonally stocked. Owned by City of Omaha. BLG, CCF, LMB, RBT Big Elk Recreation Area Sarpy (47) A Smallmouth Bass - Daily bag limit of two fish with a 12-inch maximum length limit. Yellow Perch - Daily bag limit of five fish. No live baitfish may be used or possessed. 13 acres. Hand-launched watercraft only (no boat ramp for trailered boats). Accessible paddlecraft launch and fishing access. Managed by City of Papillion. SMB, YEP Big Indian 11A Gage (44) 76 acres. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Concrete boat ramp. Modern and primitive camping. Managed by Lower Big Blue NRD. Major fish kill in 2024. BLG, CCF, CRP, LMB, SAE Southeast Region District Office Lincoln 402-471-7647 The Southeast Fisheries District encompasses 19 counties and is bordered to the east by Missouri River and the north by the Platte River. Approximately 66% of the state's population lives here (1,305,195) and, although it contains 166 public water bodies, it accounts for the smallest amount of surface acres of water at 10,655. The district is comprised of mainly small, flood-control reservoirs, private ponds and warmwater rivers and streams. SOUTH-CENTRAL / SOUTHEAST Features key: FF - Family friendly; A - Accessible; CN - Cast nets allowed (Jul-Nov); SF - Spearfishing allowed Name/County/Map ID Features Special Fish Regulations Comments Species Wolbach City Pond Greeley (30) FF Black Bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. 5 acres. Owned by Village of Wolbach. BLG, CCF, LMB Wood River West WMA Hall (31) SF Black Bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. Underwater spearfishing restricted to nongame fish species only. 15 acres. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Gravel boat ramp. BLG, CAP, CCF, CRP, LMB Yanney Park Lake Buffalo (31) FF, A Black Bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. No live baitfish may be used or possessed. 20 acres. Electric motor or nonpowered boats only. Accessible fishing pier. Rainbow Trout stocked seasonally. Owned by the City of Kearney. BLG, CAP, CCF, CRP, LMB, RBT, YEP

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