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OutdoorNebraska.gov | 11 Trout (Brown, Brook, Cutthroat, Rainbow, Tiger, Cutbow) Location Length Limit Bag Possession Brook and Cutthroat Trout Statewide No minimum; One 12 inches or longer 2 4 Brown Trout Statewide No minimum; One 16 inches or longer 5 10 Rainbow, Tiger and Cutbow Trout Statewide No minimum; One 16 inches or longer 5 12 EXCEPTION: Sutherland Supply Canal No minimum 5 12 Two Rivers SRA Trout Lake No minimum 4 per tag; up to 3 tags per day 12 Soldier Creek Wilderness Area: Wood Reserve ponds, Soldier Creek middle and south forks No minimum; One 16 inches or longer 2 (one may be 16 inches or longer) See above for statewide limits by species Brook Trout Brown Trout Rainbow Trout Tiger Trout Cutthroat Trout Cutbow Trout Black Bass (Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted) Location Species Length Limit Bag Possession Inland Waters and DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, Snyder Bend and Lake Yankton Black Bass 15-inch minimum; One 21 inches or longer 5 in aggregate 10 in aggregate EXCEPTIONS: Selected areas listed in Public Fishing Areas section and on private waters leased in Open Fields and Waters and PATH Fishing programs Black Bass 21-inch minimum 1 10 Missouri River between Nebraska and Iowa/Missouri Black Bass 12-inch minimum; One 21 inches or longer 5 10 Missouri River between Nebraska and South Dakota, including Lewis and Clark Lake Black Bass No minimum; One 21 inches or longer 5 10 Frye Lake WMA Black Bass No minimum; One 18 inches or longer 5 10 Prairie View Lake, Wagon Train SRA/WMA, Duck Creek Rec Area, Prairie Queen Rec Area Black Bass 15- to 18-inch protected slot (no harvest); One 18 inches or longer 5 10 Nebraska Public Power District Canal from Sutherland Reservoir outlet to confluence with South Platte River, including Lake Maloney Smallmouth Bass No minimum; One 15 inches or longer 5 a 10 b Big Elk Lake, Portal Lake, Marlin Petermann Recreation Area Smallmouth Bass 12-inch maximum 2 a 10 b a still included in aggregate black bass bag limit (5 fish) b still included in aggregate black bass possession limit (10 fish) Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass Spotted Bass

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