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Nebraska Fishing - catchandrelease - 01-23-2006 I am considering moving to Nebraska from Utah. If things work out and the stars line up right I'll be moving to Sidney to work for Cabelas. What kind of fishing is there to do? What do I have to look forward to? Hunting Possibilities? Any additional info would be great...Let me know thank you [signature] Re: [catchandrelease] Nebraska Fishing - davetclown - 01-28-2006 Well there are a couple species for you to set your hook in to. this should keep you bussy for a day or two. ALEWIFE KENTUCKY SPOTTED BASS LARGEMOUTH BASS SMALLMOUTH BASS ROCK BASS STRIPED BASS WIPER WHITE BASS YELLOW BASS BLUEGILL BOWFIN BUFFALO BULLHEAD BURBOT CARP CARPSUCKER BLUE CATFISH [b]CHANNEL CATFISH FLATHEAD CATFISH CREEK CHUB BLACK CRAPPIE WHITE CRAPPIE [b]FRESHWATER DRUM AMERICAN EEL LONGNOSE GAR [b]SHORTNOSE GAR GOLDEYE GOLDFISH SKIPJACK HERRING MUSKELLUNGE [/b]TIGER MUSKY PADDLEFISH SACRAMENTO PERCH WHITE PERCH YELLOW PERCH GRASS PICKEREL NORTHERN PIKE PUMPKINSEED CHINOOK SALMON COHO SALMON KOKANEE SALMON SAUGER SAUGEYE GIZZARD SHAD GOLDEN SHINER STONECAT SHOVELNOSE STURGEON SUCKER BLUE SUCKER LONGNOSE SUCKER QUILLBACK SUCKER SHORTHEAD REDHORSE SUCKER WHITE SUCKER GREEN SUNFISH HYBRID SUNFISH ORANGE SPOTTED SUNFISH REDEAR SUNFISH BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT CUTTHROAT TROUT RAINBOW TROUT WALLEYE [/b][/b] [signature] Re: [davetclown] Nebraska Fishing - catchandrelease - 01-29-2006 Wow! Where can all of this fun be had? That's a plenty long list. Things are looking ok to move. [signature] Re: [catchandrelease] Nebraska Fishing - davetclown - 01-29-2006 Hope this helps [b]The following water body's have been tested for contaminants BUT NO FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES ISSUED* [/b] RIVERS, STREAMS, CANALS [ul] [li]Big Blue River at Crete and Seward [li]Cedar River at Cedar Rapids [li]Loup River at Columbus [li]Rock Creek at Waverly [li]Shell Creek at Schuyler [li]Wahoo Creek at Ashland [li]Platte River at Cozad, Grand Island, and Wood River [li]Wood River at Chapman [li]Aowa Creek at Ponca [li]Bazile Creek at Niobrara [li]Bow Creek at Wynot [li]Muddy Creek at Preston [li]North Fork Big Nemaha River at Salem [li]South Fork Big Nemaha River at Salem [li]Weeping Water Creek at Union [li]Missouri River at Lynch [li]Niobrara River at Verdel and Valentine (NWR) [li]Long Pine Creek at Camp Witness [li]North Platte River at Bridgeport, Hershey, Lewellen, McGrew, Melbeta, and North Platte [li]Frenchman River at Champion [li]Medicine Creek at Stockville [li]Republican River at McCook [li]Keystone Canal (at H-2 Check Dam) [li]Maloney Reservoir Outlet Canal at North Platte [li]South Platte River at Big Springs, North Platte, Ogallala and above Tri-County Diversion [/li][/ul] LAKES, RESERVOIRS [ul] [li]Big Indian Reservoir at Wymore [li]Rockford Lake east of Beatrice [li]Goose Lake in Holt County [li]Willow Creek Lake near Pierce [li]Calamus Reservoir NW of Burwell [li]Sherman County Reservoir at Loup City [li]Babcock Lake at Columbus [li]Bluestem Lake at Sprague [li]Branched Oak Lake at Malcolm [li]Conestoga Lake at Emerald [li]Holmes Lake at Lincoln [li]Oak Lake at Lincoln [li]Olive Creek Reservoir at Martell [li]Pawnee Lake west of Lincoln [li]Wagon Train Lake at Hickman [li]Yankee Hill Lake SW of Lincoln [li]Elwood Reservoir at Elwood [li]Fort McPherson Lake at Maxwell [li]Gallagher Canyon Reservoir at Clarks [li]Hord Lake at Central City [li]Johnson Lake at Lexington [li]Buckskin Hills Lake at New Castle [li]Chalkrock Reservoir at Fordyce [li]DeSoto Lake at Blair [li]Glen Cunningham Lake at Omaha [li]Heartland Park Lake at Omaha [li]Lewis & Clark Lake north of Crofton [li]Summitt Lake at Tekamah [li]Burchard Lake at Burchard [li]Hackberry Lake SW of Valentine [li]Valentine Mill Pond NW of Valentine [li]Lake Minatare NE of Scottsbluff [li]Island Lake 40 N of Oshkosh [li]Cochran Lake at Melbeta [li]Enders Reservoir at Imperial [li]Swanson Lake at Trenton [li]Bennett Reservoir at Chappel [li]Gerald Gentleman Pond at Sutherland [li]Hershey Lake at Hershey [li]Korty Diversion Pond at Sutherland [li]Lake Maloney at North Platte [/li][/ul] [#0000bf]A list of lakes around the sidny area. you can check to see if it falls in the safe list above. if it is not on the list, it may just be that it was not tested.[/#0000bf] Box Butte Reservoir SRA Dawes County 1600 Located 10N of Hemingford [url "http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/fishing/programs/lakemapping/pdfs/boxbutte.pdf"] [#00286e]Lake Countour Map[/#00286e][/url] Species: Bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, largemouth & smallmouth bass, pike, walleye, yellow perch, rock bass Area Regs: Remarks: Subject to severe summer drawdown, primitive camping, all boats allowed Bridgeport SRA Morrill County 78 Located NW edge of Bridgeport Species: Bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, rainbow trout ( NW lake) Area Regs: Remarks: 78 acres in 5 lakes (47,2,14,13, & 2 surface acres, primitive camping, all boats allowed on middle pit, all other electric trolling motors only. Buffalo Creek WMA Scotts Bluff County 7 Located 5S, 1 1 / 2 W of Melbeta Species: Largemouth bass, rainbow trout Area Regs: No more than two lines with two hooks per line can be used ice fishing Remarks: Access via 1-mile foot trail Chadron City Reservoirs Dawes County 20 Located 5 1 / 2 S of Chadron Species: Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, yellow perch, rainbow trout Area Regs: Remarks: Two 10 acre ponds, non-powered boats allowed, public access Chappell Interstate Lake Deuel County 30 Located 1 / 2 S of Chappell, I-80 Exit 85 - Wheatland Drive Species: Black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, walleye, largemouth bass, yellow perch Area Regs: Remarks: Owned and controlled by the city of Chappell, open to public fishing Goldeneye WMA Deuel County 17 Located 3W of Big Springs Species: Black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, walleye, yellow perch Grabel ponds Dawes County 6 Located Ft. Robinson SP Species: Rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill, rock bass Area Regs: No more than two lines with two hooks per line can be used ice fishing Remarks: 4 ponds (1, 1, 2 & 2 acres) Ice House Ponds Dawes County 6 Located Ft. Robinson SP Species: Largemouth bass, bluegill Area Regs: No more than two lines with two hooks per line can be used ice fishing. Remarks: 3 ponds (1, 2 and 3 acres) Isham Dam Sheridan County 26 Located NW of Hay Springs Species: Bluegill, bullhead, largemouth bass, yellow perch, crappie Area Regs: Remarks: Private lake permission required, all boats allowed Island Lake Garden County 711 Located Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 22N of Oshkosh [url "http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/fishing/programs/lakemapping/pdfs/island.pdf"] [#00286e]Lake Countour Map[/#00286e][/url] Species: Bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass, yellow perch, walleye Area Regs: No baitfish allowed only dead smelt Remarks: No camping, electric motors only, area open one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset. Kilpatrick Lake Box Butte County 160 Located 22W, 1S of Alliance Species: Bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, tiger muskie, walleye, yellow perch Area Regs: Remarks: Privately owned, but managed by NGPC, special regulations listed at the lake, Laing Lake Box Butte County 10 Located Alliance, W. 18th Street & Box Butte Avenue Species: Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish Area Regs: Channel catfish - daily bag limit of 3 Remarks: Urban Fisheries Program Lake Lake Minatare SRA Scotts Bluff County 2300 Located 12NE of Scottsbluff Species: Channel catfish, crappie, smallmouth bass, white bass, walleye, wipers, yellow perch Area Regs: Waters within 150 feet of the dam are closed to fishing from sunset to sunrise being 12:01 a.m. March 1st and ending 12 p.m. April 30th. Remarks: Camping, all boats allowed, closed Oct. 15 - Jan. 14 or as posted, subject to severe drawdowns Lake Winters Creek Scotts Bluff County 235 Located N of Minatare Species: Channel catfish, yellow perch, bluegill, largemouth bass, walleye, muskie Area Regs: Remarks: Electric trolling motors only, closed Oct. 15 - Jan. 14 or as posted Morrill Sandpits Scotts Bluff County 25 Located 3S of Morrill Species: Black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, yellow perch, channel catfish Area Regs: Remarks: 25 acres in three lakes (2,15, & 4 surface acres), county owned, permission required, check with Morrill City, no boating or camping allowed Oliver Reservoir SRA Kimball County 270 Located 10W of Kimball Species: Bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass, yellow perch, walleye, channel catfish, carp, tiger muskie Area Regs: Remarks: All boats, primitive camping, wheelchair accessible fishing pier Smith Lake Garden County 225 Located Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 22N of Oshkosh Species: Bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass, yellow perch Area Regs: No baitfish allow, only dead smelt Remarks: No camping, open to fishing Nov. 1st - Feb. 15th. Area open one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset, No boats or float tubes allowed Smith Lake WMA Sheridan County 290 Located 23S of Rushville [url "http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/fishing/programs/lakemapping/pdfs/smith.pdf"] [#00286e]Lake Countour Map[/#00286e][/url] Species: Bluegill, black crappie, bullheads, largemouth bass, yellow perch, pike, walleye Area Regs: Remarks: Primitive camping, motor boats limited to 5 mph (no wake) Terry's Pit Scotts Bluff County 7 Located Terrytown Species: Largemouth bass, rainbow trout University Lake Sioux County 30 Located 7NW of Scottsbluff Species: Largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch Walgren Lake SRA Sheridan County 100 Located 5SE of Hay Springs Species: Bluegill, bullheads, largemouth bass, pike, walleye, yellow perch Area Regs: Remarks: Primitive camping, motor boats limited to 5 mph (no wake), wheelchair accessible fishing pier Whitney Lake Dawes County 900 Located 1 1 / 2 W of Whitney Species: Channel catfish, crappie, walleye, yellow perch, white bass Area Regs: Remarks: Private irrigation reservoir, access limited [signature] Re: [catchandrelease] Nebraska Fishing - AFDan52 - 04-27-2006 [font "Arial Black"][red][size 3] Looks like Nebraska is the kind of olace that I might need to check out pretty soon.[/size][/red][/font] [font "Arial Black"][#ff0000][size 3][/size][/#ff0000][/font] [font "Arial Black"][#ff0000][size 3][/size][/#ff0000][/font] [font "Arial Black"][#ff0000][size 3]AFdan52[/size][/#ff0000][/font] [signature] Re: [catchandrelease] Nebraska Fishing - kayakjak - 07-25-2006 If you want some good fishing in your area Big Mac is great. Ogallala is pretty good too. Down in SW Nebraska Enders, Swanson, and Rock Creek are excellent lakes. Red Willow is good too. You can get into some Wipers, White Bass, Walleye, Largemouth, and Rainbow Trout. The lakes here are very clear most of the time. If you want to venture this way I'll give you a tour. [] Kayakjak [url "http://www.kayakjak.com/fishing"]http://www.kayakjak.com/fishing[/url] [signature] Re: [kayakjak] Nebraska Fishing - maniac - 12-16-2006 It sounds like a fishermans paradise! James [signature] Re: [maniac] Nebraska Fishing - catchandrelease - 01-12-2007 Hmmm.... I think I'll take you up on that one of these days....where are you at? I've never fished Big Mac and I plan on hitting Ogallala this spring.... [signature]