Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION › Title 163 - Nebraska Game and Parks Commission › Chapter 2 - Fisheries Regulations › Section 163-2-006 - SPORT FISHING REGULATIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
The following regulations are prescribed by the Game and
				  Parks Commission, State of Nebraska in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat.
				  §§
									37-301,
				  37-304,
				  37-305,
				  37-308,
				  37-314,
				  37-315,
				  37-344,
				  37-411,
				  37-426,
				  37-4,104,
				  37-4,107,
				  37-4,109,
				  37-4,111,
				  37-501 through
				  37-504,
				  37-508 and
				  37-543 through
				  37-545. For purposes of these
				  regulations, unless context otherwise requires, the definitions found in
				  Chapter 37, sections 207 through 247 of the Game Law, are used.
For areas open, season dates, bag limits, possession limits,
				  and length limits see Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Order C06, Sport
				  Fishing, on the Commission's website: outdoornebraska.gov.
Definitions: In addition to the definitions provided in
				  Chapter 37, the following shall apply to this Section.
INLAND WATERS shall include all waters of the State,
				  excluding waters of the Missouri River.
WATERS OF THE MISSOURI RIVER shall include all that portion
				  of the Missouri River within Nebraska and all reservoirs, oxbows, sloughs,
				  chutes, backwaters, and marshes, which have annual surface water connections to
				  the river, and the first 300 yards upstream from the mouth of all tributary
				  streams.
STATEWIDE shall include both inland waters and waters of the
				  Missouri River.
State Recreation Area shall be referred to as SRA.
Wildlife Management Area shall be referred to as WMA.
SPORT FISH shall be defined as the following species:
Family
Scientific Name
Common Name
Sturgeon
Scaphirhyncus platorynchus
Shovelnose sturgeon
Paddlefish
Polyodon spathula
Paddlefish
Mooneye
Hiodon alosoides
Goldeneye
Freshwater eel
Anguilla rostrata
American eel
Herring
Alosa chrysochloris
Skipjack herring
Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Ictalurus punctatus
Pylodictis olivaris
Blue catfish
Channel catfish
Flathead catfish
Pike
Esox americanus
Esox lucius
Esox masquinongy
Esox masquinongy x Esox
								lucius
Grass pickerel
Northern pike
Muskellunge
Tiger muskellunge
Trout
Oncorhynchus clarki
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Salmo trutta
Salvelinus fontinalis
Salmo trutta x Salvelinus
								fontinalis
Cutthroat trout
Rainbow trout
Chinook salmon
Brown trout
Brook trout
Tiger trout
Cod
Lota lota
Burbot
Temperate bass
Morone chrysops
Morone saxatilis
Morone chrysops x M.
								saxatilis
White bass
Striped bass
Striped bass hybrid
Sunfish
Ambloplites rupestris
Lepomis cyanellus
Lepomis gibbosus
Lepomis humilis
Lepomis macrochirus
Lepomis microlophus
Lepomis species
Micropterus dolomieu
Micropterus punctulatus
Micropterus salmoides
Pomoxis annularis
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Pomoxis annularis x P.
								nigromaculatus
Rock bass
Green sunfish
Pumpkinseed
Orangespotted sunfish
Bluegill
Redear sunfish
Sunfish hybrids
Smallmouth bass
Spotted bass
Largemouth bass
White crappie
Black crappie
Crappie hybrid
Perch
Sander canadense
Sander vitreus x canadense
Sander vitreus
Sauger
Saugeye
Walleye
BAITFISH shall be defined as those listed in Section
				  009.
006.01 BAG, POSSESSION AND LENGTH
				LIMITS:
006.01A Daily bag limit shall be
				defined as the number of fish, bullfrogs, snapping turtles, or mussels that may
				be taken by all legal methods (combined) from midnight to the following
				midnight. Any organism that is not to be counted in the bag limit must be
				returned immediately into the water with as little injury as possible. Any
				organism placed on a stringer or in a container, or not returned immediately
				into the water must be counted in the bag. Any fish in possession while on the
				water or fishing will be subject to length and bag limits that apply to the
				water being fished.
006.01B
				Possession limit shall be defined as the number of fish, bullfrogs, snapping
				turtles, or mussels that an individual may have in physical control and/or
				storage.
006.01C Length limit shall
				be defined as the approved length an individual organism can be harvested,
				being it either a maximum or minimum length or a protected length range
				(slot).
006.01D It shall be
				unlawful to:
006.01D1 give, put or leave any
				fish, bullfrogs, snapping turtles or mussels at any place or in the custody of
				another person unless they are tagged by the angler with the following
				information:
(1) Name of owner;
(2) Address;
(3) Phone number;
(4) Date of birth;
(5) Permit number;
(6) Species of fish;
(7) Total number of fish and pounds of
				fillets;
(8) Date taken;
				and
(9) Signature of owner and name
				of recipient if gifted.
006.01D2 To take bullfrogs by any means other
				than hand, hand net, or hook and line in areas with a size limit; or to take
				bullfrogs by any means other than hand, hand net, hook and line, archery or gig
				in areas without a size limit.
006.01E SNAPPING TURTLES:
006.01E1 It shall be unlawful to take
				snapping turtles except by hand, hand net, hook and line, bow and arrow or
				gaff.
006.01E2 It shall be unlawful
				to sell, offer for sale, trade or barter for any snapping turtle.
006.01E3 In waters located entirely on
				private land, snapping turtles may also be taken as described in Section 004
				and with legal traps as described in
				006.01E4.
006.01E4 Legal trap(s) shall allow turtles to
				reach the surface to breathe; must be personally checked every 24 hours; and
				must be tagged with a metal tag listing the owner's name, address, and fishing
				permit number or driver's license number. Traps containing a throat or funnel
				shall be constructed of netting that is at least four (4) inches square
				mesh.
006.01E5 The take of any
				turtle(s) exceeding the daily bag limits shall be released
				immediately.
006.01F
				MUSSELS (clams):
006.01F1 It shall be unlawful
				to take mussels (clams) except by hand, hand net or hook and
				line.