| Public
Water Southwest Nebraska |
| WATER
BODY |
LOCATION |
SPECIES |
REMARKS |
| Enders
Reservoir SRA |
Chase
5E, 4 1/2S of Imperial |
Channel
& flathead catfish, crappie, walleye, white bass, wiper |
1700
acres, primitive camping, all boats allowed, severe summer drawdown |
| Rock
Creek Lake SRA |
Dundy
4N, 1W of Parks |
Bluegill,
channel & flathead catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, rainbow
trout, redear |
50
acres, primitive camping, electric fishing motors only |
Medicine
Creek SRA
(Harry Strunk Lake) |
Frontier
2W, 7N of Cambridge |
Channel
& flathead catfish, crappie, walleye, white bass |
1,850
acres, primitive and modern camping, all boats allowed |
Red
Willow SRA
(Hugh Butler Lake) |
Frontier
11N of McCook |
Channel
catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, walleye, white bass, wiper |
1,630
acres, modern camping, all boats allowed |
| Hayes
Center Lake WMA |
Hayes
12NE of Hayes Center |
Bullhead,
channel & flat- head catfish, crappie, pike |
50
acres, electric fishing motors only |
| Swanson
Reservoir SRA |
Hitchcock
2W of Trenton |
Channel
catfish, crappie, drum, walleye, white bass |
5,000
acres |
| Lake
McConaughy SRA |
Keith
10N of Ogallala |
Channel
catfish, perch, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, striped bass, tiger
muskie, white bass, walleye, wiper |
30,000
acres, modern and primitive camping, all boats allowed |
| Lake
Ogallala SRA |
Keith
10N of Ogallala |
Channel
catfish, rainbow trout, walleye, white bass, yellow perch |
590
acres, modern/primitive camping, all boats allowed, wheelchair accessible
fishing pier |
| Otter
Creek |
Keith
12E of Lewellen |
Brown
& rainbow trout |
Private
property, permission required |
| North
Platte River |
Keith
- Lincoln
Keystone to Paxton |
Rainbow
trout |
Private
access, permission required |
| Chester
Island WMA |
Lincoln
2S, 1/2W of Brady |
Bluegill,
channel catfish, largemouth bass |
4.2
acres (4 sandpits) |
| CNPPID
Canal (Tri County) |
Lincoln
North Platte to Lexington |
Channel
& flathead catfish, walleye, white bass, wiper |
Power
boats limited to 5 mph, 15" minimum on walleye |
| Jeffrey
Reservoir |
Lincoln
5S, 3W of Brady |
Channel
catfish, walleye, white bass |
900
acres, all boats allowed |
| Lake
Maloney SRA |
Lincoln
6S of North Platte |
Channel
& flathead catfish, carp, drum, walleye, white bass, wiper |
1,600
acres, primitive camping, all boats allowed, wheelchair accessible
fishing pier on inlet in 1995 |
| North
River WMA |
Lincoln
2 1/2N of Hershey |
Carp,
channel & flathead catfish, pike |
Encompasses
2 miles of North Platte River |
| Pawnee
Slough WMA |
Lincoln
2W of Maxwell |
Bluegill,
channel catfish, largemouth & rock bass |
30
acres |
| Sutherland
Reservoir SRA |
Lincoln
2S of Sutherland |
Channel
catfish, walleye, white bass, wiper, yellow perch |
3,000
acres, ice fishermen use caution due to heated discharge from power
plant, primitive camping, all boats allowed, wheelchair accessible
fishing pier |
| Sutherland
Supply Canal |
Lincoln
Keith & Lincoln County |
Brown
& rainbow trout |
Access
via Central Public Power District road |
| Wellfleet
Lake |
Lincoln
1/2SW of Wellfleet |
Bluegill,
channel & flathead catfish, crappie, largemouth bass |
50
acres, primitive camping, electric fishing motors only |
| Diamond
Bar |
McPherson
18W 3S Tryon |
Largemouth
bass, northern pike, yellow perch |
120
acre, shallow Sandhill lake, privately owned, but managed by NGPC
under an MOU |