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Fishing regulations at Johnson Lake, NE
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Fishing regulations in Nebraska can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Walleye as of April 22nd, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
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Possession limit = 8 walleye
Exceptions:
- Branched Oak Lake: minimum length = 22-inches; bag limit = 1 walleye
- Elwood Reservoir: only one may be from 15 to 18-inches
- Harlan County Lake (including Republican River upstream to Hwy. 89 bridge west of Orleans): only one may be from 15 to 18-inches
- Merritt Reservoir: only one may be from 15 to 18-inches
- Calamus Reservoir: only two may be from 15 to 18-inches
- Sherman Reservoir: 20 to 28-inch protected slot (no harvest); two between 15 inches and not greater than 20 inches; one longer than 28 inches
- Missouri River waters – upstream of Gavins Point Dam (Lewis and Clark Lake and portion of river upstream to Neb./S.D. border): 15-inch minimum length
- DeSoto Bend NWR: 15-inch minimum length
- Missouri River waters – downstream of Gavins Point Dam: no minimum length limit
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- Walleye - 37 members reported to have caught this fish
- Smallmouth bass - 32 members reported to have caught this fish
- Channel catfish - 34 members reported to have caught this fish
- @calvin.greenleaf reported a nice Smallmouth bass.
- @kadenbyrns reported a nice Freshwater drum.
- @kadenbyrns reported a nice Smallmouth bass.
- @kadenbyrns reported a nice Smallmouth bass.
- @kadenbyrns reported a nice Walleye.
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