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Fishing regulations at Schoolhouse Lake Reservoir, NE
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Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Northern pike as of April 27th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
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No minimum length limit; anglers may harvest one 34-inches or larger. Possession limit = 10 northern pike.
Exceptions:
- Alda DOT: minimum length = 34-inches; bag limit = 1 northern pike.
- Grove Lake: minimum length = 34-inches
- Cottonmill Lake: minimum length = 34-inches
- Red Willow Reservoir: minimum length = 34-inches
- Sherman Reservoir: minimum length = 34-inches
- Box Butte Reservoir: only 3 can be over 22-inches and only 1 can be over 34-inches
- Lake Minatare: bag limit = 10 northern pike
- Lake Wanahoo: catch and release only
- Flanagan Lake: catch and release only
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- Northern pike - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- Largemouth bass - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- @brodyminzel reported a nice Northern pike.
- @DLarsen50 reported a nice Largemouth bass.
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