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Fishing regulations at Crescent 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 Northern pike 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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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
- Yellow perch - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- Largemouth bass - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- @huntercover reported a nice Largemouth bass.
- @mzvolanek reported a nice Yellow perch.
- @n_trobs reported a nice Northern pike.
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