Catch-and-Release for All Species

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Trout (Brown, Brook, Cutthroat, Rainbow, Tiger, Cutbow)
Location	Length Limit	Bag	Possession
Brook and Cutthroat Trout
Statewide	No minimum; One 12 inches or longer	2	4
Brown Trout
Statewide	No minimum; One 16 inches or longer	5	10
Rainbow, Tiger and Cutbow Trout
Statewide	No minimum; One 16 inches or longer	5	12
EXCEPTION:
Sutherland Supply Canal	No minimum	5	12
Two Rivers SRA Trout Lake	No minimum	4 per tag; up to 3 tags per day	12
Soldier Creek WildernessArea, Wood Reserve ponds,Soldier Creek middle and south forks	No minimum	2	See above for statewide limits by species

Striped Bass, White Bass, Striped Bass Hybrid(Wiper)
Location	Length Limit	Bag	Possession
Inland Waters	No minimum; One 18 inches or longer	15	30
Missouri River Waters	No minimum	15	30
EXCEPTIONS:
Elwood Reservoir, Willow Creek Reservoir	No minimum; One 18 inches or longer	3	30
Branched Oak, Zorinsky Lake	Catch and release	0	0

Panfish (Sunfish and their hybrids as seen above)
Location	Species	Length Limits	Bag	Possession
Statewide	Panfish	No minimum	15 in aggregate	30 in aggregate
EXCEPTIONS:
Pelican Lake FWS, BlueLake FWS, Duck Lake FWS, Island Lake FWS, Smith Lake FWS, Frye Lake WMA,Smith Lake WMA	Bluegill	No minimum; One 9 inches or longer	15 a	30 b
Flanagan Lake	Bluegill, Redear Sunfish	8-inch maximum	15 a	30 b
Flanagan Lake	Crappie	10-inch maximum	15 a	30 b
Branched Oak Lake, Czechland Lake, Sherman Reservoir	Crappie	10-inch minimum	15 a	30 b
Rat and Beaver Lake WMA, Home Valley Lake, Blue LakeFWS, Island Lake FWS, SmithLake FWS, Frye Lake WMA, Smith Lake WMA	Yellow Perch	No minimum; Only five can be 10 inches or longer and only one of those can be 12 inches or longer	15 a	30 b
Big Elk Lake, Portal Lake	Yellow Perch	No minimum	5 a	30 b
Missouri River border waters of Nebraska and South Dakota, including Lewis and Clark Lake and Lake Yankton	Crappie	No minimum	15 c	30 b
	Yellow Perch	No minimum	15 c
	Rock Bass	No minimum	15 c
	Sunfish	No minimum	15 c
a - still included in aggregate panfish bag limit (15 fish) b - still included in aggregate panfish possession limit (30 fish) c -only 30 total fish allowed among the four species groups to abide by statewide possession limit of 30 total panfish in aggregate

Other Fish Species
Location	Length Limit	Bag	Possession
Shovelnose Sturgeon
Statewide	No minimum	10	20
EXCEPTION:
No harvest allowed on Missouri River upstream from mouth ofBig Sioux River		0	0
Paddlefish
Missouri River from Gavins Point Dam downstream to mouth of Big Sioux River at mile marker 734	See pages 18-21 for special archery and snagging information	2 (special tags required)	2 (special tags required)
Pallid Sturgeon, Lake Sturgeon, Bowfin, American Eel (Species of Concern)
Statewide, no harvest allowed		0	0
All other game fish and nongame fish not listed in tables
Statewide	No minimum	No limit	No limit

Species

SeasonDates

Bag/Possession

Method of Take

Notes

Bullfrog,East ofHwy. 81

Bullfrog,West ofHwy. 81

Aug. 15 –

Oct. 31

Year-round

8/16

May be taken only by hand, hand net or hook-and-line. Artificial light may be used.

May be taken by methods above, plus archery and gigging. Artificial light may be used.
Must measure 4½inches from snout to vent or be released.Only entrails may be removed before transport.

No minimum length limit

Snapping turtle

Year-round

5/10

May be taken only by hand, hand net, hook- and-line, bow-and-arrow, gaff hook or legal trap. (Traps allowed only on private waters.)

Mussel

Year-round

10/20