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Harlan County Lake is a public lake in Harlan County, Nebraska, managed by Nebraska Game & Parks Commission. It is public water managed for fishing by the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission. Public access confirmed via marquee water.
Harlan County Lake (13,250 ac) on the Republican River — a Corps reservoir and one of Nebraska's top walleye and white bass lakes, plus wiper, crappie and channel catfish.
Harlan County Lake covers about 12,822 acres in the South Central Nebraska region. Anglers here mostly fish for walleye, sauger, saugeye, white bass; wiper, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, channel catfish are also on record. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Bone Creek and Mill Creek.
Species from PiscaMaps water-type profiles, NGPC trout designations and hand research.
Night fishing: No statewide night-fishing closure in Nebraska. Snagging, gigging, bowfishing and trotlines/setlines for carp, gar, buffalo and catfish are legal on most waters with their own gear-tagging rules and seasons; some state recreation areas post gate hours after dark.
Boats: The big reservoirs (McConaughy, Harlan County, Merritt, Branched Oak, Sherman, Swanson) have no horsepower limit on the main body; many smaller SRA lakes and coves are posted no-wake or trolling-motor-only. Nebraska requires boater education for operators born after 1 Jan 1986.
Bank & bivvy camping: Camp at the state recreation areas ringing most of Nebraska's public lakes (a separate NGPC park entry permit is required, apart from the fishing permit) and at Corps/Reclamation campgrounds on the big federal reservoirs (McConaughy, Harlan County, Lewis and Clark).
Tackle: Statewide largemouth/smallmouth bass daily limit is usually 5 (a 15-inch minimum on many reservoirs); walleye/sauger/saugeye 4 in combination (some waters carry a slot or minimum length); wiper/white bass generous; channel/blue/flathead catfish generous; crappie combined limit varies by water. Check the current NGPC fishing guide for this water.
Boat ramps: 7 mapped — Boat ramp, Boat ramp, North Shore Marina, Methoist Cove Boat Ramp, Boat ramp, Boat ramp and others nearby.
Camping: 7 sites mapped nearby — Methodist Cove, Hunter Cove, Patterson Harbor Marina Campground, Gremil Cove Campground, North Shore Campground, Methodist Cove Campground and others.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
Anyone 16 or older needs a Nebraska fishing permit — the resident annual is about $34, the non-resident annual about $95, with non-resident 1-day (~$13) and 3-day licences also sold. A separate trout stamp (~$18) is required in addition to the fishing permit to fish for or keep trout at designated NGPC trout waters. Nebraska residents born before 1 January 1937 need no permit, and anyone under 16 fishes free. Buy from NGPC at outdoornebraska.gov. A Nebraska fishing permit covers this federal or state-owned reservoir.
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