Game and Parks Announces Spring Trout Stocking Schedule

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will stock catchable-size rainbow trout in several city ponds and lakes across the state this month.

The schedule, subject to change depending on conditions, includes date, location and quantity (times are approximate):

March 10 – Gracie Creek Pond, 1,000

March 17 – Bridgeport State Recreation Area (SRA) northwest pit, 1,400; Morrill middle pit, 450; Morrill north pit, 1,350

March 19 – Rock Creek Lake, 1,000; Fremont SRA No. 2, 3,750; Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (SP) CenturyLink Lake, 3,350

March 20 – Curtis Golf Course, 150, 11 a.m.; Melham Park, Broken Bow, 1,500, 12:30 p.m.; Humboldt City Park, 350; Rotary Lake, Auburn, 800; Stanton Lake, Falls City, 600; Pawnee City Lake, 300; Fort Kearny SRA No. 6, 600; Holdrege City Park, 1,000; Aubles Pond, Ord, 750; Ponca SP, 900

March 21 – TaHaZouka Park, Norfolk, 1,500, 11 a.m.; Barnett Park, McCook, 1,000, 11 a.m.; Such’s Lake, Grand Island, 450, 11:15 a.m.; Lake Halleck, Papillion, 1,100, 11:45 a.m.; Oxford City Lake, 150, noon; Pawnee Park West, Columbus, 1,500, 12:15 p.m.; Heartwell Park, Hastings, 600; 12:15 p.m.; Steinhart Park, Nebraska City, 1,100, 1 p.m.; Holmes Lake, Lincoln, 4,000, 1 p.m.; Windmill SRA No. 2, Gibbon, 650, 1 p.m.; Elm Creek, 1,000, 2 p.m.

Week of March 23 – Ponca SP, 600; Fremont SRA No. 2, 1,000; Niobrara SP, 750

March 24 – Terry’s Pit, Terrytown, 1,500; Zoo Pond, Scottsbluff, 900; Lake Ogallala, 4,000

All anglers fishing in Nebraska, except residents under age 16, must have a fishing license. A park entry permit is required for each vehicle entering state parks, recreation areas and historical parks. Purchase permits at OutdoorNebraska.org.