The following is a collection of special applications and forms. If you have questions regarding these or any fisheries-related special applications please contact Stephanie Nelson by phone at 402-471-5552 or by email.
To purchase a 1 day, 3 day, annual or multi-year fishing permit please visit our permit system.
Bait dealer list and application
List
A complete list of bait dealer permittees in Nebraska.
Download list
Application
Apply to seine and sell minnows, crayfish, striped or leopard frogs and tiger salamanders on a commercial basis.
Annual fee: $40 resident/$233 nonresident
Download application
Report
Bait dealers must submit a report on the previous year each Jan. 15.
Download report form
Commercial put and take applications
Initial application
Apply to engage in a commercial put and take fishery (fee fishing).
Annual fee: $78
Download initial application
Renewal application
Apply to renew a commercial put and take permit.
Annual fee: $78
Download renewal application
Educational fishing project permit application
To exempt those participating in an educational fishing project from possessing a fishing permit. This exemption is available to currently accredited teachers only.
Download application
Fish dealer (nonresident) permittee list and application
List
A list of nonresident fish dealer permittee in Nebraska.
Download list
Application
Apply to possess, buy, sell, transport and ship approved bait fish, amphibians and crustaceans as listed in the Fisheries regulations.
Annual fee: $78
Download application
Report
Nonresident fish dealer permit holders must submit a report on the previous year each Jan. 15.
Download report form
Fish salvage application and report form
Complete this application to apply for fish salvage.
If your application was approved, please complete this form for each waterbody that you stock with fish salvaged from dewatered canals, streams, etc. Failure to submit this report could lead to prosecution for illegal fish salvage and stocking along with disqualification for future salvage authorization.
Download application and form
Fishing tournament registration and results forms
Registration
Register to hold a fishing tournament, derby or contest that require an entry fee to participate on publicly owned, controlled or manage waters.
Download registration form
Results
Complete this form to report on tournament release and harvest information.
Download results form
Inland waters/commercial fishing application and reports
Application
Apply to remove certain fish from private waters, other than by hook and line. Authorization is necessary for each removal method.
Annual fee: $101 resident/$198.50 nonresident
Download application
Inland waters commerical fishing report
Inland waters commercial permit holders must submit a report on the previous year each Jan. 15.
Download report form
Commercial fishing report
Complete this form to submit your annual report for commercial fishing.
Download form
Master angler/state record application
Apply for a master angler/state record certificate for fish that meet or exceed minimum weight/length standards or break the current state record.
Learn more
Missouri River permittee list and commercial fishing application
Permittee list
A list of commercial fish permittees in Nebraska.
Download list
Application
Apply to remove certain fish from the Missouri River, other than by hook and line.
Annual fee: $101 resident/$198.50 nonresident
Download application
Report
Missouri River commercial permit holders must submit a report on the previous year each Jan. 15.
Download report form
Paddlefish application
Apply for a paddlefish harvest tag – archery or snagging. Application dates for archery begin in March and snagging in July. Apply online for a Paddlefish application by using the new Permits system or via paper application mailed to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, P.O. Box 30370, Lincoln Nebraska 68503.
The PDF below includes instructions that will guide you through the process of applying for the Paddlefish draw. New this year, you will pay only the $7.00 application fee at the time of application.
View PDF: How to Apply for Paddlefish Permits
*Successful applicants are required to pay a permit fee made online or at a Commission Permitting Office before they may receive their permit. The successful applicant will have a designated fifteen (15) day period in which to pay for the permit. After 15 days without payment, the successful applicant’s permit, bonus and preference points will be forfeited. For instructions on paying for your paddlefish permit, view the PDF below:
View PDF: How to Pay for Paddlefish Permits
Private aquaculture applications
Initial application
Apply to raise and sell fish.
Annual fee: $78
Download initial application
Renewal application
Apply to renew a private aquaculture permit.
Annual fee: $78
Download renewal application
Report
Private aquaculturists must submit a report on the previous year each Jan. 15.
Download report form
Private aquaculturists permittee list and application to import
List
A list of all licensed private hatcheries and fish they have available for sale in Nebraska.
Download list
Application
This application is required by aquaculturists wanting to import salmonid (trout and salmon) eggs, largemouth bass and yellow perch.
Download application
Private fish management permit request and report forms
Authorization request
This application is required for consultants and companies to receive permission from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to take fish from privately owned waterbodies for fish management purposes, in accordance with state law and Commission regulations.
Download application
Activity report
Private fish management permit holders should complete this form to report annual activity.
Download form
Private waters stocking policy and application for fish and pond management
Stocking policy:
Requirements for privately owned waterbodies to be stocked by Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
Download policy
Stocking application:
Apply for fish for stocking privately owned waterbodies that meet the private waters stocking policy requirements above.
Download application
Completed forms can be emailed to Jeff Blaser or sent via mail:
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission:
ATTN: Jeff Blaser
2200 N. 33rd St.
Lincoln, NE 68503
For questions you may reach Jeff by email or by phone at 402-471-5435.
Private put-and-take operators bi-annual report form
Complete this form to submit your bi-annual report for private put-and-take operators.
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Special fishing permit application
For those who are permanently physically or developmentally disabled to the point that they cannot use fishing equipment unassisted (meaning they cannot cast or reel by themselves and would always be accompanied by a helper).
Annual fee: $8
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