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The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission lists eight trout streams that have public access in the three counties of northwestern Nebraska – Sheridan, Dawes and Sioux. There's at least nine others on private property that can be fished by permission. ● Beaver Creek (Sheridan): Northwest of Hay Springs. Brook trout. Private. ● Big Bordeaux Creek (Dawes): Southeast of Chadron. Brook and brown trout. Public access from Bordeaux Creek Wildlife Management Area and U.S. Forest Service land. Remainder private. ● Chadron Creek (Dawes): South of Chadron. Brook and brown trout. Public access at Chadron State Park, otherwise private. ● Dead Horse Creek (Dawes): Southwest of Chadron. Brown and brook trout. Private. ● East Ash Creek (Dawes): Southeast of Crawford. Brook trout. Public access on U.S. Forest Service land. Remainder private. ● East Hat Creek (Sioux): Northeast of Harrison. Brook and brown trout. Private. ● Larabee Creek (Sheridan): North of Rushville. Brown and rainbow trout. Private. ● Little Bordeaux Creek (Dawes): Southeast of Chadron. Brown trout. Private. ● Monroe Creek (Sioux): - North of Harrison. Brook trout. Public access on the Gilbert-Baker Wildlife Management Area. Otherwise private. ● Pine Creek (Sheridan): South of Rushville. Brown trout. Private. ● Soldier Creek (Dawes): West of Crawford. Brook, brown, rainbow and tiger Trout. Public access at Fort Robinson State Park and Soldier Creek Wilderness Area. Daily bag limit of two trout on Wilderness Area. ● Sowbelly Creek (Sioux): Northeast of Harrison. Brook trout and brown trout. Public access at Coffee Park (closed for flood repairs as of press time). Remainder private. ● Squaw Creek (Dawes): Southeast of Crawford. Brook trout. Public access at Ponderosa Wildlife Management Area. Remainder private. ● West Ash Creek (Dawes): Southeast of Crawford. Brook trout. Public access on U.S. Forest Service land. Remainder private. ● West Hat Creek (Sioux): East of Harrison. Brook trout. Private. ● White Clay Creek (Sheridan): Northwest of Rushville. Brown trout. Private. ● White River (Dawes): West of Fort Robinson State Park. Brown trout, cutthroat trout, and rainbow trout. Public access at Fort Robinson and on private land through Open Fields and Waters Program. Remainder private. ■ East Hat Creek West Hat Creek Monroe Creek Squaw Creek West Ash Creek East Ash Creek Big Bordeaux Creek Soldier Creek Little Bordeaux Creek Sowbelly Creek Dead Horse Creek Chadron Creek Beaver Creek Whit Clay Cree Pine Creek White River Harrison Hay Springs Crawford Chadron SIOUX SHE DAWES Fort Robinson State Park Chadron State Park BOX BUTTE 56 NEBRASKALAND • OCTOBER 2015