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Nebraska Fishing Reports
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** Last Update was made on 5 - 6 - 08 ***
NEBRASKA FISHING REPORTS - LICENSES - REGULATIONS - MAPS.
PANHANDLE REGION - Lake Minatare – a few white bass on lures; good success catching channel
catfish to 6 pounds on cut baits, shrimp, prepared baits; a few walleye on lures.
Bridgeport WMA – good success taking channel catfish to 4 pounds on cut baits, shrimp, prepared
baits.
Box Butte Reservoir – fishing slow, a few northern pike taken, pressure light.
NORTH CENTRAL REGION - Farm Ponds – (Holt, Boyd counties) panfish on grasshoppers,
nightcrawlers; a few largemouth bass on spinners.
NORTHEAST REGION - Loup Canal – some success taking channel catfish on prepared baits.
Lake North – some success taking channel catfish on prepared baits.
SOUTHWEST REGION - Lake McConaughy -- surface temperature at the dam was 64 degrees.
Elevation was 3,206.8 feet, which was 58.2 feet lower than maximum elevation, and 7.3 feet higher
than the elevation at this time last year. Boats can be launched at Spillway Bay and Martin Bay.
Wipers and white bass – good success in mornings and evenings using Doll Flies, slab spoons or
Kastmasters in the Lemoyne, Lakeview, Ogallala Beach and North Shore areas.
Channel catfish – good success in the Lemoyne, Lakeview, Ogallala Beach and North Shore areas
using cutbait, nightcrawlers or bait shrimp.
Walleye – fair success using slab spoons from the dam to Ogallala Beach on the south side and in
the Martin Bay area on the north side of the lake.
Lake Ogallala – the surface temperature was 64 degrees.
Channel catfish – fair success catching 5- to 15-pound channel catfish on cut baits, nightcrawlers
throughout the lake.
Yellow perch – good success catching 6-8 inch perch, a few to 10 inches, throughout the lake on
nightcrawlers.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION - Johnson Lake – (inlet) good success catching white bass and wipers
on spinners, Kastmasters, shad; a few walleye on jigs.
Tri-County Canal – (from Johnson Lake into eastern Lincoln County) fair success on smaller white
bass.
Harlan County Reservoir - some success on white bass averaging about 1 pound; some success on
channel catfish to 18 pounds, averaging 2-6 pounds; a few wipers to 8 pounds, averaging 4-6
pounds; walleye success very slow.
Sherman Reservoir – the only open boat ramp was at the big campground on Trail No. 2, across
the bay from the marina; some crappie taken from the dam on jigs or minnows.
SOUTHEAST REGION - Missouri River – (Nemaha, Richardson counties) some success taking
flathead, channel catfish on chubs; (Otoe County) good success catching flathead and channel
catfish in Nebraska City area on chubs, bluegill, goldfish.
Lakes, Farm Ponds – (Nemaha, Richardson, Pawnee counties) some largemouth bass on weedless
surface lures fished over vegetation; (Otoe, Johnson counties) fishing picked up with arrival of
cooler weather, some largemouth bass taken on lures; some crappie on small minnows.
Louisville Lakes – (Lake No. 3) some channel catfish to 5 pounds on liver.
OMAHA AREA - THE TROUT ARE COMING! ... Here are the dates, locations and amounts of pan-
sized rainbow trout to be stocked in the Omaha-Metro and surrounding area for fall & winter fishing:
*October 9 - Fremont SRA Lake #5 near Fremont, 4,250
*October 10 - Standing Bear Lake in northwest Omaha, 4,000
*October 15 - Weeping Water Pond in Weeping Water, 1,200
*October 15 - Steinhart Park Pond in Nebraska City, 1,200
*October 16 - Qwest Lake at Mahoney State Park near Ashland, 2,500
*October 16 - Benson Park Pond in Omaha, 1,050
*October 16 - Halleck Park Pond in Papillion, 1,200
*October 17 - Additonal Stocking at Standing Bear Lake in Omaha, 2,500
*October 22 - Towl Park Pond in Omaha, 300
*October 22 - Hitchcock Park Pond in Omaha, 450
Report By: NGPC
NEBRASKA FISHING REPORTS - LICENSES - REGULATIONS - MAPS.
PANHANDLE REGION - Lake Minatare – a few white bass on lures; good success catching channel
catfish to 6 pounds on cut baits, shrimp, prepared baits; a few walleye on lures.
Bridgeport WMA – good success taking channel catfish to 4 pounds on cut baits, shrimp, prepared
baits.
Box Butte Reservoir – fishing slow, a few northern pike taken, pressure light.
NORTH CENTRAL REGION - Farm Ponds – (Holt, Boyd counties) panfish on grasshoppers,
nightcrawlers; a few largemouth bass on spinners.
NORTHEAST REGION - Loup Canal – some success taking channel catfish on prepared baits.
Lake North – some success taking channel catfish on prepared baits.
SOUTHWEST REGION - Lake McConaughy -- surface temperature at the dam was 64 degrees.
Elevation was 3,206.8 feet, which was 58.2 feet lower than maximum elevation, and 7.3 feet higher
than the elevation at this time last year. Boats can be launched at Spillway Bay and Martin Bay.
Wipers and white bass – good success in mornings and evenings using Doll Flies, slab spoons or
Kastmasters in the Lemoyne, Lakeview, Ogallala Beach and North Shore areas.
Channel catfish – good success in the Lemoyne, Lakeview, Ogallala Beach and North Shore areas
using cutbait, nightcrawlers or bait shrimp.
Walleye – fair success using slab spoons from the dam to Ogallala Beach on the south side and in
the Martin Bay area on the north side of the lake.
Lake Ogallala – the surface temperature was 64 degrees.
Channel catfish – fair success catching 5- to 15-pound channel catfish on cut baits, nightcrawlers
throughout the lake.
Yellow perch – good success catching 6-8 inch perch, a few to 10 inches, throughout the lake on
nightcrawlers.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION - Johnson Lake – (inlet) good success catching white bass and wipers
on spinners, Kastmasters, shad; a few walleye on jigs.
Tri-County Canal – (from Johnson Lake into eastern Lincoln County) fair success on smaller white
bass.
Harlan County Reservoir - some success on white bass averaging about 1 pound; some success on
channel catfish to 18 pounds, averaging 2-6 pounds; a few wipers to 8 pounds, averaging 4-6
pounds; walleye success very slow.
Sherman Reservoir – the only open boat ramp was at the big campground on Trail No. 2, across
the bay from the marina; some crappie taken from the dam on jigs or minnows.
SOUTHEAST REGION - Missouri River – (Nemaha, Richardson counties) some success taking
flathead, channel catfish on chubs; (Otoe County) good success catching flathead and channel
catfish in Nebraska City area on chubs, bluegill, goldfish.
Lakes, Farm Ponds – (Nemaha, Richardson, Pawnee counties) some largemouth bass on weedless
surface lures fished over vegetation; (Otoe, Johnson counties) fishing picked up with arrival of
cooler weather, some largemouth bass taken on lures; some crappie on small minnows.
Louisville Lakes – (Lake No. 3) some channel catfish to 5 pounds on liver.
OMAHA AREA - THE TROUT ARE COMING! ... Here are the dates, locations and amounts of pan-
sized rainbow trout to be stocked in the Omaha-Metro and surrounding area for fall & winter fishing:
*October 9 - Fremont SRA Lake #5 near Fremont, 4,250
*October 10 - Standing Bear Lake in northwest Omaha, 4,000
*October 15 - Weeping Water Pond in Weeping Water, 1,200
*October 15 - Steinhart Park Pond in Nebraska City, 1,200
*October 16 - Qwest Lake at Mahoney State Park near Ashland, 2,500
*October 16 - Benson Park Pond in Omaha, 1,050
*October 16 - Halleck Park Pond in Papillion, 1,200
*October 17 - Additonal Stocking at Standing Bear Lake in Omaha, 2,500
*October 22 - Towl Park Pond in Omaha, 300
*October 22 - Hitchcock Park Pond in Omaha, 450
Report By: NGPC
