Albrecht Lake, Nebraska: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Albrecht Lake is a Sheridan County water, in Nebraska. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. It covers about 15 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Sheridan County list. Nearest place of any size is Alliance, 24 miles away. Gordon follows at 38 miles, then Chadron at 45 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Albrecht Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Sheridan County cover white sucker, brown trout and rock bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Albrecht Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 22°F to 72°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late March. The lid tends to go about late March and return around early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Albrecht Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Diamond Lake, 1.1 miles away. Nothing on Albrecht Lake should be assumed from this page alone.