Fishing Allyn Reservoir in Holt County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Set in Holt County, Allyn Reservoir is a Nebraska water. Land around it is lake country bush. Surface area runs to about 9 acres — small enough to read in one session. Start from Atkinson, 22 miles down the road. Then Gregory, 32 miles, and O'Neill, 35 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout. Trees shelter part of the bank when the wind gets up.

• Where to Fish on Allyn Reservoir

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Species logged across Holt County include common carp, green sunfish, white sucker and brown trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Allyn Reservoir decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 76°F and January reads 21°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Break-up comes around late March, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about late March and the closing near early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Allyn Reservoir rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Weller Reservoir sits 1.4 miles off and takes the overflow. The position on Allyn Reservoir is worth confirming on the day.