Beck Reservoir Fishing in Keya Paha County, Nebraska

• Overview

  The Keya Paha County entry here is Beck Reservoir, in Nebraska. It sits in pine and birch. Surface area runs to about 5 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Keya Paha County standards. Head to Gregory, 23 miles away, for anything you forgot. It is 140 miles to Sioux Falls, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Beck Reservoir

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Across Keya Paha County, recorded fish include green sunfish, black bullhead, Iowa darter and largemouth bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Beck Reservoir where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 75°F and January at 21°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late March. On average, late March opens the water and early December closes it again. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Beck Reservoir rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Peterson Reservoir Number 1 is 0.4 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Beck Reservoir.