Fishing Becker Reservoir Number 2 in Holt County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Becker Reservoir Number 2 belongs to Holt County, Nebraska. This is pine and birch country. Surface area runs to about 9 acres — small enough to read in one session. The closest town, O'Neill, is 19 miles distant. Further out sit Wagner (28 miles) and Atkinson (28 miles). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge. It repays a second visit more than a first.

• Where to Fish on Becker Reservoir Number 2

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Holt County records list common carp, green sunfish and white sucker among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Treat this water as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 76°F; by January the average is down near 20°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around late March, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from late March until about early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. This water runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Asimus Reservoir, 1.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to this water locally before you travel.