Bergstresser Reservoir, Nebraska: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Furnas County end of Nebraska holds Bergstresser Reservoir. The ground round it is pine and birch. The water measures roughly 4 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. For supplies, Cambridge is 9.9 miles out. The big place round here is Lincoln, 180 miles distant. No border sits close enough to matter. It fits into a morning if you live close.

• Where to Fish on Bergstresser Reservoir

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Fish Bergstresser Reservoir to its features, not to its size. Watch for the line where weed gives way to clean bottom.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 76°F at the top of summer and 24°F at the bottom of winter. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid March. Open water usually runs from mid March until about mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Bergstresser Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Meyers Reservoir, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Bergstresser Reservoir in what we hold.