Billys Lake, Nebraska: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Billys Lake belongs to Sheridan County, Nebraska. It sits at 3,812 feet above sea level. It measures some 377 acres, and wind has room to build across it. The edge covers about 3.5 miles, enough to hold several distinct areas. Size puts it in the front rank of our Sheridan County list. Gordon lies 26 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Greeley, 194 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Billys Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Sheridan County cover white sucker, brown trout and rock bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Billys Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 72°F in July and bottom out at 22°F in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late March. Break-up sits around late March on average, with the water closing again about early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That shapes the year on Billys Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Hupp Lake at 1.1 miles is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Billys Lake in what we hold.