Box Elder Creek Reservoir 5-A Fishing in Buffalo County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Box Elder Creek Reservoir 5-A is listed under Buffalo County, Nebraska. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. With some 28 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Few waters listed in Buffalo County are bigger. Gibbon sits 5.8 miles from the bank. The big place round here is Lincoln, 113 miles distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Box Elder Creek Reservoir 5-A

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Buffalo County records list common carp, bluegill, channel catfish and green sunfish among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read this water for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 75°F in July and bottom out at 23°F in January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid March. From about mid March to around mid December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on this water follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Randall Reservoir is 6.5 miles distant. Rules at this water are worth checking on the day.