Brownell Creek Reservoir 1-A Fishing in Otoe County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Brownell Creek Reservoir 1-A stands in Otoe County, Nebraska. Elevation runs to 1,142 feet. At roughly 4 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Otoe County list holds plenty of bigger water. Supplies mean a trip to Syracuse, 3.3 miles off. The big place round here is Lincoln, 30 miles distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Brownell Creek Reservoir 1-A

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Records held for Otoe County cover common carp, green sunfish, black bullhead and channel catfish. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On this water that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 77°F; the cold one sits at 22°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid March. The season between ice runs from about mid March to mid December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That shapes the year on this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Brownell Creek Reservoir 1-1 at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for this water.