Brownell Creek Reservoir 2-4 Fishing in Otoe County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Brownell Creek Reservoir 2-4 is an Otoe County water, Nebraska side. What surrounds it is pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 5 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Otoe County are larger. Nearest place of any size is Syracuse, 3.4 miles away. Weeping Water is 13 miles and Nebraska City 14 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Brownell Creek Reservoir 2-4

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Reported across Otoe County: common carp, green sunfish, black bullhead and channel catfish. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Fish this water to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 77°F and January at 22°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in mid March, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate figures give an open season running mid March to mid December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Time your trip to this water by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Brownell Creek Reservoir 1-A sits 0.8 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position on this water before loading the car.