Campbell Reservoir Fishing in Frontier County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Frontier County, Nebraska, is where Campbell Reservoir sits. What surrounds it is rolling bush. It covers about 3 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Supplies mean a trip to Cambridge, 25 miles off. Then McCook, 27 miles, and Gothenburg, 29 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Campbell Reservoir

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name common carp, black bullhead, bluegill, green sunfish and channel catfish. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. The shape of Campbell Reservoir rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 75°F; by January the average is down near 24°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid March. The lid tends to go about mid March and return around mid December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Expect Campbell Reservoir to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Schurr Reservoir Number 2, 16 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Campbell Reservoir in what we hold.