Cedar Creek Reservoir 9-A, Nebraska: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Cedar Creek Reservoir 9-A in Gage County, Nebraska. The country here is pine and birch. Around 61 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. The bank runs about 1.1 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. On our Gage County list it sits near the top for size. The closest town, Beatrice, is 12 miles distant. The big place round here is Lincoln, 34 miles distant. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Cedar Creek Reservoir 9-A

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Gage County include common carp, flathead catfish, orangespotted sunfish and green sunfish. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. The near bank of this water is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 77°F for July and 24°F for January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid usually goes in mid March, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid March in spring and again near mid December in autumn. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. This water runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Bear Creek Reservoir 8-C at 2.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat access at this water as something to verify.