Clatonia Creek Reservoir 4-A in Gage County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Clatonia Creek Reservoir 4-A sits within Gage County in Nebraska. It sits in pine and birch country. At roughly 24 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Few waters listed in Gage County are bigger. Wilber is the closest town at 6.6 miles. Crete lies 12 miles off, Hickman another 15 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Clatonia Creek Reservoir 4-A

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Gage County list common carp, flathead catfish, orangespotted sunfish and green sunfish. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. This water responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 77°F; by January the average is down near 23°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Once it clears, about mid March, the fishing comes on quickly. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid March in spring and again near mid December in autumn. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. This water runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Catfish want bait on the bottom: cut bait or worms, a simple running rig, and patience after dark. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Clatonia Creek Reservoir 3-A at 1.3 miles is the sensible second choice. Rules at this water are worth checking on the day.