Clear Lake Fishing near Alliance, Nebraska

• Overview

  Sheridan County in Nebraska is where Clear Lake sits. It stands 3,898 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 16 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. The edge runs 1.1 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Sheridan County. Alliance lies 14 miles from the water. After that come Bridgeport at 32 miles and Bayard at 39 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Clear Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Sheridan County names white sucker, brown trout and rock bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Clear Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 74°F and January at 24°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid March. The season between ice runs from about mid March to early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Clear Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Sturgeon Lake sits 1.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Signs at Clear Lake carry more weight than any list.