Dawson Company Road Dam Reservoir Number 9 Fishing near Cozad, Nebraska

• Overview

  You will find Dawson Company Road Dam Reservoir Number 9 in Frontier County, Nebraska. The setting is mixed forest on every side. You are 12 miles from Cozad. Beyond it, Gothenburg at 16 miles and Lexington at 19 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking. Town sits southwest of the water.

• Where to Fish on Dawson Company Road Dam Reservoir Number 9

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Survey and observation records for Frontier County include common carp, black bullhead, bluegill, green sunfish and channel catfish. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On this water the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 24°F and July at about 75°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid March. Open water usually runs from mid March until about mid December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It sets the rhythm of the year at this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Dawson Company Road Dam Reservoir Number 2, 1.2 miles out. Rules at this water are worth checking on the day.