Dominey Reservoir Fishing near Auburn, Nebraska

• Overview

  The Nemaha County entry here is Dominey Reservoir, in Nebraska. The bank is 1,115 feet above sea level. It covers about 5 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It lies lower than most water we list in Nebraska. Auburn at 8.3 miles is the nearest place to stop. Tecumseh is 12 miles away, with Nebraska City at 18 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Dominey Reservoir

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. The shape of Dominey Reservoir decides where the fish sit. Cover on the bank counts as much as cover below the surface.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 77°F on average, January about 23°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Once it clears, about mid March, the fishing comes on quickly. The lid tends to go about mid March and return around mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. At Dominey Reservoir the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Spring Creek Reservoir 6-A is 5.8 miles off. Where Dominey Reservoir is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.