Frye Lake Fishing near Gordon, Nebraska

• Overview

  Look for Frye Lake in the Sheridan County part of Nebraska. It lies 3,497 feet above sea level. The water covers some 190 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. A plain outline means the drop-off does the work that bays would elsewhere. It ranks high for size among our Sheridan County listings. Gordon sits 13 miles from the bank. Further out sit Porcupine (20 miles) and Pine Ridge (22 miles). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Frye Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Sheridan County include white sucker, brown trout, rock bass, yellow perch and green sunfish. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Frye Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 72°F, the coldest about 22°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually goes in late March, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near late March, and forms again about early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Frye Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Hoover Lake, 1.2 miles out. Signs at Frye Lake carry more weight than any list.