Glenn Cunningham Lake in Douglas County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Glenn Cunningham Lake stands in Douglas County, Nebraska. Land around it is lake country bush. About 345 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. With 5.1 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. By surface area it heads our Douglas County listings. The closest town, Hillsborough, is 5 miles away. For a city, Omaha is 8.7 miles off. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Glenn Cunningham Lake

  Recorded soundings reach about 20 feet at the deepest point. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Survey and observation records for Douglas County include bluegill, common carp, yellow bass, black crappie and white crappie. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Glenn Cunningham Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 76°F on average, January about 21°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid March. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid March in spring and again near mid December in autumn. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Glenn Cunningham Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  It sits on public ground, so no permission beyond a licence is normally needed. There is a mapped slipway roughly half a mile away. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. A jetty or pier is mapped about half a mile from here. There is a marked fishing area half a mile from here. There are picnic tables half a mile away. There are toilets half a mile off. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Lonergan Lake, 2.1 miles away.