Kadlecek Reservoir in Dawes County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Kadlecek Reservoir in Dawes County, Nebraska. The setting is pine and birch. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Most waters listed here for Dawes County are larger. Chadron at 14 miles is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Greeley, 193 miles distant. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Kadlecek Reservoir

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Dawes County names brown trout, brook trout and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The near bank of Kadlecek Reservoir is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 72°F and January near 22°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter locks it down, and late March brings it back. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late March until roughly early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Kadlecek Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lundy Reservoir is 5.7 miles distant. Rules at Kadlecek Reservoir are worth checking on the day.