Keller Reservoir in Boyd County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Boyd County, Keller Reservoir is a Nebraska water. Height above sea level is 1,893 feet. It covers about 7 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The closest town, Gregory, is 28 miles away. Beyond it, Atkinson at 30 miles and Platte at 30 miles. No border sits close enough to matter. The county lists twelve named waters in all.

• Where to Fish on Keller Reservoir

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Boyd County: green sunfish, bluegill and goldeye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Work Keller Reservoir in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 20°F in January up to 75°F in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late March. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late March and starts locking again about early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Keller Reservoir rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Blum Reservoir is 1.2 miles distant. None of that is settled for Keller Reservoir in what we hold.