Fishing at Lake Alice, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Lake Alice is listed under Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. Beyond the shoreline you have pine and birch. This is sizeable water at about 622 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. At about 4.5 miles of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Few waters listed in Scotts Bluff County are bigger. The closest town, Scottsbluff, is 8.9 miles away. Then Terrytown, 10 miles, and Mitchell, 11 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lake Alice

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Public occurrence data for Scotts Bluff County names common carp, white sucker, longnose sucker, brown trout and shorthead redhorse. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish Lake Alice to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 73°F, while January sits near 24°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid March. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid March in spring and again near mid December in autumn. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On Lake Alice the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lake Alice Number Two at 2.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Lake Alice.