Little Alkali Lake Fishing near Gordon, Nebraska

• Overview

  You will find Little Alkali Lake in Cherry County, Nebraska. The country here is lake country bush. At 24 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Cherry County. Nearest place of any size is Gordon, 55 miles away. The nearest city of size is Greeley, 214 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Little Alkali Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Cherry County include white sucker, common carp, green sunfish, rock bass and redfin pickerel. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Little Alkali Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 72°F on average, January about 22°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late March. Ice clears near late March and comes back about early December in a typical year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect Little Alkali Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. 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. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Alkali Lake at 1.3 miles is the sensible second choice. What applies at Little Alkali Lake may have changed since it was mapped.