Fishing at Little Coleman Lake, Cherry County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Little Coleman Lake is set in Cherry County, Nebraska. Land around it is lake country bush. Roughly 30 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 1.5 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It is a small entry by Cherry County standards. For a base, Valentine sits 48 miles out. Gordon lies 62 miles off, Rosebud another 63 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Little Coleman Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Cherry County list white sucker, common carp, green sunfish and rock bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The near bank of Little Coleman Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 73°F, the coldest about 22°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter locks it down, and late March brings it back. In an average year the thaw lands around late March and the freeze near early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Little Coleman Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Carpenter Lake is 1.4 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Little Coleman Lake.