Marty Lake Fishing Guide, Cherry County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Marty Lake sits in Cherry County, out in Nebraska. The surroundings are pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 20 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Cherry County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is Gordon, 29 miles away. It is 204 miles to Greeley, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Marty Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Cherry County cover white sucker, common carp and green sunfish. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Marty Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 72°F; the cold one sits at 22°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Winter locks it down, and late March brings it back. Break-up near late March, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Marty Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Bobtail Lake is 1.1 miles off. Nothing on Marty Lake should be assumed from this page alone.