Mud Creek Reservoir 4-E Fishing near Wymore, Nebraska

• Overview

  Within Gage County, Nebraska, you have Mud Creek Reservoir 4-E. The surface lies 1,437 feet up. About 17 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Wymore sits 11 miles from the bank. Lincoln sits 39 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Mud Creek Reservoir 4-E

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Gage County include common carp, flathead catfish and orangespotted sunfish. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish this water to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 77°F, while January sits near 24°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid March. Climate figures give an open season running mid March to mid December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Mud Creek Reservoir 5-A sits 2.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at this water for certain.