Mulhall Lake Fishing near Alliance, Nebraska

• Overview

  Set in Sheridan County, Nebraska, this is Mulhall Lake. Beyond the shoreline you have pine and birch. Surface area is around 83 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The shape is regular, which means fewer obvious ambush corners. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Nebraska listings. The closest town, Alliance, is 20 miles away. Bridgeport is 44 miles away, with Bayard at 50 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Mulhall Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Sheridan County cover white sucker, brown trout, rock bass, yellow perch and green sunfish. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Mulhall Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 73°F and January at 23°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid March. The lid tends to go about mid March and return around early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Mulhall Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Cody Lake sits 1.4 miles off and takes the overflow. For Mulhall Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.