Papillion Creek Reservoir D-45 Fishing in Douglas County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Papillion Creek Reservoir D-45 sits in Douglas County, out in Nebraska. Height above sea level is 1,129 feet. Surface area runs to about 2 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Douglas County. For supplies, Hillsborough is 4.3 miles out. Omaha is the closest city, 12 miles away. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Papillion Creek Reservoir D-45

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Douglas County list bluegill, common carp, yellow bass, black crappie and white crappie. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. This water gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 76°F; the cold one sits at 21°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid March. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid March in spring and again near mid December in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. This water runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Boat use is marked as prohibited in public data. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. A picnic area is mapped about half a mile away. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Wiebe Reservoir, 1.7 miles away. Treat this water as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.