Fishing Plum Creek Reservoir 2-C in Gage County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Set in Gage County, Nebraska, this is Plum Creek Reservoir 2-C. Land around it is mixed forest. Surface area runs to about 8 acres — small enough to read in one session. Wymore lies 10 miles from the water. Marysville is 19 miles away, with Beatrice at 19 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water. The county holds dozens of them in total.

• Where to Fish on Plum Creek Reservoir 2-C

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Fish documented in Gage County include common carp, flathead catfish, orangespotted sunfish and green sunfish. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish this water where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 78°F and January at 24°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count the season from break-up, usually early March. The open-water window runs from around early March to about late December in an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan any trip to this water around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Plum Creek Reservoir 3-A sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. For this water in particular, ask before you travel.