Fishing at Plum Creek Reservoir 3-C, Pawnee County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Set in Pawnee County, Plum Creek Reservoir 3-C is a Nebraska water. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. With some 26 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. It is among the larger waters listed here for Pawnee County. You are 12 miles from Wymore. The big place round here is Lincoln, 50 miles distant. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Plum Creek Reservoir 3-C

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Records held for Pawnee County cover flathead catfish, green sunfish, black bullhead, johnny darter and orangespotted sunfish. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read this water for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 77°F, with January the cold end at about 24°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. After mid March the shallows warm and the fish move up. Open water usually runs from mid March until about late December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That shapes the year on this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Catfish want bait on the bottom: cut bait or worms, a simple running rig, and patience after dark. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Plum Creek Reservoir 4-J, 1.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for this water.