Plum Creek Reservoir 4-A Fishing near Wymore, Nebraska

• Overview

  You will find Plum Creek Reservoir 4-A in Pawnee County, Nebraska. The bank is 1,335 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 23 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Wymore lies 13 miles from the water. Further out sit Beatrice (21 miles) and Tecumseh (21 miles). The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Plum Creek Reservoir 4-A

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Open biodiversity records for Pawnee County list flathead catfish, green sunfish and black bullhead. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On this water a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 77°F, the coldest about 24°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. After mid March the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid March and starts locking again about late December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. This water fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Catfish want bait on the bottom: cut bait or worms, a simple running rig, and patience after dark. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Plum Creek Reservoir 4-J is 0.7 miles distant. Treat access at this water as something to verify.