Plum Creek Reservoir 4-B Fishing Guide, Pawnee County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Plum Creek Reservoir 4-B is listed under Pawnee County, Nebraska. This is mixed forest country. The water measures roughly 9 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Supplies mean a trip to Wymore, 13 miles off. Then Beatrice, 20 miles, and Tecumseh, 20 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank. The water is easy to walk round in a long session.

• Where to Fish on Plum Creek Reservoir 4-B

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Reported across Pawnee County: flathead catfish, green sunfish, black bullhead, johnny darter and orangespotted sunfish. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish this water to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 24°F to 77°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid March. The open-water window runs from around mid March to about late December in an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. This water runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Plum Creek Reservoir 4-H is 0.6 miles distant. For this water in particular, ask before you travel.