Fishing at Plum Creek Reservoir 4-D, Pawnee County, Nebraska

• Overview

  You will find Plum Creek Reservoir 4-D in Pawnee County, Nebraska. The water sits 1,352 feet up. It covers about 13 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Wymore sits 14 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Tecumseh is 19 miles away, with Beatrice at 20 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Plum Creek Reservoir 4-D

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Pawnee County records list flathead catfish, green sunfish, black bullhead, johnny darter and orangespotted sunfish among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At this water the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 77°F, while January sits near 24°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid March. Ice clears near mid March and comes back about late December in a typical year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On this water that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Plum Creek Reservoir 4-E is 0.6 miles distant. None of that is settled for this water in what we hold.