Red Mill Lake Fishing Guide, Sheridan County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Red Mill Lake stands in Sheridan County, Nebraska. The water sits 3,816 feet up. At roughly 23 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is a small entry by Sheridan County standards. Nearest place of any size is Gordon, 39 miles away. Beyond it, Alliance at 48 miles and Pine Ridge at 60 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Red Mill Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Sheridan County cover white sucker, brown trout, rock bass and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Red Mill Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 72°F and January near 22°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late March. In an average year the thaw lands around late March and the freeze near early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect Red Mill Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Bos Lake sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Red Mill Lake may have changed since it was mapped.