Fishing at Reiman Reservoir, Boyd County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Reiman Reservoir is one of the Boyd County listings for Nebraska. Height above sea level is 1,677 feet. This is a pocket water of some 10 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Wagner lies 27 miles from the water. Atkinson is 28 miles away, with O'Neill at 32 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Reiman Reservoir

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Fish documented in Boyd County include green sunfish, bluegill, goldeye, white sucker and black bullhead. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Reiman Reservoir a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 76°F in July and bottom out at 20°F in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter locks it down, and late March brings it back. The lid tends to go about late March and return around early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It holds true on Reiman Reservoir more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lechtenberg-Lampman Reservoir sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Reiman Reservoir in what we hold.