S B Lake in Cherry County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Cherry County entry here is S B Lake, in Nebraska. The ground round it is pine and birch. Roughly 341 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. There is roughly 4.1 miles of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. On our Cherry County list it sits near the top for size. For a base, Martin sits 17 miles out. Gordon is 36 miles away, with Rosebud at 38 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on S B Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name white sucker, common carp, green sunfish, rock bass and redfin pickerel. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On S B Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 73°F, the coldest about 22°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid usually goes in late March, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around late March and the freeze near early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. S B Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Clubhouse Lake is 1.8 miles off. None of that is settled for S B Lake in what we hold.