Salt Creek Reservoir 19-B Fishing near Hickman, Nebraska

• Overview

  Salt Creek Reservoir 19-B is listed under Lancaster County, Nebraska. Everything around it is rolling bush. At roughly 4 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Lancaster County. Head to Hickman, 5.8 miles away, for anything you forgot. Lincoln is 8 miles away, with Eagle at 12 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Salt Creek Reservoir 19-B

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Fish documented in Lancaster County include green sunfish, common carp and flathead catfish. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. This water fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 23°F in January and 77°F in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid March. The lid tends to go about mid March and return around mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. This water fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records show no boating, which makes this a bank-only water. A pier or jetty stands half a mile away, which helps on a crowded bank. Catfish want bait on the bottom: cut bait or worms, a simple running rig, and patience after dark. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Upper Salt Creek Reservoir 36-1, 1 mile out. Treat this water as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.