Simondson Lake, Nebraska: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Nebraska, Simondson Lake falls inside Sheridan County. Elevation runs to 3,862 feet. Roughly 87 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 2.2 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. For a base, Alliance sits 20 miles out. The big place round here is Greeley, 165 miles distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Simondson Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Sheridan County records list white sucker, brown trout, rock bass and yellow perch among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Simondson Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 73°F; the cold one sits at 23°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After mid March the shallows warm and the fish move up. The season between ice runs from about mid March to early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Simondson Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Cody Lake is 0.6 miles distant. None of that is settled for Simondson Lake in what we hold.