Spall Lake Fishing Guide, Cherry County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Set in Cherry County, Spall Lake is a Nebraska water. It stands 3,396 feet above sea level. Around 65 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Bank access stretches around 1.7 miles in total. For a base, Martin sits 17 miles out. The big place round here is Greeley, 228 miles distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Spall Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Cherry County records list white sucker, common carp, green sunfish and rock bass among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Spall Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 72°F and January at 22°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late March. Expect the water usable from around late March until roughly early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Spall Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Rat Lake, 1.9 miles away. Treat access at Spall Lake as something to verify.