Threemile Lake Fishing Guide, Arthur County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Look for Threemile Lake in the Arthur County part of Nebraska. Land around it is lake country bush. Roughly 716 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Shoreline length is close to 3.9 miles, and each section fishes a little differently. Among the waters listed for Arthur County, none is wider. Nearest town is Ogallala, 37 miles off. Beyond it, Sutherland at 39 miles and North Platte at 52 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Threemile Lake

  National data lists it as swamp or marsh: shallow, weedy and awkward to fish from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Arthur County include chain pickerel, rock bass and yellow perch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Read Threemile Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 73°F, while January sits near 24°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid March. Averages place the thaw at mid March and the freeze at early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Threemile Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Duck Lake, 4.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Threemile Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.