Tony Lake Fishing Guide, Grant County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Tony Lake falls in Grant County, part of Nebraska. Around the bank it is rolling bush. Roughly 84 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 1.7 miles on foot. 40 miles away sits Gordon, the nearest town. Greeley is the closest city, 191 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Tony Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Grant County include bluegill, green sunfish and white perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Work Tony Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 72°F and January near 22°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Winter locks it down, and late March brings it back. Break-up sits around late March on average, with the water closing again about early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Tony Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Alkali Lake sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Tony Lake for certain.