Upper Big Nemaha Reservoir 18-A Fishing Guide, Gage County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Upper Big Nemaha Reservoir 18-A falls in Gage County, part of Nebraska. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. At 13 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Head to Tecumseh, 13 miles away, for anything you forgot. It is 29 miles to Lincoln, the nearest city. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Upper Big Nemaha Reservoir 18-A

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Species logged across Gage County include common carp, flathead catfish and orangespotted sunfish. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. This water responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 24°F in January and 77°F in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid March. In an average year the thaw lands around mid March and the freeze near mid December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Time your trip to this water by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Upper Big Nemaha Reservoir J-28, 0.6 miles out. Check the current arrangement for this water.