Fishing Upper Harrison Lake in Garden County, Nebraska

• Overview

  In Nebraska, Upper Harrison Lake falls inside Garden County. The water sits 3,822 feet up. The water measures roughly 20 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Garden County list. Start from Alliance, 30 miles down the road. Greeley sits 147 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Upper Harrison Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Garden County list common carp, white crappie, yellow perch, creek chub and fathead minnow. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Upper Harrison Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 73°F at the top of summer and 24°F at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid March. Open water usually runs from mid March until about early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Upper Harrison Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Carp respond to sweetcorn or boilies fished patiently on the bottom near feeding areas. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lower Harrison Lake, 0.4 miles out. Check the current arrangement for Upper Harrison Lake.