Van Loon Lake Fishing in Sheridan County, Nebraska

• Overview

  You will find Van Loon Lake in Sheridan County, Nebraska. The bank is 3,904 feet above sea level. Small at around 23 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Sheridan County. Alliance lies 28 miles from the water. Greeley sits 172 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Van Loon Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Sheridan County names white sucker, brown trout, rock bass and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Van Loon Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 22°F in January and 72°F in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late March. Climate averages put the opening at about late March and the closing near early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on Van Loon Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Patton Lake, 1.4 miles out. Treat access at Van Loon Lake as something to verify.