Fishing at W-M Lake, Cass County, Nebraska

• Overview

  W-M Lake is a Cass County water, Nebraska side. It lies 1,056 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 47 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. It lies lower than most water we list in Nebraska. Plattsmouth sits 5.9 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Omaha is the closest city, 19 miles away. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on W-M Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Cass County records list bluegill, black crappie, common carp and channel catfish among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish W-M Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 76°F and January near 22°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter locks it down, and mid March brings it back. Ice usually gives way near mid March, and forms again about mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan around that when you fish W-M Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping shows a ramp about half a mile from the shore. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Copper Penny Lake, 0.5 miles away. Where W-M Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.