Walnut Creek Reservoir Number 2 in Saline County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Saline County, Walnut Creek Reservoir Number 2 is a Nebraska water. The surroundings are lake country bush. The water measures roughly 15 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Of the waters listed here in Saline County, this is the largest. Crete is the closest town at 3.2 miles. Then Milford, 9.9 miles, and Wilber, 13 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Walnut Creek Reservoir Number 2

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Saline County, recorded fish include common carp, flathead catfish, stonecat and channel catfish. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of this water decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 77°F and January near 23°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid March. Ice clears near mid March and comes back about mid December in a typical year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing this water regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Walnut Creek Reservoir Number 1 at 0.9 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing on this water should be assumed from this page alone.