Weller Reservoir Fishing Guide, Holt County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Within Holt County, Nebraska, you have Weller Reservoir. Land around it is rolling bush. Surface area runs to about 8 acres — small enough to read in one session. Some 21 miles away sits Atkinson, the nearest settlement. For a city, Sioux Falls is 129 miles off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about. It is easier to fish well than to fish quickly.

• Where to Fish on Weller Reservoir

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Holt County records list common carp, green sunfish and white sucker among the fish reported. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Fish Weller Reservoir to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 75°F and January at 21°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually goes in late March, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around late March and the freeze near early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Weller Reservoir rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Allyn Reservoir, 1.4 miles away. Nothing on Weller Reservoir should be assumed from this page alone.