Wild Horse Lake Fishing Guide, Sheridan County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Set in Sheridan County, Wild Horse Lake is a Nebraska water. The ground around here is rolling bush. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Nebraska listings. The nearest town is Alliance, 31 miles away. The nearest city of size is Greeley, 166 miles away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Wild Horse Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Sheridan County: white sucker, brown trout, rock bass and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Wild Horse Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 72°F; the cold one sits at 23°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Once it clears, about late March, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice clears near late March and comes back about early December in a typical year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It holds true on Wild Horse Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Rockford Lake is 1.1 miles off. What applies at Wild Horse Lake may have changed since it was mapped.