Fishing Wilson Creek Reservoir 9-6 in Otoe County, Nebraska

• Overview

  Wilson Creek Reservoir 9-6 falls in Otoe County, part of Nebraska. Rolling bush runs right down to the water. It covers about 6 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Nebraska listings. You are 5 miles from Syracuse. The big place round here is Lincoln, 27 miles distant. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Wilson Creek Reservoir 9-6

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Survey and observation records for Otoe County include common carp, green sunfish, black bullhead, channel catfish and flathead catfish. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. This water responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 77°F and January reads 22°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid March. The open-water window runs from around mid March to about mid December in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. This water fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Brownell Creek Reservoir 8-A is 2.1 miles distant. Treat access at this water as something to verify.