Winslow Lake, Nebraska: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Winslow Lake belongs to Cherry County, Nebraska. The surface lies 3,196 feet up. With some 62 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 1.4 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Nearest place of any size is Martin, 19 miles away. Rosebud is 34 miles and Gordon 40 miles. What else is close: Nelson Lake (1.4 miles), Clubhouse Lake 3.4 miles, S B Lake (4.2 miles), Goose Lake 6.3 miles and Cody Lake (9.9 miles). There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Winslow Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Cherry County names white sucker, common carp, green sunfish and rock bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The shape of Winslow Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 22°F in January and 73°F in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late March. The lid tends to go about late March and return around early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Winslow Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Nelson Lake is 1.4 miles off. None of that is settled for Winslow Lake in what we hold.