Fishing near Bellevue, Nebraska

Bellevue is a Sarpy County town in Nebraska. Everything on this list is a routine trip from home. Start close and work out: Base Lake at about 1.6 miles to the south, Folsom Lake at about 5.0 miles, Lake Manawa at about 5.1 miles to the north, Pony Creek Lake at about 6.5 miles then Shadow Lake at about 7.3 miles to the west. Base Lake is small enough to walk round and read in a single session. The freeze arrives properly here. The first open weeks are the ones to catch. Dammed water makes up most of the list. Look for the line where sand gives way to silt. At 122 acres, Base Lake is the closest water to town. There is a car park at Base Lake, according to mapping. Water round here typically opens up around mid March. Sarpy County records cover bluegill, green sunfish, black crappie, common carp and johnny darter. Rules here are Nebraska rules, whatever the water looks like....