Fishing near Norfolk, Nebraska

The Madison County town of Norfolk sits in Nebraska. Its population sits near 24,366. Closest first: Skyview Lake about 1.4 miles to the north-west, Andys Lake about 2.4 miles, Maskenthine Reservoir about 9.9 miles to the east, Brogren Reservoir about 12 miles followed by Pierce Lake about 13 miles to the north-west. At Andys Lake the shallow end warms first, which matters in early spring. Cold locks these up on a normal year. Late spring is the part of the year to aim for. Storage water makes up the bulk of the list. A soft bottom fishes differently from a hard one. Skyview Lake, the closest, runs to roughly 39 acres. Skyview Lake is the one with a mapped slipway. Break-up on local water lands around late March. Open records for Madison County list common carp, black crappie, flathead catfish and green sunfish. Between Norfolk and Skyview Lake there is nothing else worth stopping for....