Nebraska fishing - bass fishing, walleye and crappie plus vacation trip ideas for fishing in NE.

Theres plenty of water throughout the state of Nebraska offering a variety of fishing oportunities including lakes, ponds, streams and rivers. While you can find small lakes and ponds virtually everywhere in Nebraska, we will concentrate here on the larger fishing lakes and impoundments.

The following chart shows the major fishing waters in Nebraska cross referencing these waters with the major species to be found there.

Nebraska Fishing Lake Locations

Box Butte Reservoir is a 1,600-acre lake in the north-west part of the state, 9 miles north of Hemingford, NE.

Branched Oak Lake is an 1,800-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at Raymond, NE.

Calamus Reservoir is a 5,200-acre lake in the central part of the state, 5 miles north-west of Burwell, NE.

Elwood Reservoir is a 1,300-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, at Elwood, NE.

Enders Reservoir is a 1,200-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, at Enders, NE.

Harlan County Lake is a 13,000-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Alma, NE.

Harry Strunk Lake is an 1,800-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, 7 miles north of Cambridge, NE.

Lake McConaughy is a 35,700-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, 5 miles north of Ogallala, NE.

Lake Minatare is a 2,300-acre lake in the western part of the state, 6 miles north-east of Scottsbluff, NE.

Lewis And Clark Lake is a 31,000-acre lake in the north-eastern border of the state, 10 miles north-east of Niobrara, NE.

Maloney Reservoir is a 1,600-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, 5 miles south of North Platte, NE.

Merritt Reservoir is a 1,600-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, 20 miles south of North PlatteValentine

Red Willow Reservoir is a 1,600-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, 10 miles north of McCook, NE.

Sherman Reservoir is a 2,800-acre lake in the central part of the state, 3 miles north-east of Loup City, NE.

Sutherland Reservoir is a 3,000-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, at Sutherland, NE.

Swanson Reservoir is a 5,000-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, at Trenton, NE.

For a wealth of information on fishing in Nebraska, visit the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission website. Click here for a Nebraska fishing license.

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Nebraska Fishing Guides
We are also looking for information on local guides who offer services within Nebraska. You can find a listing of NE fishing guides here. If you are a fishing guide in Nebraska or know of a good resource, please send us information for consideration.

There is a section dedicated to fishing activities for kids in NE. It will include fishing stories, fish photos and tips for where and how to take a kid fishing in Nebraska. Please send us your recommendations and we will be happy to consider them for publication.

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