UTERJanuary
Ice fishing
Sandhills perch and pike.
McConaughy to the Sandhills
Nebraska freshwater fishing
What's biting in Nebraska freshwater in October: largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and black crappie at their peak, with bluegill, sauger and channel catfish around too. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows 18 fish here month by month, from Lake McConaughy to Calamus Reservoir.
Fall feed
Big Mac and the western reservoirs for walleye and white bass, the Sandhills lakes for bass, pike and panfish, sandpits around Omaha and Lincoln, and the Missouri River's catfish.
Lake McConaughyMerritt ReservoirSandhills lakesMissouri RiverBranched Oak LakeCalamus Reservoir
Updated
Now · October
Fall feed
Walleye.
WalleyeWhite bassBlack crappie (speck)Largemouth bassNorthern pikeSmallmouth bass
This month here
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Largemouth bass
Smallmouth bass
Black crappie (speck)
Yellow perch
Walleye
Northern pike
Blue catfish
Flathead catfish
White bass
Hybrid striped bass (sunshine)
Rainbow trout
Bluegill
Sauger
Channel catfish
Brown bullhead
Freshwater drum (sheepshead)
Common carp
Longnose gar
The water
Structure that matters
LakeReservoirRiverCreek / streamPond / pitDock / pilingsBridgeBoat ramp
Month by month
What's happening, and what to throwFebruary
Ice pike
Merritt.
March
Walleye stage
Dam faces.
April
Walleye spawn
McConaughy.
May
White bass run
Inlets.
June
Bass and bluegill
Sandhills.
July
Catfish
Missouri River.
August
Summer walleye
Trolling.
September
Fall white bass
Schools.
October · now
Fall feed
Walleye.
November
Late walleye
Riprap.
December
First ice
Sandpits.
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