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Best saugeye lakes in Nebraska

16 Nebraska waters hold saugeye, 16 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Walleye × sauger hybrid stocked across midwestern reservoirs. Loves stained water, wind-blown mud lines and dam riprap — bites better in daylight than a walleye.

1. Crescent Lake — 16 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, Northern Pike
2. Willow Creek Lake — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Saugeye
3. Cunningham Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Saugeye, Crappie
4. Blue Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye
5. Willow Lake — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, Crappie
6. Wagon Train — 18 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
7. Rock Creek — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Saugeye
8. Olive Creek Lake — 12 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
9. Iron Horse Trail Lake — 14 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
10. Big Indian Creek Reservoir — 16 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
11. Wellfleet Lake — 9 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Saugeye
12. Twin Lakes North — 5 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
13. Swan Creek 5A — 16 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
14. Hayes Center — 9 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Northern Pike, Crappie
15. Twin Lakes South — 4 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
16. Meadowlark Lake — 16 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill

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When to fish saugeye in Nebraska

• Spring 3–12 ft — Stack below dams, on riprap and gravel shoals as water warms; muddy water is your friend.
• Summer 8–22 ft — Shallower than walleye all summer — fish the first breakline and wind-blown points.
• Fall 8–28 ft — Creek-channel edges and dam faces; the colder it gets, the better the daytime bite.
• Winter 12–30 ft — The premier winter bite in saugeye reservoirs — deep channel bends and tailwaters.

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