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Best white bass lakes in Nebraska

97 Nebraska waters hold white bass, 95 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. Hard-fighting schooling bass. Legendary spring river runs, then open-water surface blitzes chasing shad all summer.

1. Lake McConaughy — 110 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Channel Catfish
2. Calamus Reservoir — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
3. Harlan County Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
4. Sherman Reservoir — 63 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
5. Swanson Reservoir — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
6. Medicine Creek — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
7. Desoto Bend — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
8. Johnson Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
9. Lake Minatare — 48 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
10. Enders Reservoir — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
11. Pelican Lake — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
12. Maloney Reservoir — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
13. Missouri River (Gavins Point) — 30 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Sauger
14. Cottonwood Steverson Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
15. Crescent Lake — 16 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
16. Hackberry Lake — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
17. Island Lake — 7 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
18. Willow Creek Lake — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
19. Carter Lake — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
20. Cunningham Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
21. Oliver Reservoir — 21 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
22. Flanagan Lake — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
23. Blue Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
24. Willow Lake — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
25. Kramper Lake (Pigeon Jones) — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie

…plus 72 more Nebraska waters holding white bass.

When to fish white bass in Nebraska

• Spring 2–12 ft — The famous spawning run — fish stack in tributary rivers and below dams by the thousands.
• Summer 8–25 ft — Follow the shad — surface blitzes early and late, suspended schools over structure midday.
• Fall 6–25 ft — The best surface action of the year — gulls diving means white bass feeding.
• Winter 15–40 ft — Huge tight schools in deep basins and channel bends — vertical spoons.

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