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Best white bass lakes in Nebraska

29 Nebraska waters hold white bass, 27 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 CatfishWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 16 public access sites
2. Calamus Reservoir — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 5 public access sites
3. Harlan County Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 7 public access sites
4. Sherman Reservoir — 63 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
5. Swanson Reservoir — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 5 public access sites
6. Desoto Bend — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
7. Medicine Creek — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
8. Maloney Reservoir — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
9. Missouri River (Gavins Point) — 30 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, SaugerWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
10. Johnson Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
11. Willow Creek Lake — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, SaugeyeWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
12. Lake Minatare — 48 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites
13. Enders Reservoir — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
14. Cunningham Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Saugeye, CrappieWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Yankee Hill Lake — 14 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
16. Rock Creek — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, SaugeyeWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
17. Archway Lake 1 — 41 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
18. Willow Island — 13 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
19. L E Ray Lake — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
20. Cheyenne — 12 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
21. Liberty Cove — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
22. Twin Lakes WMA (West) — 4 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
23. West Wood River Point — 11 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
24. Cozad — 14 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
25. North Kearney Rest Stop — 13 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached

…plus 4 more Nebraska waters holding white bass.

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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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