Fly fishing inNebraska
Sandhills spring creeks and the North Platte River offer surprisingly good trout fishing.
Nebraska waters
7 rivers, lakes and creeks with fly picks and reports.
Calamus Reservoir / Calamus River
Clearer reservoir and its riverine arms are well-regarded for smallmouth bass, walleye and bass-focused fly anglers, with rocky points and cedar-lined banks.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeHarlan County Reservoir
Large reservoir on the Republican River system; well-known for bass, walleye and open-water predator fishing that translates well to larger streamers and poppers.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeLake McConaughy
Nebraska’s largest reservoir; known to produce strong populations of walleye, white bass, and hybrid striped bass targeted from boat or shore with streamers and weighted flies.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeMerritt Reservoir (Snake River arm)
Merritt is a reservoir popular with fly anglers pursuiting walleye and white bass; the Snake River arm and rocky shorelines produce aggressive mid-summer topwater action.
Flows, flies & reports→riverMissouri River (Nebraska stretch — Omaha to Nebraska City)
Big-river fly fishing for sauger, saugeye, smallmouth and summer carp — Nebraska reaches near Omaha and downstream present accessible bank and boat options.
Flows, flies & reports→riverNiobrara River
Scenic tailwater and freestone river known for excellent smallmouth bass, walleye, and varied insect hatches — popular for float-and-fish trips and light-tackle dry/dropper presentations.
Flows, flies & reports→riverNorth Platte River (Lake McConaughy / Kingsley Dam tailwater)
Tailwater below Kingsley Dam and stretches of the North Platte offer strong warmwater fly fishing for walleye, sauger and white bass, with predictable currents from dam releases.
Flows, flies & reports→Nebraska reading
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