Fall Trout Stockings Scheduled in Nebraska
OutdoorHub 10.03.12
Catchable-size trout are being stocked in bodies of water by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to enhance fishing opportunities this fall and winter.
Trout fishing is a great way to introduce children to fishing because simple equipment may be used. A spinning or spin-cast rod and reel with a hook baited with a worm will work well. Add a split shot a couple feet above the hook and a bobber a couple of feet above the split shot. Trout also can be caught with spinners, salmon eggs, dough baits and artificial flies.
The following stocking schedule includes tentative dates and the number of 10-inch trout to be stocked. All fish are rainbow trout, unless otherwise noted:
Sept. 25 – Gracie Creek Pond, 1,000
Week of Oct. 1 – Crystal Cove Lake, South Sioux City, 3,900
Oct. 2 – Standing Bear Lake, Omaha, 4,000
Oct. 3 – Curtis Golf Course Pond, 150; Bessey Pond, Halsey, 300
Oct. 4 – Oxford City Lake, 300; Elm Creek, 1,000
Week of Oct. 8 – Crystal Cove Lake, South Sioux City, 600
Oct. 10 – TaHaZouka Park Lake, Norfolk, 1,500
Oct. 13 – Holmes Lake, Lincoln, 4,000; Bowling Lake (south pond), Lincoln, 400
Oct. 15 – Barnett Park Pond, McCook, 1,000; Lexington City Park, 750; Windmill State Recreation Area (SRA), Gibbon, 2,400
Week of Oct. 15 – Pawnee Park West Pond, Columbus, 1,500; Ord City Lake, 1,500; Ansley Lake, 1,200; David City Lake, 600; CenturyLink Lake, Mahoney State Park (SP), 2,500; Steinhart Pond, Nebraska City, 1,200; Lake Halleck, Papillion, 1,200; Weeping Water Pond, 1,500; Benson Park Pond, Omaha, 1,050; Hartwell Lake, Hastings, 900; Such’s Lake, Grand Island, 1,300; Stanton Lake, Falls City, 200; Pawnee City Pond, 300; Humboldt City Park Lake, 600; Auburn Rotary Club Lake, 1,400
Oct. 16 – Holdrege City Park, 3,000
Oct. 17 – Dismal River, north branch, 500 brown trout; White River, 750 brown trout
Oct. 18 – Grabel Ponds Nos. 1-3, Fort Robinson SP, 800 each; Carter P. Johnson Lake, 1,700
Oct. 19 – Morrill Sandpits: south, 400; north, 1,350; middle, 450; Bridgeport SRA northwest lake, 1,400; Riverside Zoo, Scottsbluff, 900
Oct. 22 – Birdwood Wildlife Management Area, North Platte, 4,000
Week of Oct. 22 – Towl Park Pond, Omaha, 300; Hitchcock Park Pond, Omaha, 450
Oct. 24 – Lake Ogallala, 4,100; Humphrey Pond, Ogallala, 900
Oct. 25 – Lake Ogallala, 5,000
Oct. 26 – Rock Creek Lake, 1,500 rainbow and 1,500 brown trout
Fremont SRA Lake No. 2 and Grove Lake will be stocked with 5,000 and 1,500 trout, respectively, at dates to be determined. Crystal Springs Lakes at Fairbury will receive 1,000 trout in November.
