The addition of deep-water habitat structures to the reservoir should benefit overall crappie survival too.ĭuring the most recent year that data was available for Sherman Reservoir, the catch of crappie larger than 10 inches was similar to catch rates observed the previous three years and provided approximately 25% of the total catch. Because Davis Creek Reservoir is an irrigation reservoir it's subject to seasonal drawdowns, but higher water levels generally coincide with primetime spring fishing. Previous surveys had not turned up any crappies that large. Crappies larger than 8 inches made up a fairly substantial portion of the survey and crappies greater than 10 inches were present. The specks will hang out in these areas through May before warming waters force them to migrate towards deeper water and the dam.ĭuring the most recent fisheries survey on Davis Creek Reservoir, researchers found fewer, but bigger crappies than in previous surveys.
Look for schools of pre-spawn specks to invade the backs of warmer, south-facing coves just after ice-out in preparation for spawning. The reservoir is a myriad of coves, bays and point that offer ideal crappie habitat. The reservoir is located southeast of the town of North Loup. "You may have to sort to find the good ones, but there's no shortage of fish." Davis Creek Reservoir covers 1,145 acres and is feed by Davis Creek, a tributary of the North Loop River and a canal off the river. "Davis Creek Reservoir in the north-central part of the state has a lot of crappies," claimed Bauer. Daryl Bauer offered a few of his can't-miss picks for 2010. " Bauer said that white crappie have a preference for more turbid waters than black crappies so you're more likely to find them in Nebraska's reservoirs.Įven though there has been a general improvement in crappie numbers all across the state, there are several bodies of water that look to provide exceptional fishing this May. "If you go down to Kansas you're likely to find more white crappie.
"To the north black crappies are going to be more common," said Bauer. When I asked Daryl Bauer what kind of crappies anglers were likely to catch in Nebraska he chuckled, "It's kind of a mixture." Bauer explained that Nebraska kind of sits in the middle of the transitional zone between black crappie and white crappie.
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