Opinion Needed Need some advice - full day of boat fishing

fishinwithdad · 08-19-2008, 05:00 PM

My dad will be coming down in a couple of weeks for an entire day of fishing with me in my new (to me) boat. It's just an old 14' with a 20hp outboard, and I pull it with a Taurus. I'm still not familiar with most bodies of water around here, so I'm looking for the collective wisdom of whomever is willing to venture an opinion.

So I have few considerations:

1 - I need the ramp to not be too steep (I'm thinking steep being like the south ramp at Sherman... maybe that's not as steep as I remember)
2 - I'd like it to be within an hour or two of Lincoln
3 - I have no particular species in mind. I'm mediocre at best for pretty much everything, so no preference there. It's just that we'll be out most of the day, like 10am on, but would like to be able to catch throughout the day.

This will be September 10.

Any ideas? And what will I be catching at your preferred body of water?

Feel free to PM if you prefer

Thanks!!

FWD

**SKershaw** · 08-19-2008, 05:08 PM

Chuck Norris could fish the Papio in his boat and catch fish ALL day long just by looking them in the eye!

Best of luck, Ryan. I fish with a 3' Floatie with 2 Kershaw outboards. Have fun with the new boat, Bud!

H2only · 08-19-2008, 06:16 PM

try Wildwood, north of branched Oak, great lake, lots of good size bass in there, and all the bluegill you can catch, nice catfish and crappie as well.
It is a smaller lake so you should be able to fish most of it in a day. The ramp is not steep at all and best of all, the lake is rarely busy.
no live baitfish though, so dont bring any.

fishinwithdad · 08-19-2008, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by H2only

try Wildwood, north of branched Oak, great lake, lots of good size bass in there, and all the bluegill you can catch, nice catfish and crappie as well.
It is a smaller lake so you should be able to fish most of it in a day. The ramp is not steep at all and best of all, the lake is rarely busy.
no live baitfish though, so dont bring any.

Yes, I know that ramp. Definitely works with my setup. I've also backed it into Conestoga once, and that was no big deal either. Do you happen to know what the ramp at Stagecoach is like? Another place I haven't been to...

lunkerman · 08-19-2008, 06:39 PM

stagecoach is a little longer and steeper, if i remember correctly. pawnee's ramp on the north side is pretty good, but i don't know about the fishing.

Schmidty · 08-19-2008, 09:59 PM

Fremont Lakes SRA? 20 lakes to choose from if you get tired of any one specific lake. I've been having much success sunny's as of late. Odds are pretty good for LMB as well depending on the lake. Lakes 20 and 16 have really easy concrete ramps. You could probably get into lakes 1, 2, 11, 17, 19 as well.

jimbosan · 08-19-2008, 11:49 PM

chechland

fishinwithdad · 08-20-2008, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbosan

czechland

I've heard decent things about that lake, and I'm definitely curious about it...

08-19-2008, 05:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
fishinwithdad Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lincoln Posts: 340 Thanks: 56 Thanked 19 Times in 10 Posts	Need some advice - full day of boat fishing My dad will be coming down in a couple of weeks for an entire day of fishing with me in my new (to me) boat. It's just an old 14' with a 20hp outboard, and I pull it with a Taurus. I'm still not familiar with most bodies of water around here, so I'm looking for the collective wisdom of whomever is willing to venture an opinion. So I have few considerations: 1 - I need the ramp to not be too steep (I'm thinking steep being like the south ramp at Sherman... maybe that's not as steep as I remember) 2 - I'd like it to be within an hour or two of Lincoln 3 - I have no particular species in mind. I'm mediocre at best for pretty much everything, so no preference there. It's just that we'll be out most of the day, like 10am on, but would like to be able to catch throughout the day. This will be September 10. Any ideas? And what will I be catching at your preferred body of water? Feel free to PM if you prefer Thanks!! FWD __________________ "Let's go fetch the protein!" - Uncle Ted Nugent Last edited by fishinwithdad; 08-19-2008 at 06:08 PM.

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SKershaw Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wherever the feeders are:) Certified Youth Fishing Instructor Posts: 1,144 Thanks: 136 Thanked 72 Times in 52 Posts	Chuck Norris could fish the Papio in his boat and catch fish ALL day long just by looking them in the eye! Best of luck, Ryan. I fish with a 3' Floatie with 2 Kershaw outboards. Have fun with the new boat, Bud! __________________ Taming feathers and fur one hook at a time To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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H2only Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 968 Thanks: 40 Thanked 61 Times in 51 Posts	try Wildwood, north of branched Oak, great lake, lots of good size bass in there, and all the bluegill you can catch, nice catfish and crappie as well. It is a smaller lake so you should be able to fish most of it in a day. The ramp is not steep at all and best of all, the lake is rarely busy. no live baitfish though, so dont bring any. __________________ time to wake up folks: youtube.com/watch?v=8PIEGK0IbA4 2008 Riverway Racing sponsored rider riverwayracing.com

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08-19-2008, 06:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
lunkerman Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Grand Island/Lincoln Posts: 322 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	stagecoach is a little longer and steeper, if i remember correctly. pawnee's ramp on the north side is pretty good, but i don't know about the fishing.

08-19-2008, 09:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
Schmidty Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Fremont Posts: 14 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Fremont Lakes SRA? 20 lakes to choose from if you get tired of any one specific lake. I've been having much success sunny's as of late. Odds are pretty good for LMB as well depending on the lake. Lakes 20 and 16 have really easy concrete ramps. You could probably get into lakes 1, 2, 11, 17, 19 as well.