Ballards Marsh WMA is a lake in Cherry County, Nebraska.
Ballards Marsh WMA is a lake in Cherry County, Nebraska with 250 acres and about 567.5 acre-feet of storage.
The useful clues on Ballards Marsh WMA are weeds, windblown banks and clean holes in otherwise shallow water.
Fish listed for Ballards Marsh WMA include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Common Carp, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, White Crappie, and Yellow Perch.
For largemouth bass at Ballards Marsh WMA, try a plastic worm, jig or spinnerbait around weeds, wood and quiet points.
For black crappie at Ballards Marsh WMA, try a small jig or minnow beside brush, weed edges and drop-offs; for white crappie at Ballards Marsh WMA, try a small jig or minnow around wood, creek channels and open-water schools. For bluegill at Ballards Marsh WMA, try a worm, tiny jig or cricket near weeds and shallow cover; for yellow perch at Ballards Marsh WMA, try a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom near weeds or a drop.
For northern pike at Ballards Marsh WMA, try a spoon, spinnerbait or jerkbait beside weeds and shallow cover.
For common carp at Ballards Marsh WMA, try corn, dough bait or a worm on a simple bottom rig.
As Ballards Marsh WMA warms in spring, check shallow cover and the first drop leading away from it. Summer fishing on Ballards Marsh WMA is often best along healthy weeds, clean pockets and the windblown side before the water gets too dirty. In fall, follow cooling water and moving bait toward points, green weeds and wind-hit banks at Ballards Marsh WMA.
Make the first trip to Ballards Marsh WMA easy to read by fishing one shallow spot, one nearby drop and one piece of cover, then return to the type of water that gives the first solid bite.
Start Ballards Marsh WMA along a clean weed edge or a small change in depth, especially on the windblown side.
A good first choice on Ballards Marsh WMA is a small jig; change its depth before replacing everything in the box.
Pick one section of Ballards Marsh WMA and test shallow cover, a nearby drop and open water before making a long move.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.