Holmes Lake is a reservoir in Nebraska, near Lancaster County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Holmes Lake is a reservoir in Lancaster County, Nebraska with 109 acres, a recorded maximum depth of 16 feet and about 1,540.4 acre-feet of storage.
On Holmes Lake, a point near the old channel is a better first stop than a random stretch of bank.
Fish listed for Holmes Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Crappie, and White Perch.
Stocking records also list Rainbow Trout for Holmes Lake. That release record for Holmes Lake does not promise steady action on every trip.
For largemouth bass at Holmes Lake, try a plastic worm, jig or spinnerbait around weeds, wood and quiet points.
For black crappie at Holmes Lake, try a small jig or minnow beside brush, weed edges and drop-offs; for white crappie at Holmes Lake, try a small jig or minnow around wood, creek channels and open-water schools. For bluegill at Holmes Lake, try a worm, tiny jig or cricket near weeds and shallow cover; for white perch at Holmes Lake, try a small jig or minnow where schools gather along drops and open flats.
For walleye at Holmes Lake, try a jig and minnow, crawler rig or crankbait on points, flats and channel edges.
For channel catfish at Holmes Lake, try cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on flats and channel edges; for common carp at Holmes Lake, try corn, dough bait or a worm on a simple bottom rig.
For stocked rainbow trout at Holmes Lake, try a small spoon, inline spinner, trout bait or worm on light line.
Spring on Holmes Lake usually starts near the warmest protected bank, shallow wood or the first green weeds. During summer at Holmes Lake, fish early around shallow cover, then back out toward the creek path or a nearby drop. In fall, follow cooling water and moving bait toward points, green weeds and wind-hit banks at Holmes Lake.
Make the first trip to Holmes Lake 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.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.