Prairie Queen

Prairie Queen is a lake in Sarpy County, Nebraska with 105 acres, a recorded maximum depth of 45 feet and about 1,700 acre-feet of storage.

The useful clues on Prairie Queen are weeds, windblown banks and clean holes in otherwise shallow water.

Fish and Baits at Prairie Queen

Fish listed for Prairie Queen include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Redear Sunfish, Walleye, White Crappie, White Perch, and Yellow Bass.

Bass

For largemouth bass at Prairie Queen, try a plastic worm, jig or spinnerbait around weeds, wood and quiet points.

Crappie, Sunfish and Perch

For black crappie at Prairie Queen, try a small jig or minnow beside brush, weed edges and drop-offs; for white crappie at Prairie Queen, try a small jig or minnow around wood, creek channels and open-water schools. For bluegill at Prairie Queen, try a worm, tiny jig or cricket near weeds and shallow cover; for white perch at Prairie Queen, try a small jig or minnow where schools gather along drops and open flats.

Walleye and Open-Water Fish

For walleye at Prairie Queen, try a jig and minnow, crawler rig or crankbait on points, flats and channel edges.

Catfish and Carp

For channel catfish at Prairie Queen, try cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on flats and channel edges.

How the Seasons Change Prairie Queen

As Prairie Queen warms in spring, check shallow cover and the first drop leading away from it. By summer, use shade, wind and baitfish to choose a depth on Prairie Queen; the deepest hole is not an automatic answer. In fall, follow cooling water and moving bait toward points, green weeds and wind-hit banks at Prairie Queen.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Prairie Queen

Make the first trip to Prairie Queen 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.