With about 450 lakes and streams open to public fishing, deciding where to fish in Nebraska can sometimes be challenging. Our annual fishing forecast can help.

The forecast contains research statistics and graphs to explain sampling information for important sport fish species sampled across Nebraska from the previous year along with useful tips from our fisheries division staff. Check it out!

Walleyes are at the top of most anglers' lists--here's a sample from the report:

Nebraska’s largest reservoirs are the state’s best walleye habitats and consistently provide the best fishing. Merritt Reservoir tops that list again this year, while other perennial favorites like Winters Creek, McConaughy, Elwood and Minatare also will be good. Oliver, Big Alkali, Johnson, Maloney and Calamus will offer numbers of mostly small walleyes in 2019 with some fish topping 15 inches. Anglers targeting big walleyes should plan trips to Merritt, Elwood, and McConaughy. Smaller reservoirs in eastern Nebraska are less ideal as walleye habitats, but stocking does provide anglers with opportunities to catch walleyes from those waters. Yankee Hill, Lawrence Youngman, and Walnut Creek reservoirs will be the best waters to catch eastern Nebraska walleyes in 2019.