Quote Originally Posted by Eager Beaver View Post
Welcome to the site first of all! I live in Papillion so have fished here every since I moved here. I have fished all the lakes that you mentioned except for Longergan. Beaver Lake is a private lake and you have to own a lot down there to fish it. The rest are open to the public lakes.
Zorinsky lake was drained and now they are talking about NOT refilling it. That and the Offutt lakes have a lot of Zebra Mussels in them. I think they will have to drain it also.
Cunningham lake was just drained and dredged out and refilled again and is now open. I haven't fished it since they opened it. It use to have a lot of walleye and white bass in it.
As far as the other lakes around the Omaha area. Game and Parks have such high size limits on them that you can't catch a legal fish so have to release them. The last time I fished Wehrspan, I caught over 150 fish of walleye, bass, blue gill, crappie, and catfish. The only fish out of all those that was legal to keep, was the catfish, which I wasn't interested in keeping.
Branch oaks use to be a very nice lake but the Game and Parks have screwed it up and now you can only keep one Walleye at least 21 inch but not over 25. They introduced white perch to the lake to help the food base for the Bass and Walleye but they eat the same things as the Bass and Walleye do. Now they are trying to get rid of the white perch so you can't keep much of anything out of there.
This is why I bought a lot down on Beaver Lake and fish that primarily any more. I fish Walnut Creek the first time in the Spring mainly to check my boat out after I get it out of winter storage. I can still catch some nice fish from it but would rather go to Beaver where I can catch a lot of nice fish.
Maybe we can get together some time and fish together. EB
EB,
Thought I would comment quickly so that any confusion can be clarified. First of all, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission do not practice the stocking or introducing of white perch into any lake or reservoir including Branched Oak. White perch are an invasive/exotic species and somehow where most likely introduced by the public. This could have been an accident or done intentionally; no matter the scenario it is a good lesson for the public to educate themselves before acting. Furthermore, this action is not considered a management tool by fisheries biologists.
As far as the walleye regulations at Branched Oak, they are set to improve the overall success of the fishery and to evenly distribute harvest among anglers.
Hope this information helps.