October Fishing Trout are being stocked in lakes all over Nebraska in October to increase fishing opportunities. Try using nightcrawlers, spoons, spinners, or PowerBait. Panhandle Smith Lake - October can be prime time for taking largemouth bass and northern pike. Fishing can improve as the vegetation recedes in the lakes and water temperatures cool. Box Butte Reservoir - As water temperatures cool, northern pike, walleye and yellow perch fishing pick up. It is also a good time to catch some good channel catfish. Carter P. Johnson Lake - Trout fishing will just get better through October, and channel catfishing will slow but fish still will be available. Stocked with 1,700 trout the week of Oct. 20. Lake Minatare - Fall walleye fishing can be good if you can find them, vertical jigging spoons and jig and minnow combinations should work well. Remember, the lake is closed Oct. 15-Jan. 14, or as posted. Bridgeport Lakes - Trout fishing should improve through October, catfishing will slow but catfish will still be available. Northwest pit stocked with 900 trout and middle pit with 1,000 the week of Oct. 6. Whitney Lake - The lake is usually drawn down so far in the fall its turbid and the bite is generally just catfish. It gets some severe draw-downs. Terry's Pit - Stocked with 900 trout the week of Oct. 6. Scottsbluff Zoo Pond - Stocked with 900 trout the week of Oct. 6. Morrill Pits - North pit stocked with 1,350 trout, the middle pit with 450 trout, and the south pit with 400 trout the week of Oct. 6. Laing Lake - Stocked with 3,000 trout the week of Oct. 6. Grabel Ponds Nos. 1, 2 and 3 - Stocked with 800 trout each the week of Oct. 20. North-central Merritt Reservoir - Anglers may catch walleye trolling in 8-15 feet of water using worm harnesses, leeches or nightcrawlers early in the morning or late in the evening. They also may catch some yellow perch. Gracie Creek Pond - Stocked with 575 trout in week of Oct. 20. Big Alkali Lake - Anglers may catch yellow perch, channel catfish and crappie. Like many of the shallow Sandhills lakes, Big Alkali will respond to cooler temperatures faster than large reservoirs, bringing fish in shallower. Calamus Reservoir - Should continue to produce some white bass, wipers and channel catfish. Swan Lake - The lake was renovated in 2006. Anglers should find good fishing for yellow perch and bluegill by fishing the weedlines. Cottonwood-Steverson Lake - Some walleye have been caught, as well as muskie trolling crankbaits or drifting bottom-bouncers. The lake level is down and boat ramp is shallow. Trout Streams - October should be a good month to hit the trout streams, as action should pick up with the cooler temperatures. Expect some good action using grasshoppers and crickets at Plum and Long Pine creeks, as well as the Keller Park pond. South-central Harlan County Reservoir - Producing white bass on shad/minnows or slabs. Fish are in deep water. Fair to good size fish. Channel catfish on shad in many parts of the lake. Some channel catfish being taken in the Republican River in the Alma area. Johnson Lake - White bass and wipers were caught in the inlet and from boats just off the inlet area. Good numbers of white bass and wipers were caught, with some limits. Some walleye were caught out of boats. Cottonmill Lake - Some nice largemouth bass and northern pike caught using crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Such's Lake - Stocked with 1,300 trout the week of Oct. 27. Heartwell Park Lake - Stocked with 900 trout the week of Oct. 27. Holdrege City Lake - Stocked with 3,000 trout the week of Oct. 20. Windmill Lake No. 1 - Stocked with 4,000 trout the week of Oct. 20. Lexington City Lake - Stocked with 1,500 trout the week of Oct. 20. Auble Pond - Stocked with 1,500 trout the week of Oct. 20. Elm Creek - Stocked with 1,000 trout the week of Oct. 20. Interstate 80 lakes - Good reports of largemouth bass using crankbaits, spinnerbaits and plastics. Southwest Lake McConaughy - The surface temperature at the dam in early October was 62 degrees. The elevation was 3,215.6 feet, which was 8.4 feet higher than the elevation last year at this time and 49.4 feet lower than full capacity. Inflows were 718 cubic feet per second while outflows were 0 cfs. Fishing success for white bass was fair in the Lemoyne area, and further west of Lemoyne using jigs and slab spoons. Some white bass were being caught in the Northshore and Theis bay areas. Walleye success was fair. Most walleyes were being caught slabbing in 20-30 feet of water. The south side of the lake, around Ogallala Beach, was producing the best walleye catches. Success for channel catfish was good using nightcrawlers, leeches, and bait shrimp throughout the lake. Boats may be launched from Martin and Divers bays. Lake Ogallala - The surface temperature was 62 degrees. Success for yellow perch was good in the south basin of the lake. Nightcrawlers were the best bait. Success for channel catfish was fair throughout the lake using nightcrawlers and bait shrimp. Stocked with 10,000 trout in October. Sutherland Reservoir - Wipers and white bass were caught near the bubble. Some channel catfish were caught at different parts of the lake. An occasional walleye was caught by anglers from boats. The Hershey Beach boat ramp is not usable due to construction. Red Willow Reservoir - Wipers and white bass, some catfish and crappie being caught. Swanson Reservoir - Some white bass and wipers were caught. Anglers were doing well catching channel catfish. Enders Reservoir - Some white bass and wipers were caught. Anglers were doing well catching channel catfish. Medicine Creek Reservoir - Some white bass and an occasional walleye were being caught. Barnett Park - Stocked with 1,000 trout the week of Oct. 6. Curtis Golf Course Pond - Stocked with 150 trout the week of Oct. 6. Humphrey Pond - Stocked with 300 trout the week of Oct. 13. Rock Creek Lake - Stocked with 3,000 trout in October. Arnold Lake - Stocked with 850 trout the week of Oct. 27. Birdwood Lake - Stocked with 4,000 trout the week of Oct. 27. Lake Maloney - A few wipers and white bass were taken by anglers in boats and by anglers at the outlet canal. There was no inflow to the lake and level was dropping. Northeast Gavins Point Dam Tailwaters - Paddlefish snagging season is underway. Ta Ha Zouka Park Lake - Stocked stocked with 1,500 trout in week of Oct. 6. Fremont Lakes No. 5 - Stocked with 4,500 trout in week of Oct. 6. Pawnee Park Pond East - Stocked with 1,500 trout in week of Oct. 6. Niobrara State Park Pond - Stocked with 1,200 trout the week of Oct. 13. Grove Lake - Stocked with 1,500 trout in week of Oct. 13. Summit Lake - Crappie, largemouth bass and bluegill. Look for weedbeds that are still green. Southeast Burchard Lake - Look for fish to be feeding in the warmth of the shallow water, taking advantage of the last of the terrestrial insects being blown into the water. Look for largemouth bass and crappie chasing small bluegill and minnows in the shallows. Czechland Lake - Look for walleye to feed all through October and for channel catfish feeding to slow during the month. Crappie should be active. Two Rivers - Still catching and releasing some big channel catfish from lake Nos. 3 and 4 using cut bait and hot dogs. Wagon Train Lake - There are good numbers of channel catfish, and anglers have a chance to catch a trophy. Concentrate on the shallows and wind-swept points. Stagecoach Lake - There are a few big walleye and large channel catfish available, as well as a good number of 9-inch crappie. Branched Oak Lake - Flathead catfishing will slow down, but channel and blue catfish will be feeding aggressively. There also should be a chance for lunker walleye. Standing Bear Lake - Stocked with 4,000 trout in week of Oct. 6 and 3,500 in week of Oct. 20. Wildwood Lake - There should be some bigger catch-and-release channel catfish. Hitchcock Park Pond - Stocked with 450 trout in week of Oct. 20. Wehrspann Lake - There is a good channel catfish population and a few nice walleye. Anglers should have a chance for a few 10-inch crappie. Zorinsky Lake - There are good numbers of blue catfish, and anglers should have a chance for a trophy channel catfish or blue catfish. The blue catfish will be found in more open water and the channel catfish closer to shore. Louisville - Look for largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish and the shoreline in warm, shallow water. Weeping Water Pond - Stocked with 1,200 trout in week of Oct. 6. Benson Park Pond - Stocked with 1,050 trout in week of Oct. 13. Towl Park Pond - Stocked with 300 trout in the week of Oct. 13. Holmes Lake - Good fishing should continue through October. Largemouth bass and bluegill can be caught in shallow water on sunny days. To be stocked with 4,000 trout in week of Oct. 6. Lake Halleck - Stocked with 1,200 trout in week of Oct. 20. Steinhart Park Pond - Stocked with 1,200 trout in week of Oct. 20. Auburn Rotary Club Lake - Stocked with 1,400 trout in week of Oct. 20. David City Park Ponds - Stocked with 600 trout in week of Oct. 20. Bowling Lake - Stocked with 300 trout in week of Oct. 20. Qwest Lake - Stocked with 2,500 trout in week of Oct. 6. Olive Creek Lake - Channel catfish should be feeding on the north end around the jetties. Missouri and Lower Platte Rivers - A lot of fish will be moving downstream to deeper areas, feeding behind wing dikes.