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Enders Reservoir Fishing Report

Updated Mon, Nov 9, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Enders Reservoir: a Bureau of Reclamation lake in Chase County where Nebraska Game and Parks lists walleye, wipers, white bass and pike.

4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Water temp
~44 F est.
Air / High
36 / 67 F
Wind
W 5 mph

Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Monday
9
November 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

4/5Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.

Enders Reservoir asks for patience today: short windows, precise presentations. Today brings clear skies, wind W around 5 mph, falling pressure near 1014 hPa and a high of 67. Water sits around 44 F for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:14 PM-1:14 AM and 10:50 AM-12:50 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

WalleyeExcellent

Spawning runs begin soon after ice-out in the high 30s to mid 40s Β°F; before that, slow presentations with live bait in deep, low-current wintering areas and below dams.

Northern pikeExcellent

Ice season: tip-ups with live bait near weed beds; where water stays open, slow live-bait presentations.

CrappieExcellent

Bites slow; a minnow or small jig fished slowly near deeper cover is the usual approach, and through the ice where lakes freeze.

Catfish (blue, channel)Good

Channel cats move to the deepest river holes in late fall and feed less; slow presentations with cut bait or nightcrawlers near bottom.

White bassFair

Fish are in deeper pools of reservoirs and rivers and feed less; locate schools with electronics before fishing.

Hybrid striped bassFair

None of the agency pages checked describes a winter pattern; the practical approach is to fish slowly at whatever depth the electronics show shad.

Tomorrow: Similar at 71 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Tue, Nov 10, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Before you go

Nebraska requires a fishing licence from age 16, from $41.00 for residents. What a Nebraska licence costs and where to buy it β†’

Chasing walleye here? Check the size and bag limits with NGPC before you keep anything. The season dates for Nebraska, read off the agency, are on the Nebraska seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings.

No live gauge on this water

Conditions here are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations. Water readings appear when a USGS gauge is available.

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Right now

Latest readings

Air temp36 F
High / Low67 / 36 F
WindW 5-11 mph
Pressure1013.9 hPa, falling
Sky / Rain2% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset06:25 / 16:34
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~44 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

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Which day to fish Enders Reservoir this week

Today is the pick of the week on Enders Reservoir, at 4 out of 5.

Best day this week: today, Nov 9 β€” good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Today, Nov 9 β€” Good

Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.

Solunar majors
11:14 PM-1:14 AM and 10:50 AM-12:50 PM
Minor period
6:40 AM-7:40 AM
Sun
06:25 to 16:34
Moon
New Moon, 0% lit
Sky and wind
Clear, 15 mph
Rain chance
0%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Enders Reservoir: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Walleye illustration

Walleye

Best: spring and late fall, around dawn, dusk and night

A cool-water perch of large lakes, reservoirs and rivers whose reflective eyes are built for low light, so it feeds most at night and in murky water. The Missouri Department of Conservation ranks it among the continent's most important freshwater game fish. Spawning runs begin soon after ice-out in the high 30s to mid 40s Β°F; before that, slow presentations with live bait in deep, low-current wintering areas and below dams.

White bass illustration

White bass

Best: the spring run up the tributaries, then summer surface schools

A silvery temperate bass of rivers and large reservoirs, also called sand bass, that schools in open water after shad and runs up tributaries to spawn in early spring. Fish are in deeper pools of reservoirs and rivers and feed less; locate schools with electronics before fishing.

Northern pike illustration

Northern pike

Best: cool water, from ice-out through spring, in fall and under the ice

A long, duck-billed predator of weedy lakes, slow rivers and backwaters that ambushes fish from vegetation. Wisconsin DNR points out that, unlike most of the state's common game fish, pike do their best feeding in cool water. Ice season: tip-ups with live bait near weed beds; where water stays open, slow live-bait presentations.

Crappie illustration

Crappie

Best: the spring spawn; summer around docks, brush and the thermocline

Two slab-sided panfish, the white crappie and the black crappie, that gather around submerged timber, brush piles, docks and bridge pilings in lakes, reservoirs and slow river backwaters. Texas Parks and Wildlife counts crappie as the state's most popular panfish. Bites slow; a minnow or small jig fished slowly near deeper cover is the usual approach, and through the ice where lakes freeze.

Hybrid striped bass illustration

Hybrid striped bass

Best: the spring shad spawn and fall; summer at dawn and dusk

A hatchery cross of striped bass and white bass, also called wiper or palmetto bass, stocked by state agencies into reservoirs and rivers as a sport fish that also eats gizzard shad. Schools roam open water after shad. None of the agency pages checked describes a winter pattern; the practical approach is to fish slowly at whatever depth the electronics show shad.

Catfish (blue, channel) illustration

Catfish (blue, channel)

Year-round, best at dusk and after dark

Three big catfish share most of the country's rivers and reservoirs: the channel catfish, the most widespread; the blue catfish, the largest; and the flathead, which hunts live fish. All feed mostly on or near the bottom. Channel cats move to the deepest river holes in late fall and feed less; slow presentations with cut bait or nightcrawlers near bottom.

When to come: the Enders Reservoir calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Walleye
White bass
Northern pike
Crappie
Hybrid striped bass
Catfish (blue, channel)
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 44 F (estimated, not a reading).

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Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Enders Reservoir today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Sun, Nov 8

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Walleye led the card at excellent. High of 69 F, wind to 15 mph.

Sat, Nov 7

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Walleye led the card at excellent. High of 71 F, wind to 11 mph.

Fri, Nov 6

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Walleye led the card at excellent. High of 65 F, wind to 8 mph.

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Before you go

License

Nebraska requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Nebraska fishing permit, plus a park entry permit for the state recreation area. For limits, see the current Nebraska Game and Parks fishing guide.

Access

Two boat ramps, at No Name Bay and Area A; Electric Plus, Basic and Primitive campsites; one swimming beach in the northeast area with no lifeguards (Nebraska Game and Parks).

About this water

A Bureau of Reclamation reservoir on the Frenchman River near Enders, Chase County, Nebraska, managed for recreation as Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area.

Fishing Enders Reservoir: the full guide

Part of a Reclamation irrigation division

Enders is one of four storage reservoirs in the Bureau of Reclamation's Frenchman-Cambridge Division, with Swanson, Hugh Butler and Harry Strunk lakes. The four dams store water to irrigate 66,090 acres and provide flood control, fish and wildlife conservation and recreation; Reclamation awarded the first contract for Enders Dam on November 1, 1946.

What Game and Parks lists

Nebraska Game and Parks says Enders offers good fishing for white bass, crappie, catfish, northern pike, wipers and walleye, and the recreation area has a fish cleaning station. The commission warns that ongoing drought may mean low water.

A refuge in fall and winter

The state recreation area covers 5,700 acres including the lake. Of its 4,000 acres of land, the Enders Wildlife Refuge takes 2,146 acres on the western reaches of the lake, and part of the area is a designated refuge in fall and winter, which is why facilities are kept modest.

Common questions

What fish does Nebraska list at Enders?

White bass, crappie, catfish, northern pike, wipers and walleye, according to Nebraska Game and Parks.

Where are the boat ramps?

At No Name Bay and at Area A.

Why is part of the area a refuge?

The Enders Wildlife Refuge covers 2,146 acres on the lake's western reaches and part of the area is designated refuge during fall and winter, according to Game and Parks.

Is fishing good at Enders Reservoir right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.

Nearby waters

Lake Ogallala54 miLake McConaughy58 miHarlan County Lake118 miSherman Reservoir148 miCedar Bluff Reservoir149 miCalamus Reservoir154 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 40.4376, -101.5332 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
Pages checked
The facts in the written guide were checked against these pages, from the agencies and operators that manage the water, on October 8, 2026. Anything we could not verify was taken out.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written text was drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed above, and its facts were checked against those pages by automated verification on October 8, 2026; anything that could not be verified was taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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