Enders Reservoir fishing: Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Flathead Catfish

Target species: Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Flathead Catfish, White Bass, White Crappie, Rock Bass
Boat: 3 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Center Dam North, 2 lanes.

The reservoir

Enders Reservoir covers 995 acres in Nebraska, across Chase County. It is a reservoir: 92% of it is 54 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 60 feet (18.3 m). Our records hold 7 species for this water.

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Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 60 ft (18.3 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 92% of the water is 54 feet or shallower. We hold 87 depth contour lines for this water.

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  • 0–3 ft: 7.3% of the water
  • 3–6 ft: 1.2% of the water
  • 6–9 ft: 1.2% of the water
  • 9–12 ft: 1.6% of the water
  • 12–15 ft: 2.3% of the water
  • 15–18 ft: 3.5% of the water
  • 18–21 ft: 4.7% of the water
  • 21–24 ft: 6.7% of the water
  • 24–27 ft: 6.5% of the water
  • 27–30 ft: 6.2% of the water
  • 30–33 ft: 6.8% of the water
  • 33–36 ft: 8.5% of the water
  • 36–39 ft: 7.1% of the water
  • 39–42 ft: 7.2% of the water
  • 42–45 ft: 6.6% of the water
  • 45–48 ft: 5.4% of the water
  • 48–51 ft: 5.6% of the water
  • 51–54 ft: 3.6% of the water
  • 54–57 ft: 4% of the water
  • 57–60 ft: 4% of the water

6 target fish, led by Northern Pike

  • Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Flathead Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • White Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • White Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Rock Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.

Also recorded here: Common Carp.

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Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 1.9–4.4 feet on our readings, averaging 3 feet, from 39 readings. Our water temperature readings average 72°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 8.6. These readings span 2017–2024.

3 ramps and launches on this water

On this water we hold 3 trailer ramps.

  • Center Dam North — 2 lanes, restrooms. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
  • Enders Main Area South — 2 lanes, lit for night fishing, restrooms. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
  • South Ramp — 2 lanes, lit for night fishing. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

Fee and opening hours are blank for all 3 places in this list: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.

What is hard here

Only 3 public ramps are on file, so the launch decides where you fish.

Where this data comes from

  • Nebraska Game and Parks — Nebraska Game and Parks: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
  • EPA NLA — EPA National Lakes Assessment: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map, 2007.
  • Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.