Lake Wanahoo fishing: Flathead Catfish

Target species: Flathead Catfish
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Lake Wanahoo SRA, 3 lanes.

The lake

Lake Wanahoo covers 567 acres in Nebraska, across Saunders County. It is a lake: 91.2% of it is 20 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 34 feet (10.4 m). Our records hold 4 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 34 ft (10.4 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 91.2% of the water is 20 feet or shallower. We hold 74 depth contour lines for this water.

MAX 0019.jpg
nrcsneb · Public domain
  • 0–2 ft: 2.6% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 9.3% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 11.6% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 11.4% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 14.1% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 8.9% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 6% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 7.6% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 8.6% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 11.1% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 6.7% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 1.8% of the water
  • 24–26 ft: 0.2% of the water

The target fish: Flathead Catfish

  • Flathead Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.

Also recorded here: Bighead Carp, Silver Carp, Common Carp.

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 1.4–3.5 feet on our readings, averaging 2.6 feet, from 40 readings. Our water temperature readings average 73°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 8.6. These readings span 2017–2024.

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

  • Lake Wanahoo SRA — 3 lanes, lit for night fishing, restrooms. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

The place listed has no fee or opening hours on file: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.

MAX 0014.jpg
nrcsneb · Public domain

What is hard here

Only 1 public ramp is 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.
  • 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.