85 reports for Nebraska — what's biting, water temps, and where to focus.
The Platte is running at 1,570 cubic feet per second as of April 28 — solidly in the moderate-to-high range for this time of year. No current water temperature readings are available from USGS gauge 06796000, but late-April flows this strong typically push feeding activity in catfish and walleye, especially in current breaks and deeper holes where baitfish congregate. The waxing gibbous moon should lift nocturnal activity through early May. Without current bait-shop or charter reports specific to the region, we're calling conditions typical for late April: seasonal transition well underway, post-spawn positioning establishing, and current structure becoming prime.
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