Carter Lake

Fishing and stocking

Channel catfish water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in August. A 289-acre lake, and one of 4 stocked waters on the Douglas County record.

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last stocked Aug 26 58 days ago

best window 10:26 pm-12:26 am solunar major today

1 stocking 2026

1,982 fish reported

289 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Channel catfish 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Aug 26	Channel catfish	catchable	1,982	completed

When to fish Carter Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:03 am-12:03 pm and 10:26 pm-12:26 am	4:20-5:20 am and 4:34-5:34 pm
Tomorrow	10:49 am-12:49 pm	5:30-6:30 am and 4:57-5:57 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Central Time (CDT).

What the record actually says

Last stocked Aug 26

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Nebraska fishing forecast

Gear for this water

The last plant has had time to disperse; work outward from the obvious spots.

For the catfish (channel catfish stocked 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)

Cut bait and prepared baits	fresh cut shad or chicken liver; scent is everything
Rod holders	catfishing is a waiting game; fish two rods where legal
Medium-heavy rod	7 ft medium-heavy, 15 to 20 lb line, sturdy reel

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Glenn Cunningham	7.9 mi	Sep 23
Standing Bear	11 mi	Sep 23
Walnut Creek (Papio 21)	12 mi	Sep 21
Zorinsky Lake	14 mi	Sep 22
Wehrspann Lake	16 mi	Sep 23

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Records from Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Nebraska fishing regulations.