East Branch Verdigre Creek (Above Grove Lake)

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; 35 stockings on the 2026 record, monthly January through October.

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last stocked Oct 21 2 days ago

best window 10:35 pm-12:35 am solunar major today

35 stockings 2026

6,800 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 35 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Jan 7	Rainbow trout	catchable	167	completed
Jan 13	Rainbow trout	catchable	167	completed
Jan 26	Rainbow trout	catchable	66	completed
Feb 5	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Feb 18	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Mar 10	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Mar 16	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Mar 24	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Mar 30	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Apr 6	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Apr 15	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Apr 22	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Apr 29	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
May 6	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
May 13	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
May 21	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
May 27	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Jun 3	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Jun 8	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Jun 17	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Jun 22	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Jul 1	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Jul 8	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Jul 13	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Jul 29	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Aug 3	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Aug 11	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Aug 25	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Aug 31	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Sep 9	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Sep 22	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Sep 28	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Oct 6	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Oct 15	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Oct 21	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed

When to fish East Branch Verdigre Creek (Above Grove Lake)

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:12 am-12:12 pm and 10:35 pm-12:35 am	4:30-5:30 am and 4:42-5:42 pm
Tomorrow	10:58 am-12:58 pm	5:40-6:40 am and 5:05-6:05 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

Stocked 2 days ago (Oct 21)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Nebraska fishing forecast

Gear for this water

Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 35 times here in 2026, moving water)

Inline spinners	1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams
Drifted bait	single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom
Small jerkbaits	floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends

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
Grove Lake	2.1 mi	Oct 19
Willow Creek	34 mi	Aug 18
Skyview Lake	43 mi	Sep 29
Atkinson Lake	46 mi	Sep 9
Maskenthine Reservoir	54 mi	Sep 10

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