Hackberry Lake (FWS)
Fishing and stocking
Black crappie and yellow perch water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record, spread June to July. A 501-acre lake, and one of 4 stocked waters on the Cherry County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Yellow perch
Black crappie
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24 | Yellow perch | fingerling | 25,233 | completed |
| Jun 24 | Yellow perch | fingerling | 28,696 | completed |
| Jul 2 | Black crappie | fingerling | 9,607 | completed |
| Jul 2 | Black crappie | fingerling | 52,539 | completed |
When to fish Hackberry Lake (FWS)
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:22 am-12:22 pm and 10:45 pm-12:45 am | 4:40-5:40 am and 4:53-5:53 pm |
| Tomorrow | 11:09 am-1:09 pm | 5:51-6:51 am and 5:15-6:15 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 Jul 2
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Nebraska fishing forecast
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.
For the panfish (yellow perch stocked 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)
| Ultralight rod and small jigs | 1/32 to 1/64 oz jigs under a float; 2 to 4 lb line |
| Live bait | waxworms, crickets, and redworms out-fish everything for bluegill |
| Small tubes and grubs | 1 to 2 inch plastics for crappie around brush |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Watts Lake (FWS) | 1.7 mi | Sep 22 |
| Big Alkali | 5.4 mi | Jun 11 |
| Minnechaduza Creek | 25 mi | Sep 21 |
| Willow Lake (WMA) | 37 mi | Sep 1 |
| Cub Creek Lake | 42 mi | Jul 2 |
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