4 Fishing the Interstate • A Guide to the I-80 Lakes
SRA.
GPS coordinates: 41.200039,
-101.664155
Sutherland Reservoir SRA
This 3,000-acre reservoir is the fi rst
canal reservoir downstream from lakes
McConaughy and Ogallala. It is used
for cooling of the Nebraska Public
Power District's Gerald Gentleman
Station.
Fish species: Channel catfi sh,
walleye, white bass, wiper, yellow
perch, smallmouth bass, freshwater
drum.
Amenities: Concrete boat ramp,
accessible pier, fi sh-cleaning station.
Directions: From Exit 158 at
Sutherland, go south on Highway 25
1 mile, turn left on Tower Road. Follow
Tower Road around the east side of the
lake, over the canal and turn right to
enter the SRA. Alternative: Continue
south on Highway 25 about 4 miles to
the boat ramp on the southwest shore.
GPS coordinates: 41.102972,
-101.102336
Anglers fi sh Lake McConaughy in Keith County at sunset. ERIC FOWLER, NEBRASKALAND
Jim Einspahr and his daughter, Allie, fi sh off one of the fi shing pads built in 2016 at
Birdwood Wildlife Management Area to allow bank anglers better fi shing.
JULIE GEISER, NEBRASKALAND
